Lehigh University
Princeton
Haney's six RBI leads Lehigh to split at Princeton
4/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Game one saw the Mountain Hawks bats explode for 10 unanswered runs after falling behind 2-0 in the first inning. Lehigh tied the game in the fourth inning on a two-run single from Haney that scored juniors Taryn Hanley and Kate Marvel.
The Mountain Hawks then took the lead with a seven-run fifth inning. Hanley drove in go ahead runs with a two-run double from Hanley, who herself later came around to score on a
Marvel put Lehigh up by eight with a fifth-inning RBI single that scored senior Whitney Schenbeck.
Sophomore Lisa Sweeney went all five innings in the circle, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four and walking two. Sweeney improves to 11-4 with the win.
Lehigh raced to a 2-0 advantage in game two, as Marvel and Haney scored unearned runs in the top of the first.
The Tigers took the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI double to centerfield from Erin Miller. Lehigh had the potential tying run on base in the top of the seventh, but Jamie Lettiere ended the game, forcing two pop-outs and a strikeout.
Freshman Tiffany Curtis (6-7) suffered the loss in the circle for Lehigh, allowing two earned runs on six hits while striking out six.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the diamond on Saturday when they travel to
