Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Steubenville, OH. – (3/24/2015) – The Chatham University softball team traveled to Steubenville, OH on Tuesday to play a double header against Franciscan University in a non-conference matchup. The Cougars split the doubleheader with the Barons, with Chatham winning the first game 5-4, and the Barons taking the second game by a score of 7-6. 
 
The Cougars are steadily improving on their offense, with more and more players reaching base each game. Six Cougars earned doubles, including senior Elizabeth Deckelman (Baltimore, MD; SS/P), senior Leigha Pehrson (Mt. Pleasant, PA; P), first year Lyndsey Gallaway (Wooster, OH; 1B/P), senior Gina Abrego (Edina, MN; 3B), and first year Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, NY; OF/3B).
 
The Cougars played well in both games; Pehrson pitched a total of 14 innings and went 2 for 3 at the plate in the second game and striking out 11 batters. Third baseman Abrego filled in for an injured Rachel Oplinger (Connellsville, PA; C) during the second game, and recorded 7 putouts at the plate, adding to her previous putouts at third base for nine on the day. Also notable was Gallaway with 20 putouts through two games at first base.
 
Junior Erika Bronk (Fairport, NY; CF) went three for seven on the day, going 2 for 3 at bat in the first game. Bronk also earned two RBI's for Chatham. First year Sydney Isbell (Thunder Bay, ON; OF) went one for three at bat, and earned three runs for the Cougars.
 
Chatham will begin PAC play when they visit Bethany College on Saturday, March 28, 2015 for a doubleheader at 1:00 and 3:00 pm.
 
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Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the President's Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers eight Division III women's sports and six men's sports. The athletic program is housed on Chatham's historic and beautiful Shadyside Campus in the $18 million, 74,000 square foot Athletic and Fitness Center (AFC). Chatham Cougar athletes excel on the field and in the classroom, as illustrated by recent accomplishments such as the women's basketball team's second-highest team GPA across all Division III athletic programs in 2014, and the swimming & diving squad's GPA ranking in the top 50.
 
Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham will add six new men's sports in the 2015-2016 academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field, and volleyball.
 
For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit www.gochathamcougars.com