Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Pittsburgh, Pa. – (4/22/2015) – The Chatham University softball team played through the rain this afternoon, hosting the Wolverines of Grove City in a doubleheader at Varsity Field. Although the Cougars showed some great fielding, Chatham lost both games, 22-2 and 9-1. The Cougars are 2-8 at home on the season.
 
In the first game, first year Second Baseman Kasandra Petersen (Faribault, MN) went 2 for 3 with two RBI's for Chatham. Junior Outfielder Erika Bronk (Fairport, NY) went 2 for 2 with a run, and first year Outfielder Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, NY) went 1 for 2 with a run.
 
Game two would see senior outfielder Brittany Yoisten (Coldwater, ON) going 2 for 2 with an RBI, while senior Pitcher/Shortstop Elizabeth Deckelman (Baltimore, MD) went 1 for 3. Senior Third Baseman Gina Abrego also earned a run on her three at bats and First year catcher Rachel Oplinger let the pine talk with two hits on three at bats.
 
Senior Pitcher Leigha Pehrson (Mt. Pleasant, PA) pitched hard in 10 innings between both games, giving up 20 runs on 17 hits. She walked six after facing 28 batters in game 1 and 33 batters in game 2. Deckelman gave up 11 runs on seven hits, while walking two in the 1 inning she pitched in game one.
 
Chatham looks to end the season with victories, when they host Waynesburg University on Saturday, April 25 for two games against the Yellow Jackets. The games will be played 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