Cougars Swept By Bison; 13-2, 6-1

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PITTSBURGH, Pa. - April 6th, 2016 -- The Chatham University Softball team hosted PAC oppnonent Bethany College yesterday in a two game double-header up on Varsity Field. The Cougars were defeated by the Bison in both games by scores of 13-2 and 6-1. Chatham now falls to a 2-15 overall record (0-4 in conference), while Bethany improves to a record of 9-13 overall (3-1 in conference).

The Cougars were defeated in game one yesterday by a score of 13-2 after just five innings of play. In the top of the first inning Bethany jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, however Chatham got one run back in the bottom of the first when First Year Kylee Sonson (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Bishop Canevin) hit a solo home run over the left field wall. This would be the only run Chatham scored until the bottom of the fifth inning when once again Kylee Sonson doubled to left field driving in her second RBI of the game. Bethany would score 13 runs on 14 hits, while Chatham scored only 2 runs on 7 hits in the game.

The second game of yesterday's double-header started just 25 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Each team went scoreless in the first inning, but Bethany would put two runs on the board in the top of the second inning. Chatham would earn a run back in the bottom of the second inning when Sophomore Lyndsey Gallaway (Wooster, Ohio / Wooster) singled to right field driving in a run. This would be the only time Chatham would come across home plate for the game. Bethany would score one run in the top of the third, two runs in the top of the sixth, and then a final insurance run in the top of the seventh. Chatham would only have 3 hits in the game, while Bethany managed to have 11.

Chatham will resume play this Saturday, April 9th, when they welcome the Titans from Westminster College to Varsity Field. The first game is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

For more information on the Chatham University Softball team, please visit the official athletics website of Chatham University; http://www.gochathamcougars.com .

About Chatham Athletics
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers nine Division III women's sports and seven 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 18 fall student athletes being selected to the 2015 Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham will add women's lacrosse beginning play in 2017-2018. Chatham has added five new men's sports in the 2015-2016 academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field. Chatham will add two more men's varsity sports beginning play in 2017-2018; ice hockey and lacrosse.

For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit www.gochathamcougars.com

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Players Mentioned

#3 Kylee Sonson: P; 5' 6"; Freshman

#6 Lyndsey Gallaway: OF/IF; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#3 Kylee Sonson
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: P

#6 Lyndsey Gallaway
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: OF/IF

Players Mentioned

#3 Kylee Sonson

#6 Lyndsey Gallaway

Players Mentioned

#3 Kylee Sonson

#6 Lyndsey Gallaway