BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – IUP softball ran into a streaking Bloomsburg team on Sunday, dropping both ends of a road doubleheader by scores of 8-2 and 5-3.
 
The Crimson Hawks fall to 10-13 overall with the losses, and 2-4 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central Division. Bloomsburg improves to 14-12 and 7-1, having won seven of its last eight games.
 
IUP was outhit 19-8 on the afternoon, but did get a pair of home run blasts from Amanda Parrish (Dysart, Pa./Altoona) and Kaitlyn Beers (Reynoldsville, Pa./DuBois Area High School).
 
Parrish hit a two-run shot in the opener, while Beers' long ball came during a seventh inning rally in game two. The Crimson Hawks entered that final inning trailing 5-3 before getting an RBI double off the bat of Laura Cotter (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny). Beers followed with a two-out, two run blast to cut Bloomsburg's lead to two runs before the Huskies ultimately came out on top.
 
Up next
It's a quick turnaround for the Crimson Hawks, who host Pitt-Johnstown on Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
 
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