Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Senior Kaitlyn Beers hit two home runs in a game two victory as the IUP softball team opened its 2020 season by splitting games against West Chester and West Virginia State Saturday afternoon.
 
The Crimson Hawks fell to West Chester 17-2 before defeating West Virginia State 9-6.
 
Beers finished the win 2-for-4 with home runs in back-to-back at-bats. Freshman Margret Russo went 2-for-3 in the victory with a pair of doubles while freshman Haleigh Zimmerman hit .500 on the day.
 
Freshman pitcher Hope Jones went all seven innings and struck out six batters.
 
In the opener, the Hawks scored both of their runs of the bat of junior Renee Wall who hit a 2-run homer in the first inning.
 
Up next
The Crimson Hawks look to end the weekend on a high note with two more games Sunday. They'll pay Alderson Broaddus at 11 a.m. and host Glenville State at 3 p.m. Live stats for both games are available at https://iupathletics.com/sports/softball/schedule.
 
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