BRADFORD, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona softball team added two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference wins to its record on Saturday afternoon, when the Lions swept conference foe Pitt-Bradford in a doubleheader at the Kessel Athletic Complex.

Penn State Altoona (11-9, 3-1 AMCC) pulled out an 11-6 victory in a high-scoring game one, then cruised past Pitt-Bradford (7-21, 2-4 AMCC) 9-1 in the nightcap.

Game One: Penn State Altoona 11, Pitt-Bradford 6

Penn State Altoona tied its second-highest run output in a game this season, getting 11 runs on the board while totaling 14 hits as a team. Five different Lion hitters finished with a multi-hit performance.

Gianna Hoppel (Lewistown, PA/Mifflin County) led the way for Penn State Altoona at the plate by going 3-for-5 with two runs batted in. Hanna Lauck (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) was 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI, and a run scored, and Madison Lucas (Philipsburg, PA/Philipsburg-Osceola) went 2-for-4 with her second home run of the season, three RBI, and a run scored.

Madalyn Maynard (Towanda, PA/Towanda) finished 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a run scored, and a walk, and Karli Storm (Chest Springs, PA/Cambria Heights) was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk.

Cameryn Feathers (Martinsburg, PA/Central) hit her team-leading fourth home run of the season, Alyssa Fisher (Lock Haven, PA/Central Mountain) and Brooke Colledge (Everett, PA/Everett) each finished with two runs scored, one hit, and one walk, and Aubrey Dotts (Houtzdale, PA/Moshannon Valley) walked twice and scored a run.

Fisher got the nod in the pitching circle and pitched a complete game for the Lions to record her fourth victory of the season. The right-hander yielded four earned runs while striking out four batters.

Pitt-Bradford put two runs on the board in the bottom of the first, thanks to Lindsay Steele's fielder's choice and Hannah Fisher's single that each drove in a run.

Penn State Altoona answered with a pair in the next half inning. Lauck started the inning by being hit by a pitch, and Storm's single through the left side put two runners aboard for the Lions. Maynard followed with a two-run double to center, evening the score at 2-2.

The Lions capitalized with two outs in the top of the fourth to jump ahead, as Lauck's two-run single with two away gave Penn State Altoona a 4-2 lead.

Pitt-Bradford made it a one-run game on Faith McLaughlin's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fourth, but the Lions struck again with two outs in the top of the fifth to widen their lead, as Hoppel's two-run base hit gave Penn State Altoona a 6-3 advantage.

The Panthers tied the score at 6-6 in the bottom half of the fifth inning, using a two-run single up the middle by Sadie Wood and a two-out RBI base hit into center from Chloe Cordova to knot the score at six runs apiece.

However, Penn State Altoona responded swiftly again to reclaim the lead. In the top of the sixth, Feathers led off the frame with a home run to left field that put her team back on top. After a walk by Storm and infield single by Maynard, Lucas homered to left to increase the Lions' lead to four, 10-6.

Penn State Altoona added one more runs to its total in the top of the seventh. Colledge led off the inning by reaching on an infield throwing error, and two batters later, Lauck's two-out double to left made it 11-6.

Pitt-Bradford put the leadoff runner aboard in the bottom of the seventh, but Fisher was able to induce a double play to erase the runner, and one more groundout ended the game for the Lions.

Game Two: Penn State Altoona 9, Pitt-Bradford 1

The Lions had another productive game at the plate in the second contest of the doubleheader, totaling 14 more hits as a team while getting nine runs across.

Hoppel and Storm each had a three-hit game for the Lions. Hoppel was 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Storm was 3-for-4 with her first collegiate home run, two doubles, four RBI, and three runs scored.

Lucas had another two-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored. Madison Peters (Bellefonte, PA/Bald Eagle) was 2-for-2, and Maynard hit her second home run of the season and tallied two RBI.

Peters started at pitcher and tossed a complete game for her seventh win of the season. The righty issued no walks while allowing only one run on seven hits, and she tallied four strikeouts.

Penn State Altoona manufactured a run in the top of the third to draw first blood. Lucas led off with a double to left center, then moved up to third on Peters' sacrifice bunt. Fisher followed with a sac fly to center, plating Lucas to make it 1-0.

The Lions expanded their lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning. Hoppel started the frame with a base hit, and Feathers reached base after being hit by a pitch. Lauck moved both runners up with her sac bunt, and Storm followed with an RBI double to left center. After an out, Lucas singled through the left side to drive in a pair and give Penn State Altoona a four-run advantage.

Penn State Altoona made it 6-0 in the top of the sixth, when Lauck led off with a single up the middle and Storm followed with a homer to left center.

Pitt-Bradford got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth, as Cordova's RBI double down the left field line narrowed the Penn State Altoona lead to five, 6-1.

But Penn State Altoona padded its lead with three more runs in the top of the seventh. Storm's RBI double got a run back for the Lions, and Maynard hit a two-run home run to center to make it 9-1.

Penn State Altoona will hit the road again for its next games, as the Lions will travel to Pittsburgh this Wednesday, April 19 to take on La Roche University in a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.