READING, Pa. - The Gallaudet University softball team dropped a pair of United East Conference games here Tuesday to Penn State Berks. The Bison lost 8-0 and 15-0 in five innings to the Nittany Lions.

GU allowed 20 hits and 11 walks as Gallaudet remains winless in conference play and concludes its road schedule. 

Game 1: Penn St.-Berks 8, Gallaudet 0 (F/5)
The buff and blue played error-free for the first time this season, but fell behind early as the Nittany Lions built a 5-0 lead through two innings. The Bison offense was held to just three hits, and Penn St.-Berks added three late runs to seal an 8-0 win in five innings by the eight-run mercy rule.

First-year first baseman Mattea King (Capitol Heights, Md.), sophomore catcher Sophia Wascher (Noblesville, Ind.) and first-year outfielder Sammie Howell (Columbus, Mont.) were the only Bison to record a hit, each with one single.

Senior pitcher Lacey Drolsbaugh (Lansdale, Pa.) took the loss in the circle after she recorded four strikeouts in 4.2 innings.

Game 2: Penn St.-Berks 15, Gallaudet 0 (F/5)
The Nittany Lions erupted for an 11-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. Penn St.-Berks (9-17, 7-7 United East) added four more runs over the next two innings to secure an eight-run plus, five-inning mercy-rule victory. Gallaudet (6-21, 0-13 United East) finished with three hits, as Howell led the Bison with two hits and two stolen bases.

Sophomore pitcher Olivia Wascher (Noblesville, Ind.) took the loss in the circle.

UP NEXT
The Bison return home this Saturday, April 25, to face conference opponent Penn College of Technology (25-5, 10-2 United East) in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. at the GU Softball Complex.