GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Bethany College softball team outhit Allegheny and had the tying run in scoring with position with no outs in the seventh inning but fell to the Gators 3-2 Thursday in the opening game of the Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament at College Field on the campus of Grove City College.  

A leaping grab by the shortstop secured the final out and keeping the tying run from crossing the board.  

Allegheny got off to the early lead with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first and then added another run in the third inning.  

Freshman Bella Juozapaitis doubled home a run in the fifth inning.  

The Gators were on the cusp of tacking on more runs as the first two batters reached in the bottom of fifth inning. However, sophomore Victoria Wehrberger slammed the door – keeping the Gators from adding insurance runs. Wehrberger struck out three over two innings without allowing a hit. 

Bethany pushed another run across the board in the sixth on a junior Brooke Markland double.  

Graduate Destiny Goodnight and junior Katelyn Ziems recorded a pair of hits for the Bison. 

Fifth-year Josie Wise (17-6) allowed three earned runs on five hits over four innings with six strikeouts.  

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES 

• It marks the fifth straight PAC tournament game for Bethany that ended with a 3-2 score. 

• Bethany has now scored two runs in six straight PAC tournament games.  

Bethany (26-12-1) plays Thiel noon Friday in an elimination game.