Penn State softball splits weekday doubleheader against Ohio State

Outfielder Toni Park (42) waits for a pitch during the softball game against Saint Francis at Beard Field on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The Red Flash defeated the Nittany Lions 17-13.After salvaging a single win against Purdue, Penn State was able to ride the confidence into its doubleheader against Ohio State, splitting the series.

Going against a strong Buckeye team, the Nittany Lions held their ground in game one, escaping with a victory.

Game two saw Penn State get routed in a blowout defeat, the team’s sixth mercy-rule loss of the season.

The Nittany Lions played with fire in the first game, however, as Ohio State left the bases loaded stranded four times, and Kylie Lingenfelter was…