LITTLE RIVER, S.C. – The Penn State Altoona softball team closed its week-long trip in the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic with a sweep, as the Lions' offense led the squad to victories over Cedar Crest College and Bridgewater State University at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex.

Penn State Altoona (9-5) run-ruled Cedar Crest, 16-5, in game one, then powered past Bridgewater State 13-8 in their last game of the trip.

Game One: Penn State Altoona 16, Cedar Crest 5 (Final/5 innings)

The Lions broke out the bats to open Friday's action, totaling 16 runs and 14 hits across just five frames.

Karli Storm (Chest Springs, PA/Cambria Heights) set the Penn State Altoona softball single-game walks record by drawing five free passes, and she scored five runs.

Gracie Wilt (Altoona, PA/Altoona) was 3-for-5 with four runs scored, two RBI, and two stolen bases, and Riley Best (Coalport, PA/Glendale) was 3-for-3 with two doubles, five RBI, three runs scored, and two walks.

Madison Kennedy (Williamsburg, PA/Central) hit 2-for-4 with three RBI and a walk, Allison Beeman (Tyrone, PA/Tyrone) was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Kendal Wadsworth (Johnstown, PA/Richland) went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a walk.

Alexa Baney (Snow Shoe, PA/Bald Eagle) and Lauren Davidson (Clearfield, PA/DuBois Central Catholic) also had one hit apiece for the Lions.

Kennedy started at pitcher and tossed a complete game to earn her second win of the season. In five innings, she yielded four earned runs and recorded five strikeouts.

Baney started the top of the first inning with a walk, and an infield throwing error on the next play allowed her to score from first to put Penn State Altoona on the scoreboard. After a Storm walk, the Lions executed a double steal, with Wilt nabbing home from third base to make it 2-0. After that, RBI singles to left from Best and Wadsworth put the Lions ahead by four, 4-0.

Cedar Crest closed the gap to one by putting together a three-run bottom of the first. Abby Adams drove in a pair with her single up the middle, and she scored on a fielding error later in the frame to bring the Falcons back to within one, 4-3.

However, Penn State Altoona widened its lead with a three-run top of the second. Wilt led off with a base hit and moved up to third on a passed ball and wild pitch, and Storm walked to put runners at the corners. Best scored both runners in the next at-bat, doubling to right to make it 6-3. Two batters later, a Wadsworth RBI single up the middle gave the Lions a four-run advantage again.

Penn State Altoona loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the third, as walks from Storm, Best, and Kennedy put three aboard. Beeman increased the Lions' lead with an RBI single, and Penn State Altoona went into the next frame ahead 8-3.

The Lions put a five-spot on the board in the top of the fourth. Baney's RBI single up the middle and Wilt's run-scoring base hit to right made it 10-3. After walks by Storm and Best loaded the bases again, Kennedy cleared them with a three-run single to right that upped the Lions' lead to 13-3.

Cedar Crest got a run back in the bottom of the fourth on a Madacyn Snyder RBI hit to third base.

Penn State Altoona tacked three more runs on to their total in the fifth, using a Wilt RBI single and a two-run double from Best to make it 16-4.

The Falcons made it 16-5 in the bottom of the fifth on an Adams RBI single, but Penn State Altoona finished the inning ahead by 11 to put the eight-run rule into effect.

Game Two: Penn State Altoona 13, Penn State Altoona 8

The Lions concluded their South Carolina trip with a win in their second game of the day Friday, being propelled by an offensive performance that generated 13 runs and totaled 15 hits.

Baney and Kennedy each had a three-hit game for Penn State Altoona. Baney was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI, and Kennedy also went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI.

Best was 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one walk, and Kara Lansberry (Williamsburg, PA/Williamsburg Community) went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a run. Wilt finished 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Beeman and Davidson each drove in a pair of runs, and Storm walked twice and scored two runs.

Josselyn Nau (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) took over the circle for the Lions' second game of the day and pitched a complete game. Across seven innings, the right-hander limited Bridgewater State to only four earned runs and had four strikeouts.

The Bears scored the game's first run in the top of the second, when a fielding error allowed Trinity Andelin to score.

But Penn State Altoona responded in the bottom of the second, helped by three consecutive hits. Best started the inning by drawing a walk before Kennedy and Lansberry followed with singles to load the bases. Beeman came next with an RBI infield single, and a bases-loaded walk by Davidson scored Kennedy to make it 2-1.

Bridgewater State struck back in the top of the third, using a Sydney Schaefer RBI double to tie the score before Andelin's three-run, inside-the-park home run put the Bears up 5-2.

Penn State Altoona kept rolling in the bottom of the third, however. Kennedy's RBI single through the left side scored Storm, who led off the inning by reaching on a walk. Lansberry followed that with a two-run double to left center, and Davidson's groundout to third two batters later brought home Lansberry. Baney's RBI single to right extended the Lions' lead to 7-5.

The Bears came back with a trio of runs in the next half inning to continue the back-and-forth momentum swings. Schaefer scored on another Lion error, and a two-run single down the left-field line by Arihana Mercado gave Bridgewater State an 8-7 advantage.

The Lions knotted the score at 8-8 in the bottom of the fourth, when Storm had a leadoff walk and came around to score on Beeman's fielder's choice.

Penn State Altoona reclaimed its lead for good in the bottom of the fifth. Baney singled to right with one out, and Best drove her in with a two-out base hit to right center that put the Lions on top, 9-8.

The Lions added to their lead in the bottom of the sixth when they scored four runs, all with two outs. With two away, Olivia Werkheiser (Easton, PA/Wilson Area) singled to right and Davidson walked to put two runners on for Penn State Altoona. After that, the Lions got four straight RBI singles from Baney, Wilt, Storm, and Best to boost their team's lead to four, 13-8.

Nau and the Lions retired Bridgewater State in order in the top of the seventh, wrapping up a victory to end their spring break trip.

Now, the Penn State Altoona softball team will travel back to Pennsylvania, where it will resume its schedule next Thursday, March 19, with a doubleheader on the road against non-conference opponent Juniata College. Game one start time is set for 3 p.m.