Generally a "case of the Monday's," is associated with having a sluggish start to the week. For Lancaster Bible pitchers, it can now mean "throwing a no-hitter." After baseball player Nate Burns threw a no-hitter last Monday, it was freshman softball pitcher Emily Coffman's turn to have a "case of the Monday's," this week as she helped the Chargers defeated Penn St. Abington, 1-0 in game one of a doubleheader on Monday in Lancaster, Pa. The Nittany Lions rebounded to take game two, 9-1, but it was Coffman's day as she threw the second no-hitter in program history.

The doubleheader split moves Lancaster Bible to 4-10 overall this season and 2-4 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play. Penn St. Abington is now 6-5-1 overall and 4-4 in conference play.

The Chargers controlled almost every aspect of game one as Lancaster Bible's offense managed eight hits in support of Coffman's pitching efforts. Coffman got into very little trouble as she did not allow a runner past second base. She walked just four, and had a great defensive effort put forth by her defense. Coffman struck out just two batters, but had Nittany Lion hitters guessing and grounding out weekly or hitting lazy fly balls for much of the game.



Offensively, the Chargers had chances throughout the game to score, but did not break through until the fourth inning and it was who else, but Coffman in the middle of things. After Julia D'Arrigo and Courtney Koser reached base with singles in the fourth, Coffman came up with one out and reached base on an error by the pitcher. The error allowed D'Arrigo to come around and score and the Chargers had a 1-0 lead. That was all Coffman and the defense needed as Lancaster Bible snapped a three-game losing streak.

D'Arrigo finished 2-for-4 and scored the lone run, while Koser was 2-for-3. Kristen Hartline went 2-for-2 from the plate with a walk and Ali Morton and Kelsey Collins also added hits for the Chargers.

Penn St. Abington found its offense between games as the Nittany Lions scored twice in the first inning, with both runs being unearned. The score remained the same until the bottom of the third when D'Arrigo hit the first collegiate home run of her career to cut the Chargers' deficit in half. The home run, crushed over the left field wall, ended up being all of the Lancaster Bible offense in game two as Penn St. Abington got out of several jams with key defensive plays. 

The Nittany Lions then went to work offensively as they scored four runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth and won, 9-1 in five innings. Six different Lancaster Bible players had hits for the Chargers in game two, including, Kellie Wallace, Richelle Kane, Ali Morton, Hartline, Coffman and D'Arrigo. Not only did Kane have a hit, but she played one of her best defensive games of the season as she made several nice plays at shortstop.

Lancaster Bible is back in action on Wednesday when they face St. Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.