[Softball] SSU drops 4-2, 9-3 decisions to Bethel

The softball program at Shawnee State dropped a pair of decisions in its Mid-South Conference doubleheader Saturday, as the Bears fell by 4-2 and 9-4 decisions to Bethel (Tenn.) in contests played in Portsmouth.

Shawnee State ultimately took a 2-1 lead in both affairs to begin the game before falling by the aforementioned counts. Cassie Schaefer, who threw six innings inside the circle, and Madison Sifford, who threw the final frame, gave the Bears a chance to win as the pair forced four groundouts and eight flyouts in Game 1.