HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Juniata College used lockdown pitching and plenty of offensive firepower to coast past Penn State Altoona Friday afternoon in a non-conference softball doubleheader.  The Eagles took the opener 8-0 in five innings and won the nightcap 7-1.

In game one, Juniata scored in all five innings, plating the winning run in the bottom of the fifth on a single by Rachel Nagy.  Eagle pitcher Alyssa Erb scattered two hits and struck out 10 to earn the win.

Freshmen Alanna Luzier (Frenchville, PA/Clearfield) and Kelly McVay (Coudersport, PA/Coudersport) had the lone Lion hits.  Andrea Layton (Everett, PA/Everett) suffered the loss.

Juniata held a slim 1-0 lead after three innings of game two, but the Eagles scored two runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to widen the margin.  Altoona, which made four errors, had six hits in the contest but left five runners on base.

Callie Lyle (Brockway, PA/Brockway) took the loss on the mound but allowed only five hits and three earned runs.  Erin Cline (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) went 1 for 2 and belted an RBI double in the sixth.

The Lions, now 1-9 on the season, host Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference foe Hilbert College tomorrow at 11:00 AM.