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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University dropped a pair of games to Lock Haven in softball doubleheader action at Shepherd on Monday. Lock Haven recorded a 3-0 win in game one and added a 4-2 victory in the nightcap.
Lock Haven took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning in game one. Erin Clary walked and later scored on an error. Alyssa Smith singled and later scored on a single by Nikki Weaknecht.
The Lady Eagles added a run in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk by Nicole Smith.
Junior pitcher Tricia Bettura (Canfield, OH/Canfield) (7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks, 4 BB) took the loss for the Rams to fall to 11-11. Sarah Morse picked up the win for the Lady Eagles.
Lock Haven took a 2-0 lead in the third inning of the nightcap on a two-run homer by Smith.
The Lady Lions increased their lead to 4-0 behind a two-run blast by Weaknecht in the fifth.
The Rams got on the board in the bottom of the fifth on a solo homer by freshman shortstop Taylor Bolton (Inwood, WV/Martinsburg). Shepherd added a run in the sixth. Sophomore outfielder Jess Mason (Martinsburg, WV/Hedgesville) singled and raced to third on an outfield error. She later scored on a single off the bat of freshman outfielder Tayler Schaefer (Dunkirk, MD/Northern). Schaefer had a pair of hits to pace the Rams.
Junior pitcher Tiffany Biggs (Harpers Ferry, WV/Jefferson/Potomac State) (7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 Ks, 2 BB) took the loss to drop to 13-5. Smith picked up the win to improve to 8-4.
Shepherd falls to 26-17, while Lock Haven improves to 17-14. The Rams return to action on Wednesday when they host Fairmont State at 3 p.m.
Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score
Bianca Biondillo makes the play defensively for the Rams.
Taylor Bolton belted a solo homer for the Rams in the nightcap.
Delaney Bell in action for the Rams.
Chelsie Oals in action for the Rams.
Tricia Bettura in action for the Rams. (Photos by William Ransom)
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