CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Junior pitcher Tricia Bettura (Canfield, OH/Canfield) tossed a one-hitter in game one and junior pitcher Tiffany Biggs (Harpers Ferry, WV/Jefferson/Potomac State)  scattered four hits in the nightcap to lead Shepherd University to a sweep over University of Charleston in WVIAC softball action at Charleston on Saturday. The Rams earned a 2-0 triumph in game one and added a 3-1 win in the nightcap.

 

Logan Tetrick got an infield single in the seventh to break up Bettura’s no-hit bid in game one.

 

Shepherd plated a pair of runs in the eighth inning behind an RBI-singles by senior third baseman Chelsie Oals (Hedgesville, WV/Hedgesville) and junior outfielder Bianca Biondillo (Canfield, OH/Canfield).

 

Oals, Biondillo, and sophomore first baseman Sam McQuade (McConnellsburg, PA/McConnellsburg) each had a pair of hits for the Rams.

 

Bettura fanned 10 and walked none as she improved to 12-12. Emily Fultz took the loss for Charleston to drop to 17-8.

 

Trailing 1-0 in the nightcap, Shepherd tied the game with a run in the sixth inning as Oals led off with a walk and later scored on a wild pitch.

The Rams got an RBI-single by shortstop Taylor Bolton (Inwood, WV/Martinsburg) and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Oals in the seventh to earn the sweep.

 

Freshman catcher Savannah Snyder (Elkton, MD/Padua Academy) went 2-for-3 with a run scored to pace the Rams.

 

Aspen Echelmeier went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Golden Eagles.