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5
Charleston UC 34-16, 22-9 MEC
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Winner Shepherd University SHEPW 34-18, 20-11 MEC
Charleston UC
34-16, 22-9 MEC
5
Final
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Shepherd University SHEPW
34-18, 20-11 MEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Charleston UC 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 9 1
Shepherd University SHEPW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 1

W: Hanson, Tara (18-5) L: Alli Burdette (17-9)

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Charleston UC 34-16, 22-10 MEC
6
Winner Shepherd University SHEPW 35-18, 21-11 MEC
Charleston UC
34-16, 22-10 MEC
2
Final
6
Shepherd University SHEPW
35-18, 21-11 MEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Charleston UC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Shepherd University SHEPW 2 0 0 2 0 2 X 6 11 1

W: Sturgill, Lori (9-3) L: Jessie Rowe (33-23)

Game Recap: Softball |

Shepherd Softball Sweeps Charleston; Rams Win MEC North

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. –  Shepherd University (35-18, 21-11 MEC) swept Charleston (33-20, 22-10 MEC) in MEC softball action on Senior Day at Shepherd on Sunday. Shepherd gained a 6-5 victory in game one and added a 6-2 triumph in the nightcap. Shepherd finishes the regular season as the MEC North champions.

UC took a 2-0 lead in the first inning in the nightcap behind an RBI-double from Haleigh Christopher and an RBI-single by Laura Ashlock.

Shepherd tied the game in the bottom of the frame as freshman second baseman Debbie Stuart (Warrenton, Va./Kettle Run) drove in a run and added another on an error.

Shepherd took a 4-2 lead in the fourth on a two-run double by by senior third baseman Alexandra Witt (Harpers Ferry, W.Va./Jefferson).

Witt added a two-run single in the sixth to complete the scoring.

Sophomore outfielder Kaitlyn Konopka (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) went 4-for-4 and Witt added a 3-for-4 effort to pace the Rams.

Sophomore pitcher Lori Sturgill (Waldorf, Md./McDonough/College of Southern Maryland) (7.0 IP,  6 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB) (9-3) gained the win for the Rams. Jessie Rowe (5.1 IP, 11 H, 6 R 4 ER, 4 K, 0 BB) (33-23) took the loss for the Golden Eagles.

Shepherd rallied with three runs in the seventh to post a come-from-behind win in game one.

Konopka scored the game-winning run when Stuart reached on a fielder's choice.

Junior outfielder Jessica Robinson (Glen Burnie, Md./Glen Burnie) and sophomore first baseman Connor Gilligan (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) each had a pair of hits and drove in a run for the Rams.

Rachelle Toppings went 3-for-4 and scored a pair of runs for Charleston

Senior pitcher Tara Hanson (Morgantown, W.Va/Morgantown) (7.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 K 1 BB) (18-5) earned the win for the Rams. Alli Burdette (6.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 4 BB) (17-9) took the loss for Golden Eagles.

The Rams return to action on Friday at 2:30 p.m. when they face Concord, the third seed in the MEC South, at the MEC Tournament. The tournament will take place at the James I. Moyer Complex in Salem, Virginia.

Notes: Kaitlyn Konopka broke a pair of single-season marks for the Rams ... her 22 stolen bases eclipse the old mark of 21 set by Elizabeth Grizzell in 1994 ... Konopka's 172 at-bats this season surpass the old mark of 171 set by Konopka in 2016.
 

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