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Northern State NSU 13-6
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Winner Shepherd SHEP-S 10-7
Northern State NSU
13-6
2
Final
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Shepherd SHEP-S
10-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern State NSU 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
Shepherd SHEP-S 0 1 0 2 2 1 X 6 11 1

W: Ruffner, Madelayne (7-0) L: Wanner, Mckenzie (4-2)

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Shepherd SHEPHERD 10-8
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Winner Hillsdale HILLSDAL 13-8
Shepherd SHEPHERD
10-8
6
Final
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Hillsdale HILLSDAL
13-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Shepherd SHEPHERD 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 2
Hillsdale HILLSDAL 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 8 1

W: J. Russell (7-3) L: Laing, Katie (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Shepherd Softball Splits Pair at The Spring Games; Ruffner Sets Strikeout Mark

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Shepherd University (10-8) swept a pair of games in softball action at The Spring Games on Saturday. The Rams recorded a 6-2 win over Northern State (13-6) in the early game and dropped a 7-6 decision in eight innings to Hillsdale in a later contest. Freshman pitcher Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) struck out 16 batters against Northern State to a Shepherd single game mark. She breaks the old record of 15 set by Nichole Pitcock against West Chester on Feb. 26, 2011.

Northern State took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a solo homer by Kyra Knudtson.

Shepherd tied the game in the bottom of the inning as senior second baseman Caitlin Donnelly (Newark, Del./Padua Academy) walked and later scored on a single by freshman pitcher Madelayne Ruffner.

The Rams took a 3-1 lead in the fourth behind RBI-singles by freshman first baseman Brenna Collis (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville) and junior outfielder Lauren Alt (Upper Tract, W.Va./Petersburg).

Shepherd added two runs in the fifth as junior infielder Lexi Clatterbuck (Front Royal, Va./Skyline) and Collis each had run-scoring singles.              

Northern State added a run in the sixth on an RBI-single by Knudtson.

Shepherd completed the scoring in the bottom of the sixth as senior outfielder Isabella Forte (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville) reached on an error and scored on a single by graduate student catcher Alex Mantz (Edinburg, Va./Central).

Mantz went 3-for-4 to lead the Rams.

Ruffner (7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 16 K, 1 BB) (7-0) earned the complete game win. McKenzie Wanner (4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 K, 2 BB) (4-2) took the loss.

Hillsdale took a 3-0 lead in the first inning in the later game behind a solo homer by Hailey Holtman and a two-run single by Taylor Lewis.
 
Shepherd got a run in the third when Clatterbuck singled and scored on a ground out by senior outfielder Olivia Reese (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial).
 
After Hillsdale added a run in the second, Shepherd plated three runs in the bottom of the frame to tie the game at 4-4. A sacrifice fly by Clatterbuck and a run-scoring single by Collis highlighted the rally.
 
Hillsdale scored a pair of unearned runs in the third to take a 6-4 lead.
 
Shepherd got a two-run single from junior second baseman Lauren Moore (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora/Trevecca Nazarene) in the fourth.
 
Hillsdale scored the game-winner as Emma Sather was placed on second due to the tiebreaker rule. She later scored on a single by Holtman.
 
Moore went 3-for-3 to lead the Rams
 
Joni Russell (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 K, 1 BB) (7-3) earned the win for Hillsdale. Senior pitcher Katie Laing (Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) (5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 2 BB) (0-3) took the loss.         
 

The Rams return to action on Tuesday when they host Shippensburg for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.

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