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John and Pam Boyle
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Shippensburg SHIP-S 11-4, 0-1 PSAC E
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Winner Shepherd SHEP-S 11-8, 1-0 PSAC E
Shippensburg SHIP-S
11-4, 0-1 PSAC E
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Final
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Shepherd SHEP-S
11-8, 1-0 PSAC E
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Shippensburg SHIP-S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 2
Shepherd SHEP-S 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 7 2

W: Ruffner, Madelayne (8-0) L: Katelyn Minney (3-1)

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Winner Shippensburg SHIP-S 12-4, 1-1 PSAC E
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Shepherd SHEP-S 11-9, 1-1 PSAC E
Winner
Shippensburg SHIP-S
12-4, 1-1 PSAC E
14
Final
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Shepherd SHEP-S
11-9, 1-1 PSAC E
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Shippensburg SHIP-S 5 1 6 1 1 14 14 2
Shepherd SHEP-S 2 0 0 1 2 5 5 5

W: Madalyn Dyer (3-0) L: Mantz, Trynda (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Shepherd Softball Splits Pair with Shippensburg; Ruffner Reaches 100 Strikeouts

Shepherd Softball Splits Pair with Shippensburg; Ruffner Reaches 100 Strikeouts

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University (11-9, 1-1 PSAC East) split a doubleheader with Shippensburg in PSAC East softball action at Sara Cree Field on Tuesday. Graduate student catcher Alex Mantz (Edinburg, Va./Central) belted a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Rams to a 3-2 win in game one, while Shippensburg gained a split with a 14-5 victory in the nightcap. Freshman pitcher Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) struck out 10 batters in game one and reached 100 strikeouts for her career.

Shippensburg took a 1-0 lead in the first inning in game one on a solo homer by Sarah Sabocsik.

Shepherd tied the game in the third as junior third baseman Lauren Moore (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora/Trevecca Nazarene) reached on an error and later scored on a ground out by Mantz.

The Raiders took a 2-1 lead on a solo blast to left by Maelynn Leber in the fourth.

The Rams tied the game in the sixth as Ruffner led off with a single and later scored on a single off the bat of Moore to set the stage for the game-winning heroics by Mantz.\

Junior shortstop Lexi Clatterbuck (Front Royal, Va./Skyline) and Moore each had a pair of hits to pace the Rams.

Caitly Martell and Sabocsik each had two hits for the Raiders.

Ruffner (7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 10 K, 1 BB) (8-0) earned the complete game win. Shippensburg reliever Katelyn Minney (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB) (3-1) took the loss.

Shippensburg used a 14-hit attack to gain a 14-5 win in the nightcap.

The Raiders took a 5-0 lead in the first with a three-run homer by Morgan Lindsay keying the scoring.

Shepherd answered back in the bottom of the first on a two-run blast by sophomore outfielder Camdyn Noland (Summit Point, W.Va./Washington).

Shippensburg took a 6-2 lead on a solo homer by Sabocsik in the second.

The Raiders plated six runs on four hits and three errors in the third to take a commanding 12-2 lead.

Lindsay and Sabocsik each had three hits for the Raiders.

Noland went 2-for-3 and drove in four runs to lead the Rams.

Madalyn Dyer (3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 3 BB) (3-0) earned the win for Shippensburg. Freshman pitcher Trynda Mantz (Edinburg, Va./Central) (2.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 2 BB) (1-2) took the loss.  

The Rams return to action on Friday when they travel to East Stroudsburg for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.

                                        

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