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Winner Shepherd SHEP-S 20-23, 10-15 PSACE
1
Lock Haven HAVEN-S 16-23, 12-15 PSACE
Winner
Shepherd SHEP-S
20-23, 10-15 PSACE
3
Final
1
Lock Haven HAVEN-S
16-23, 12-15 PSACE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Shepherd SHEP-S 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 0
Lock Haven HAVEN-S 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1

W: Ruffner, Madelayne (14-5) L: Keiva Middleton (4-5)

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Winner Shepherd SHEP-S 21-23, 11-15 PSACE
2
Lock Haven HAVEN-S 16-24, 12-16 PSACE
Winner
Shepherd SHEP-S
21-23, 11-15 PSACE
5
Final
2
Lock Haven HAVEN-S
16-24, 12-16 PSACE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Shepherd SHEP-S 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 7 1
Lock Haven HAVEN-S 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3

W: Laing, Katie (2-7) L: Faith Persing (11-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Shepherd Softball Sweeps Lock Haven; Ruffner Ties Strikeout Mark

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Shepherd University (21-23, 11-15 PSAC East) swept a doubleheader with Lock Haven (16-24, 12-16 PSAC East) in PSAC East softball action at Lock Haven on Saturday. Shepherd posted a 3-1 win in game one as freshman pitcher Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) tied her single-game strikeout mark with 16 strikeouts (had 16 against Northern State earlier this season). The Rams added a 5-2 victory in the nightcap to grab the sweep.
 
The Rams took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning in game one as junior third baseman Lauren Moore (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora/Trevecca Nazarene) singled and was replaced by sophomore pinch-runner Sydney Martin-Gonciarz (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson/Morgan State). Martin-Gonciarz later scored on a single by freshman first baseman Brenna Collis (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville).
 
Lock Haven tied the game in the bottom of the fourth when Summer Peters drove in a run on a fielder's choice.
 
The Rams plated a pair of runs in the fifth as Ruffner singled with one out and senior outfielder Olivia Reese (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) followed with a home run.
 
Reese went 2-for-4 to lead the Rams.
 
Riley McClelland had a pair of hits for the Bald Eagles.
 
Ruffner (7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 16 K, 2 BB) (14-5) tossed a complete game two-hitter to get the win. Keiva Middleton (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB) (4-5) took the loss.
 
Shepherd took a 3-0 lead in the second in the nightcap with a two-run single by junior outfielder Lauren Alt (Upper Tract, W.Va./Petersburg) keying the rally.
 
Alt reached on an error and scored on a single by Moore in the fifth to up the lead to 4-0.
 
Lock Haven got a solo homer from McClellan in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-1.
 
Senior second baseman Caitlin Donnelly (Newark, Del./Padua Academy) smacked an RBI-single in the seventh to give the Rams a 5-1 lead.             
 
The Bald Eagles got an RBI-single from Delaney Good in the bottom of the seventh.
 
Donnelley and Moore each had a pair of hits to lead the Rams.
 
Senior pitcher Katie Laing (Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) (6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB) (2-7) gained the win. Faith Persing (7.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R,  3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB) (11-8) took the loss.      
 
The Rams return to action on Sunday when they travel to Mansfield for a noon doubleheader.
                                        
                                                                                 
 
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