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Kutztown KUTZ-S 30-17, 19-8 PSAC E
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Winner Shepherd SHEP-S 20-19, 15-12 PSAC E
Kutztown KUTZ-S
30-17, 19-8 PSAC E
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Final
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Shepherd SHEP-S
20-19, 15-12 PSAC E
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kutztown KUTZ-S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Shepherd SHEP-S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0

W: Ruffner, Madelayne (12-7) L: Amanda Slabicki (6-9)

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Winner Kutztown KUTZ-S 31-17, 20-8 PSAC E
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Shepherd SHEP-S 20-20, 15-13 PSAC E
Winner
Kutztown KUTZ-S
31-17, 20-8 PSAC E
11
Final
2
Shepherd SHEP-S
20-20, 15-13 PSAC E
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Kutztown KUTZ-S 2 5 4 0 0 11 9 0
Shepherd SHEP-S 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 1

W: Haley Gravish (20-6) L: Keyser, Claire (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Shepherd Softball Splits with Kutztown; Ruffner Ties Strikeout Mark

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University (20-20, 15-13 PSAC East) split a doubleheader with Kutztown (31-17, 20-8 PSAC East) in PSAC East softball action at Sara Cree Field on Friday. The Rams recorded a 1-0 win in 10 innings in game one, while Kutztown gained the split with an 11-2 triumph in five innings in the nightcap. Junior pitcher Madelayne Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) fanned 19 in the game to tie the single-game mark she set earlier in the season against Millersville. Ruffner (801) also went over 800 strikeouts for her career.
 
Freshman infielder Hailey Putnam (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) was placed on second base in the 10th with the tiebreaker rule in effect. She moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore infielder Jordan Gugliuzza (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson). Putnam scored the game-winner when sophomore designated player Sam Colaw (Petersburg, W.Va./Petersburg) followed with a single to left.
 
Colaw led the Rams with a pair of hits.
 
Ruffner (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) (10.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 19 K, 2 BB) (12-7) earned the complete game win. Amanda Slabicki (9.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB) (6-9) took the loss.
 
Kutztown took a 2-0 lead in the first in the nightcap with an RBI-double from Morgan Slomkowski keying the rally.
 
Shepherd got a run in bottom of the first on an RBI-double from junior first baseman Brenna Collis (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville).
 
The Golden Bears added five runs on four hits and an error to take a 7-1 advantage in the second.
 
Kutztown got a three-run homer from Alexa Stevens to key a four-run third to take an 11-1 lead.
 
The Rams added a run in the fourth as sophomore outfielder Haylee Hartman (Keedysville, Md./Boonsboro) doubled and later scored on a single by Gigliuzza.
 
Stevens and Parker Kraus each had a pair of hits for the Golden Bears
 
Haley Gravish (5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB) (20-6) gained the win. Sophomore pitcher Claire Keyser (Sperryville, Va./Fauquier) (1.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 K, 3 BB) (1-2) took the loss.
 
The Rams return to action on Friday when they host West Chester for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
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