The Shippensburg University softball team went on the road Sunday and posted a pair of victories over the University of the Sciences, winning Game 1 by a 13-7 score and Game 2 by an 11-2 score in six innings in competition from Philadelphia.
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Shippensburg (11-7) used an 11-run fourth inning in the opener to power past the Devils. The fourth inning also proved pivotal in Game 2, as the Raiders scored four times in that frame to take a convincing lead in the nightcap.
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U-Sciences (4-12) recorded 16 hits and drew nine walks on the day but also committed 11 errors – resulting in 10 unearned runs.
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Nine SU players achieved multiple hits on the day. Sophomore
Kayla Bonawitz was 4-for-6 with a triple, two RBIs, two runs, a walk, a stolen base and a sacrifice. Through 18 games, Bonawitz is batting .525 (31-of-59) this season.
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Sophomore
Kendall Geis was 5-for-8 with a double, four RBIs, a sacrifice and three runs scored. In SU's 11-run fourth inning in the opener, Geis had both an RBI-double and a two-run single.
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Senior
Macy Luck was 3-for-8 with a home run, double and four RBIs. Like Geis, she also delivered multiple RBI hits in the decisive fourth inning. Luck has totaled five hits in her last four games – four of which have gone for extra bases.
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Senior
Anna Warfield had three hits, an RBI, a walk and a stolen base. Sophomore
Emily Zaring clubbed two doubles and had two RBIs.
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Senior
Chloe Collins had four hits, three RBIs, three runs, a stolen base, and threw 3.1 innings in the circle in the opener. Junior
Taryn Wilson threw 9.2 innings, including all six of the nightcap, striking out 14 hitters en route to the wins.
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Sophomore
Meghan Klee had two hits, drew a walk, and scored a team-high four runs. Freshman
Courtney Coy had two hits, a sacrifice and scored three runs. Senior
Tara Bicko had two hits and two walks.
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Shippensburg returns home on Saturday for a non-conference twinbill with Pittsburgh-Johnstown. The doubleheader will start at 1 p.m. from Robb Field.
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