The Shippensburg University softball team dropped a pair of games on Sunday to conclude its season-opening weekend, falling 8-0 in five innings to West Virginia State and 8-4 to UNC Pembroke.
 
Shippensburg (1-3) managed just four hits in its opener against West Virginia State (4-0), with freshman shortstop Grace Palmieri going 2-for-2 in the game. Junior Kayla Bonawitz and freshman Lacey Hunter each hit singles, while freshmen Hannah Johnson and Tressa Kagarise combined for the work in the circle.
 
Against UNC Pembroke (2-2), SU fell down 7-0 but rallied with four runs in the final two innings. In the sixth, Bonawitz singled home freshman Morgan DeFeo, who doubled, and freshman Morgan Fetter delivered a pinch-hit infield single to plate Bonawitz.
 
In the seventh, DeFeo hit a groundout to plate Johnson. Freshman Sydney Reffner doubled and later scored on a groundout by Hunter.
 
Senior Taryn Wilson and sophomore Courtney Coy pitched in the circle. Wilson struck out two in 4.2 innings.

UP NEXT: Friday-Sunday, Feb. 15-17 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Snowbird Softball Freeze Out).