The Shippensburg University softball team posted a pair of run-rule victories Saturday at Glenville State, defeating Alderson Broaddus 10-2 in six innings before also winning 10-2 in six innings over the host Pioneers on a seriously cold and windy afternoon in West Virginia.
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Shippensburg (6-2) totaled 23 hits over the two games, recording seven extra-base hits and drawing 14 walks while striking out just three times. The Raiders batted .418 as a team and committed just one error.
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Sophomore
Tressa Kagarise earned a complete-game victory in the circle in Game 1, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out seven over six innings. Freshman
Hannah Palinkas got the Game 2 start, allowing one run in 2.2 innings, with junior
Courtney Coy going 3.1 innings and striking out five to earn a win in relief.
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At the plate, Coy reached base in six of her nine plate appearances, going 5-for-8 with a double, two RBIs and a walk. Sophomore
Hannah Marsteller had four hits, including a home run and double, and totaled four RBIs and walked twice.
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Senior
Meghan Klee, freshman
Alyssa Nehlen and sophomore
Grace Palmieri all reached base five times. Klee was 3-for-5 with a double, triple and two walks. Nehlen had three singles, two walks, a stolen base and scored four runs. Palmieri had two hits, three walks and three RBIs. Sophomore
Morgan Fetter also homered and finished with four RBIs.
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Shippensburg remains in Glenville one more day and will face Alderson Broaddus at 1 p.m. Sunday before facing another familiar foe in West Virginia State at 3 p.m.
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