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Griffins Swept by WV State

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Seton Hill hosted WV State in a WVIAC doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.  WV State cruised to a 16-1, 5 inning victory in game one.  State broke 5-5 tie and completed the sweep with a 13-5 victory.  SHU falls to 11-15 overall and 10-8 in WVIAC play.      
 
WV State jumped on the Griffins for three runs in the top of the first to take a quick 3-0 lead.  State added two more in the second to extend the lead to 5-0.  State added 7 runs in the fourth to put the game out of reach at 12-0.  State hit two two run homer in the fifth to extend the lead to 16-0. Seton Hill got on the scoreboard in the fifth.  After one out, Alex Alicea singled.  She scored on a Taylor Swatsworth single with two outs.       
 
WV State again jumped on the Griffins for runs in the top of the first.  State got a two out, 2 RBI single to take a 2-0 lead.  SHU got a run back in the bottom of the first.  Taylor Swatsworth singled, moved to third and scored on a Christine Henderson RBI single.  Seton Hill tied the score at two with a leadoff homer by Beth Anne Swartzwelder in the second.
 
WV State used two Griffin errors to score 3 runs and take a 5-2 lead in the top of the third.  SHU tied the game at five in the home half of the third.  Henderson led off with a single.  Brandi Piccolino singled to put runners on first and third.  A wild pitch scored Henderson and Kaitlyn Kutchman doubled in Piccolino to cut the lead to 5-4.  Swartzwelder tied the score at five with a double.  WV State retook the lead with 4 runs in the top of the fourth.  They added 3 more in the sixth for a 12-5 lead.
 
Seton Hill will host Charleston on Sunday afternoon.            
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