GREENSBURG, Pa. - The Seton Hill University softball team defeated Slippery Rock, 4-3 in game one and 4-1 in a game two that was ended due to darkness, in PSAC West action on Friday afternoon at the SHU Softball Complex.
// NOTABLES
• SHU moves to 19-13, 11-7 PSAC while Slippery Rock falls to just 22-17 overall and 11-7 in the PSAC West.
• Game two was postponed in the top of the 4th inning with SHU leading, 4-1, due to lightening for almost an hour and a half. The two teams did retake the field and advance the game to the fifth before lightening again delayed the game. The game was called due to darkness as the final lightening strike was recorded around 8:00 PM. NCAA rules state that the game should be delayed by 30 minutes from the most recent lightening strike. The game was officially ended.
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Devyn Terry earned both wins on the day, pitching every inning of both games. Terry's combined statistics include six strikeouts, five walks, and just one earned run.
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Christiana Skrabak batted a combined 3-for-5 (.600) on the day with one run scored and two RBI's.
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Brooke Bower was 3-for-6 (.500) with three runs scored and one RBI.
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Paige Hertzog had two RBI's.
• Seniors
Paige Hertzog and
Ashley Perillo were honored before the game.
// GAME ONE KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 7th
• Trailing by a score of 3-1,
Chelsea Rohan drew a lead-off walk. Alison Kapoll grounded out to the pitcher, advancing
Ashley Boehm (pinch-running for Rohan) to second. Boehm was advanced again when
Jenna Osikowicz singled just past first base. Osikowicz stole second, and
Brooke Bower's single up the middle scored Boehm and advanced Osikowicz to third. Bower would get to second on the throw home. All of the runners would advance on a wild pitch in the ensuing at-bat, scoring Osikowicz to tie the ballgame, 3-3.
Christiana Skrabak's sac fly to right field scored Bower to win the game.
// GAME TWO KEY INNINGS
Bottom of the 1st
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Brooke Bower's single up the middle got things started for the Griffins.
Laken Ryen reached on a throwing error by the Rock pitcher on what was a sacrifice bunt, and Bower would advance to third on the play. Skrabak's single up the middle scored Bower and advanced Ryen to second. Devyn Terr's ground out advanced both runners, and
Paige Hertzog's triple to right center scored Skrabak and Ryen.
Ashley Perillo then grounded out to third base, scoring Hertzog to give SHU a 4-0 lead.
Top of the 4th
• With one out, the game was suspended due to lightening. It would be almost an hour and a half before the two teams would be allowed to retake the field.
Top of the 5th
• Slippery Rock would score one in the fifth when Emily Nagle's foul ball was caught, allowing MacKelvey to score from third to make it 4-1.
Top of the 6th
• The game was suspended for the final time when lightening struck at the top of the inning. The final lightening strike was recorded at 8:00 PM and the game was ended by the officials.
// UP NEXT
Seton Hill will round out the regular season with a PSAC West doubleheader against California University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at the SHU Softball Complex. Game one is set for 1:00 PM.
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