Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Softball Drops Two at No. 21 West Chester, 8-1 and 8-0

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – No. 21 West Chester University improved its season record to 29-7 following a pair of non-conference wins over Bowie State University on Wednesday afternoon by scores of 8-1 and 8-0. The setbacks put the Bowie State record at 12-14 overall.

Juniors Lindsey Fenner (Aberdeen, Md.), Jacqueline Pickering (Bowie, Md.), Nicoleen Ochoa (Madison, Ohio) and Inaya Jones (Baltimore, Md.) along with sophomore Megan Visele (Great Mills, Md.) tallied one hit each over the twinbill.

West Chester was led by Sara Ercolani with four hits over the two games and Sarah Walasavage, Emily Maseth and Bri Garber accounted for three hits apiece.

After three scoreless innings in game one, West Chester plated three runs in the bottom of the 4th inning. A double by Ercolani double to right center scored Walasavage from second for the 1-0 lead. Another Golden Rams double, this time by Maseth scoring Caroline Adams and Ercolani for a 3-0 advantage.

West Chester’s Cat Hammer stroked a single through the right side of the Bowie State defense to push Garber across the dish. Pinch hitter Courtney Stump’s ground out to second scored Wallasavage for a 5-0 lead after five innings.

The Bulldogs scored its lone run in the top of 6th inning following a solo homer by Fenner, her collegiate first, but Bowie State trailed 5-1. Bowie State managed just two hits in the opener and Ochoa took the loss in the circle. Ochoa gave up 11 hits but struck out four.

The Golden Rams added their final three runs of game one in their portion of the 6th inning on three hits (all singles) to account for the 8-1 final. 

In game two, West Chester put two on the board in the in the top of the first inning and broke the game open in the bottom of the 2nd inning following a Wallasavage grand slam.

West Chester’s Golden Rams added two insurance runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning to close out the game at 8-0. Amanda Houck pitched five innings in game two, striking out nine to earn the victory.

Bowie State’s Ray pitched four innings in the nightcap, allowing 11 hits and struck out two.

Bowie State returns home to host Goldey-Beacom College on Friday (4/14) in a non-conference doubleheader with the first pitch scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2017
Bowie State at #21 WEST CHESTER (Game 1)
Apr 12, 2017 at West Chester, PA (Softball Field)
Bowie State 1 (12-13)
Player 
 ab 
  r 
  h 
rbi 
 bb 
 so 
 po 
  a 
lob 
SMITH,Ja'Seph lf 
PICKERING,Jacqueline ss 
OCHOA,Nicoleen p 
JONES,Inaya cf 
VISELE,Megan 2b 
BEARNS,Tiffany 3b 
BELT,Jaelyn rf 
FENNER,Lindsey dh 
RAY,Stefanie c 
POWELL,Morgan 1b 
10 
Totals 
23 
12 
18 
10 
  
WEST CHESTER 8 (28-7)
Player 
 ab 
  r 
  h 
rbi 
 bb 
 so 
 po 
  a 
lob 
Garber dh 
   Walker dh/ph 
Walasavage cf 
   Fyock ph 
Ercolani 2b 
   Molovich ph 
Hammer c 
   Holl pr 
   McCollester c 
Herion ss 
   Stump ph/ss 
McSpadden 1b 
   Adams pr 
Maseth 3b 
   Byham pr 
Kelly lf 
   Twardowski lf 
Gray rf 
Harner p 
   Houck p 
Totals 
30 
11 
21 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Bowie State......... 000 001 0 -  1  2  2
WEST CHESTER........ 000 323 X -  8 11  0
-----------------------------------------
E - BEARNS,T. 2. LOB - BOWIE STATE 1; WCU 5. 2B - Ercolani; Maseth. HR - FENNER,L.(1). SH - Gray. SB - Walasavage; Kelly.
Bowie State  
ip 
er 
bb 
so 
wp 
bk 
hbp 
ibb 
ab 
bf 
fo 
go 
OCHOA,Nicoleen L,2-8 
6.0 
11 
30 
31 
10 
  
WEST CHESTER  
ip 
er 
bb 
so 
wp 
bk 
hbp 
ibb 
ab 
bf 
fo 
go 
Harner W,5-1 
6.0 
20 
20 
Houck  
1.0 
Win - Harner (5-1). Loss - OCHOA,N. (2-8). Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Jeff Sell 1B: Darren Vogelman
Start: 2:30 pm Time: 1:45 Attendance: 305

BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2017
Bowie State at #21 West Chester (Game 2)
Apr 12, 2017 at West Chester, PA (Softball Field)
Bowie State 0 (12-14)
Player 
 ab 
  r 
  h 
rbi 
 bb 
 so 
 po 
  a 
lob 
SMITH,Ja'Seph lf 
PICKERING,Jacqueline ss 
OCHOA,Nicoleen 2b 
JONES,Inaya cf 
VISELE,Megan dh 
BEARNS,Tiffany 3b 
BELT,Jaelyn rf 
FENNER,Lindsey 1b 
RAY,Stefanie p 
   POWELL,Morgan ph 
LEWIS,Emily c 
Totals 
19 
12 
  
West Chester 8 (29-7)
Player 
 ab 
  r 
  h 
rbi 
 bb 
 so 
 po 
  a 
lob 
Garber rf 
   Twardowski rf 
Walasavage cf 
Ercolani 2b 
   Morrison pr 
Hammer c 
   McCollester c 
Maseth dh 
Stump ss 
   Adams pr 
Flesch 1b 
Bollinger 3b 
Kelly lf 
Houck p 
Totals 
23 
11 
15 
Score by Innings               R  H  E
--------------------------------------
Bowie State......... 000 00 -  0  3  1
West Chester........ 242 0X -  8 11  1
--------------------------------------
E - RAY,S.; Flesch. LOB - BOWIE STATE 4; WCU 5. 2B - Hammer; Maseth; Stump; Flesch; Bollinger. HR - Walasavage(2); Ercolani(6). SH - Kelly. SB - Garber.
Bowie State  
ip 
er 
bb 
so 
wp 
bk 
hbp 
ibb 
ab 
bf 
fo 
go 
RAY,Stefanie L,9-6 
4.0 
11 
23 
25 
  
West Chester  
ip 
er 
bb 
so 
wp 
bk 
hbp 
ibb 
ab 
bf 
fo 
go 
Houck W,19-2 
5.0 
19 
19 
Win - Houck (19-2). Loss - RAY,S. (9-6). Save - None. WP - RAY,S.; Houck.
Umpires - HP: Jeff Sell 1B: Darren Vogelman
Start: 4:45 pm Time: 1:15 Attendance: 305

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