West Chester Controls Lady Bulldogs from Start to Finish in 6-0 and 9-0 Softball Wins
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Bowie State Lady Bulldogs softball dropped its sixth game in a row, falling 6-0 and 9-0 to the Golden Rams of West Chester on Wednesday afternoon. The losses set the Bowie State season mark at 7-27 while West Chester improves its season record to 24-11.
Junior Cassandra Clayborne (Damascus, Md.) continues her steady play, getting Bowie State’s only two hits of the afternoon, both in game one.
West Chester’s Kim Murl (Hamilton, N.J.) laced a two out, two-run homerun to left in the bottom of the 3rd inning to give the Golden Rams a 2-0 in game one. After a walk by Kelly Anderson (Middletown, Del.) and Lauara Altenburger (Featerville, Pa.) single, Jillian Murray stroked a homerun to center that gave the home team a 5-0 advantage.
The Golden Rams increased their game one lead to 6-0 in the bottom of the 5th inning on an Altenburger sacrifice fly, scoring Ali Vavala (Doylestown, Pa.).
Bowie State managed just two hits in the opening game with those coming off the bat of Clayborne, one of which was a double. Senior Mariela Hernandez (Del Rio, Texas) took the game one loss, allowing 10 hits, struck out five and walked two.
Murray, Altenburger and Megan Kelly (Hatboro, Pa.) paced the Golden Rams with two hits each. Kim Murl (Hamilton, N.J.) went the distance for the Rams, striking out six along the way.
The Golden Rams scored three runs in the bottom of the 3rd of game two and pushed five more runs across the plate in the bottom of the 4th inning, ending the afternoon in the circle for Bowie State freshman pitcher Stefanie Ray (Damascus, Md.). West Chester scored their final run following a wild pitch by Hernandez.
The only base runners for the Lady Bulldogs in game two were Clayborne and senior Kiara Washington (Bowie, Md.) as the reached via the walk.
The Golden Rams top hitters in game two were Kelly, Anderson, Murl and Taylor Ciatto (Douglassville, Pa.) with a pair of hits apiece. Sam Brinskelle (Morganville, N.J.) pitched four scoreless innings for West Chester and picked up her first victory of the year.
The Lady Bulldogs close out their 2014 season at home on Saturday (4/11) hosting CIAA foe Shaw University for Senior Day. First pitch of the doubleheader at Lady Bulldogs’ field is scheduled for 12 pm.
Bowie State vs West Chester (Apr 9, 2014) GAME 1
Box Score
BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at #23 West Chester (Game 1)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)
Bowie State 0 (7-26)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0
BETHKE,Hailey 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
RAY,Stefanie ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LEWIS,Adria c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
HERNANDEZ,Mariela p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ATKINS,Erica 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
LIZARDO,Victoria rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
FLINT,Hayley 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
WASHINGTON,Kiara lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Totals 23 0 2 0 0 6 18 4 2
West Chester 6 (23-11)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Norris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
McSpadden ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kelly cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Walasavage cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schuck 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Rios 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Murl p 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3
Anderson rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Vavala ph/rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Altenburger 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0
Bollinger 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Murray 1b 3 1 2 3 0 0 13 0 0
Gray pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitman dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Derstine ph/dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Conaway lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Ciatto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
Totals 28 6 10 5 2 5 21 13 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Bowie State......... 000 000 0 - 0 2 2
West Chester........ 005 010 X - 6 10 0
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E - ATKINS,E. 2. LOB - BOWIE STATE 2; Golden Rams 7. 2B - CLAYBORNE,C.; Norris. HR - Murl(3); Murray(3). SF - Altenburger. SB - Kelly 2; Walasavage; Gray.
Bowie State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
HERNANDEZ,Mariela L,4-13 6.0 10 6 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 28 31 9 4
West Chester ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Murl W,7-3 7.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 23 23 3 12
Win - Murl (7-3). Loss - HERNANDEZ,M. (4-13). Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 2:30 pm Time: 1:23 Attendance: 40
Weather: SUNNY, 61 DEGREES
Play-by-Play
BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at #23 West Chester (Game 1)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)
Bowie State starters: 35/cf CLAYBORNE,C.; 7/2b BETHKE,H.; 6/ss RAY,S.; 1/c LEWIS,A.; 44/p HERNANDEZ,M.; 73/3b ATKINS,E.; 17/rf LIZARDO,V.; 5/1b FLINT,H.; 13/lf WASHINGTON,K;
West Chester starters: 1/ss Norris; 4/cf Kelly; 17/2b Schuck; 13/p Murl; 5/rf Anderson; 10/3b Altenburger; 21/1b Murray; 2/dh Whitman; 7/lf Conaway; 9/c Ciatto;
Bowie State 1st - CLAYBORNE,C. doubled to right center. BETHKE,H. struck out looking. RAY,S. flied out to lf. LEWIS,A. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
West Chester 1st - Norris flied out to lf. Kelly singled to right field. Kelly stole second. Schuck struck out swinging. Murl popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Bowie State 2nd - HERNANDEZ,M. grounded out to 3b. ATKINS,E. grounded out to 2b. LIZARDO,V. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
West Chester 2nd - Anderson flied out to cf. Altenburger singled down the rf line. Murray singled to center field, advanced to second; Altenburger advanced to third. Whitman struck out looking. Conaway fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Bowie State 3rd - FLINT,H. grounded out to 3b. WASHINGTON,K struck out looking. CLAYBORNE,C. singled to shortstop. BETHKE,H. out at first 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
West Chester 3rd - Norris grounded out to ss. Kelly singled to pitcher. Kelly stole second. Schuck flied out to rf; Kelly advanced to third. Murl homered to left field, RBI; Kelly scored. Anderson walked. Altenburger singled to third base; Anderson advanced to second. Murray homered to center field, 3 RBI; Altenburger scored; Anderson scored. Whitman struck out swinging. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Bowie State 4th - RAY,S. grounded out to 2b. LEWIS,A. grounded out to p. HERNANDEZ,M. struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
West Chester 4th - Conaway flied out to cf to right center. Norris doubled to left center. Kelly struck out swinging. Schuck popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Bowie State 5th - ATKINS,E. struck out swinging. LIZARDO,V. grounded out to p. FLINT,H. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
West Chester 5th - Murl grounded out to ss. Vavala pinch hit for Anderson. Vavala singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third. Altenburger flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Vavala scored, unearned. Murray reached on an error by 3b. Gray pinch ran for Murray. Derstine pinch hit for Whitman. Gray stole second. Derstine grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Bowie State 6th - Walasavage to cf for Kelly. Rios to 2b for Schuck. Vavala to rf. Bollinger to 3b for Altenburger. Murray to 1b for Gray. Derstine to dh. WASHINGTON,K grounded out to ss. CLAYBORNE,C. flied out to rf. BETHKE,H. grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
West Chester 6th - Conaway flied out to cf. McSpadden to ss for Norris. McSpadden struck out looking. Walasavage singled to left center. Walasavage stole second. Rios walked. Murl grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Bowie State 7th - Norris to ss for McSpadden. RAY,S. grounded out to 3b. LEWIS,A. grounded out to ss. HERNANDEZ,M. fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Bowie State vs West Chester (Apr 9, 2014) GAME 2
Box Score
BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at West Chester (Game 2)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)
Bowie State 0 (7-27)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
BETHKE,Hailey ss/rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
RAY,Stefanie p/ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LEWIS,Adria c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
HERNANDEZ,Mariela rf/p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATKINS,Erica 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
LUNA,Miranda 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLINT,Hayley 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
WASHINGTON,Kiara lf 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Totals 15 0 0 0 4 1 12 7 4
West Chester 9 (24-11)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Norris ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Derstine ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly cf 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Schuck 2b 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0
Mohan pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murl dh 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Anderson rf/1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 2
Murray 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Gray ph/rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Altenburger 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Bollinger ph/3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Ciatto c 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1
Conaway lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Vavala lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brinskelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McSpadden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 9 9 6 3 1 15 11 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Bowie State......... 000 00 - 0 0 2
West Chester........ 003 6X - 9 9 0
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E - BETHKE,H. 2. LOB - BOWIE STATE 4; Golden Rams 5. 2B - Anderson; Conaway. HR - Murl(4). SB - Kelly; Mohan; Murl; Anderson.
Bowie State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
RAY,Stefanie L,1-8 3.1 8 8 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 22 2 8
HERNANDEZ,Mariela 0.2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 0
West Chester ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Brinskelle W,1-0 4.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 15 3 8
McSpadden 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 3
Win - Brinskelle (1-0). Loss - RAY,S. (1-8). Save - None. WP - RAY,S.; HERNANDEZ,M..
Umpires - HP: Bernadette Murphy 2B: Danny Wolff
Start: 4:15 pm Time: 1:20 Attendance: 40
Weather: SUNNY AND BREEZY 60'S
Play-by-Play
BOWIE STATE SOFTBALL 2014
Bowie State at West Chester (Game 2)
Apr 9, 2014 at West Chester, PA (South Campus Field)
Bowie State starters: 35/cf CLAYBORNE,C.; 7/ss BETHKE,H.; 6/p RAY,S.; 1/c LEWIS,A.; 44/rf HERNANDEZ,M.; 73/3b ATKINS,E.; 10/2b LUNA,M.; 5/1b FLINT,H.; 13/lf WASHINGTON,K;
West Chester starters: 1/ss Norris; 4/cf Kelly; 17/2b Schuck; 13/dh Murl; 5/rf Anderson; 21/1b Murray; 10/3b Altenburger; 9/c Ciatto; 7/lf Conaway; 26/p Brinskelle;
Bowie State 1st - CLAYBORNE,C. walked. BETHKE,H. reached on a fielder's choice; CLAYBORNE,C. out at second 3b to ss. RAY,S. flied out to rf to right center. LEWIS,A. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
West Chester 1st - Norris grounded out to 3b. Kelly singled to first base. Kelly stole second. Kelly advanced to third on a wild pitch. Schuck walked. Murl grounded out to c unassisted; Schuck advanced to second. Anderson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Bowie State 2nd - HERNANDEZ,M. grounded out to ss. ATKINS,E. grounded out to 2b. LUNA,M. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
West Chester 2nd - Murray grounded out to ss. Altenburger flied out to cf. Ciatto singled to left center. Conaway flied out to lf to left center. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Bowie State 3rd - FLINT,H. grounded out to c. WASHINGTON,K walked. CLAYBORNE,C. walked; WASHINGTON,K advanced to second. BETHKE,H. struck out swinging. RAY,S. out at first rf to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
West Chester 3rd - Norris grounded out to ss. Kelly singled to third base. Kelly advanced to second. Schuck walked. Murl singled, RBI; Schuck advanced to second; Kelly scored. Mohan pinch ran for Schuck. Murl stole second; Mohan stole third. Anderson singled to left field, advanced to second, RBI; Murl scored; Mohan scored. Murray grounded out to ss; Anderson advanced to third. Altenburger grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Bowie State 4th - Schuck to 2b for Mohan. LEWIS,A. flied out to cf. HERNANDEZ,M. grounded out to 2b. ATKINS,E. lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
West Chester 4th - Ciatto singled through the right side. Conaway doubled to left center; Ciatto advanced to third. Norris grounded out to ss, RBI; Conaway advanced to third; Ciatto scored. Kelly reached on an error by ss, RBI, advanced to second; Conaway scored. Schuck reached on a throwing error by ss; Kelly scored, unearned. Murl homered, 2 RBI, unearned; Schuck scored, unearned. BETHKE,H. to rf. RAY,S. to ss. HERNANDEZ,M. to p. Anderson doubled to center field. Gray pinch hit for Murray. Anderson stole third. Gray struck out swinging. Bollinger pinch hit for Altenburger. Bollinger walked; Anderson scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Ciatto fouled out to rf. 6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Bowie State 5th - Derstine to ss for Norris. Anderson to 1b. Gray to rf. Vavala to lf for Conaway. McSpadden to p for Brinskelle. Bollinger to 3b. LUNA,M. grounded out to 3b. FLINT,H. grounded out to c. WASHINGTON,K walked. CLAYBORNE,C. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
