Box Scores
Game 1 - L 10-3
Game 2 - L 9-1 (5 inn.)

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EAST STROUDSBURG – West Chester, the PSAC East softball leader, strengthened its advantage in the divisional standings with two wins over East Stroudsburg University on Sunday at Zimbar Field.

The Golden Rams (22-11, 11-3) won the opener, 10-3, before posting a 9-1 (5 inn.) win in game two. WCU has four more divisional wins than Shippensburg, which is 21-5 (7-3) through this weekend.

Sophomore 3B Haley Thomas and junior 2B Jamie Smith both had two hits on the day for ESU (9-16, 4-6), which split a doubleheader at Kutztown on Saturday.

ESU scored first in the opener on an RBI single by Thomas, but West Chester scored two runs in the third and five in the fifth, including a two-run double by Kelly Anderson. Junior OF Kasey Meckes had an RBI triple and Smith had an RBI single for ESU in the bottom of the fifth.

In game two, Smith had a two-out RBI double in the third inning for the Warriors' run.

Kim Murl, the winning pitcher for West Chester in game one, hit a two-run homer for the Golden Rams in the first inning of game two. Megan Kelly added a grand slam in the fourth to extend West Chester's lead to 8-1.

Katie Erb (1.0 IP) and Micaela McSpadden (4.0 IP) combined on a one-hitter for West Chester.

ESU hosts Mansfield (12-6, 4-4) in a PSAC East doubleheader on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.