Box Scores
Game 1 - L 9-1 (5 inn.)
Game 2 - L 4-2

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EAST STROUDSBURG - West Chester maintained its spot at the top of the PSAC East softball standings with two wins over East Stroudsburg University, 9-1 (5 inn.) and 4-2, on Friday afternoon at Zimbar Field.

ESU (17-12, 10-8), fourth in the divisional standings, continues a key stretch on the penultimate weekend of conference play, hosting Kutztown on Saturday at 1 p.m. and traveling to Bloomsburg on Sunday.

West Chester used two big innings to capture the doubleheader. WCU broke open game one with a six-run third inning, scoring four unearned runs and capitalizing on two ESU errors. The Golden Rams scored all four runs in the fourth inning in game two.

Four players had two hits each for ESU in the twinbill - senior 1B Cara McNeil, senior OF Kasey Meckes, junior OF Sierra Wagner and freshman OF Katherine Liedberg.

GAME 1 - L 9-1 (5 inn.)

ESU sophomore Rachael Liguori led the PSAC in ERA (1.24) entering the weekend, but was hampered by two errors in the third inning as West Chester prevailed.

ESU scored its run in the bottom of the third on an RBI infield single by McNeil.

WCU added a run in the fourth on a leadoff homer by Sarah Walasavage, and two more in the fifth.

Liguori (8-5) yielded nine runs (five earned) on seven hits and walked four in her 11th complete game in 13 starts.

Amanda Houck improved to 15-4 on the season for West Chester, allowing one run on five hits with two strikeouts and one walk.

GAME 2 - L 4-2

ESU took a 1-0 lead in the third inning as freshman 3B Mary Wallick drew a two-out walk and scored on an RBI double by Meckes.

West Chester took a 4-1 lead with four runs in the top of the fourth, capped by a two-run homer by catcher Cat Hammer.

The Warriors cut the deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth as McNeil hit a leadoff double and scored on an RBI single by freshman catcher Heather Visco.

ESU put two runners on in the fifth, but relief pitcher Brooke Harner entered to get the final two outs of the inning.

Katie Erb (7-0) got the win for West Chester, throwing 4.1 innings and leaving with a 4-2 lead. Harner got the final eight outs for her fourth save.

Junior Allison Mende (8-5) threw her sixth complete game in 11 starts for ESU, allowing four runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and one walk.