WEST CHESTER, Pa. - The No. 9 nationally ranked East Stroudsburg University softball team put on a show against West Chester University, taking down the Golden Rams in both games of Tuesday's doubleheader. Behind dominant pitching and clutch hitting, the Warriors secured 7-0 and 11-3 victories, pushing their season record to 27-5.
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Game 1:
Sarah Davenport was untouchable in the opening game, throwing her 16
th complete game and 7
th shutout of the season. With only three hits recorded against her, Davenport struck out seventeen, and did not allow a single Golden Ram runner to reach third base.
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At the plate, the Warriors wasted no time setting the tone in their dominant win, plating three runs in the first inning.
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Tatum Kresley got the scoring started with an RBI groundout, bringing home
Taylor Lipkins. A fielding error by the Golden Rams extended the inning, allowing
Tulana Mingin to score, followed by a sacrifice fly from
Kinsley Proepper that brought in
Abigail Weirich for a quick 3-0 lead.
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Weirich stayed hot in the second inning, launching a two-run homer to center field, stretching the lead to 5-0. The Warriors added the finishing touches in the sixth inning when
Delaney Ridgell crushed a two-run shot to left, capping the 7-0 win.
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Game 2:
The East Stroudsburg University offense was on full display in game 2, with five home runs hit by five different players.
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The scoring started in the second inning when Weirich crossed the plate on a wild pitch, followed by a solo home run from Proepper to put ESU up 2-0. The long ball continued to be the story in the third, as
Maddy Pritchard launched a solo shot to left before A. Weirich crushed a 3-run homer. Ridgell kept the power surge going with another home run to left, making it 7-0.
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The Warriors added an insurance run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Mingin, but West Chester responded with a 3-run homer to cut the deficit to 8-3.
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ESU wasted no time regaining momentum, tacking on three more runs in the fifth, moving the score to 11-3.
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Warriors are back in action with a PSAC doubleheader at Bloomsburg on April 4
th at 2:00 & 4:00 PM.
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