QUAKERTOWN, Pa. – The East Stroudsburg University softball team pounded out 16 hits to defeat Shepherd, 10-5, on Thursday afternoon at Veterans Park and advance to Day 3 of the PSAC Championship, as one of the final four teams remaining.
The Warriors (44-9-1) move on to face Slippery Rock—the PSAC West Regular Season Champions and No. 1 seed from the West—at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 2. The Rams (24-21-1) will continue in an elimination game against Bloomsburg later Thursday (Shepherd would win 3-2).
Notables
Tatum Kresley set a new program single-season record with her 81st hit, going 4-for-5 with an RBI double.
Abigail Weirich followed up her walk-off double from Wednesday with three more hits, including another RBI double.
Sarah Davenport threw her second straight complete game of the tournament, striking out 11 while allowing just two earned runs.
Delaney Ridgell recorded two hits and two RBIs, one on a bases-loaded walk and the other on a double.
Five different Warriors (Kresley, Tulana Mingin, Weirich, Ridgell, Katie Master) hit doubles in the game.
How it Happened
ESU jumped ahead early with RBIs from Weirich and Ridgell in the first inning. After Shepherd plated a run in the second, the Warriors rattled off six straight, scoring twice in the third and four more in the fourth—highlighted by RBIs from Ridgell, Kinsley Proepper, and Master—to build an 8-1 lead. Shepherd cut into the lead with two late runs, but ESU added insurance with two more in the seventh to seal the 10-5 victory.
Up Next
The Warriors face Slippery Rock at 10 a.m. Friday for a spot in Day 4, the final day of the PSAC Championship.
