SHEPHERD SOFTBALL DROPS THREE AT CATAWBA INVITATIONAL

SALISBURY, NC -- Shepherd University dropped their final three games in softball action at the Catawba Invitational Tournament. Shepherd dropped a 14-3 game to Barton late Saturday night and also fell to Mount Olive (9-1) and Wingate (8-0) on Sunday.

Ram starter Stephanie Sims (Mt. Airy, MD/Glenelg HS) took the loss against Barton, while Claire Sevent gained the win for Barton.

Senior outfielder Jenn Canby (Martinsburg, WV/Martinsburg HS) scored Shepherd's lone run against Mount Olive in the first inning when she doubled and later scored on a error.

Georgette Richardson and Bailey Hamell each homered to lead the Mount Olive attack.

Ram starter Karen Burnette (Yorktown, VA/Tabb HS) (0-2) took the loss, while Shaun Conway gained the win for the Trojans.

Wingate pitchers Ashley Green and Brittany Taylor combined for six strikeouts en route to a 8-0 Bulldog win in five innings. Green gained the win, while junior pitcher Mia Zappacosta (Owings Mills, MD/McDonogh HS) (1-1) took the loss for the Rams.

No further game details were available.

Shepherd (1-4) returns to action next weekend when they travel to the Snowbird Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Barton 14 9 1

Shepherd 3 7 2

Sims, Jones (5), Zappacosta (7) and Caywood; Sevent and Chambers.

WP: Sevent

LP: Sims (0-1)

Mount Olive 9 11 1

Shepherd 1 3 6

Burnette, Jones (6) and Orkoskey; Conway and Hamell.

WP: Conway

LP: Burnette (0-2)

Shepherd 0 2 0

Wingate 8 14 0

Zappacosta, Walsh (4) and Sims; Green, Taylor (5) and Chester.

WP: Green

LP: Zappacosta (1-1)