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 SHEPHERD SWEEPS COLUMBIA UNION SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV--Shepherd College swept Columbia Union in softball action at Shepherd on Tuesday afternoon. The Rams took a 7-1 win in game one and gained the sweep with a 7-0 decision in the nightcap. Columbia Union took a 1-0 lead in the game one in the first inning when Sarah Gaffney singled, moved to second on a ground out, stole third, and scored on a passed ball. Shepherd tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the frame when Jenn Canby (Martinsburg, WV/Martinsburg HS) reached base on an error, moved to second on a double play, and scored on successive passed balls. The Rams broke open the game in the sixth with six runs on six hi JoJo Small (Old Fields, WV/Frankfort HS) went 2-for-4 with an RBI lo lead the Rams. Gaffney went 2-for-3 to lead Columbia Union. Karen Burnette (Yorktown, VA/ Tabb HS) (2-4) recorded eight strikeouts and picked up her third win of the year for the Rams. Alise Ondersma suffered the loss for the Pioneers. Megan Hall (Keysville, VA/Randolph-Henry HS) tossed a one-hitter in the nightcap. Hall also recorded nine strikeouts in the shutout victory. Sarah Gaffney fanned eight in a losing cause for the Pioneers. Small added a pair of hits in the nightcap to lead Shepherd. Canby belted a two-run triple to key a six-run rally in the sixth. Angie Long singled in the fifth inning for Columbia Union's only hit. Shepherd improves to 11-12 overall, while Columbia Union falls to 6-19. The Rams return to action on Friday when they travel to the West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament in Salem, Virginia. Game One Columbia Union 100 000 0 1 4 4 Shepherd 100 006 X 7 9 1 Burnette and Nagy; Ondersma and Long. WP: Burnette (3-4) LP: Ondersma Game Two Columbia Union 000 000 0 0 1 3 Shepherd 100 006 X 7 8 2 Hall and Nagy; Gaffney and Long. WP: Hall (3-4) LP: Gaffney    |
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P.O. Box 3210
| Shepherdstown, West Virginia | 25443-3210 |
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