Karen Burnette in action in game one.

SHEPHERD SOFTBALL SWEEPS DAVIS & ELKINS

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Shepherd University swept Davis & Elkins in WVIAC softball action at Shepherd on Sunday afternoon. The Rams earned a hard-fought 2-1 win in game one and posted an 8-0 triumph in the nightcap.

The Senators took a 1-0 lead in first inning of game one when Monica Decker tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly from Crystal Hopping.

Shepherd tied the game in the second when sophomore Stephanie Sims (Mt. Airy, MD/Glenelg HS) walked and later scored on an outfield error.

The Rams earned the win in the seventh as sophomore April Przygocki (Frederick, MD/Frederick HS) walked, moved to second on a sacrifice, and scored on an infield error.

Senior pitcher Karen Burnette (Yorktown, VA/ Tabb HS) tossed a two-hitter and fanned four as she improved to 3-3 on the year. Becky Vance struck out nine and allowed only one hit in a losing cause for Davis & Elkins.

Shepherd used a 10-hit attack en route to a 8-0 win in the nightcap.

With a 1-0 lead, Shepherd plated three runs in the third to extend its lead to 4-0. Senior first baseman Brooke Small (Herndon, VA/Herndon HS) had an RBI-single and two more runs scored on an outfield error.

The Rams added a run in the fourth when Sims doubled, moved to third on an error, and scored on a passed ball.

Freshman second baseman Rebekah Walsh (Wyomissing, PA/Holy Name HS) smacked a two-run double to highlight a three-run fifth for the Rams and ended the game early on the eight-run rule.

Small went 3-for-3 and Sims added a 2-for-2 effort to lead the Rams.

Junior Mia Zappacosta (Owings Mills, MD/McDonogh HS) went the distance for the Rams to improve to 4-3. She fanned four and scattered three hits. Carrie Egress took the loss for the Senators.

Shepherd improves to 9-10, 3-1 in WVIAC play, while Davis & Elkins drops to 6-6, 0-4. The Rams return to action on Wednesday when they host Shippensburg for a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader.

Mia Zappacosta in action in game two.

April Pryzgocki scored the winning run in game one.

Stephanie Sims makes the play at shortstop.

Mia Zappacosta exchanges post-game congratulations with a Davis and Elkins player.

Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score


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