West Chester Freshmen Hurlers Help Shut Down Mansfield In Sweep

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MANSFIELD, Pa. – Amanda Houck and Brooke Harner each did their part in a pair of conference shutouts over host Mansfield at Helen Lutes Field Tuesday. West Chester won game one, 9-0 in 5 innings, and took the second game, 5-0.
 
West Chester (31-11, 15-5 PSAC East) won its fifth straight contest and have now won 9 of its last 10. Mansfield (7-17-1, 2-14) has now dropped 10 of its last 11.
 
Houck (14-4) tossed a complete-game, two-hitter in the opener that lasted just five innings, after West Chester painted nine runs on the board. Sarah Derstine hit her third home run of the season and recorded three RBI while Erin Whitman and Erin Quense each went deep as well. The Golden Rams held a 2-0 advantage heading into the top of the fifth when the visitors exploded for seven runs to shorten the contest.
 
Harner (8-7) threw the first five innings of game two and surrendered just one hit while walking two and striking out five. Katie Erb came on and pitched two hitless frames to close out the game. She walked one and struck out two. West Chester's pitching in total yielded no runs on just three hits in 12 innings Tuesday.
 
West Chester travels to East Stroudsburg on Friday for another PSAC East doubleheader beginning at 2:30 p.m.