West Chester Slips Past Catawba In Extra Innings, 3-2

Box Score

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Senior Micaela McSpadden (Spotswood, N.J./Spotswood) hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning, and Amanda Houck (Gap, Pa./Pequea Valley) held Catawba scoreless in the bottom half, lifting West Chester to a 3-2 victory on the second day of the NFCA Leadoff Classic Saturday afternoon.
 
West Chester (3-0) started the extra frame with pinch-runner Bri Garber (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) on second base. Alyssa Herion (West Grove, Pa./Avon Grove) sacrificed Garber over to third where McSpadden's sac fly scored the freshman with the game-winning run.
 
Houck (1-0) threw a gem inside the circle, scattering four hits over eight innings while walking two and striking out six. Only one of the Indians' two tallies against her was earned.
 
West Chester's top two hitters in the order, Madison Kelly (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) and Sarah Walasavage (Minersville, Pa./Minersville) combined to go 4-for-7 with a RBI. Cat Hammer (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) finished 2-for-3 with a RBI. Heidi McCollester (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) was 2-for-3 as well.
 
The Golden Rams' final line read: three runs on eight hits without committing any errors. Catawba scored two runs on four hits and had one miscue.
 
West Chester takes on Hillsdale College Sunday morning, before heading back to the Commonwealth State. First pitch is set for 9 a.m.