Softball Edged by Slippery Rock

CLERMONT, Fl.- The West Chester University softball squad (10-8) continued its Spring Break trip to the Sunshine State on Thursday morning opposite Slippery Rock (5-10). Slippery Rock pulled off a late inning comeback to defeat the Golden Rams by a final score of 3-2.

How it Happened:

• In the top of the first, West Chester raced out to an early lead as Emily Maseth (Westminster, Md./Westminster) tripled home Annamarie Hartman (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep) who had reached via a single earlier in the inning to take an early 1-0 lead. Maseth scored moments later via an RBI single from Heidi McCollester (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) to extend the lead to 2-0.
• Slippery Rock answered back with a run of its own during the home half of the third to trim the deficit to just 2-1.
• In the fifth inning, Slippery Rock threatened to even the score with runners on first and second with two outs but Maegen Kavanagh (Easton, Pa./Easton) who entered in relief of Reilly Gearhart (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) registered a clutch strikeout to preserve the Golden Rams slim one-run lead heading to the sixth.
• In the bottom of the seventh, Leah Vith registered a two-RBI single down the left field line to lift Slippery Rock to the 3-2 comeback victory.
• Gearhart got the start for the Golden Rams and went 4.2 innings scattering six hits and one run while striking out a pair. Kavanagh took the loss in this contest as she pitched the remaining 1.2 surrendering four hits and a pair of runs while also striking out a pair. Camie Shumaker earned the victory for the Rock as she went the distance surrendering four hits and a pair of runs while striking out five Golden Rams in the victory.

Up Next:
West Chester will be back in action later this afternoon opposite NYIT beginning at 1:30 p.m.