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DAHLONEGA, Ga. Senior
Courtney Stump (Kutztown, Pa. / Kutztown) hit a three-RBI double in the eleventh inning to lead No. 8 West Chester over No. 21 Southern Indiana 12-10 on Saturday. Following the eleven-inning victory, West Chester's record improved to 1-1 while Southern Indiana's record fell to 2-2.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Following a lead-off walk from senior Bri Garber (Willow Street, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg), Jaime Klemas (South Brunswick, N.J. / South Brunswick) struck first for West Chester, scoring Garber on an RBI double in the top of the first.
- West Chester continued to apply pressure in the top of the second as freshman Kiley Watson (Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge) scored from third as Annamarie Hartman (Phoenix, Ariz. / Xavier College Prep) stole second base. Hartman would then score on a bunt single from Madison Melvin (Tabernacle, N. J. / Seneca). Melvin and Garber would cap off the inning for West Chester when they both scored on a two-RBI single from Klemas, giving West Chester a 5-0 lead.
- Southern Indiana retaliated quickly in the bottom of the second as they would score two runs highlighted by an RBI triple.
- The Screaming Eagles played small ball in the bottom of the fourth inning to score two runs, cutting the Golden Rams' lead to 5-4.
- Southern Indiana took the lead 6-4 in the fifth off a two-RBI double.
- West Chester responded in the top of the sixth, scoring three runs to take an 8-6 lead. With the bases loaded, Melvin hit into a fielder's choice allowing Katelyn Rittenbaugh (Donaldson, Pa. / Pine Grove) to score the tying run. Emily Maseth (Westminster, Md. / Westminster) followed up with an RBI double to score Garber, gaining the lead for West Chester. Klemas rounded out the inning with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Melvin from third.
- Southern Indiana scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to cut West Chester's lead to 8-7.
- Southern Indiana scored with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game 8-8, forcing extra innings.
- After a scoreless eighth and ninth inning, the NCAA Division II tiebreaker rule came into play. Tori McCoach (Langhorne, Pa. / Conwell-Egan) was placed on second base as a base runner to start the inning. Following her advancement to third base on a wild pitch, McCoach scored on a sacrifice fly from Hartman, giving West Chester a 9-8 lead.
- Â Southern Indiana's placed runner scored on an RBI double to tie the game at 9-9 in the bottom of the tenth.
- Melvin was placed on second to start the eleventh. Maseth and Klemas both managed full-count walks to load the bases with no outs. Courtney Stump then hit a base-clearing double, giving West Chester a 12-9 lead.
- A leadoff double scored Southern Indiana's placed runner in the bottom of the eleventh, but could not continue the rally, giving West Chester the 12-10 victory.
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INSIDE THE STATS:
- Junior pitcher Jen Hanshaw (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley) earned the win for West Chester, pitching five innings while allowing two runs on five hits.
- Stump went two-for-six with a double and three RBI's.
- Klemas was two-for-four with one run, one double and one RBI.
- Melvin scored three runs for West Chester while tallying two hits and two RBI's.
- Garber reached base five times for West Chester, going three-for-four with three hits, two walks, and two runs scored.
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OUTSIDE THE BOX:
- Garber is now ten hits behind alum Erin MacNamee for most career hits in program history.
- Maseth now stands four doubles away from eclipsing Beth Frey's mark for most career doubles in program history.
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West Chester will continue to compete in The Cottrell Foundation Loyal Blue Classic tomorrow as they have a 10 a.m. rematch with Southern Indiana before finishing the weekend with a game against tournament host North Georgia at 2 p.m.
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