Box Score 1 GREENSBURG, Pa. The Golden Rams came back from an eight-run extra inning deficit to defeat the West Liberty Hilltoppers 14-13 on Thursday. West Chester improves to a 12-3 record following the victory while West Liberty now owns a 7-9 record on the season.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- West Liberty kicked off scoring in the top of third, scoring three runs to take an early lead over West Chester.
- The Golden Rams responded by cutting the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the first. Trisha Kopinetz (Pine Grove, Pa. / Pine Grove) hit an RBI double to left center field to score Madison Melvin (Tabernacle, N. J. / Seneca). Then, Courtney Stump (Kutztown, Pa. / Kutztown) hit an RBI single, scoring Bri Garber (Willow Street, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg) from third base.
- Annamarie Hartman (Phoenix, Ariz. / Xavier College Prep) hit a bases loaded single scoring Jaime Klemas (South Brunswick, N.J. / South Brunswick) in the bottom of the fourth. Melvin was the next to step to the plate and worked a walk to score Emily Kim (Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright), giving West Chester a 4-3 lead.
- A West Liberty home run tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the seventh, forcing extra innings.
- Runners were placed on second base starting in the eighth inning. After West Liberty scored their placed runner, West Chester scored Klemas on an RBI-single from Grace Aguilar (Frederica, Del. / Lake Forest) to force a ninth inning.
- West Liberty batted around and scored eight runs in the top of the ninth, giving themselves a convincing 13-5 lead going into the bottom of the ninth.
- The Golden Rams may have been down eight runs, but that would not be the case for long. A leadoff home run from Garber (scoring Melvin, the placed runner) set the tone for the inning for the Golden Rams. Two batters later, Emily Maseth (Westminster, Md. / Westminster) hit her own two-run home run scoring Kopinetz.
- With West Chester down 13-9, Stump, Klemas, and Olivia Mock (Clifton, Va. / Paul V. Catholic) loaded the bases up as Aguilar stepped up to the plate. Aguilar batted in pinch runner Caroline Adams (Media, Pa. / Renaissance Academy) with a single, keeping the bases loaded for Hartman. Hartman and Haleigh Karcher (Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson) worked consecutive walks to score Klemas and pinch runner Kiley Watson (Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge), bringing West Chester to a 13-12 deficit.
- With the bases juiced and no one out, senior Bri Garber stepped up to the plate for the second time in the ninth. After working to a 1-2 count, Garber smacked a double into left center field, scoring Aguilar and Hartman to give West Chester the come-from-behind 14-13 victory in the bottom of the ninth.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Garber went 3-for-6 with a home run, two runs scored, and four RBI's.
- Maseth batted 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI's.
- Klemas scored three runs for West Chester, going 2-for-4 with one walk.
OUTSIDE THE BOX:
- West Chester and West Liberty began to play game two as scheduled, but game two was suspended after four innings due to darkness. The Golden Rams were winning 4-1 at the time of suspension.
- Maseth is now tied with Kopinetz for the most home runs on the team at four each.
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The Golden Rams are scheduled to return to action tomorrow as they play Seton Hill. Seton Hill has played host to West Chester's netural site games the past two days, and West Chester will have a chance to face their host tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
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