College Softball

WCU won the opening game of a doubleheader on a walk-off walk in the bottom of the seventh, and then shortened game two with an eight-run rule victory to complete a sweep over visiting Chowan (N.C.).

West Chester (19-5) ran its winning streak to a seasonhigh 10 with the two wins over Atlantic Region rival Chowan (19-16).

The Golden Rams scored an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning of game one to steal a 1-0 victory. Pinch-hitter Ashley Flesch drew a bases-loaded walk to force home pinchrunner Shannon Gray, a Henderson grad, with the only run of the game.

In the nightcap, West Chester scored once in the first, twice in both the second and third and then five more in the fourth to put an end to the game early, 10-1, in five innings.

Left-handed pitcher Amanda Houck earned the win in both games to improve to 12-2 on the year. Houck scattered five hits over five innings, allowing one run in game two. She struck out five and did not walk a batter. Houck came on in relief in Game 1, throwing the sixth and seventh, yielding one hit and striking out two. Starter Brooke Harner, a Kennett high grad, tossed five scoreless innings, surrendering three hits while walking one and striking out seven.

The Mighty Macs began Colonial States Athletic Conference play, sweeping the doubleheader from the Highlanders, 13-1 and 16-0.

In the opener, Ashley Rey went 4-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored, and while Immaculata pitchers Jessica Bormann and Desiree Dinko combined to give up just three hits in the Mighty Macs 13-1 win in five innings.

During game two, Rey was 2-for-2 with four RBIs, Emily Mesey was also 2-for-2 with two RBIs, Michaela Petito was 2-for-3 with one RBI, and Kayla Sponsel was went 3-for-4 with a team-best five

Immaculata opened up Colonial States Athletic Conference play and ran its winning streak to six games. The Macs (7-3, 2-0 CSAC) got a pair of complete game efforts on the mound from juniors Ryan Blough and Eddie Decker to open up CSAC play undefeated.