Softball Wins 30th Game, Eliminates Bowie State From Regional, 10-2

May 11, 2007

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KUTZTOWN, Pa. - On the heels of an eight-run first inning, the Shippensburg softball team snapped a two-game losing streak and advanced to the next round of the NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Region Championship on Friday with a 10-2 victory over Bowie State at Kutzown's North Campus Field.

With the win, the Lady Raiders (30-23) posted their sixth consecutive 30-win season in seven years under Head Coach Bob Brookens.

Bowie State (27-9) got on the board with a run in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly, but Shippensburg responded by sending 13 batters to the plate in the bottom of the inning.

After Shippensburg loaded the bases on a walk by freshman Lisamarie Ramagli (Levittown/Neshaminy), sophomore Amanda Bardo (Montoursville/Montoursville) hit a two-out, two-run single to left giving the Lady Raiders a 2-1 lead.

Following an RBI-single by senior Katie Heatley (York/Dllastown) and back-to-back bases loaded walks by sophomore Lori Knopf (Crown Point, Ind./Andrean) and junior Liz Good (Croydon/Truman) to increase the lead to four, sophomore Chelsea Carson (Shippensburg/Shippensburg) hit a bases clearing, three-run triple down the left field line to put Shippensburg ahead 8-1.

Carson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, is currently batting .333 this season with 13 RBIs while Bardo went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs before leaving the game in the fourth. Good also had two RBI.

Meanwhile, Ramagli, who went 2-for-3 in yesterday's loss to East Stroudsburg, was 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk on Friday. She is hitting .600 through two games in the regional with a 1.400 slugging percentage.

For the Lady Bulldogs, Tiffany Toney was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple and two runs scored. Tricia Corbin was 2-for-3.

In the circle, Lady Raider junior Jill Kirby (Glen Mills/Garnet Valley) pitched her fourth complete game of the season, scattering seven hits over five innings with three strikeouts while allowing just two runs to pick up her third win of the season.

Heather Enders started the game for Bowie State, but was knocked out after pitching just two-thirds of an inning, allowing eight runs, only two of which were earned. Jillian Willey pitched the remainder of the game in relief, allowing two runs in 3.1 innings.

Shippensburg will play the loser of the Bloomsburg and Edinboro game on Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. The game can be heard live on student radio station WSYC 88.7 FM and on the internet at raiders.ship.edu.

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