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Indiana (PA) IUP-S 8-8
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Winner Shippensburg SHIP-S 14-8
Indiana (PA) IUP-S
8-8
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Final
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Shippensburg SHIP-S
14-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Indiana (PA) IUP-S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Shippensburg SHIP-S 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 5 1

W: Chloe Collins (6-5) L: Zola, Lauren (2-7)

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Indiana (PA) IUP-S 8-9
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Winner Shippensburg SHIP-S 15-8
Indiana (PA) IUP-S
8-9
3
Final
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Shippensburg SHIP-S
15-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Indiana (PA) IUP-S 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 2
Shippensburg SHIP-S 2 3 0 0 0 1 X 6 9 1

W: Wilson (3-0) L: Spindler, Amanda (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jeff DeBaldo, Volunteer Assistant Sports Information Director

Crimson Hawks Softball suffers sweep at Shippensburg

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Senior shortstop Hanna Mercer was a combined 3-for-6 as the IUP softball team was swept by Shippensburg in non-conference play on Saturday afternoon losing 2-0 and 6-3.

With the losses, the Crimson Hawks fall to 8-9 overall on the season. Meanwhile, the Raiders improve to 15-8 this season.

In game one, the game remained scoreless into the third inning before Shippensburg plated two runs on a wild pitch and a single up the middle. IUP threatened in the top of the fifth when it loaded the bases on a single from Lauren Goetz (Cleveland, Ohio/Cuyahoga Heights). Freshman Megan Little (Harrison City, Pa./Penn Trafford) then grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Goetz was 2-for-3 while Mackenna Miller (Milton, Pa. /Milton) was 1-for-3 and Alaina Montgomery (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) was 1-for-1. Starting pitcher Lauren Zola (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-La Salle) suffered the loss after striking out seven in six innings of work.

In game two, Shippensburg jumped out to a quick 2-0 in the bottom of the first on a Chloe Collins home run. IUP then cut the lead in half in the when sophomore Laura Cotter (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) doubled in Montgomery from second. The Raiders answered by scoring three runs in the bottom half of the second to take a 5-1 lead. A Mercer solo home run cut the lead to 5-2 in the fifth. After Shippensburg pushed the lead to 6-2 in the sixth IUP then cut the lead in half in the top of the seventh on a Kaitlyn Beers (Reynoldsville, Pa./DuBois Area High School) single.

Mercer finished 3-for-4 with two runs, a home run and an RBI. Cotter was 2-for-3 with an RBI while Kassie Kesneck (Houston, Pa./Chartiers-Houston) was also 2-for-3. Starting pitcher Amanda Spindler (Brownsburg, Ind./Cathedral) suffered the loss after allowing four runs in 1.1 innings.

Up Next
The Crimson Hawks return to action on Friday, March 31 when they open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central play at Lock Haven with first pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

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For up-to-date game information, visit www.IUPAthletics.com and follow IUP softball on Twitter @IUPCrimsonHawk and @IUP_Softball.
 
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