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W.VIRGINIA STATE
SALEM, VA—
Kayla McHale (Dillsburg/Northern) went 6 for 8 and
Mandi Baer (Douglassville/Daniel Boone) went 5 for 8 on Sunday to lead the Bloomsburg University softball team to wins over Ohio Valley University and West Virginia State. The Huskies beat Ohio Valley, 7-1, and West Virginia State, 8-0, in six innings.
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Ohio Valley took the early lead in the game getting a one out double off Huskies starter Mallory Tomashik. After a bunt moved the runner to third, the Bobcats got an RBI triple to take a 1-0 lead.
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The score stayed 1-0 to the bottom of the third when the Huskies tied the game. After
Erica Keen (Gordonville/Bishop Shanahan) reached on a fielder's choice she moved to second on a ground out, and took third on McHale's single. Keen then scored when Baer reached on a throwing error by the OVU shortstop.
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Bloomsburg took the lead in the fifth putting together four hits and taking advantage of an error.
Erika Yanora (Tunkhannock/Tunkhannock) led off the inning reaching on an error and moved to second on a single by McHale. Baer then singled home Yanora to make it 2-1 with McHale taking third. After Baer stole second to put runners on second and third,
Taylor Parker (Dewart/Warrior Run) singled home both runners for a 4-1 lead.
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The Huskies added three more runs in the sixth with McHale, Parker and
Valerie Carcasses (Barnegat, NJ/Barnegat) all had RBI singles.
In her college debut Tomaschik allowed six hits, one run, struck out four and did not walk a better.
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In game two Bloomsburg jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when
Chrissy Belko (Old Forge/Old Forge) singled home McHale. The Huskies extended their lead to 3-0 when
Sarah Bertoni (Nanticoke/Greater Nanticoke Area) doubled and scored on McHale's single and Yanora, who had singled, scored on Baer's double.
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In the fifth the Huskies made it 4-0 when Parker and Fredell had back-to-back doubles with Fredell getting the RBI.
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In the bottom of the sixth Bloomsburg put together four hits and took advantage of two errors by the Yellow Jackets to win on the mercy rule, 8-0.
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Baer finished 3-4 with two RBI, while McHale going 2-4 with an RBI. Parker earned the win in the circle allowing just four hits, while striking out three and walking four.
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Bloomsburg, 5-1, will play Winston-Salem on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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