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BLOOMSBURG—Hillary Perez-Ashley allowed just three hits and one unearned run to lead West Virginia Wesleyan (WVW) to a 7-1 win over Lock Haven in the game two of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional championship being played at Bloomsburg University.
Perez-Ashley, who improved to 24-1 on the season, surrendered just three hits, did not walk a batter and got four strikeouts in shutting down the Lady Eagles. She retired the final seven hitters she faced, including a strikeout to end the game.
The Bobcats, now 47-6, got all the runs they would need in the third inning when they scored three times. With one out Jess Russ singled, stole second and scored on a single by Alex Whisner. After a pop out, Whisner moved to second on a passed ball and came home a on two-run homer by Stephanie St. Peter to put West Virginia Wesleyan on top 3-0.
WVW added a run in the fourth on a single by Paige Cummings to make it 4-0. Lock Haven, now 25-13, run a run back in the top of the fifth when Brittany Pataky doubled and later scored on a passed ball. The Bobcats put the game away with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.
WVW will now face Bloomsburg at 11 a.m. on Saturday in a winner’s bracket game, while Lock Haven will take on Shippensburg at 1:30 p.m. in an elimination game.
