The Shippensburg Raiders softball team suffered a pair of losses this Friday in a doubleheader against Kutztown University, 3-2 and 4-3, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division matchup at North Campus Field.
The SU Raiders had not played for 12 days prior to Friday’s game.
In its first game, after four innings, the Raiders fell behind three runs. However, SU did earn two runs in the sixth by taking advantage of two Kutztown errors, but could not manage to capitalize any further. The Raiders continued on to lose by a single run.
In Game 2, Taylor Pattillo struck a single up the middle of the field to score sophomore Macy Luck for SU in the first inning. Kutztown responded by scoring a run of its own.
With the score tied in the fourth inning, Chloe Collins unleashed her first home run of the season — a two-run shot to left — to put SU up 3-1.
A two-run streak from Kutztown in the fifth tied the matchup until a run in the sixth inning by Golden Bear’s Nicki Mann sealed the fate of the Raiders.
Friday featured some impressive pitching performances from Chloe Collins, who allowed just two earned runs in six innings in Game 1.
Sophomore Tara Bicko led SU with four hits and went 4-for-8 with a double in two games in the leadoff spot.
Collins and Luck also had multiple hits, with each finishing with two.
The Raiders will have the week off before traveling to Millersville University next Friday for another doubleheader at 2:30 p.m.
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