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Wilkes earned a split Friday at the Virginia Beach Blast

WILKES SOFTBALL OPENS SEASON WITH SPLIT ON DAY ONE OF VIRGINIA BEACH BLAST

3/1/2013 10:50:00 PM

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WILKES SOFTBALL OPENS SEASON WITH SPLIT ON DAY ONE OF VIRGINIA BEACH BLAST

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The Wilkes University softball team opened its 2013 slate with a split at the Virginia Beach Blast Friday night. The Lady Colonels fell to Rowan 7-3 before posting a 7-4 win against Shenandoah University in the nightcap.

Wilkes moves to 1-1 following the days games.

In game one against Rowan, Michelle Coyle (West Milford, PA/West Milford) led the offense going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Coyle doubled to right center in the third scoring pinch runner Dayna Finch (Milford, CT/Joseph Foran) to tie the game at 1-1. After Rowan scored three runs in the third, Jessalyn Paveletz (Hanover Township, PA/Hanover Area) homered to left field to cut the Rowan advantage to 4-2 in the bottom half of the frame.

Another Coyle RBI hit scored Laykin Hughes (Minersville, PA/Pottsville) who walked to start the fifth inning for Wilkes cutting the lead to 4-3. Rowan answered with three more runs in the fifth to secure the 7-3 victory.

Hughes went 4.2 innings in the circle allowing seven hits and seven runs striking out three in the loss.

Shenandoah grabbed a 1-0 lead after its first at-bats before Wilkes responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Jordan Borger (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley) reached on a fielder's choice in the second scoring Paveletz to keep the Lady Colonels ahead 3-2 after three.

Two RBI hits in the fifth gave Wilkes some breathing room as Mandy Seccia (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott) and Hayley Phillips each added run-scoring singles. Brooke Chapin (Nanticoke, PA/Nanticoke) entered the game in the sixth pitching two scoreless innings in relief of starter Alysha Bixler (Williamstown, PA/Williams Valley) to record her first collegiate save. Bixler went five innings allowing four runs on five hits (1 unearned run).

Wilkes returns to play tomorrow with games against Frostburg State at 12:00 p.m. and York (N.Y.) at 2:00 p.m.

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