Lady Rams Complete Sweep With 12-4 Win Over Maryland-Eastern Shore :: WSSU extends home winning streak to six games

March 18, 2008

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (11-9) completed their doubleheader sweep with a 12-4 win over the Maryland-Eastern Shore Lady Hawks (1-9) in a hard-fought contest. In contrast to the Lady Rams' dominating win in game one of the doubleheader, game two was a battle with neither team wanting to back down.

The Lady Rams opened the game with an early 7-0 lead, including a four-run performance in the third inning. A pair of UMES errors and a passed ball helped the Lady Rams cross the plate in the contest and placed the team in control of the game.

However, the Lady Hawks would not give up easily, scoring four runs in the fourth inning. A WSSU fielding error allowed a pair of UMES runs to score in the contest, while a Lady Hawk double would drive in the other two runs and cut the WSSU lead down to just three runs, 7-4. The home team would close the game out with five unanswered runs over the next two innings as the team scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, followed by three more fifth inning runs. WSSU junior infielder Amber Shore drove in the clinching run with a two-RBI single that gave the Lady Rams the 12-4 victory.

WSSU freshman catcher Bonika Terry led the way for the Lady Rams with a 2-for-3 showing at the plate with a run scored and an RBI. Shore also added a pair of hits with three RBI and two runs scored.

The Lady Rams will return to action next Wednesday when they take on the Savannah State Lady Tigers in an afternoon doubleheader.

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