Marauders fall to Huskies in Key PSAC East doubleheader

Friday, April 29

Millersville, PA

2:30 PM

Millersville University

19-22, 7-6

Bloomsburg

22-16, 7-6

Bloomsburg

Millersville

Marauders fall to Huskies in Key PSAC East doubleheader

4/29/2022 9:09:00 PM | Softball

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‘Ville closes regular season at Shepherd tomorrow

By: Andrew Pawling, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville University softball team (19-23, 7-7 PSAC) was swept by the Bloomsburg Huskies on Saturday, falling out of a playoff spot and into a tie for sixth place in the PSAC East standings.

Millersville was shutout in game one by a final of 4-0 before dropping game two 6-3 in an extra inning affair.

The regular season concludes tomorrow, April 30, as 'Ville will need to win both games against the Shepherd Rams, along with a lot of upsets across the conference, for a chance to make the conference tournament.

The top five teams in each division will make the tournament. Kutztown (10-4) and Shippensburg (9-5) lead the standings heading into tomorrow's finale, followed by East Stroudsburg (8-6), Bloomsburg (8-6), and Shepherd (8-6). West Chester (7-7) and Millersville (7-7) sit on the outside looking in, but both are within reach of leapfrogging their way into the playoffs. Tiebreakers will almost certainly be a factor with the standings so close going into the final day of play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE: Bloomsburg 4 – Millersville 0

The Huskies scored two runs in the second, one in the third, and one in the sixth, tallying ten hits in the win.
The lone Marauder hit came off the bat of Sam Fried as she pulled a single down the left field line in the second.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Alex Schaefer fell to 9-8 after allowing just one earned run over her complete game in the circle, walking one batter while picking up five strikeouts.
The Marauders were shut out for the eighth time this season.

GAME TWO: Bloomsburg 6 – Millersville 3 (9-Innings)

Bloomsburg again struck first, scoring two runs in the fourth off of Morgan Crutcher, breaking the scoreless tie.
Down to their final out in the bottom of the seventh, Taylor Campagna and Aleese Angelo ripped back-to-back hits, tying the game at 2-2. Campagna pulled a single through the left side, and Angelo crushed a two-run double to right field, giving the Marauders life after 'Ville had only mustered three hits over the first 13 innings of play.
Both teams managed to score a run in the eighth, as Millersville forced another tie on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Gabby D'Ottavio.
Crutcher, who had thrown the entire game for 'Ville, finally ran out of steam in the ninth, allowing three runs to score as Bloomsburg went ahead 6-3.
The Marauders went down in order in the bottom of the frame, dropping a heartbreaker after finding a way to bounce back and tie the game in the seventh and eighth innings.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Crutcher put together a valiant effort in the circle, tossing 8 1/3 innings while allowing six runs (four earned) and picking up five strikeouts.
Angelo, Gabi Turner, Marli Schreiner, and Campagna recorded the lone Marauder hits.
The Huskies outhit the Marauders 15 to 4 while both teams committed three errors.

UP NEXT
The Marauders conclude their regular season slate with a doubleheader at Shepherd tomorrow, April 30. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.