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Softball Drops Two Games At Muhlenberg To Fall Just Short Of Centennial Playoffs

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Allentown, PA - The Washington College softball team was swept by Muhlenberg on the final day of the regular season as the Shorewomen came up just short in their bid for a Centennial Conference Tournament berth. The Mules (19-19, 10-6) won 3-0 and 5-0 to earn the second seed in the CC playoffs while the Shorewomen finish the season at 16-19 (8-8 C.C.).

Game 1, Muhlenberg 3, Shorewomen 0
How It Happened
- Starting pitcher Raya Kunes helped her own cause when she led off the third inning with a single. Two outs later, Genna Cicchetti singled in pinch-runner Jane Banahan with the first run of the game.
- The Shorewomen came close to tying the score in the top of the fifth, but Kaya Mahy made a tremendous play with two outs and a runner on third, ranging far to her left to snag a ground ball and throwing across her body to nip sophomore third baseman Hannah Solge at first.
- Muhlenberg extended its lead in the bottom of the inning on a two-out, two-run single by senior Kristen Oberg.  
- Washington had the bases loaded with one out in the fifth before Kaitlyn Buurman started an inning-ending 3-2-3 double play.
- Kunes fielded a comebacker with two runs in scoring position in the seventh to end the game.

For the Shorewomen
Hitting
- Solge went 2-for-4.
-Junior catcher Lexie Witmer was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.
Pitching
-Sophomore Lexi Barnhart fell to 9-10 after allowing three earned runs on nine hits over 6.0 innings.

For the Mules
Hitting
-Cicchetti was 3-for-3 (RBI) with a run scored.
-Olberg finished 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI.
Pitching 
-Kunes blanked the Shorewomen on eight hits over 7.0 innings.

Game 2, Muhlenberg 5, Shorewomen 0
- Madison Palat singled in the first run of the game in the fourth, and the score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth.
- Palat brought in the first of four runs in the sixth with her second RBI single, and three additional runs came in on a bases-loaded hit by pitch, a groundout and an infield error.

For the Shorewomen
Hitting
-Five players had one hit each, including freshman left fielder Lilly Cook (double)
Pitching
-Freshman Gen Kozub fell to 8-8 after allowing four earned runs over 5.1 innings.

For the Mules
- Kaitlyn Buurman went 3-for-3 with a run scored.
- Palat was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI.

Pitching
- Cora Bridgers pitched a complete-game five-hit shutout (1 walk, 4 stikeouts)

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Players Mentioned

Lexi Barnhart

#14 Lexi Barnhart

P
5' 6"
Sophomore
Lilly Cook

#4 Lilly Cook

OF
5' 4"
Freshman
Gen Kozub

#7 Gen Kozub

P/UT
5' 7"
Freshman
Hannah Solge

#13 Hannah Solge

IF
5' 2"
Sophomore
Lexie Witmer

#10 Lexie Witmer

C
5' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lexi Barnhart

#14 Lexi Barnhart

5' 6"
Sophomore
P
Lilly Cook

#4 Lilly Cook

5' 4"
Freshman
OF
Gen Kozub

#7 Gen Kozub

5' 7"
Freshman
P/UT
Hannah Solge

#13 Hannah Solge

5' 2"
Sophomore
IF
Lexie Witmer

#10 Lexie Witmer

5' 2"
Junior
C