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Emily Weiman

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► NORTH CAROLINA STATE: Freshman pitcher Emily Weiman, Pasadena, Md, threw nine strong inning for the NC State Wolfpack, but fell to the Purdue Boilermakers by the final score of 7-5. Emily struck out five.  

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Melanie Mitchell

► UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: Junior pitcher Melanie Mitchell, White Plains, Md, of the Virginia Cavaliers registered her eighth win of the year. After giving up a lead off solo home run to the Penn State Nittany Lions, Melanie settled down, allowing only three more hits in the game. She finished with six strikeouts and did not walk a batter.  

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► SALISBURY UNIVERSITY: The No. 7 Salisbury University Sea Gulls split a doubleheader today in two closely fought games, defeating the Roanoke College Maroons, 1-0, but falling to the Shenandoah University Hornets, 6-5.

In the first game, junior catcher Michelle Gravdahl, Ellicott City, Md, supplied the lone run with her third home run of the season. She also came up big from behind the plate picking off a Roanoke runner at second, giving Salisbury two outs and taking away a scoring opportunity from the Maroons.

Michelle Gravdahl, home run in 1-0 game

In the second game, sophomore pitcher Kathryn Larson, Frederick, Md, started in the circle. She was relieved by freshman pitcher Rachel Johnson, Preston, Md, who struck out six batters in her five and two-third inning span. Junior second base CarlyRead, Catonsville, Md, narrowed the score to 3-2, Roanoke's favor, when she singled for an RBI and then scored on a wild pitch.

With two outs in the top of the seventh, sophomore catcher Virginia Walther, Salisbury, Md, hit her first career home run as a Sea Gull. Then, junior catcher Michelle Gravdahl, Ellicott City, Md, walked, followed by a single from junior first base Lindsay Brown, Ellicott City, Md. This set up Lindsay McCabe to drive a double into right field that easily scored both runners. It all was not enough – just a single run shy – for a chance to notch a win.

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