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Ferguson slams 2 home runs


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Katie Ferguson

► UMBC RETRIEVERS:
 “Senior Katie Ferguson (North East, Md./North East/Cecil CC) slammed two homerun, one in the first inning and one in the third inning, as the UMBC softball team (14-14) evened their record for the season with a 12-5 win over Howard (4-20) Thursday afternoon at the UMBC Softball Stadium. 

Heather Brown

“Better known for her pitching, Ferguson took the full advantage of playing as the designated player on Thursday going 3-for-5 at the plate with a season-high five RBIs...

“Junior Heather Brown (Pasadena, Md./Northeast) earned the win, throwing 5.2 innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits... while forcing 10 groundouts...

Jessica Warner

“The Retrievers got on the board early after Brown sent Howard down in order to start the game. After sophomore Jessica Warner (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) led off with a walk and sophomore Caitlin Chance (Easton, Md./Easton) followed with a single, Hall put UMBC up, 1-0, on an RBI single to center. 

Caitlin Chance

"Ferguson then stepped up and cleared the bases with her second homerun of the year, a three-run shot to left field. The Retrievers added two more runs in the inning to build the lead to 5-0."

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► WASHINGTON SHOREWOMEN: 

Suzanne Patinella

“Visiting Widener University took both ends of a non-conference softball doubleheader against host Washington College on Thursday afternoon at Washington College Softball Field. The Pride won game one by a 3-1 score and captured game two, 11-2. Widener is now 12-6 overall, while the Shorewomen are now 12-9...

“In game one, the Shorewomen took a 1-0 lead when freshman Suzanne Patinella (Fallston, MD/Maryvale Prep) scored on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the second...

Brittany Walter

Lindsey Glascock

“For WC, junior pitcher Brittany Walter (Forest Hill, MD/C. Milton Wright) … went five innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out three...

Junior Lindsey Glascock (Glenwood, MD/Glenelg) “had two hits in game one, the only player to record multiple hits... 

Kylie Nottingham

Shaelan Nottingham

 “In game two, … Kylie Nottingham (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur) doubled to right-center to put WC up 1-0 in the last of the first...

Jill Piasecki

“WC got one in the last of the sixth when junior Lindsey Glascock (Glenwood, MD/Glenelg) scored all the way from first on a one-out double by junior Shaelan Nottingham (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur) to cut the Widener lead to 5-2.

“Pitching wise, senior pitcher Jill Piasecki (Galena, MD/Kent County)”... gave up “five runs, but only two of them were earned.”

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► STEVENSON MUSTANGS: 

Kristin Urban

“Stevenson softball senior Kristin Urban (Timonium, Md./Mercy) totaled two of the team's eight hits on the day, but the team fell victim to strong pitching as Randolph-Macon out-dueled the Mustangs in posting two extra-inning victories in sweeping a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday, 2-1 and 1-0.

Stephanie Ayres

“Stevenson (8-12) has now lost three-straight games, all by one run. The last four meetings with the Yellow Jackets in 2011 and 2012 have all come by one run. The Mustangs won both games a year ago in Ashland by 1-0 margins.

Brittani Rynkowski

“After a scoreless seven innings in game one, Stevenson struck first in top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by freshman Stephanie Ayres (Upper Marlboro, Md./Bishop McNamara) that scored senior Brittani Rynkowski (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll)."

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Shelby Taylor

► DREXEL DRAGONS: 


“The Drexel softball team won its third-straight game and fourth in five games on Thursday, as they made the short trip down I-95 to George Washington and came away with a 3-0 victory. Shelby Taylor (Easton, Md) pitched her second gem in as many days, going the distance for a four-hit shutout. The Dragons evened their record at 13-13 with the victory...

Jenn Reading

“In the third inning, the Dragons' other red-hot hitter Jenn Reading (Stevensville, Md) led off with a single poked through the left side of the infield.” (Jenn was 2-for-4 on the day with an RBI and run scored."

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