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Faith Jones
Jason Kapusta
0
Thiel THI 17-17
11
Winner Westminster WES 26-11
Thiel THI
17-17
0
Final
11
Westminster WES
26-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Thiel THI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Westminster WES 2 2 0 7 X 11 13 0

W: Piper, Cheyenne (15-4) L: Mackenzie Herman (3-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Westminster snags run-rule win

GROVE CITY, Pa.--Freshman right-hander Cheyenne Piper (Latrobe, Pa., Ligonier Valley) struck out five in a one-hit shutout to lead Westminster College to an impressive 11-0, five-inning run-rule victory over Thiel College to begin its run at the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Softball Championship Tournament Thursday.

Second-seeded Westminster pushed its record to 26-11 with the win. Thiel, the No. 6 seed, fell to 17-17 and will face No. 5 Bethany College in the tournament's second elimination game Friday at 12 p.m.

Piper improved to 15-4 this season, lowering her earned-run average (ERA) to 1.58. She gave up a leadoff single to Dani Faceti in the second before retiring Thiel's final 12 batters in order. Piper has fanned 153 batters this season. 

Westminster pounded out 13 hits in the win. Sophomore catcher Faith Jones (Volant, Pa., Wilmington) had three hits and drove in two with a two-out, two-run base hit in the second. It was her seventh three-hit game this year, upping her average to .443. Jones also has 11 multi-RBI games this season. Junior second baseman Jenna Boneysteele (Carnegie, Pa., Chartiers Valley) went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Junior rightfielder Kelly Troup (Mogadore, Ohio, Field) went 3-for-3 with an RBI and scored a pair of runs.

Westminster's first five batters reached in the pivotal seven-run fourth. Freshman leftfielder Sam Levac (Oakville, Ontario, Garth Webb) smacked a two-run double in the inning. It was her sixth two-base hit of the year. 

Up Next:
Friday, Westminster will take on top-seeded Grove City College Friday in Game G at 2 p.m. Grove City advanced with a 7-0 shutout over No. 4 Allegheny College. The Westminster-Grove City winner advances to the championship series on Saturday. 
 
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