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April 13, 2008
Softball Falls For Third Time to Wright State

    Canfield, Ohio -- The Youngstown State softball team (6-22, 2-9 Horizon League) fell to Wright State for the third straight time after falling 13-3 in five innings on Sunday afternoon at McCune Park. The Raiders improved to 20-17 overall and 8-2 in the Horizon League.

    Wright State's Mollie Berry put the Raiders on the board with a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the second inning and gave WSU a 2-0 lead.

    The Penguins answered with two runs in the bottom half of the frame to knot the score at 2-2. Freshman Rochelle Vanyi walked with the bases loaded to cut the deficit in half and sophomore Kristin Bair's ground out scored Allyse Ledford, who walked.

    Justine Stilt hit a three-run home run in the top of the third put the Raiders back on top 5-3 and a grand slam as part of a five-run fourth inning to put the Raiders ahead 10-3.

    Wright State added three more runs in the top of the fifth to reach the eight-run mercy rule.

    YSU hosts Cleveland State, Tuesday, April 15, at 3 p.m.

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