Chapple Pitches Shutout in Game Two as Softball Splits with Concord

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Frostburg State Softball team split their doubleheader with the Concord Mountain Lions on Saturday afternoon, dropping the first game 3-0 and securing game two 2-0.

Frostburg started at the plate but only saw the first three batters, as senior Jamie Roberts took the mound to start game one. Concord was able to get two hits in their first appearance at the plate, placing runners on first and second. A long double to right field sent both runners home giving the Mountain Lions an early 2-0 lead. A walk and a hit for FSU left two on in the top of the second, as CU was able to get out of a jam to stay in the lead. The Mountain Lions loaded the bases in their offensive half of the second, as Roberts stranded all runners on base to get out of the inning with no damage.

Concord's defense dealt three outs to put themselves back at-bat, as CU knocked a hit but Roberts struck out the last two batters to send the game to the fourth. Roberts recorded a single in her at-bat of the inning, but was called out on a fielder's choice by sophomore Arden Miller. Miller was then caught stealing before juniors Cristina Sommerkamp and Hanna Binek connected on back-to-back singles, both being left on base.  A fly out and Robert's securing two more strikeouts from the circle kept the score at 2-0 heading into the fifth, as three up, three down sent the game to the sixth.

Sophomore Gracie Nelson saw her first hit of the day singling up the middle to lead off the sixth inning, as Roberts then reached on a fielder's choice. Sommerkamp then knotted another single, moving pinch runner senior Katie Chapple to second, but both were left on base. Roberts gave up two hits, but stranded two on base to send Frostburg into their last chance at-bats down 3-0, as the Mountain Lions snuck a run off a throwing error by Frostburg.  FSU only saw three batters in the top of the seventh,  dropping the game 3-0.    

Roberts connected on the first hit of game two, ripping a single to first but was left on base. Chapple, on the mound for the Bobcats in game two, faced the minimum number of batters, collecting three quick outs.  The second inning saw three up, three down, as FSU got some movement in the third with junior Samara Funk getting to first after being hit by a pitch and proceeding to steal second. With two outs, a single from Nelson moved Funk to third, as with runners on the corners, both Funk and Nelson tried to steal a base but Funk was called out at home. CU recorded two hits in the bottom half of the third, but Chapple stranded both runners to leave the game scoreless heading into the fourth.