Salisbury, N.C. —- The Catawba College softball team fell in both ends of a doubleheader to 19th-ranked Shippensburg in the start of a four-game Whitley Field this weekend.

GAME ONE | Shippensburg 7, Catawba 3

TEAM STATISTICS

- Shippensburg out-hit Catawba 11-7

- The Raiders hit two of three homers and four of six extra-base hits

- Catawba committed two of three errors in the game

- Shippensburg's pitchers allowed three runs on seven hits and one walk, striking out four; the Catawba Indian staff allowed four earned runs on 11 hits and four walks, striking out three

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Ellie Southern pitched a scoreless seventh in the circle

- Brianna Gallagher was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run driven in

- Bella Boykin hit her first collegiate home run

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST INNING

- Shippensburg took the first pitch of its season over the center field wall for a home run

SECOND INNING

- Three straight one-out singles in the second scored another run for the Raiders

FIFTH INNING

- Gianna Cimino added a solo homer in the fifth to add to Shippensburg's lead

SIXTH INNING

- A two-out RBI double started a two-out rally for the Raiders in the sixth

- It was followed by a two-out error that scored another run, SU led 5-0

- A two-RBI single up the middle made it 7-0 Shippensburg

- Alexis Monroe added a one-out single in the bottom half

- She scored on Maddy Altiers' RBI single up the middle

SEVENTH INNING

- Boykin sent her first career home run to opposite field to trim the deficit to 7-2

- Gallagher's RBI single got Catawba within four

GAME TWO | Shippensburg 9, Catawba 5

TEAM STATISTICS

- Shippensburg out-hit Catawba 11-8

- The Raiders hit four of five homers and six of seven extra-base hits

- Both teams committed an error in the game

- Catawba recorded all four stolen bases in the contest

- Shippensburg's pitcher allowed five runs on eight hits and one walk, striking out one; Catawba's staff allowed nine runs on 11 hits and three walks, striking out four

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Gallagher homered and drove in four runs

- Monroe was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored

- Southern provided another clean frame in relief

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST INNING

- Brie Wilmot's three-run homer gave the Raiders an early lead

- Grace Flynn singled and stole second to lead off the bottom half

- She advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Gallagher's sac fly

THIRD INNING

- Shippensburg's Sarah Sabocsik hit a one-out solo homer in the third

- Freshman Leah Schwalm followed later with an RBI double

- Abbey Nixon's bunt single and Monroe's single the other way set up Gallagher's three-run homer with two outs to pull within a run of the lead

FOURTH INNING

- Dakotah Wilkins singled and stole second to lead off the fourth

- She moved to third on Rachel Pressley's single and scored on Boykin's RBI sac fly to tie the game at 5

FIFTH INNING

- Shippensburg scored on an RBI triple to center field with two outs in the fifth to regain the lead

SEVENTH INNING

- The Raiders recorded a solo and a two-run homer in the seventh to add to their lead

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to Whitley Field on Sunday, hosting UNC Pembroke in a twinbill starting at 1 p.m.