SB4-14-01

ESU-Bloomsburg Softball

BLOOMSBURG - Amber Cowher pitched a no-hitter and Kerri Cooper tossed a three-hitter as Bloomsburg scored a pair of five-inning 8-0 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference softball victories over East Stroudsburg University Saturday.

Cowher struck out two batters and allowed only two base-runners. both in the second inning, in her second-game pitching gem. With one out, Tara Buckley walked and Erika Lee reached on an error. Lee was picked off first base, however, and Jill Higgins flied out to end the inning.

The freshman from Williamsport then retired the side in order over the last three innings to raise her pitching record to 12-3. One of her losses was a 4-3 defeat to ESU in late March.

The Huskies scored three runs in the third inning with Liza Pepper driving in a pair with a double and then added four in the fourth inning, all coming across on Erica Miller's grand-slam homer.

In the opener, Cooper gave up singles to Jill Higgins in the second inning Deana Geist in the third, Casey Dixon in the fourth. She had one strikeout and one walk in lifting her record to 14-2.

The Huskies broke a scoreless tie with one run in the fourth on Pepper's single. They then ended the game under the NCAA eight-run rule with seven runs in the fifth with Mylan Le doubling home three runs and Alison Nicci singling home a pair.

The sweep gave Bloomsburg a 26-5 overall record and 10-4 PSAC mark. ESU dropped below the .500 level at 13-15 overall and 6-8 in conference play.

(First Game)

East Stroudsburg 000 00 0-3-0

Bloomsburg 000 17 8-8-1

Tina Morak and Erika Lee; Kerri Cooper and Liza Pepper

2B - B, Alison Necci, Mylan Le

3B - Vanessa Sterner

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(Second Game)

East Stroudsburg 000 00 0-0-4

Bloomsburg 003 41 8-7-1

Monica Sobolesky and Erika Lee; Amber Cowher and Liza Pepper

2B - Pepper

HR - Erica Miller 4^th (three on)

Records: ESU 13-15 (6-8 PSAC), Bloomsburg 26-5 (10-4 PSAC)

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