WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University rallied for a game one victory before Mary Baldwin used a strong start to win the nightcap of a non-conference softball doubleheader Thursday afternoon.

Shenandoah (12-18) won game one, 5-4, in eight innings before the Fighting Squirrels (13-14) took game two 7-4. MBC scored two runs in the first and three more in the second to seize the early lead in that second contest.

Mary Baldwin also had an early lead in the opener - they scored two runs in its first at-bat and led by that 2-0 margin until the bottom of the fourth inning. In that frame, freshman Kristen Templeton led off with a double down the left field line and came home one batter later on Alicia Sanders' first home run of the season.

Sanders, who finished the day 3-for-3 with three RBI, hit the inside-the-park home run by knocking the Denise Micheal offering over MBC rightfielder Janice Udy and to the fence. Sanders drew a throw to the plate, but scored easily.

The two teams traded runs in the sixth before Mary Baldwin going scoreless in the seventh. In the eighth, the Fighting Squirrels scored one run on one hit before SU won it in the bottom of the frame.

Placed runner Kristin Windle advanced to third on leadoff hitter Jessica Bollinger's double to right and tied the game when Templeton singled to center. The game ended one batter later when Sanders rapped an infield single that plated Bollinger.

Freshman Katie Haskins (9-7) won her third straight decision by striking out five in the complete game outing.

Micheal falls to 6-8 with the loss.

Mary Baldwin chased game two starter Ali Woersching (0-3) with five runs (four earned) on five hits and one walk in 1.1 innings. She gave way to Tana Bartek five batters into the second.

SU scored three runs in the third and one in the sixth to bring it to 5-4, but MBC iced it with two in the seventh.

Sheryl Wilson , Sanders and Mandy Reed all had two hits in the nightcap with Bollinger driving in a pair of runs.

Jessica Brown and Bethany Cawthron, who also was the winning pitcher, were both 3-for-4 at the plate for the visitors.

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Shenandoah hosts Peace on Saturday at 1:00 in a USA South Conference doubleheader.