WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University ended its 2010 softball season Friday evening with a non-league doubleheader sweep at the hands of the York (Pa.) Spartans.

Sophomore Brooke Over held York (35-8) to just one hit in the opener, but the Spartans made it count in a 1-0 victory.

In the nightcap, YCP scored eight runs in the second on its way to a 12-3, 5-inning victory.

Shenandoah (21-19-1) was victimized by four costly errors in that second contest that led to seven of the eight runs in the second inning being unearned.

SU actually had led game two, 1-0, when Ashley Plaugher plated Jolisa Jones on a groundout to second. Jones led off the Hornets first by reaching on an error and then moved to third when YCP couldn't handle a Renoula Jones sacrifice bunt.

York broke things open with that eight-run second, scored one in the fourth and then ended matters with a three-run fifth.

The Hornets got another Plaugher RBI in the bottom of the fifth of the second game, but could not score enough runs to extend the contest.

Freshman Amanda Litwin (10-9) allowed nine runs on 12 hits, but just two of the runs were earned.

Game one was a pitchers duel between Over (11-9) and Brittany Therres (26-5), with Therres scattering four singles and Over holding the Spartans hitless for the first 5 2/3.

Catcher Julie Norris, who drew a one-out walk, scored the eventual winning run when Heather Bormann doubled down the leftfield line.

Over struck out eight and walked three; two of those walks came in the sixth.

Therres won both contests, striking out four hitters in each game.

Plaugher led SU at the plate by getting two hits in both ends of the doubleheader.

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