Sharp pitching leads to a 1-0 victory over Oakland

Wright State softball has won six games in a row and top the Horizon League with a 14-2 conference record and are undefeated at home with a 10-0 record at the WSU Softball field after defeating Oakland 1-0 on Friday, April 22.

The Raiders left the bases loaded in the first inning and then scored the only run of the game after sophomore Honnah Sursor singled and drove in junior Libby Pfeffer with two outs in the second.

Junior Ashley Sharp pitched her 16th complete game of the season as she struck out 5 batters and gave up 8 hits.  Her 16-5 record tops the conference leader board as she also leads the conference in complete games and ranks second in innings pitched with 133. Her earned-run average dropped down to 1.68 after the game which ranks sixth in the league.

The Raiders collected nine hits as a team behind Sharp’s pitching and have now received back-to-back shut-outs by the pitching staff after senior Montana Wear pitched a complete game shutout as WSU swept Northern Kentucky 5-0 on Wednesday, April 20.

During the winning streak, the Raiders have only given up more than one run, one time and have outscored their opponents 22-5.

Wright State holds a two-game lead in the conference over UIC (27-14; Horizon 13-4) and will be back in action on Saturday, April 23 for a double-header with Oakland (9-21; Horizon 4-4) beginning at 1 p.m.