GREENSBORO The Winston-Salem State softball team (15-15) suffered their worst loss of the season April 7, when the team took a 19-1 loss to the North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies (18-11-1). The Rams continued their recent struggles at the plate, totaling just three hits in the contest, while allowing the Aggies to amass a season-high 15 hits in the game.
Three WSSU players recorded one hit each in the loss with junior infielder Whitney Hall scoring the sole Ram run of the game.
Sophomore Lonnie Jones drove in the run with an RBI sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning.
Fielding errors would plague the Rams all game long as the squad totaled five errors and allowed eight unearned runs to the Aggies. The Rams ran into problems early as the team allowing seven first inning runs to the Aggies. The first three Affgie runs of the game were all unearned, followed by a pair of two-RBI hits.
The Rams continued to struggle in the second inning where the Aggies would tack on nine runs, including eight earned runs in the contest. A Ram fielding error would lead to another score by the Aggies as well. The Rams added another pair of unearned runs in the fourth inning.
All three WSSU pitchers went into the circle in the loss with junior Desiree Ramirez (1-5) taking the loss. Ramirez pitched just one-third of an inning, allowing three earned runs with a strike-out and two walks.
Junior Amber Shore pitched two and two-thirds innings as well, allowing three earned runs with four walks and a pair of strikeouts. Sophomore Ashley Boswell pitched an inning, allowing five earned runs with just one walk.