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University softball rallies to defeat Buckhannon-Upshur 6-5

MORGANTOWN — Autumn Stemple struck out 16 batters as University High defeated Buckhannon-Upshur, 6-5, on Monday.

The Hawks (10-16) were down 5-4 heading into the bottom half of the last inning before scoring two runs to get the walk-off win.

Stemple pitched all seven innings on the mound and got the win, allowing just one earned run on only three hits and one walk.

Lindsey Vorndran led University at the plate, finishing the game 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Hannah Vorndran recorded two hits. The Hawks had eight total hits offensively.

The majority of Buckhannon-Upshur’s runs came off errors. University recorded three errors in the contest.