WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (13-11) could not stop a hard-hitting Shepherd (10-8) in a 14-3 loss in game two of a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. The Lady Rams struggled on both sides of the plate in the loss, totaling just three hits while allowing 17 hits to their opponents.

As a team, the Lady Rams managed just three hits in the game. WSSU junior catcher Nikki Lynch highlighted the Lady Rams' effort with a one-for-three effort at the plate with a run scored and three RBI. She made the most of her one hit as she hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning of the game.

The Lady Rams allowed all 14 runs in the first three innings of the game with six first-inning runs allowed, followed by one second-inning run, and seven third-inning runs. It was in the fourth inning that Lynch would provide the answer for the Lady Rams with a three-run homer. However, the hit was all that the Lady Rams could muster in the tough loss.

The Lady Rams will have another chance to get things going when the team hosts the Bloomsburg Huskies in a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader at Twin City Park. For more information on Lady Rams softball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.