FAIRMONT, W.Va. - The University of Charleston softball team stayed in the race for the top spot in the West Virginia Conference with a doubleheader split against Fairmont State. The Falcons took game one 3-1, while Charleston picked up a 4-1 victory in the nightcap.

In game one, Golden Eagle starter Stefanie Rossman (Concord, Ohio/Riverside) kept the Fighting Falcon bats quiet for eight innings of the contest.

Charleston grabbed the first run of the game in extra innings as Logan Tretick (Round Hill, Va./Loudoun Valley) nailed an RBI single in the top of the ninth to hand UC the 1-0 lead needing just three outs for the win. FSU responded in its half of the ninth with a two-out walkoff homerun to steal the victory.

In the second contest, Fairmont out hit Charleston yet could not overcome a four-hit and four-run sixth inning as Rossman struck out eight to make the 4-1 lead holdup to keep UC within reach of the top WVIAC spot.