#4 Bryant Softball Splits Doubleheader
with Saint Michael's;
Clinches First Ever Regular Season Northeast-10 Title
Smithfield, RI
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IMAGES FROM "JORDAN DAY"
The fourth ranked Bulldogs split a pair of games this afternoon
with Saint Michael's at the Bryant Softball Complex. With the win
in game one, the Bulldogs have clinched the program's first ever
regular season Northeast-10 Conference title. Bryant took game one,
6-2, but fell in game two by the score of 8-3. Bryant improves to
24-14 overall and 22-4 in the NE-10 while Saint Michael's goes to
15-23 overall and 9-15 in conference play. The Bulldogs have won 21
of their last 24 games including an 11 game winning streak during
that span.
In Game One, junior Lindsay Connor
(West Haven,
CT) had the games biggest hit
when she belted a two run triple to centerfield. Connor, being a
savvy base runner would take home on the play when the pitcher was
walking back to the mound. The Bulldogs would add two more
runs in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by sophomore
Jess Valentini (Cliffside
Park,
NJ).
That would be all the offense needed for the Bulldogs in game
one as they received a stellar pitching performance from sophomore
Janine Enos
(Wareham,
Mass.) who went the distance in
earning her tenth victory of the season. She also had eight
strikeouts.
The Purple Knights would get one run back in the top of the
seventh as sophomore Maggie Russell
(Wellesley,
MA) and Elizabeth Pigeon
(St. Albans,
VT) led of the inning with a pair
of singles. Senior Meagan Newland (East
Burke, VT)
knocked in a run with an RBI double. Pigeon and Russell each
finished the game 2-3.
Game Two was scoreless until Saint Michael's broke it open in
the top of the fourth inning scoring five times. After the first
out was recorded, the Purple knights exploded for seven consecutive
base hits. Junior Casey Brooks
(Colchester,
VT) had a two run double in the
inning. Maggie Russell led the team going 4-4 with two runs scored
in the contest. The Purple Knights had four players with two RBI's
in the game.
Bryant got three runs back in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI
by freshman Kate Thomas
(Bedford,
NH) and an RBI single by junior
Lauren McNiff
(Westford,
MA). Saint Michael's added two
more runs in the top of the seventh to win game two by the score of
8-3. Meggan Roberge (Sheldon
Springs,
VT) went 3-3 with a run scored
for the Purple Knights.
Bryant returns to action on Tuesday traveling to Le Moyne to
make up a doubleheader that was scheduled for April
23rd.
