Southern
Connecticut Takes Two from
In the opening contest, the game was
scoreless through three and a half innings until the Owls posted six
runs in the bottom of the fourth.
The Ravens managed to take a run back in
the fifth as freshman Colleen
Varone (Holliston, Mass./Holliston)
drove in the Ravens lone run of the day with an RBI single, but the
Owls then answered with five runs in the sixth to secure the win.
Sophomore Kelly Brenner (Meriden, Conn./Hamden) hit
2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI, while junior Jess
Hernandez (Milford, Conn./Foran) and senior Jill
Yakushewich (Seymour, Conn./Seymour) both went 1-3 with a run
scored and two RBI. Brenner picked up the win (7-9) in game one, going the full six innings and allowing one run on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. Junior Courtney Lemoie (Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln) took the loss (2-7) for the Ravens and went 5.1 innings allowing eight earned runs on 12 hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
In
game two, Owls pitcher Katie
Donovan (Winsted, Conn./Gilbert School)
held the Ravens to
just two hits over five innings with three walks and three strikeouts
to improve to 4-13 on the season. Junior Amy Torla (Haverhill,
Mass./Haverhill) took the loss and falls to 1-7 on the year
and allowed nine runs (four earned) on 11 hits with three walks and
three strikeouts in four innings.
Freshman Lindsey Souza (Braintree,
Mass./Braintree) registered both hits for Franklin Pierce,
going 2-2 at the plate in game two and 4-5 on the afternoon.
Senior Christian Stoddard (Groton,
Conn./Fitch) went 4-4 in the contest to lead the Owls offense
and registered two runs scored and two RBI.
The Ravens (10-22-1, 4-20 NE-10) travel to UMass Lowell
tomorrow for a Northeast-10 doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m., while
Southern Connecticut (11-29, 9-17 NE-10) end its season tomorrow with
a doubleheader at Le Moyne starting at 3 p.m. |
