Franklin
Pierce Falls to RINDGE,
N.H. (May 4, 2005) –
The Franklin Pierce softball team suffered an 8-3 loss to Northeast-10
Conference foe Assumption College in their final game of the season this
evening in Rindge, N.H. The Greyhounds tallied 11 hits and capitalized
on four Raven errors to earn a spot in the Northeast-10 Conference
Tournament. Sophomores
Stephanie Capone (Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln) and Stephanie
Brooks (Reading, Mass./Reading) strung together two consecutive
doubles in the top of the second inning to give Assumption a 1-0
advantage. Franklin
Pierce answered with three runs in the bottom the second. Freshman Kate
Surgen (Southampton, Mass./Hampshire Regional) and senior
captain Jessica Heaney (Greenport, N.Y./Greenport) drew
walks, and freshman Jenna Giardina (Pittsfield, Mass./Taconic) cleared
the bases with an inside-the-park homerun to left field. The
Greyhounds notched a pair of runs in the top of the third to knot the
game at three and took the lead for good with a three-run fifth. They
padded their lead with two more runs in the sixth, as they cruised to
victory.
Brooks
went 1-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBI to lead a balanced
offensive attack for Assumption. Sophomore Sarah Taglienti
(Walpole, Mass./Walpole) had two hits and two runs, while junior
Tania Palumbo (Worcester, Mass./Holy Name) registered a
hit, an RBI and a run scored. Capone was 2-for-3 with a run, and
freshman Korina Salafia (Leominster, Mass./Leominster)
chipped in with a hit and an RBI. Giardina
led Franklin Pierce with a 2-for-3 effort at the plate, including a
homer, three RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. Freshman Taylor
Kenyon (Bennington, Vt./Mt. Anthony) rapped a double, and
classmate Lindsay Knapp (Elmira, N.Y./Notre Dame) had a
hit for the Ravens. Brooks
got the start on the mound for the Greyhounds. She surrendered all three
Franklin Pierce runs in two innings of work before giving way to junior Shalynn
Napolitano (Lawrence, Mass./Fellowship Christian), who pitched
five shutout innings en route to her 11th victory of the
season. Knapp was the hard-luck loser for the Ravens, as she allowed
just one earned run in 4.2 innings pitched. Franklin Pierce rounds out its season with an overall record of 9-23 and a league mark of 7-20. Assumption (18-19, 13-14 NE-10) has earned the #6 seed in the Conference Tournament and will take on third-seeded Bryant University at Le Moyne College on Friday. |
