Franklin Pierce Splits
Home Opening Twinbill With St. Anselm
RINDGE,
N.H. (April 12, 2005) – The
Franklin Pierce softball team split its home opening doubleheader versus
Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Anselm today at the Franklin Pierce
Softball Field in Rindge, N.H. The Ravens held on for a 4-3 win in game
one before falling 9-7 in the nightcap.
In game one, freshman Lindsay Knapp (Elmira, N.Y./Notre
Dame) went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI to lead the
Ravens offense. Sophomore Michelle McConnell (Elora,
Ontario/Centre Wellington) hit 2-for-3 with a run scored, while
freshman Kate Surgen (Southampton, Mass./Hampshire Regional)
added a hit, an RBI and a run scored. Classmate Nicole Burk
(Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) and sophomore Colleen Varone
(Holliston, Mass./Holliston) each chipped in with a hit and a
run scored. The Hawks got solid production from senior Maria Lisa Marciano (North Reading, Mass./North Reading), who was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a run scored. Classmate Katelyn McGrath (Hudson, N.H./Alvirne) and junior Julie Pistorino (Abington, Mass./Cardinal Spellman) recorded a hit and an RBI apiece, while sophomore Jaime Sweeney (Keene, N.H./Keene) chipped in with a hit and a run scored.
Franklin Pierce scored all four of their runs in the fifth inning. The inning was highlighted by a bases loaded double by Knapp that plated Surgen, Varone and McConnell. Saint Anselm rallied for three runs in their final at-bat, but
their rally fell just short. Sweeney singled to start the inning and
Ravens hurler Courtney Lemoie (Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln)
walked Marciano and senior Melissa O’Connor (Belmont,
Mass./Belmont) to load the bases with one out. McGrath singled
in Sweeney to get the Hawks on the board and Marciano scored on an
error. Pistorino plated O’Connor with a sacrifice fly, bringing the
Hawks to within a run, but Lemoie got out of the inning with a
strikeout. Lemoie
allowed just two earned runs in a complete game effort, as she won her
second game of the year. Junior Brigitte June (Saratoga Springs,
N.Y./Saratoga Springs) went the distance but took the loss for
Saint Anselm.
Batteries: Win:
Lemoie
(2-2) Franklin
Pierce 4, Saint Anselm 3
In
game two, the Ravens jumped out to an early 4-0 advantage after one
inning, but Saint Anselm notched two runs in the third inning and three
more in the fourth to go up 5-4. The Hawks added a run in the sixth
frame and plated three more in the seventh to take a 9-4 lead. Franklin
Pierce rallied for three runs of their own in their final at-bat, but it
was not enough, as Saint Anselm escaped with a 9-7 win. O’Conner
led the Hawks offense with a double and three RBI, while Sweeney went
2-for-4 at the plate with a double, two runs scored and one RBI.
Sophomore Danielle Comer (Worcester, Mass./Holy Name) hit
a perfect 2-for-2 with an RBI, while Marciano added a double, two RBI
and a pair of runs. Freshman
Taylor Kenyon (Bennington, Vt./Mt. Anthony) went 2-for-3
with a triple, double and four RBI to fuel the Franklin Pierce offense.
Classmate Jenna Giardina (Pittsfield, Mass./Taconic) hit
2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, while Knapp was 2-for-4 with an
RBI and two runs scored. McConnell chipped in with a double, two RBI and
one run. The
Ravens recorded four runs in their first at-bat. Giardina got things
started with a double and Varone followed with a single. McConnell
cleared the bases with a double and Knapp singled to put runners on the
corners. Both runners scored on a Kenyon triple. Saint
Anselm got on the board with two unearned runs in the third and took a
5-4 lead in the fourth, as Marciano blasted a two-run double and
O’Conner followed with an RBI double of her own. They added another
unearned run in the sixth frame and posted three more runs in the
seventh.
Trailing 9-4, Franklin Pierce rallied for three runs in their
final at-bat, as Knapp smacked an RBI single and Kenyon belted an
two-run double. Despite the late comeback bid, the Ravens fell just
short and the Hawks held on for the doubleheader split.
Sophomore Kathleen Golden (Somerset, Mass./Somerset)
earned the victory in a complete game performance, while senior Christine
Boutiette (Cumberland, R.I./Cumberland) took the loss on the
mound for the Ravens. Batteries: Win:
Golden
(2-2) Saint
Anselm 9, Franklin Pierce 7
Franklin Pierce (5-15, 3-5 NE-10) returns to action on Thursday, when they host the College of Saint Rose for a Northeast-10 Conference twinbill beginning at 3:00 p.m. Saint Anselm (9-12, 6-6 NE-10) returns home for a league doubleheader versus Bryant University tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. |
