Griffin, Prybella each notch pair of singles

Box Score vs. Philadelphia
Box Score vs. Merrimack

CLERMONT, Fla. (March 19, 2009) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team concluded its spring trip to Florida with a pair of non-conference, neutral-site losses at the National Training Center on Thursday afternoon. Franklin Pierce was defeated by Philadelphia, 3-0, to start the day. Later in the afternoon, the Ravens fell to Merrimack, 4-0.

In the first game of the day, Philadelphia notched single runs in the bottom of the first, fourth and sixth innings to come away with the victory. The Franklin Pierce offense was held to three singles, one each from sophomore second baseman Emily Griffin (Leominster, Mass./Leominster), senior infielder Elaine Matthews (Roslindale, Mass./Archbishop Williams) and senior Jackie Prybella (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield).

In the circle for Franklin Pierce in the first game, freshman Jessica Wiley (Cape Vincent, N.Y./Thousand Islands) started, threw the first six innings and took the loss (2-1). She gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits, walked two and struck out five.

In the game against Merrimack, the Warriors scored a run in the top of the first, two in the top of the third and one more in the top of the seventh to defeat Franklin Pierce. The Ravens were held to a single each from Griffin and Prybella, who both recorded their second hits of the day.

Senior pitcher Courtney Jacobs (Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg) tossed a complete game for Franklin Pierce and took the loss (3-2) in the second game. Over seven innings, she gave up four runs on 10 hits, walked nobody and struck out four.

The Ravens (4-6, 0-0 Norteast-10) return to the field on Saturday, March 28, when they travel to New York Institute of Technology for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for noon at NYIT Softball Complex in Old Westbury, N.Y. Franklin Pierce’s first home games are a doubleheader scheduled for Sunday, March 29 against Southern New Hampshire at noon.