Softball Downed at Massachusetts Lowell
Ravens back in action Saturday
LOWELL, Mass. (April 29, 2010) – Seven
different players drove in at least one run on Thursday afternoon
as Massachusetts Lowell posted an 8-0, five-inning victory over the
Franklin Pierce University softball team in Northeast-10 Conference
play at River View Field. The game was a makeup game after the
second game of Tuesday's doubleheader was postponed due to
inclement weather.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 14-27 (9-19 Northeast-10), while Massachusetts Lowell improves to 22-23 (14-12 Northeast-10) with the victory.
Massachusetts Lowell jumped to a 7-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and would cruise to the victory from there. After a lead-off single by senior center fielder Katelyn Hebert, who then stole second, each of the next six River Hawk batters would drive in a run. Freshman second baseman Krista MacKenzie hit a single to left to score Hebert from second before freshman third baseman Brianna Mahoney and freshman designated player Alyssa Bryan followed with back-to-back RBI triples to right field. Next, sophomore pitcher Elyssa Boris and sophomore catcher Lindsi Panarelli hit back-to-back run-scoring doubles to left field and senior first baseman Heather Ross completed the RBI chain with a run-scoring single. Ross would later score the inning's seventh run on a squeeze bunt by sophomore shortstop Meagan Guy.
The River Hawks would tack on an unearned run in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single through the right side of the infield by Mahoney to create the 8-0 final. When Franklin Pierce could not score in the top of the fifth inning, the game ended due to the eight-run rule.
Junior right-hander Kayla Johnson (Hudson, N.H.) started and took the loss (6-12) in the circle for Franklin Pierce. She did not record an out and allowed six runs on six hits. Sophomore right-hander Jessica Wiley (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) wound up recording all 12 outs in the game, allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits, walked one and struck out one.
Boris tossed a two-hit shutout to pick up the win (9-10) for Massachusetts Lowell. In five innings of work, she struck out four.
The Ravens return to the field on Saturday, May 1, when they return home to wrap up the season by hosting Assumption in a Northeast-10 Conference contest. First pitch is scheduled for noon in Rindge, N.H. Franklin Pierce will honor its two seniors prior to the games.