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Eight Softball Standouts Named NFCA Division II Scholar-Athletes
June 18, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (June 18, 2014) – Eight Franklin Pierce University softball standouts on Wednesday were named 2013-14 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II Scholar-Athletes for their tremendous work in the classroom during the past academic year.
Softball's Tricia Hansen & Ashley Noke Earn All-NE-10 Honors
April 30, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (April 30, 2014) – Two members of the Franklin Pierce University softball team this week, sophomore pitcher/outfielder Tricia Hansen (Mansfield, Mass.) and senior designated player/third baseman Ashley Noke (Cumberland, R.I.), were honored by the Northeast-10 Conference by earning all-league accolades for their amazing 2014 seasons.
Softball's Saturday DH at Merrimack Cancelled; Concludes 2014 Season
April 26, 2014
Franklin Pierce concluded its season with a 12-20 overall record, a 10-14 mark in the Northeast-10 Conference, and an 8-12 record in the Northeast Division. The 10 conference wins are tied for the most ever in a single season by the program.
Softball Swept by Merrimack in Friday Doubleheader
April 25, 2014
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (April 25, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team was swept Friday afternoon in a doubleheader by Merrimack at the Warrior Softball Diamond in North Andover, Mass. The Ravens dropped game one, 7-4, and then fell, 6-0, in game two.
Offensive Outburst Gets Softball Back to its Winning Ways with 7-3-Win over Saint Michael's
April 24, 2014
COLCHESTER, Vt. (April 24, 2014) – Sophomore Melissa Morgan (Clifton Park, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a double, and three runs scored to help lead the Franklin Pierce University softball team to a 7-3 win over Saint Michael’s on Thursday afternoon at Doc Jacobs Field in Colchester, Vt.
Softball's Win Streak Comes to an End with 5-0 Loss to Assumption
April 23, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (April 23, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team was limited to just a pair of hits Wednesday, as its seven-game win streak was snapped in a 5-0 setback to Assumption at the Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Softball Complex in Rindge, N.H.
Softball Runs Win Streak to Seven with DH Sweep of Saint Michael's
April 22, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (April 22, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team erupted offensively and got strong starting pitching, and used those ingredients to sweep Saint Michael’s in a doubleheader on Tuesday while running its winning streak to seven-straight games. The Ravens won game one, 12-4, in five innings, and then picked up an 8-0 triumph in just six innings in game two at the Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Softball Complex in Rindge.
Megan Gardiner's Two Walk-Off Hits Propel Softball to DH Sweep of Stonehill
April 19, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (April 19, 2014) – Freshman outfielder Megan Gardiner (Vernon, Conn.) had herself quite the heroic day on Saturday, as she delivered a pair of walk-off hits to enable the Franklin Pierce University softball team to pull off a pair of come-from-behind wins and sweep a four-game series from Stonehill at the Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Softball Complex in Rindge, N.H. The Ravens scored five times in the bottom of the seventh in game one to rally from a 5-1 deficit for a 6-5 triumph, while overcoming a 7-1 deficit in game two to pull off an amazing 10-9 victory.
Courtney Caputo Breaks Two Program Records as Softball Sweeps First-Place Stonehill
April 17, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (April 17, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team made it three wins in a row Thursday afternoon with an outstanding doubleheader sweep of first-place Stonehill at the Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Softball Complex in Rindge, N.H. The Ravens rallied for an 8-7 win in eight innings in game one, and then exploded for a 14-8 win in game two.
Bats Explode & Mandi Adee Deals in the Circle to Lift Softball to 9-1 Triumph over SNHU
April 14, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (April 14, 2014) – Sophomore Mandi Adee (Kinderhook, N.Y.) scattered a run and five hits over five innings of work, and delivered the walk-off RBI base hit to lead the Franklin Pierce University softball team to a satisfying 9-1 triumph over Southern New Hampshire in just five innings on Monday afternoon at the Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Softball Complex in Rindge.
Softball Can't Pull Off a Pair of Rallies in DH Sweep to Bentley
April 12, 2014
WALTHAM, Mass. (April 12, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team tried to rally in both games of a doubleheader Saturday at Bentley, but came up just short each time in falling 2-1 and 5-3 to the Falcons at Bentley Field in Waltham, Mass.
Softball Drops 5-0 Decision to Bentley
April 11, 2014
WALTHAM, Mass. (April 11, 2014) – Bentley tacked on a pair of runs in both the fifth and sixth innings Friday to pick up a 5-0 win over the Franklin Pierce University softball team at Bentley Field in Waltham, Mass.
Softball Swept by SNHU in Doubleheader
April 09, 2014
MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 9, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team dropped a doubleheader to Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday afternoon by scores of 13-3 (5 innings) and 6-4 at Penmen Field in Manchester, N.H.
Softball Swept by Saint Anselm in DH on Opening Day of Melissa Bisaccia Complex
April 08, 2014
RINDGE, N.H. (April 8, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team took part in a historic day on Tuesday, as the Ravens opened the newly constructed Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Softball Complex with a doubleheader against Saint Anselm. The Ravens gave the Hawks a good battle in game one before coming up short, 2-1, while dropping a 9-2 decision in game two.
Softball Swept by New Haven in Doubleheader
April 06, 2014
MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 6, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University softball team was held to a combined three hits in a pair of games on Sunday, as the Ravens were swept by New Haven in a doubleheader by scores of 1-0 and 8-0 at SNHU Field in Manchester, N.H.
Caputo's Three Homers Power Softball to DH Sweep of Southern Connecticut State
April 05, 2014
MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 5, 2014) – Sophomore shortstop Courtney Caputo (Stony Brook, N.Y.) launched a combined three home runs over two games Saturday night to power the Franklin Pierce University softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Southern Connecticut State at SNHU Field in Manchester, N.H. The Ravens won game one, 7-4, on Caputo’s heroics in the eighth inning, while also taking game two by a 4-3 count.