EASTON, Mass. (April 10, 2024) – The Stonehill College Softball celebrated its Team IMPACT teammate, Maggie Mendonca, and her family at Fr. Gartland on Wednesday, winning two games against the University of Rhode Island in non-conference play.

GAME 1 - Stonehill 9 (8-24, 2-13), Rhode Island 1 (7-28, 4-8 A10)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The game began with both teams locked in a tight pitching duel, as neither side managed to score in the first two innings.

Stonehill broke the deadlock in the bottom of the third inning with a flurry of hits as freshman Harper Sullivan (Glendale, Ariz.) drove in the first two runs with a single through the left side. Two more runs scored in the inning thanks to a fielding miscue by the Rams as the Skyhawks led 4-0 after the third.

Junior Shannon Conte (Amesbury, Mass.) teed off in the fourth inning, blasting a solo home run over the right-field fence. Sophomore Jessica Brill (Natick, Mass.) added another pair of runs in the fourth with a single to left center field with the bases loaded. Stonehill would finish the inning with a total of five runs after another two scored on another error from the Rams.

Rhode Island managed to get on the scoreboard with Vicki Viaclovsky sending a home run to left field, but the Skyhawks closed out the game as freshman Alex Sciaretto (Bristol, Conn.) threw a complete game to secure a 9-1 win in five innings.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Sciaretto recorded her second career complete game and first career win, with five innings pitched, allowing just one run.
• Five different Skyhawks recorded hits as the team scored nine runs on seven hits while Rhode Island committed four errors.
• Conte hit her second home run of the season and went 2-3 to improve her season batting average to .314, the second-best BA on the team. She has now reached base safely in seven straight games and 13 of the past 15.
• Sullivan (2-2, BB) and Brill (1-1, BB) both reached base every time they stepped up to the plate and recorded two RBI each to lead Stonehill.

GAME 2 - Stonehill 10 (9-24, 2-13), Rhode Island 0 (7-29, 4-8 A10)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stonehill came out swinging in the first inning as the first three batters knocked base hits before Sullivan singled to left field to drive in the opening run. Brill followed up with a massive three-run homer, the first of her career, setting the tone for another dominant performance from the Skyhawks.

Stonehill's bats remained hot in the second inning as Shannon Conte turned on a three-run homer to dead center field, extending the Skyhawk lead to 7-0.

Redshirt sophomore May Dawes (Beacon Falls, Conn.) lined a single to center field to add another run to the Skyhawk advantage and Sullivan continued her stellar day, doubling down the left field line in the fourth to plate two more runs as Stonehill led 10-0.

Junior Skylar Brandemarte (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) had a stellar afternoon in the circle for Stonehill, sending the fans home early in the fifth inning with a complete game shutout as the Skyhawks outscored the Rams 19-1 in the two games.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Brandemarte improves to 4-11 in the circle this season, throwing her first shutout of the season and seventh complete game.
• Dawes has recorded a hit in all five of her most recent appearances, going 5-9 with a double and two walks over the five games.
• Conte went 3-3 and hit her second home run of the day and third of the season to lead the team. She has now reached base safely in eight straight games and 14 of the past 16.
• Junior Chloe Kelly (East Bridgewater, Mass.) went 2-3 with a pair of singles and scored both times, ranking second on the team with 12 runs scored this season.
• This was the first home, doubleheader sweep for the Skyhawks since April 10, 2022, which was the first annual Coach Ken LeGrice Day.
• The Skyhawk's 10-run win is the largest winning margin for the program since a 10-0 win on April 23, 2016, against Franklin Pierce.

UP NEXT

• Stonehill softball returns to action this weekend for a three-game series at Le Moyne starting with a Saturday doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. followed by one game on Sunday at noon.

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