Sophomore Samantha Krantz earned a complete game win in the circle in game one for the Skyhawks. |
Stonehill Splits NE-10 Doubleheader at Assumption
Krantz pitches Skyhawks to
3-1 win in game one,
Greyhounds ride four-run fifth to 6-2 win in game two
Sophomore Lindsay Bock (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) and freshman Courtney Marchand (Raymond, N.H./Timberlane Regional) both hit a combined 2-for-5 with a run scored to help pace Stonehill.
Freshman Lauren Medeiros (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk) led Assumption by hitting a combined 3-for-6 with two doubles, a run scored and two RBI. Freshman Brenna Morrissey (Salem, N.H./Salem) was also 3-for-6 with a run scored.
Stonehill 3, Assumption
1 – Game 1
Boxscore
Sophomore Courtney Marchand hit 2-for-2 with a walk and run scored in game one. |
Sophomore Samantha Krantz (Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays) turned in another strong performance in the pitching circle to lead Stonehill to the game one win. She earned the complete game win (5-4), allowing an earned run on three hits with six strikeouts and two walks.
Stonehill pitching entered the game having thrown 29-straight shutout innings with three-straight shutouts. Krantz extended that streak to 34 innings before surrendering a single run in the sixth.
Courtney Marchand led the Stonehill offense, hitting 2-for-2 with a walk and run scored. Sophomore Chelsea Stryker (Baldwin, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) was 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored, while Lindsay Bock finished 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Senior Meghan DiVitto (Milford, Mass./Milford) led Assumption, hitting 1-for-2 with a run scored, while Lauren Medeiros was 1-for-2 with a double.
Sophomore Jennifer Lowrey (Assonet, Mass./Apponequet) took the loss (3-5), allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits with five strikeouts and a walk over seven innings.
Stonehill scored all three runs in the third as Bock led off with a single and later scored on a single to right by Stryker. Marchand, who singled, scored when Wilcox reached on a fielder’s choice, with Stryker coming in on an error by the Assumption shortstop.
Assumption broke through, ending Stonehill’s scoreless innings streak, in the sixth as De Vitto singled and later scored on a groundout by senior Erin Murphy (Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney) after getting into scoring position on Medeiros’ double.
Assumption snapped Stonehill’s five-game winning streak with a 6-2 win in game two, fueled by a four-run fifth.
Freshman Casey Remick hit 3-for-3 with an RBI in game two. |
Lauren Medeiros was 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and two RBI, while junior Amy Gordon (Seekonk, Mass./Bishop Feehan) hit 2-for-3 with two RBI. Junior Ashley Bilodeau (Manchester, Conn./East Catholic) batted 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Senior Kara Lyons (Dracut, Mass./Dracut) chipped in by hitting 2-for-3 with a double and RBI.
Sophomore Casey Halajian (Quincy, Mass./Archbishop Williams) earned the win (2-0) for the Greyhounds, allowing two earned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in 5.1 innings. Classmate Chelsea Durso (Salem, N.H./Salem) collected a save (3rd) with 1.2 scoreless innings, working around four hits and a walk with one strikeout.
Freshman Casey Remick (Norton, Mass./Norton) hit 3-for-3 with an RBI for Stonehill. Classmate Nicole Eisenmann (East Bridgewater, Mass./East Bridgewater) batted 2-for-3 with a double and RBI, while junior Katy Abarr (Richmond, R.I./The Prout School) finished 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Sophomore Kellie Reardon (Burlington, Mass./Arlington Catholic) took the loss (1-2), allowing an earned run on six hits with two strikeouts and a walk in 3.2 innings.
Assumption opened the scoring with a run in the fourth as Bilodeau led off with a single and later scored on a double to center by Lyons with two out, chasing Reardon. The Greyhounds broke the game open with a four-run fifth. Medeiros followed up a leadoff double by DiVitto with an RBI single to right. Bilodeau delivered an RBI double and then Gordon posted a two-run single to right.
Stonehill got two runs back in the sixth on RBI singles from Abarr and Remick, but Assumption closed out the scoring with a run in the home half of the frame with an RBI double by Medeiros.
Stonehill (12-10-1, 7-5 NE-10) is back in action on Tuesday when it visits rival Bentley University for a doubleheader at 3 p.m. The Skyhawks return home on Saturday when it hosts Southern Connecticut State University for a doubleheader starting at noon. Assumption (10-12, 4-6 NE-10) visits Pace University on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
