Senior Night Successful For Softball in Doubleheader Sweep of Dean

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Game 1: Emmanuel 10 – Dean 0 (Final/5 Innings)
Game 2: Emmanuel 13 – Dean 0 (Final/5 Innings)

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (20-16, 6-2 GNAC North)
Colby-Sawyer College Chargers (5-28-1, 1-9 GNAC South)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Roberto Clemente Field

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

THE LEAD – The Emmanuel Saints Softball team needed just five innings in each game on Thursday night, forcing the run rule in both games against Dean thanks to 10-0 and 13-0 victories at Roberto Clemente Field.

In between games of the doubleheader, the Emmanuel Softball program recognized Class of 2023 members Maegan Amsler (Hanover, Mass.), Tianna Dawe (Lynn, Mass.), Lylah Niederberger (Buzzards Bay, Mass.), and Julyanne Pacheco (Somerset, Mass.) in a Senior Night ceremony.

The program also recognized Senior Team Manager Hannah Bigos for her contributions and assistance to the EC Softball program over the past seasons.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)

• The Saints were on the board early, quickly taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. With two outs and a runner on third, Amsler stepped in and drove a two-run shot over the left-center field fence for her first home run of the season and a 2-0 lead.
• A five-run bottom of the third came in two parts for the Saints as a 30-minute rain delay split the EC half of the third. Emmanuel took a 3-0 lead on the back of a wild pitch, eventually leading to the game's delay.
• After the break, the Saints returned with runners on second and third and no outs as sophomore Taylor Chelak (Westborough, Mass.) hit a two-run single up the middle, upping the EC lead to 5-0.
• The Saints third-inning lead would continue to grow with the help of back-to-back RBI singles by juniors Sammy Hayes (Braintree, Mass.) and Emma Crisafulli (Loudonville, N.Y.), boosting the Saints edge to 7-0.
• More runs awaited the Saints in the bottom of the fourth with consecutive doubles by Amsler and sophomore Madison Marks (Edgewater Park, N.J.) leading to three more EC runs and a 10-0 advantage.
• The Bulldogs had a chance to keep the game going in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with one out. Dawe, the Saints starter in game one, came through and forced the run rule after strikeouts to Dean seniors Sari Albury (Nassau, Bahamas) and Gianna Bencivengo (White Plains, N.Y.) ended the game, giving EC the 10-0 shutout.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GAME 1)

• Amsler finished the game 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI.
• Marks added a 2-for-3 game, including a two-run double in the fourth.
• Pacheco was 1-for-1 with two walks and three runs scored. The senior outfielder added three stolen bases in the victory.
• Dawe threw five shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out seven Bulldogs. The victory moves Dawe to 10-14 this season.
• Bulldogs first-year Sydnee Ramos (New Bedford, Mass.) went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a double in the fifth.
• Junior pitcher Jillian Glynn (Londonderry, N.H.) made it three innings, allowing 10 earned runs on eight hits while falling to 4-13 in the defeat.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)

• After a scoreless first, the Saints struck in the second to take the lead in game two. With a runner on third and on a 1-1 count, Marks drove a double to center field, giving Emmanuel a 1-0 lead.
• The runs continued for Emmanuel in the third, posting a five-run frame in their bottom half of the frame. The five-run outburst all came with no outs and started with an RBI single to left field for Pacheco that upped the lead to 2-0.
• Chelak stepped in next and reached via a fielder's choice, but in the process, two Saints scored on a error, bumping the lead up to 4-0. Back-to-back RBI doubles by Amsler and Marks would add two more runs to the Saints total, giving EC a 6-0 edge.
• Another outburst of Emmanuel runs was waiting in the bottom of the fourth, this time posting seven runs in the inning. Junior Olivia Conti (Cranston, R.I.) led off the fourth with a solo home run, breaking the program record for career home runs in the process with her 23^rd career home run.
• Pacheco followed Conti with a solo home run of her own, taking a 3-2 pitch over the fence and increasing the Saints lead to 8-0.
• After Chelak singled up the middle and advanced to second on a wild pitch, Amsler struck again with an RBI double to give EC a 9-0 lead.
• After loading the bases with a hit by pitch and walk, first-year Emely Rodriguez (Lynn, Mass.) would come in as a pinch hitter and deliver in a big way for EC, hitting a grand slam on an 0-1 count, giving the Saints a 13-0 lead on Rodriguez's first collegiate career home run and RBIs.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GAME 2)

• Three Saints had multi-hit games including Marks, Amsler, and Pacheco. Marks finished 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, Amsler was 2-for-3, also with two doubles, and Pacheco batted 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
• Niederberger finished game two 1-for-3 with a double, rounding out the five Emmanuel doubles in the game.
• First-year Madison Hinkley (Somers, Conn.) pitched all five innings, allowing four hits to go with five strikeouts. The win moves Hinkley to 3-1 this year.
• For the Bulldogs, Glynn finished 2-for-2 at the plate while senior Alex Marie (Danvers, Mass.) and junior Meredith Landers (Littleton, Mass.) each had a base hit.
• Sophomore pitcher Jessica Stewart (Banks, Ore.) went two innings for Dean, allowing six runs, four earned, on six hits. Stewart drops to 0-5 on the year with the loss.

UP NEXT

• The Saints finish up their regular season with a trip to Anna Maria on Friday, April 28, for a GNAC doubleheader starting at 3:00 p.m.
• The Bulldogs complete their regular season on Saturday, April 29, welcoming Elms College to the Longley Athletic Complex for a doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m.