Sixth Inning Rally Powers Softball to 10-3 Win Over Ohio Northern

CLERMONT, Fla. - Sophomore shortstop Olivia Conti (Cranston, R.I.) went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles to power Emmanuel College in a come-from-behind 10-3 victory over Ohio Northern University in Day 2 action of The Spring Games.

Sixth Inning Rally Powers Softball to 10-3 Win Over Ohio Northern
Box Score

Team Stats

March 7, 2022

THE BASICS 

Score:             
Ohio Northern University, 3; Emmanuel College, 10
Records:         
Emmanuel College Saints (1-2, 0- GNAC)
Ohio Northern University Polar Bears (1-2, 0-0 OAC)
Location:         
Clermont, Fla. – Hancock Park Field 2
Date:               
Monday, March 7, 2022

THE LEAD:  Sophomore shortstop Olivia Conti (Cranston, R.I.) went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles to power Emmanuel College in a come-from-behind 10-3 victory over Ohio Northern University in Day 2 action of The Spring Games.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Trailing 3-2 entering the sixth, the Saints plated five runs to take the lead for good en route to their first win of the season. Senior Renae Lacroix (Cumberland, R.I.) opened the inning off with a single to left and advanced to third on a double to center by Conti. Junior centerfield Julyanne Pacheco (Somerset, Mass.) delivered a clutch single to right to plate both runners and give Emmanuel the lead for good at 4-3. First year Madison Marks kept the hit party alive with a double to center to plate Pacheco and make it 5-3. Senior first basemen Grace Orcutt (Lexington, Mass.) made it 7-3 with an RBI single through the left side.
  • Ohio Northern loaded the bases in the bottom half of the sixth to put the tying run at the plate but EC junior Tianna Dawe (Peabody, Mass.) came on in relief to retire the side to preserve the 7-3 lead.
  • Emmanuel blew the game open with three runs in the seventh. Conti belted a one-out homer and EC added two more runs to account for the 10-3 final.
  • The Polar Bears jumped out to a 3-0 lead scoring a run in the first, second and third inning to take the early lead.
  • The Saints answered with a pair in the fourth as Conti led off the frame with a double and moved over to third on a sac bunt by Pacheco. Senior second basemen Kiana Hinson (Whittier, Calif.) drove Conti in with an RBI fielder's choice to get the Saints on the board and later came around to score on a Polar Bear error to move the score to 3-2.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Conti notched the 13th multi-hit game of her young career and just the second three-run game.
  • First-year pitcher Brenna Whittaker (Cranston, Mass.) earned the win in her first official collegiate start, going 5 2/3 innings allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits while striking out one.
  • Marks finished the day going 2-for-4 with two RBI while Pacheco chipped in with a 1-for-2 performance with a walk, two runs and two RBI.
  • ONU starting pitcher finished the day going 2-for-4 at the plate but suffered the loss going 6 and 1/3 innings in the circle allowing eight runs (six earned) on seven hits while striking out six.

UP NEXT

  • Emmanuel is idle until Wednesday (March 9) when they return to the diamond at 10:00 AM to take on Concordia Chicago at Legends Way Field 5.