Saints Softball Claims Two Wins at Rivier, 3-0 & 9-4

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Game 1: Emmanuel 3 – Rivier 0

Game 2: Emmanuel 9 – Rivier 4

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (21-9, 14-0 GNAC)
Rivier University Raiders (12-22, 5-9 GNAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Clemente Field

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022

THE LEAD – The Emmanuel Saints softball program took home a pair of victories on Wednesday night at Rivier, extending their winning streak to 17 games; the longest active streak in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)

• With runners on first and second with two outs in the top of the second, a single up the middle by Saints junior Jadynne Hill (Haverhill, Mass.) and an insuing error by the Raiders, would allow an Emmanuel run to score, giving EC a 1-0 lead.
• The Saints took advantage of another two-out error, this time in the fifth. With a runner on third, senior Renae Lacroix (Cumberland, R.I.) reached on an error, scoring the runner from third and doubling the EC edge.
• Emmanuel added a third run in the top of the sixth on the only RBI of game one. Senior Grace Orcutt (Lexington, Mass.) singled to right, scoring senior Avery Webb (Hollis, N.H.) to give the Saints a 3-0 lead.
• The Raiders had their chance to respond in the bottom of the seventh with one out and runners on the corners, but the attempted rally fell short after Saints junior pitcher Tianna Dawe (Lynn, Mass.) threw out Raiders sophomore Olivia Boucher (Berlin, N.H.) at the plate for the second out. Dawe finished the game by striking out sophomore Amanda Atkinson (Mason, N.H.), preserving the shutout and a 3-0 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GAME 1)

• Dawe threw all seven innings for Emmanuel, allowing four hits to go with eight strikeouts to improve to 10-5.
• Saints sophomore Olivia Conti (Cranston, R.I.) batted 2-for-4, including a double.
• Webb finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
• Raiders senior Nicole Capra (Windham, N.H.) finished 2-for-4, both singles.
• First-year Courtney Marioles (Hudson, N.H.) had a double, finishing 1-for-3. In addition, Marioles threw six innings allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits with three strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)

• With the game tied 4-4, heading to the top of the sixth, a Saints two-out rally helped lead Emmanuel to their 17^th straight victory.
• Senior Kiana Hinson (Whittier, Calif.) found herself on second when fellow classmate Abigail Conley (Riverside, R.I.) stepped in to deliver a single to right field, scoring Hinson for what turned out to be the game-winning run.
• Later in the sixth with runners on first and second, Conti produced a double to center field, scoring both Saints and giving EC a 7-4 lead.
• Further insurance was added in the seventh with junior Maegan Amsler (Hanover, Mass.) who made her season debut in game one of the night, doubling into the right-center field gap, scoring two more Saints, increasing the Emmanuel lead to 9-4.
• The Saints looked poised to lead after taking a 3-1 advantage in the third, but Rivier quickly took back the lead with a three-run bottom of the inning, taking a 4-3 lead in the process.
• Emmanuel would look to Dawe in the fourth inning to come into the pitching circle and slow the Rivier momentum. Dawe entered the game with Capra on first and no outs and proceeded to retire the next 12 Rivier batters consectutively, allowing no other runner to reach base in the 9-4 EC win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GAME 2)

• Dawe pitched four innings for the Sants, finishing game two with six strikeouts added to her evening. Between the two games, Dawe went 11.0 innings, allowing no runs on four hits while striking out 14. Dawe has not allowed a run in her last four appearances while holding opponents scoreless over the last 22 consective innings.
• Conti finished game two batting 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a solo home run, four RBI, and two runs scored.
• Orcutt and Hinson both finished 2-for-4 with a double. Orcutt knocked in a pair while Hinson scored twice.
• The Raiders combined for nine hits before Dawe entered the game, all of which were singles. Atkinson and senior Sarah McCluskey (Lowell, Mass.) both went 2-for-3.
• Junior pitcher Nicole Verrette (Haverhill, Mass.) pitched a complete game, allowing nine runs, seven earned on 11 hits to go with six strikeouts.

UP NEXT

• The Saints have a quick turnaround to prepare for a doubleheder with the Regis Pride tomorrow evening starting at 5:00 p.m. at Clemente Field.
• The Raiders wrap-up a four-game homestand with a doubleheader on April 29 against Fisher College, starting at 6:00 p.m.