Softball finishes the week 6-0; beat NEC twice on the road
April 17, 2011
Henniker, N.H. – The Endicott softball team defeated TCCC opponent New England College twice on Sunday afternoon to improve to 17-1 in conference play. The Gulls are now 25-5 overall after the 6-0 and 16-3 (6 inn.) victories.
Game One – Endicott 6, NEC 0
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Senior pitcher Jenna Bortolotti (Milford, Mass.) hurled her sixth shutout of the season against New England College in game one, allowing six hits in seven innings on the mound. Bortolotti did walk five batters but got out of several jams, striking out four batters in the process.
Endicott’s freshman first baseman Jennie Lacolla (Stoneham, Mass.) cracked a two-run homerun in the top of the first to put the Gulls up 2-0 on the Pilgrims. Lacolla drove in Jesse Bilafer (Concord, Mass.) who had singled to reach base in the previous at bat. Lacolla, who leads the team in batting average (.500), went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and two RBI in the win.
In the top of the fifth, freshman Mattie Brett (Waterford, Conn.) hit a two-out, two-RBI single to center that brought home Lacolla and Jocelyn Russo (Middletown, Conn.) to give Endicott a 4-0 lead.
Endicott added two more insurance runs in the top of the seventh on back-to-back sacrifice flies by Brett and sophomore Colleen Martin (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) to cap off the scoring for the visitors. Brett finished the game 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Ashley Wright (Merrimack, N.H.) swiped her team-leading 13th stolen base of the season in this game.
Game Two – Endicott 16, NEC 3 (6 inn.)
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The Gulls scored seven times in the top of the sixth inning, fueling a 16-3 triumph over New England College in game two of a TCCC doubleheader.
Senior outfielder Hayley Hovhanessian (Farmington, Conn.) led the team with three RBIs in a 2-for-3 day at the plate. Hovhanessian also scored twice in the game. Jocelyn Russo, Jesse Bilafer, Ashley Wright and Alli Noyes (Tewksbury, Mass.) each had two RBIs. Wright and Bilafer had three hits apiece. Wright, who also stolen her 14th base of the season, and Jennie Lacolla both went deep for the Gulls in this game.
Pitchers Nell O’Connor (Harwich, Mass.) and Kayla Carignan (Laconia, N.H.) combined to go six innings, allowing eight hits and three runs while walking three batters. O’Connor struck out two batters and Carignan struck out four in relief.
Endicott next travels to Eastern Nazarene on Wednesday, April 20th for a 3:00 pm TCCC doubleheader.
Game One – Endicott 6, NEC 0
Boxscore
Senior pitcher Jenna Bortolotti (Milford, Mass.) hurled her sixth shutout of the season against New England College in game one, allowing six hits in seven innings on the mound. Bortolotti did walk five batters but got out of several jams, striking out four batters in the process.
Endicott’s freshman first baseman Jennie Lacolla (Stoneham, Mass.) cracked a two-run homerun in the top of the first to put the Gulls up 2-0 on the Pilgrims. Lacolla drove in Jesse Bilafer (Concord, Mass.) who had singled to reach base in the previous at bat. Lacolla, who leads the team in batting average (.500), went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and two RBI in the win.
In the top of the fifth, freshman Mattie Brett (Waterford, Conn.) hit a two-out, two-RBI single to center that brought home Lacolla and Jocelyn Russo (Middletown, Conn.) to give Endicott a 4-0 lead.
Endicott added two more insurance runs in the top of the seventh on back-to-back sacrifice flies by Brett and sophomore Colleen Martin (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) to cap off the scoring for the visitors. Brett finished the game 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Ashley Wright (Merrimack, N.H.) swiped her team-leading 13th stolen base of the season in this game.
Game Two – Endicott 16, NEC 3 (6 inn.)
Boxscore
The Gulls scored seven times in the top of the sixth inning, fueling a 16-3 triumph over New England College in game two of a TCCC doubleheader.
Senior outfielder Hayley Hovhanessian (Farmington, Conn.) led the team with three RBIs in a 2-for-3 day at the plate. Hovhanessian also scored twice in the game. Jocelyn Russo, Jesse Bilafer, Ashley Wright and Alli Noyes (Tewksbury, Mass.) each had two RBIs. Wright and Bilafer had three hits apiece. Wright, who also stolen her 14th base of the season, and Jennie Lacolla both went deep for the Gulls in this game.
Pitchers Nell O’Connor (Harwich, Mass.) and Kayla Carignan (Laconia, N.H.) combined to go six innings, allowing eight hits and three runs while walking three batters. O’Connor struck out two batters and Carignan struck out four in relief.
Endicott next travels to Eastern Nazarene on Wednesday, April 20th for a 3:00 pm TCCC doubleheader.