Softball Sweeps Curry, 10-2 (6 inn.) & 5-0
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott softball team swept Curry College, 10-2 (6 inn.) and 5-0, in a Conference of New England (CNE) doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.
GAME ONE: Endicott 10, Curry 2 (6 inn.)
WP (5-2): Kristen Beebe (Brentwood, N.H.) – 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
LP (2-3): Ana Tsonis (New Bedford, Mass.) – 5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Leading 6-2 late in the contest, Endicott erupted for a four-run sixth inning to come away with the mercy rule victory.
Elyse Saccoccio (Coventry, R.I.) got the scoring started by driving in Mia Mitchell (Medford, Mass.) via a single, plating her teammate who reached on a leadoff walk.
Maddie Beeley (Salem, N.H.) followed with a two-run double to right center, and Kylyn McLaren (Rochester, N.H.) capped the inning with an RBI single to seal the 10-2 mercy rule win.
McLaren powered the Gulls, going 3-for-3 on the day with an RBI, while Tower added two hits and drove in a pair of runs in the victory.
GAME TWO: Endicott 5, Curry 0
WP (4-1): Emma Sheehan (Plainville, Mass.) – 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
LP (2-5): Morgan Barmash (Woburn, Mass.) – 5.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
The Blue and Green led from start to finish, taking a 1-0 lead in the third inning after capitalizing on an error and pushing a run across.
In the fifth inning, Saccoccio blasted a two-run home run over the left center fence, extending the lead to three.
Next inning, McLaren led off with a home run to left center, and Emma Caracciolo (Westerly, R.I) later drove in Ella Tower (Windham, N.H.) from second to give the Gulls a 5–0 advantage.
Sheehan earned her fifth career win, while Rania Barton (Manchester, N.H.) made her fifth appearance of the year, recording the final three outs to secure the 5-0 victory.
Mitchell led the Gulls offensively with three hits, while McLaren and Tower each added two knocks apiece.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORES
- Endicott leads the all-time series, 55-4-1 (winners of 15 straight).
- McLaren launched her fourth homer of the season.
- Saccoccio notched her seventh career home run.
- Mitchell recorded her 10th multi-hit game this season.
- Beeley collected her ninth double of the season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (16-9, 10-2 CNE) is scheduled to play Roger Williams on the road next Tuesday at 2:30/4:30 PM. Curry (10-20, 3-11 CNE) hosts Suffolk next Tuesday at 3/5 PM.
(Photo Credit - Bradley Griffin '28)