#3 Mitchell and #5 Newbury Advance to NECC Softball Semifinals
2011 NECC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals • Tuesday, May 3
Game 1-#6 Daniel Webster (7-17, 5-11) at #3 Mitchell
(13-17, 10-6), MC11-3
Game 2-#5 Newbury (9-22, 9-7) at #4 Becker (14-20, 10-6),
NC 4-1
Semifinals • Friday, May 6 (Hosted by Lesley at
UMass Boston)
Game 3-#4 Newbury (10-22) at #1 Lesley (26-6, 16-0), 10:00
a.m.
Game 4-#3 Mitchell (14-17) vs. #2 Elms (20-12, 14-2), 12:00
p.m.
Game 5-Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 2:00 p.m.
Game 6-Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 4:00 p.m.
Semifinals and Championship Game • Saturday, May 7
(Hosted by Lesley at UMass Boston)
Game 7-Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 12:00
p.m.
Game 8-Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7, 2:00 p.m.
Championship Game • Sunday, May 8 (Hosted by Lesley
at UMass Boston)
Game 9 (If Necessary), 1:00 p.m.
#3 The Mitchell College softball team picked up an 11-3 victory in five innings on Tuesday afternoon against #6 Daniel Webster College in the quarterfinals of the 2011 New England Collegiate Conference Softball Championship. The #5 Newbury College Nighthawks Upset the #4 Becker College Hawks 4-1 in NECC quarterfinal action today.
#3 Mitchell 11 #6 Daniel Webster 3
Box Score: http://www.mitchellathletics.com/sports/sball/2010-11/files/mcs31.htm
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College softball team picked up an 11-3 victory in five innings on Tuesday afternoon against Daniel Webster College in the quarterfinals of the 2011 New England Collegiate Conference Softball Championship.
Third-seeded Mitchell (14-17 overall) advances on to play second-seeded Elms College in the semifinals on Friday, May 6. The semifinal and final rounds will be hosted by top-seeded Lesley University on the campus of UMass Boston. Daniel Webster, the sixth seed in the tournament, ends the season with a record of 7-18 overall.
The Mariners scored runs in every inning and held off a rally in the fifth inning to invoke the eight-run mercy rule. Mitchell finished with a total of 10 hits in the contest, including five that went for doubles. Junior Stacey Suplicki (New London, Conn./Saint Bernard) had two hits and a pair of RBI while freshman Chelsea Arpin (Killingly, Conn./Killingly) went 1-for-2 with a double and four RBI.
Daniel Webster struck first to take a 1-0 lead in the opening frame. Amanda Varricchio (Middletown, Conn./Mercy) reached base on an error and later scored on a single to center by TC DiSantis (Hinsdale, Mass./St. Joseph’s).
Mitchell didn’t trail for long, scoring six runs on five hits in the bottom of the first to take the lead for good. Suplicki tied the game at 1-1 with a RBI infield single, and Arpin followed with a bases-loaded double that plated three. Junior Shannen Pelletier (Coventry, R.I./Coventry) added a RBI double and freshman Tricia Tomaselli (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) capped the rally with a RBI single to center.
The Mariners put up another run in the second inning on a sacrifice fly to center by Suplicki. Mitchell then made it 10-1 in the third, with senior Jen Bordonaro (Winsted, Conn./Gilbert School) driving in a run with a double to center and junior Brittany Zaccaria (White Plains, N.Y./Maria Regina) plating a pair with a double to left. The Mariners tacked on their final run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly to left by Aprin.
Daniel Webster didn’t go down quietly in the fifth. The Eagles rallied to score three runs behind doubles by Kacie Lang (Raymond, N.H./Raymond), Alycia Gervais (Windham, Conn./Windham) and Varricchio to cut the deficit to eight with only one out. Mitchell right-hander Marissa Thomas (New London, Conn./Saint Bernard) settled down to get the final two outs, keeping the Eagles from extending the game into the sixth inning.
Thomas (11-7 overall) allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and struck out one in 5.0 innings. Daniel Webster starter Amanda Wilson (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) gave up 11 runs (nine earned) on 10 hits and struck out three. She finished the year with a record of 5-9.
Friday’s game between Mitchell and Elms is slated for a 12 p.m. start.
#5 Newbury 4, #4 Becker 1
Box Score: http://www.beckerhawks.com/sports/sball/2010-11/files/BCS35.XML
LEICESTER, Mass.- Newbury College got a stellar pitching performance from Rebecca Roach (Charlton, Mass.), propelling the Nighthawks to a 4-1 victory over Becker College in New England Collegiate Conference quarterfinal softball action this afternoon.
The Nighthawks got the scoring started in the top of the second inning when Jesymarian Touron (Brockton, Mass.) smacked a bases loaded single, scoring Rebecca Roach from third base. Newbury increased their lead to 2-0 on a throwing error by Becker pitcher Paige Needham (Worcester, Mass.).
The score remained the same until Becker cut the Newbury lead in half in the bottom of the third inning. Felicia Laufer (Salem, Conn.) would score all the way from first base when Rebecca Roach threw the ball down the right field line on a swinging bunt in front of the plate.
Newbury widened their lead to 3-1 when Becker second baseman Rachel Walsh (Hadley, Mass.) tried to cut down a run at home plate with the bases load, but the throw sailed wide of Hawks catcher Larissa Paula (Lynn, Mass.), allowing Rebecca Roach to score from third with an unearned run. The Nighthawks padded their lead one batter later when Jesymarian Touron singled in an insurance run, making the score 4-1 after four innings.
The four Newbury runs were more than enough for pitcher Rebecca Roach who squandered just two hits the entire afternoon. The win improves Newbury’s record to 10-22 on the season. The Nighthawks advance on to played top seeded Lesley University Friday afternoon at 10:00 am.
Paige Needham took the loss for Becker after allowing just two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out five. The Hawks season comes to an end with a record of 14-21.
Courtesy of Mitchell and Becker Sports Information
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