BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Softball team snapped its four-game losing streak win a pair of non-conference wins over the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Thursday afternoon by the scores 8-0 and 8-3.
In the opener, the Hawks plated at least one run in every inning in the shortened game. The team started the game with an RBI single by Erica Castro (Medford, N.Y.) in the first to take a quick 1-0 lead. In the following inning, RWU put four runs on the board, three of which came on a three-run homer to left field off the bat of Hannah Pirez (Bolton, Mass.).
The Hawks would then add one run in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings, with Sarah Grill (Watervliet, N.Y.) scoring the final run of the game on Castro's sacrifice fly.
Jaclyn Doolin (Miller Place, N.Y.) pitched the complete game shutout for RWU, allowing six hits with six strikeouts in five innings of work. Grill finished the game 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI, with Lauren Tierney (Middleboro, Mass.) going 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI.
Alyssa Hosford (Attleboro, Mass.) took the loss, tagged for seven runs (three earned) in four innings. Breanna Marcyoniak (Westfield, Mass.) and Michelle Conway (Burrilville, R.I) each went 2-for-3 in the game for UMass-Dartmouth.
The nightcap saw the Corsairs strike first, getting two in the opening inning on a pair of RBI groundouts by Hannah Rounds (Lincoln, R.I.) and Emily Surprenant (Attleboro, Mass.). Yet the Hawks would knot the game up in their at-bat, with Grill and Michelle Caprice (Oak Ridge, N.J.) taking advantage of a pair of passed balls to score.
UMass-Dartmouth regained the lead in the second, with Elizabeth Mulready (Rockland, Mass.) coming in from third on a wild pitch. For the Hawks in the bottom half of the frame, RWU took the lead for good with a four-run inning capped off by a two-RBI triple by Pirez to go up 6-3. RWU added two more in the second inning on a two-RBI single by Laura McConnell (Lexington, Mass.).
Kelly Marcin (Windsor Locks, Conn.) earned the win, allowing three runs (two earned) in the game on ten hits with four strikeouts. Pirez and McConnell each finished the game with a hit and two RBI.
Samantha Howarth (Seekonk, Mass.) suffered the loss, allowing all eight runs (seven earned) on five hits and eight walks. Mulready went 3-for-4 in the game with Marcyoniak adding two hits.
Roger Williams (10-10) will take on Wentworth Institute of Technology Friday at 3:30 p.m., while UMass-Dartmouth (4-6) hosts Plymouth State College Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
