Bristol, RI- The Roger Williams softball team took on Nichols College for a double header on Sunday.The Hawks started pitcher Juliet Hulme for the first game. Nichols scored early off of a double to left field, but Hulme put away the next two batters to end the inning. The Hawks victory over the Bison marked Head coach, Joyce Maudie's 500th career win. Coach Maudie has been at the helm since 2011 and guided the hawks to their first CCC Conference championship since 2002 in her third year of coaching for the hawks.

The Bison added two more runs in the second, giving them a 3-0 lead. When it was time for the Hawks to bat, Julianne Vesce and Valerie Moran both singled to left field then advanced on a wild pitch. Taylor Chatowsky was hit by a pitch, which loaded the bases for Alicia McCauley. McCauley popped up to the right fielder, but the hit was deep enough to let the runner score from third.

Hulme faced three batters in the third and struck out each one. In the bottom of the fifth, McCauley hit a single to left field and was moved to second on a bunt by Tara Chatowsky. On a sacrifice bunt, Chatowsky outran the throw to first and moved a runner into scoring position. A walk to Meredith Moise loaded the bases for Alyssa Murray, who hit a double to left field. All three runners who were on base scored, giving the Hawks a 4-3 lead.

In the sixth inning, the Hawks added some insurance to their lead starting with a bunt by Taylor Chatowsky. On a sacrifice bunt by McCauley, Chatowsky moved to second. She picked her head up and saw no one covering third, which resulted in an extra base. Tara Chatowsky flied out to right field but advanced the runner home, giving the Hawks a 5-3 lead.

In the top of the seventh, Hulme recorded one out before being replaced by Maddie Reis. She retired the first batter she saw and then intentionally walked the next one to load the bases. With an out available at any base, Reis made short work of her next opponent as a grounder to first base ended the game.

Maddie Reis took the mound to begin the second game and faced just three batters in the first inning. In the bottom of the first, Moise reached on an error and was pushed to third before Haley Ledbetter singled to left and drove in the first run on the game.

The Hawks played outstanding defense and held the Bison hitless until the top of the fifth, but quickly recorded the final out of the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Ledbetter reached on a walk and Vesce singled to left field. Micaela Pohl, the next batter, singled to left field, driving Ledbetter home.

All three Bison batters grounded out in the top of the seventh, which ended the game.

The team is now 11-9 overall and 4-0 in conference play. They play Gordon College on April 3rd in a game rescheduled due to rain.