BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Softball team swept Salve Regina today 7-6 and 9-2.
Bay Naples (Livingston, N.J.) hit a walk off single to win game one for the Hawks.
Hawk Highlights
Game 1
Bay Naples (Livingston, N.J.): 2-for-4, 1 RBI
Jax Beaulieu (Sandwich, Mass.): 2-for-3, 1 SB, 1 RBI
Emma MacLean (Newton, Mass.): 2-for-2, 1 RBI
Taylor Myers (East Haven, Conn.): (W, 4-2), 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
For The Opponents
Christina Braid (Franklin Lakes, N.J.): 3-for-4, 1 RBI
Jessica Roberts (Dix Hills, N.Y.): 2-for-3, 1 RBI
Sophia Strazza (Wilton, Conn.): 1-for-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Maddie Fluke (Douglas, Mass.): (L, 7-6), 6.1 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
How It Happened
Game one was a constant back and forth between Salve and the Hawks. RWU earned two runs right off the bat in the first inning. Salve's Francesca Rubino (Burlington, Mass.) singled to second base in the second that brought home a run to cut the Hawk's lead in half. The fifth inning was huge for SRU as they took the lead recording five runs. However, RWU tacked on a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to tie the game 6-6. MacLean and Beaulieu had a pair of RBI singles that led to a new ball game by the time the seventh rolled around.
Katrina Goria (Wyckoff, N.J.) hit a double to center field to start the inning off for the Hawks. With one out,
Bay Naples stepped into the batter's box and drilled the ball up the middle to win the game 7-6.
Game 2
Alex Lombardo (Thomaston, Conn.): 3-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Katrina Goria (Wyckoff, N.J.): 2-for-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Maddie Predaris (Rye, N.H.): 1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Lia Nocella (Tyngsboro, Mass.): (W, 9-4), 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
For The Opponents
Jessica Roberts (Dix Hills, N.Y.): 1-for-3, 1 3B, 1 RBI
Sophia Strazza (Wilton, Conn.): 1-for-3, 1 2B
Drew Ceppetell (Barrington, N.H.): 1-for-3, 1 2B
Julia Coute (North Dighton, Mass.): (L, 1-3), 2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
How It Happened
Salve scored first in game two as Roberts hit an RBI triple to bring in a run. The Hawks responded with two runs of their own in the first.
Katrina Goria's and Alex Lombardo's doubles in the second inning helped RWU add three as well as
Emma MacLean's single and an error to give the Hawks a steady 7-1 lead. In the third, Predaris scored her first collegiate homerun over the left field fence and Lombardo hit her second double of the day earning two. Salve scored an additional run in the fifth but couldn't produce any more runs as the Hawks clinched the 9-2 win.
Coaches Corner
"In game one we let the fifth inning get away from us to the tune of five runs to fall behind 2-6. It was great to see the team's grit to fight back and take game onen with some clutch hitting and a 7th inning huge leadoff double by Kat and the winning hit by Bay to walk it off. We got production up and down the lineup and Taylor continued to stifle Salve as she pitched two and a third of shutout ball. Game two we kept roping the ball putting nine runs on the board. Lia pitched well and Kat and Alex crushed the ball. Maddie hit a bomb for her first career homerun. The energy was amazing. The lightening delay didn't affect us. The team stayed loose. We had a lot of fun playing softball today. Looking ahead to Suffolk this weekend for a cross pod matchup."-
Joyce Maudie
Players Corner
"Great day for the Hawks. Winning a close game by walk off. Then putting our bats together to come up big in game two. We hope to continue our big bats into the games this weekend."-
Katrina Goria
What's Next
Roger Williams (15-13) takes on Suffolk University on Saturday April 24
th at 12:00 and 2:00pm while Salve Regina (7-9) turns to Nichols College.
