Monks Fall to Franklin, Rally Late to Defeat Meredith

Monks Fall to Franklin, Rally Late to Defeat Meredith

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Saint Joseph's College (2-6) split a pair of games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Thursday. The Monks suffered a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Franklin College (5-1) in the early game and rallied to defeat Meredith College (9-9), 4-3, in the afternoon contest.

FRANKLIN 6, SAINT JOSEPH'S 1

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Saint Joseph's struck first as senior Carla Tripp (Lovell, Maine) led off with a walk and later scored on a Mariah Harrison (Buxton, Maine) single up the middle.

The narrow advantage lasted until the bottom of the third, when Franklin tied the contest with a run off two hits. The Grizzlies proceeded to put the game out of reach with four runs off four knocks and an SJC miscue in the bottom of the fourth.

ON THE MOUND:

Freshman Kate Whitney (Jonesboro, Maine) falls to 0-2 on the season after allowing five runs (one earned) off seven hits and two walks in 3.2 innings. First-year Katelyn Olsen (Hartford, Maine) gave up one run off three hits with a strikeout in 1.1 frames and freshman Caitlyn King (Old Town, Maine) surrendered a pair of hits in one inning of relief.

Franklin starter Olivia Paszek (Franklin, Ind.) improved to 3-0 on the year after allowing one run off five hits with six K's in six innings. Bailey Lindamood (Fishers, Ind.) yielded one hit with a pair of K's in an inning of relief.

OFF THE BAT – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Tripp went 2-2 with a run and a double

OFF THE BAT – FRANKLIN:

  • Senior Megan Lalioff (Fishers, Ind.) was 2-3 with a run and an RBI
  • Sophomore Shelby Mager (Fishers, Ind.) went 2-3 with a run and a stolen base
  • Sophomore Monica Collins (Whiteland, Ind.) and senior Taylor Johnson (Beech Grove, Ind.) both went 2-2 with a runs scored and batted in

SAINT JOSEPH'S 4, MEREDITH 3

HOW IT HAPPENED:

With two out in the top of the seventh, the Monks trailed 3-1 before scoring three runs off two hits and a Meredith error to claim a 4-3 edge. Tripp singled and later scored on the miscue and, with runners on the corners, Harrison stepped to the plate and delivered a two-run double to deep left-center to provide her team with the one-run lead.

The Avenging Angels had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh with a runner on second after a walk and a sac bunt, but SJC senior starter Kylie McFadden (Dover, N.H.) induced a harmless fly-out and a weakly hit ground-out to end the game and put a stop to the Monks' five-game losing streak.

ON THE MOUND:

McFadden improved to 1-2 on the season after giving up three runs (two earned) off seven hits and two walks with a pair of punch-outs in a complete-game effort.

Meredith freshman starter Julia Cerasi (Apex, N.C.) falls to 3-3 after yielding four runs (one earned) off eight hits and two walks with two K's in 6.2 innings. Junior Taylor Jackson (Hope Mills, N.C.) fanned the only batter she faced in 1/3 inning of relief.

OFF THE BAT – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Tripp continued to swing a hot bat, going 3-4 with two runs in the victory
  • Harrison doubled and knocked in a pair

OFF THE BAT – MEREDITH:

  • Junior Maria Annuziata (Apex, N.C.) was 3-4 with a run and a stolen base
  • Junior Erica Occena (Coats, N.C.) doubled and drove in three runs

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's closes out the 2017 southern swing tomorrow with games versus WPI (1:15 PM) and Franklin (3:30 PM).

 

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.