NEWTON, Mass. - The Lasell Lasers softball team swept the Saint Joseph's College Monks on Saturday, winning game one 4-2 and game two 6-0. The Lasers are now 16-8 while the Monks are 10-12.
GAME ONE:
Lasell struck first when they scored two runs in the second on an Angelena Piers double. After the Monks tied things up in the third, the Lasers retook the lead with a pair of RBI singles from Emily Mestas and Ally Kirck, giving them a 4-2 lead that would be the final score.
The Lasers collected five hits, with Emily Mestas, Ally Kirck, Brianna Gendreau, and Mackenzie Still each recording a single, and Angelena Piers hitting a double. But the story of the game, and the day, was Eryn Sheeley, who struck out seven over seven innings and allowed just five hits and two unearned runs. She picked up her 10th win of the season.
The Monks were held to just five singles with no repeat-hitters in the setback. Senior starting pitcher Meredith Pence (Remington, Va.) took the loss after yielding four runs (three earned) on five hits and seven walks with five K's in six innings.
GAME TWO:
The Lasers scored one run in both the first and second innings and held that 2-0 lead until the fifth, when their bats exploded for four runs. Ally Kirck, Eryn Sheeley, and Katie Hopkins each had RBI singles, with the fourth run scoring on an error. This gave the Lasers a 6-0 lead and ultimately the win by the same score.
The Lasers collected nine hits in the game, with Ally Kirck and Katie Hopkins each having two. Abigail Fortin collected a hit but made her mark as the starting pitcher for the Lasers, going all seven innings. She allowed just six hits, and no runs for a shutout. She struck out three and walked just one.
Olivia Howe, Sylvia Foley, and Paige Connery had two hits apiece for the Monks while senior starter Sydney Hatch (Newburgh, Maine) allowed six runs (three earned) off nine hits and no walks with six strikeouts in five innings. Senior Emily Eagleston (Reading, Mass.) tossed a 1-2-3 sixth inning in relief.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will play at UMaine-Farmington on Wednesday in a non-conference doubleheader with the first pitch slated for 3:00 PM.
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO LASELL SPORTS INFORMATION
