MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Saint Anselm College softball team closed out its trip at the Space Coast Games on a high note, securing a 5-1 victory over Post on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Audrey Arsenault (Stow, Mass.) recorded a season-high three RBIs to lead the Hawks. The victory marked their seventh win in nine games at the Space Coast Games and their 10th of the season.
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Saint Anselm continues its trip with a non-conference doubleheader against Saint Michael's in Leesburg, Fla. on Friday, March 21st, with games scheduled for 12:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. These will be the final games in the Sunshine State for the Hawks before beginning conference play back up in New England next weekend.
Score: Saint Anselm 5, Post 1
Win: Ryan (7-0) | Loss: McGurk (0-4)
Records: Saint Anselm (10-5), Post (1-13)
Location: Melbourne, Fla. (USSSA Space Coast Complex)
Date: Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
Attendance: 100
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Saint Anselm struck early as senior Sam Wiberg (Exeter, N.H.) led off the bottom of the first with a walk, followed by a single from sophomore Brooke Tardugno (Methuen, Mass.). Both runners came around to score on a two-RBI double by Arsenault, which gave the Hawks the early lead.
- Post responded in the top of the third inning with an RBI double by Hannah Searles, cutting the deficit in half.
- The Hawks answered right back in the bottom half as senior Alyssa Wironen (Leominster, Mass.) drove in a run with a single. Wiberg then doubled to bring in another run, extending the lead to 4-1.
- Saint Anselm added an insurance run in the sixth. Tardugno got on base with a single, stole second, advanced to third, and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Arsenault.
- Sophomore Sam Ryan (Tewksbury, Mass.), who started the game in the pitching circle for the Hawks, closed out her complete-game victory in dominant fashion. She retired the side in order in the seventh to seal the win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm finished with five runs on six hits and committed one error while leaving 10 runners on base.
- Post scored just one run and had five hits while committing two errors and leaving four runners aboard.
- Ryan earned the win, her seventh of the season, and tossed a complete game. She allowed just one earned run and five hits while striking out two.
- Arsenault led the Hawks with a season-high three RBIs, and Wiberg contributed with a hit, two walks, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Saint Anselm stole six bases in the win. Tardugno led the way with two steals in the game and now has eight stolen bases this season, the second-most on the team behind only Arsenault, who has 15.
- This was the seventh all-time matchup between the two teams, with Saint Anselm improving to 4-3 in the series that began in 2013. It also marked the second-straight win for the Hawks, their first win streak in the series.
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