MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm softball team dropped both ends of a Northeast 10 doubleheader to No. 21 Franklin Pierce University at the South Athletic Fields on Monday, falling 10-0 in five innings in game one before a 10-3 decision in the nightcap.
Game 1: Franklin Pierce 10 (31-4, 21-2 NE10), Saint Anselm 0 (18-23, 10-15 NE10)– 5 inn.
Highlights
How it Happened
Franklin Pierce broke through in the second with an RBI single before erupting for four runs in the third to take a 5-0 lead.
The Ravens continued to apply pressure in the fourth, using a two-run home run from Maisie Lerette to extend the advantage to 8-0. Franklin Pierce added two more runs in the fifth to push the lead to 10-0.
Saint Anselm put runners on in multiple innings, including a scoring opportunity in the second, but could not break through as the Ravens secured the five-inning victory.
Game 2: Franklin Pierce 10 (32-4, 22-2 NE10), Saint Anselm 3 (18-24, 10-16 NE10)
Highlights
- Saint Anselm falls 70-25 all-time against Franklin Pierce, having lost five straight games in the series.
- Junior Mackenzie Bergen took the loss, falling to 7-5 after allowing eight runs over five innings.
- Salafia allowed two runs (one earned) over two innings in relief. Salafia also added two hits at the plate.
- Tardugno led the offense, going 2-3 with a double, two runs scored, two stolen bases, and an RBI. She now has 29 stolen bases on the season, leading the NE10 while ranking fourth all-time in program history, three off the record of 32 set by Shannon Colson in 2018.
- Reitmeyer finished 1-3 with a walk and an RBI, Duquette went 1-2 with two RBI, and Fox went 1-3 with a single.
How it Happened
Saint Anselm struck first in the opening inning, as Tardugno reached and came around to score on a sacrifice fly from Duquette to take a 1-0 lead.
Franklin Pierce responded in the second, plating four runs on five hits to jump in front 4-1.
After a scoreless third and fourth, the Ravens broke the game open in the fifth, scoring four runs highlighted by a three-run double from Danica Nielsen and an RBI triple from Camryn Van Valkenburgh to extend the lead to 8-1.
The Hawks answered in the bottom half of the fifth, as Trisket doubled before Tardugno and Reitmeyer delivered back-to-back RBI singles to cut the deficit to 8-3.
Franklin Pierce added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh, while Saint Anselm loaded the bases in the final frame but could not capitalize as the Ravens completed the sweep.
Up Next
The Saint Anselm College softball team will travel to Colchester, Vt., for an NE10 doubleheader at Doc Jacobs Field against Saint Michael's College (7-27, 5-19 NE10) on Wednesday, April 22, at 3 p.m.
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