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Pace PACE 21-24, 11-18 NE10
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Winner Saint Anselm STA 20-25, 12-17 NE10
Pace PACE
21-24, 11-18 NE10
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Final
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Saint Anselm STA
20-25, 12-17 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pace PACE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Saint Anselm STA 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 6 0

W: Lee, Kendra (10-10) L: Priscilla Del Toro (8-5)

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Winner Pace PACE 22-24, 12-18 NE10
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Saint Anselm STA 20-26, 12-18 NE10
Winner
Pace PACE
22-24, 12-18 NE10
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Final
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Saint Anselm STA
20-26, 12-18 NE10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pace PACE 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 12 2
Saint Anselm STA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2

W: Alyssa Smart (8-8) L: Bergen, Mackenzie (7-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Hawks Open with Win, Settle for Split with Pace

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College softball team split a Northeast 10 Conference doubleheader with Pace University, earning a 2-1 victory in game one before falling 4-1 in the nightcap on Friday afternoon at the South Athletic Field.

Game 1: Saint Anselm 2 (20-25, 12-17 NE10), Pace 1 (21-24, 11-18 NE10)
 
Highlights 
  • Senior Kendra Lee improved to 10-10 in the circle, tossing a complete game for the 11th time this year, while allowing five hits and one earned run with five strikeouts.
  • Sophomore Zaynah Wotkowicz hit a solo home run, her second of the season, finishing 1-2 with a run batted in and one run scored.
  • Junior Caitlyn Duquette went 1-3 with the game-winning RBI single in the sixth.
  • Junior Brooke Tardugno finished 1-3 with a double and one run scored.
  • Senior Rose Reitmeyer went 1-2 with a walk, while junior Abby Wrinn and junior Sarah Cipriani each recorded a hit.
How it Happened
Pace struck first in the opening inning, using a double and an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead.
Lee settled in from there, retiring multiple batters in order and limiting further damage over the next four innings.
 
The Hawks broke through in the fifth as Wotkowicz launched a solo home run to right center to tie the game at 1-1. Later in the inning, Tardugno doubled and came around to score on an RBI single from Duquette, giving Saint Anselm a 2-1 advantage.
 
Lee worked around a baserunner in the seventh, closing out the complete game effort to secure the victory.

Game 2: Pace 4 (22-24, 12-18 NE10), Saint Anselm 1 (20-26, 12-18 NE10)
 
Highlights 
  • Saint Anselm is now 24-24 all-time against Pace after splitting today's doubleheader.
  • Cipriani led the Hawks at the plate, going 2-3 with one run batted in.
  • Duquette doubled, finishing 1-3, while Wrinn and Reitmeyer also recorded hits.
  • Tardugno tied the Hawks' single-season steal record after reaching base on a walk, as she is now at 32 stolen bases, the top mark in the NE10.
  • Junior Mackenzie Bergen took the loss, falling to 7-7, allowing three runs over six innings with three strikeouts.
  • Sophomore Alexa Salafia allowed one run in relief over one inning.
How it Happened
Pace opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead.
 
Saint Anselm answered in the fourth as Duquette doubled and later scored on an RBI single from Cipriani to even the game at 1-1.
 
The game remained tied until the seventh inning, when Pace broke through with three runs on five hits, highlighted by a two-run double to take a 4-1 lead.
 
The Hawks were unable to respond in the bottom half, as Pace held on to earn the split with a 4-1 victory.

Up Next
The Saint Anselm College softball team will celebrate its class of 2026 with Senior Day tomorrow at the South Athletic Fields before another NE10 doubleheader against the Setters beginning at noon.

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