Sacred Heart
12-21, 10-15
Bryant
3-21, 2-18
Softball Takes Two From Bryant to Kick-Off Weekend Series
5/8/2021 12:00:00 AM | Softball
SMITHFIELD, RI- Let's take two as the Sacred Heart University softball team took a pair of games from Bryant this afternoon winning 11-2 and 2-1.
Team Records
Sacred Heart Pioneers (13-21 overall, 11-15 NEC)
Bryant Bulldogs (3-22 overall, 2-19 NEC)
Game 1
Score: SHU 11, BRYANT 2 (5 innings)
Of Note
- Junior Alyssa Gonzalez was the highlight of the first game firing a pair of home runs to make her total to 16 on the year putting the Pioneers ahead 4-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning.
- The home runs kept coming as in the top of the fifth inning senior Kira Ferraiolo launched her fourth home run of the year this time in style with a grand slam to put SHU ahead 8-1.
- Then a couple of batters later, fellow senior Caroline Kruger would follow with a three-run home run to seal the 11-2 victory in five innings.
- Senior pitcher Colleen Walsh pitched a solid outing going all five innings allowing just two runs on three hits and striking out three batters.
Game 2
Score: SHU 2, BRYANT 1
Of Note
- While fewer runs were scored in game two, the Pioneers got on the board early with a sacrifice fly by junior Amy Petrovich scoring in Caroline Kruger from third to put the Pioneers ahead 1-0.
- Kruger would knock in the Pioneers' second run of the game coming in the top of the fourth inning scoring in Kira Ferraiolo to secure the 2-1 victory.
- In the circle, sophomore Olivia Vadas would pick up her fifth victory of the year going six innings allowing six hits, just one run, and striking out six batters.
Up Next
- The Pioneers look to do the same tomorrow as SHU wraps up the regular season with a pair of games against the Bulldogs beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Walsh, Colleen (6-8)
L: Ca. Paolanto (0-7)
Batting:
2B: Carroll, Emily 1
HR: Kruger, Caroline 1 ; Gonzalez, Alyssa 2 ; Ferraiolo, Kira 1
RBI: Kruger, Caroline 3 ; Gonzalez, Alyssa 4 ; Ferraiolo, Kira 4
SH: Gurysh, Kiley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kruger, Caroline 1 ; Harvey, Kylee 1 ; Petrovich, Amy 1 ; Gonzalez, Alyssa 3 ; Carroll, Emily 1 ; Scafariello, Maighread 1 ; Ferraiolo, Kira 1 ; Fagan, Sara 1 ; Santos, Brianna 1
HBP: Petrovich, Amy 1
Batting:
3B: M. Powell 1
RBI: M. Powell 1 ; A. Hickey 1
SH: D. Bilodeau 1
Base Running:
RUNS: A. Tomaino 1 ; G. Ceccarell 1
