Pioneers Split with River Hawks

Saturday, March 26

Fairfield, Conn.

12:30 PM

Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics

5-16

University of Massachusetts Lowell

13-10

UMass Lowell

Sacred Heart

3/26/2022 9:10:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

SHU fell 5-4 in game one and was victorious in game two 7-2

FAIRFIELD, Conn.- The Sacred Heart University softball team spilt a non-conference matchup against UMass Lowell on Saturday falling 5-4 and winning 7-2.

Team Records

Sacred Heart University Pioneers (5-16 overall, 1-2 NEC)
UMass Lowell River Hawks (13-10, 0-0 America East)

Game 1 Score: SHU 4, UMass Lowell 5

Pitchers:

Sarah Lawton (SHU)- (L, 7.0 innings pitched, 5 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 4-8 record)
Riley White (UML)- (W, 7.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, 9-2 record)

Top Performers

Kyle Harvey (SHU)- 2-4, 1 triple
Jenna Mowad (SHU)- 2-3, 1 RBI

Of Note:

The Pioneers took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first off an RBI single by Grace Saad.
The River Hawks answered in the top of the second with a home run by Lea White to even the score at 1-1.
SHU tallied two runs in the following inning off a sacrifice fly by Emily Carroll followed by a score by Grace Saad off a wild pitch to give the Pioneers a 3-1 lead.
UMass Lowell would tie the game up at 3-3 off a pair of RBI doubles by Olivia Labbe and Brenna Davenport.
Jenna Mowad gave the Pioneers the lead off an RBI single to second scoring in Kylee Harvey sending SHU into the final inning with a 4-3 edge.
A two-run home run by Labbe in the top of the seventh would give the River Hawks the 5-4 victory at the end of the game.

Game 2 Score: SHU 7, UMass Lowell 2

Pitchers:

Olivia Vadas (SHU)- (W, 5.1 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 1-5 record)
Jenna Pfister (SHU)- (1.2 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 1 strikeouts)
Jen Slanovec (UML) (L, 6.0 innings pitched, 6 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 2-2 record)

Top Performers

Alyssa Gonzalez (SHU)- 2-3, 2 home runs, 3 RBI
Grace Saad (SHU)- 1-3, 2 RBI

Of Note:

Both sides were held scoreless until the bottom of the third inning when Jenna Mowad ripped a single to the shortstop scoring in Myah Eldred to put SHU ahead 1-0.
SHU tallied four more runs between the fourth and fifth innings with a pair of home runs by Alyssa Gonzalez and Grace Saad to give SHU a 5-0 lead.
UMass Lowell countered in the top of the sixth inning a with a pair of runs off an RBI double by Lea White and an RBI single by Riley White to cut the SHU lead to 5-2.
But the Pioneers answered back in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot by Gonzalez and an sacrifice fly by Maighread Scafariello to give SHU 7-2 victory.