Pioneers Stopped by Warriors 7-2, 9-5

Saturday, April 30

North Andover, MA

1:00 PM

Sacred Heart

13-36, 5-14

Merrimack College

9-25, 3-11

Sacred Heart

Merrimack

4/30/2022 8:34:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Alyssa Gonzalez tallied her 11th home run of the year

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.- The Sacred Heart University softball team was swept the first pair of games at Merrimack on Saturday falling 7-2 and 9-5.

Team Records

Sacred Heart University Pioneers (13-36 overall, 5-14 NEC)
Merrimack Warriors (9-25, 3-11 NEC)

Game 1 Score: SHU 7, Merrimack 2

Pitchers:

Sarah Lawton (SHU)- (L, 6.0 innings pitched, 7 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 9-16 record)
Bry Michitson (MER)- (W, 4.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 1 strikeout, 4-8 record)
Katelyn Thompson (MER)- (3.0 innings pitched)

Top Performers

Grace Saad (SHU)- 3-4
Maighread Scafariello (SHU)- 1-2, 1 RBI
Jenna Mowad (SHU)- 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 double

Of Note:

Merrimack jumped out to a 2-0 lead off a two-run home run in the top of the first inning by Jenna Wike.
The Warriors added to their lead in the following inning with another two-run home run this time by Courtney Lanpher to increase the Merrimack lead to 4-0.
The Pioneers answered two innings later with an RBI groundout to third base scoring in Grace Saad from third to narrow the Merrimack lead to 4-1.
An inning later, Maighread Scafariello hit a sacrifice fly to left field scoring in Cayla Nista to tighten the Warriors lead to 4-2.
The Warriors game back in the bottom of the sixth inning as they ripped a pair of RBI doubles scoring in three runs to secure the 7-2 victory.

Game 2 Score: SHU 5, Merrimack 9

Pitchers:

Olivia Vadas (SHU)- (4.2 innings pitched, 4 earned runs, 2 strikeouts)
Carlie Williams (SHU)- (1.0 innings pitched, 5 earned runs, 1 strikeout)
Jenna Pfister (SHU)- (L, 0.1 innings pitched, 0-2 record)
Madie Fornwalt (MER)- (4.1 innings pitched, 5 earned runs, 5 strikeouts)
Bry Michitson (MER)- (0.2 innings pitched, 1 strikeout)
Katelyn Thompson (W, 2.0 innings pitched, 1 strikeout, 3-7 record)

Top Performers

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

Of Note:

The Pioneers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning off an RBI single to Amy Petrovich to put SHU ahead 1-0.
Merrimack countered in the bottom half of the inning off a single to third base to even the score at 1-1.
The Pioneers answered back as Alyssa Gonzalez launched a two-run home run to center field to put SHU ahead 3-1.
Grace Saad followed in the fifth inning with an RBI double to left field scoring in Kylee Harvey to give SHU a 4-1 lead.
In the same inning Emily Carroll ripped an RBI single to right field scoring in Saad to give the Pioneers a 5-1 lead.
The Warriors countered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning off two RBI doubles and a passed ball to cut the SHU lead to 5-4.
Merrimack then tallied five runs in the sixth inning off a pair of home runs to give the Warriors the 9-5 victory.