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Sacred Heart University Pioneers
Amy Petrovich Action
Greg Vasil
5
Winner Sacred Heart SHU 13-20, 5-7 NEC
4
Central Conn. St. CENTRAL 15-11, 8-4 NEC
Winner
Sacred Heart SHU
13-20, 5-7 NEC
5
Final
4
Central Conn. St. CENTRAL
15-11, 8-4 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Sacred Heart SHU 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 1
Central Conn. St. CENTRAL 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 1

W: Heath, Emily (4-2) L: K. Whittaker (14-6)

Game Recap: Softball | | Josh Smith

Petrovich’s Two Homers Lift SHU to Extra-Inning Win at CCSU

The Pios took a 5-4 win in eight innings in the series finale

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Graduate student Amy Petrovich hit two critical home runs to lead the Sacred Heart University softball team to a 5-4 extra-inning win at Central Connecticut State in the two teams' Northeast Conference series finale on Saturday. 

Team Records
Sacred Heart (13-20, 5-7 NEC)
CCSU (15-11, 8-4 NEC)

CCSU 5, SHU 4
Pitchers:
Emily Heath (SHU) - (W, 8.0 innings pitched, 3 earned runs, 1 strikeout, 4-2 record)
Kaylee Whittaker (CCSU) - (L, 8.0 innings pitched, 5 earned runs, 11 strikeouts, 14-6 record) 

Top Performers:
Amy Petrovich (SHU) – 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 home runs
Emily Carroll (SHU) – 3-5, 1 run, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 double

Of Note:
For the second straight game, the Pios got off to a good start, taking a 3-0 advantage in the first inning. With two on and two outs after a pair of walks, Emily Carroll blasted a pitch to left field for a three-run homer. 

The Blue Devils answered with two runs in the bottom of the first before evening the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the third. CCSU tallied two solo home runs on its way to tie the game. 

SHU retook the lead in the top of the fifth inning on the first home run from Petrovich. Leading off the fifth, Petrovich blasted a ball over the center-field fence for her fourth homer of the season. 

Unfortunately for the Pios, CCSU continued its seventh-inning success by tying the game at 4-4. However, Emily Heath did not let the Blue Devils score the winning run, forcing extra innings for SHU for the first time this season. 

In the eighth inning, Petrovich struck again by slamming a one-out home run to center to break a tie for the second time this afternoon. Today's game marked Petrovich's second career multi-homer outing, as she also hit two against Bryant on May 9, 2021. 

Heath capped off her eight-inning victory, leaving one runner stranded in a clean eighth. The first year improved to 4-2 on the season and has won her last two starts. 

Up Next
Sacred Heart is slated to return to the field on Saturday, Apr. 15, for a home NEC doubleheader against Saint Francis at 1 p.m.  
 
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