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MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Southern New Hampshire University
softball team swept both ends of a Northeast-10 doubleheader with
Bentley College by scores of 6-2 and 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon in
the home opener for the Penmen. SNHU improved to 6-9 and 3-5
in the NE-10 with the wins, while the Falcons are now 10-10 overall
and 5-5 in league play.
In the opener, Karissa
Bettencourt (Norton, MA) was 3-4 at the plate while
Laurie Boland (Worcester, MA) and Nicole
Arpin (Cheshire, CT) each had a pair of hits as the hosts
banged out 11 hits. SNHU hurler Mary
Bradford (Big Bear, CA) limited the Falcons to just a pair
of hits and struck out six in a complete game effort.
Bentley scored two times in the top
of the first. Briana Kneeland would drive in Dina Ferriero on
a single to right, while Ashley DeRosa would score on a passed
ball. The Penmen took the lead with four runs in the bottom
of the second. Casey Stoodley (Salem, NH)
and Arpin each had RBI singles while Boland drove in a pair of runs
on a double to center field. Southern New Hampshire would
score two more times with two outs in the sixth, as Stoodley scored
on a double by Arpin. Arpin would score on a single by
Bettencourt.
In game two, Ashley
Bernstein (Stoughton, MA) earned the win on the mound,
scattering seven hits while fanning five. She also helped her
own cause at the plate with a two-run home run to center field in
the fifth. Boland was 3-3 at the plate in the nightcap.
Ferriero and Alex Hitchcock each had a pair of hits for Bentley.
Southern New Hampshire plated a run
in the bottom of the first when a double by Andrea
Clausi (Kingston, NY) scored Bernstein, who had reached on
a fielder's choice. After Bernstein's two-run blast in the
fifth gave the Penmen a three-run cushion, the hosts tacked on an
insurance run in the sixth when a single by Boland brought home
Melissa Pessotti (Burlington, MA).
Southern New Hampshire returns to
action Friday when it travels to Merrimack College for a 3:30
twinbill.
