Southern New Hampshire (22-11, 14-5 Northeast-10)
vs.
Saint Michael's (3-28, 2-18 Northeast-10)
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 7 p.m.
SNHU Softball Field - Manchester, N.H.
SERIES: SNHU leads, 30-8
LAST MEETING: SNHU 12, Saint Michael's 3 (5 innings) (04/08/16 at Manchester, N.H.)
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last time out: SNHU 2, Saint Anselm 1 (04/19/16 at Goffstown,N.H.)
Streak: Won 1
Offensive Leaders:
#3 Mo Hannan – 33 G, 49-119, .412/.457/.588, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 29 R, 9 2B
#5 Katie Caruso – 33 G, 41-115, .357/.390/.548, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 23 R, 5 2B
#14 Erin Garczynski – 32 G, 35-100, .350/.437/.490, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 20 R, 5 2B
In the Circle:
#18 Sarah Lavallee – 21 G, 18 GS, 13-4, 1.58 ERA, 128.2 IP, 119 H, 43 R, 29 ER, 93/25 K/BB
#28 Nicole Gubellini – 15 G, 14 GS, 5-6, 4.26 ERA, 72.1 IP, 80 H, 51 R, 44 ER, 54/26 K/BB
Notes: The Penmen head into Wednesday night's clash with Saint Michael's on the heels of a 2-1 win over Saint Anselm College, and have now posted victories in six of their last eight outings. Southern New Hampshire used RBI doubles by senior Lindsey Bolduc (Londonderry, N.H.) and freshman Erin Garczynski (Norwood, Mass.) to plate its only two runs, and sophomore Sarah Lavallee (Candia, N.H.) fanned four in a complete-game effort. Senior Mo Hannan (Scarborough, Maine) scored both Penmen runs, and finished the day 2-for-4 to extend her multi-hit streak to six straight games.
SAINT MICHAEL'S
Last time out: Franklin Pierce 14, Saint Michael's 9 (04/19/2016 at Colchester, Vt.)
Streak: Lost 12
Offensive Leaders:
#16 Fallon Tierney – 29 G, 29-85, .341/.364/.447, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 4 2B
#17 Caroline Staples – 29 G, 24-81, .296/.337/.444, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 6 2B
#12 Christina Brazeau – 28 G, 25-85, .294/.388/.435, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 14 R, 6 2B
In the Circle:
#20 Danielle Brown – 23 G, 18 GS, 3-15, 4.46 ERA, 97.1 IP, 130 H, 104 R, 62 ER, 99/36 K/BB
#5 Anna Meusel – 12 G, 2 GS, 0-2, 8.77 ERA, 26.1 IP, 63 H, 48 R, 33 ER, 5/9 K/BB
Notes: The Purple Knights head back to the SNHU Softball Field after being swept in its final two home games against Franklin Pierce University, 15-1 and 14-9. Saint Michael's, which is in search of its first win since April 8 when it topped the Penmen by a score of 4-2, clubbed five home runs in the game two setback. Freshman Fallon Tierney (Reading, Mass.) was 3-for-3 in game two with two runs scored and a homer, while senior Judi Barcavage (Cold Spring, N.Y.) went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and a pair of runs scored.
