Southern New Hampshire (23-11, 15-5 Northeast-10)
vs.
Bentley (13-19, 9-9 Northeast-10)
Friday, April 22, 2016 - 6 p.m.
SNHU Softball Field - Manchester, N.H.
SERIES: SNHU trails, 36-31
LAST MEETING: SNHU 5, Bentley 1 (04/25/15 at Waltham, Mass.)
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last time out: SNHU 2, Saint Michael's 0 (04/20/16 at Manchester,N.H.)
Streak: Won 2
Offensive Leaders:
#3 Mo Hannan – 34 G, 50-123, .407/.451/.577, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 29 R, 9 2B
#5 Katie Caruso – 34 G, 42-117, .359/.389/.556, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 23 R, 6 2B
#14 Erin Garczynski – 33 G, 36-102, .353/.443/.490, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 20 R, 5 2B
In the Circle:
#18 Sarah Lavallee – 22 G, 19 GS, 14-4, 1.50 ERA, 135.2 IP, 124 H, 43 R, 29 ER, 99/25 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 look to wrap up their fourth-straight NE-10 Northeast Division title when they welcome Bentley to the SNHU Softball Field. Southern New Hampshire has won seven of its last nine outings, and a victory on Friday would clinch a bye in the opening round in the upcoming Northeast-10 Championship. SNHU topped Saint Michael's College, 2-0, in its most recent outing on Wednesday. Junior Jessica Torsiello (Morris Plains, N.J.) turned in a 2-for-3 evening with a home run and a double, while sophomore Sarah Lavallee (Candia, N.H.) fired her seventh shutout of the season to improve to 14-4 in the circle. Lavallee fanned six in the complete-game effort and lowered her ERA to 1.50, which is tied for the league lead.
BENTLEY
Last time out: Bentley 8, Saint Michael's 1 (04/20/2016 at Waltham, Mass.)
Streak: Won 1
Offensive Leaders:
#18 Kelsey Kennedy – 31 G, 33-92, .359/.416/.489, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 14 R, 7 2B
#11 Alex Borrelli – 32 G, 33-104, .317/.343/.433, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 13 R, 5 2B
#9 Stephanie McQuaid – 26 G, 25-89, .281/.297/.348, 9 RBI, 10 R, 4 2B
In the Circle:
#1 Kelly Ferris – 25 G, 17 GS, 8-11, 2.04 ERA, 120 IP, 126 H, 49 R, 35 ER, 73/24 K/BB
#12 Kelsey Smith – 15 G, 7 GS, 5-3, 2.89 ERA, 53.1 IP, 59 H, 25 R, 22 ER, 46/20 K/BB
Notes: The Falcons head into Friday night's tilt on the heels of an 8-1 win over the Purple Knights, which snapped a five-game losing streak and evened their conference record at 9-9. Senior Alex Borrelli (Salem, N.H.) drove in three runs and finished with two hits, while junior Kelsey Kennedy (Bedford, N.H.) also had a pair of hits with an RBI and a run scored. Classmate Kelsey Smith (Jaffrey, N.H.) earned the win in the circle for Bentley after going five-plus innings before senior Kelly Ferris (Seymour, Conn.) notched her ninth career save.
