When and Where: April 19, 2023 – Hooksett, N.H. (SNHU Softball Field)
Game 1:  Southern New Hampshire University 9, Saint Michael's College 2
Game 2:  Southern New Hampshire University 3, Saint Michael's College 1
Records: SNHU 14-18 (7-9 NE10),  Saint Michael's  10-22 (3-13 NE10)
 
Strong pitching by sophomore Gwyn Hammond (Los Angeles, Calif.), sophomore Hannah DeRock (Hunt, N.Y.) and junior Leine McKechnie (Passadumkeag, Maine) helped carry SNHU to a doubleheader sweep of Saint Michael's College Wednesday afternoon.  The Penmen won the opener 9-2 and took the nightcap 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS

• Hammond – 7.0 IP (complete game), 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 K, win
• DeRock – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, win
• McKechnie – 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, save
• Senior Bryn Garczynski (Norwood, Mass.) – 4-8, R, 2 RBI, BB
• Junior Bella Dickinson (Scarborough, Maine) – 3-6, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB
• Junior Ari Ferrier (Middleboro, Mass.) – 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB

KEY MOMENTS -GAME 1

• The Penmen scored single runs in the first two innings on Garczynski hits. 
• After the Purple Knights tied the score in the top of the third inning, the Penmen scored twice in the bottom of the inning. 
• Junior Shannon Gifford (Goffstown, N.H.) was hit by pitch, sophomore Jordyn Resetar (Hanover, Pa.) doubled, and Ferrier's sacrifice fly proved to be the game-winner. 
• The Penmen scored in the fourth on a Gifford fielder's choice, and added four more in the bottom of the sixth inning.
• Garczynski's fourth hit of the game, a single in the sixth, made it 8-2.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME 1          
 

• The Penmen had 10 hits and drew a season-high eight walks.  Freshman Abby Lineman (Doylestown, Pa.) and Dickinson each drew three walks.
• Hammond retired 11 consecutive batters from the third through the sixth inning.
• Jenna Devens, who also started in the circle, had the only RBI in the game for the Purple Knights.
• SNHU's nine runs were the most in an NE10 game this season.

KEY MOMENTS -GAME 2

• The Penmen scored a run in the bottom of the first inning.  Dickinson started the game with a double and scored on a single by Ferrier.
• Two more runs scored for SNHU in the fourth, one on a single by Dickinson and another came across on a bases-loaded walk to Ferrier.
• Saint Michael's threatened in the seventh, scoring a run on three hits to make it 3-1.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME 2
 

• DeRock retired 18 of the first 19 batters, with only Hannah Arruda reaching on an infield single in the third inning.
• After Angelica Johns doubled and scored on a single by Jenna Devens in the seventh, McKechnie came on to get the final three outs for the save.
• Dickinson and junior Alyssa DiMauro (Chester, N.H.) each had two hits and Ferrier had two RBI.

 
NOTES 

• The Penmen have had the better of the series with the Purple Knights, extending the current win streak to 14 games.  SNHU leads the all-time series 46-10.
• Hammond notched the first complete game of her career.
• The six inning start for DeRock was her longest outing of the season.

WHAT'S NEXT

• SNHU will play NE10 doubleheaders at Assumption and AIC this weekend.
• The next home game is Friday, April 28 against Southern Connecticut State University.  The doubleheader starts at 2:00 p.m.

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