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Alyssa DiMauro throws to first
Jim Stankiewicz
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Southern N.H. SNHU 20-22
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Winner Saint Anselm STA 26-14-1
Southern N.H. SNHU
20-22
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Final
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Saint Anselm STA
26-14-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Saint Anselm STA 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 1

W: H. Hicks (16-6) L: Hammond, Gwyn (6-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Season Ends In NE10 Quarterfinals

Penmen Fall 2-1 to Saint Anselm Thursday

When and Where: May 4, 2023 – Garden City, N.Y. (Janet L. Ficke Field)
Result:  #4 Saint Anselm College 2, #8 Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: SNHU (20-22), Saint Anselm (26-14-1)
 
Junior Alyssa DiMauro (Chester, N.H.) knocked in a run with a fifth inning single, but Southern New Hampshire fell 2-1 to Saint Anselm College in the Northeast-10 Championship quarterfinals on Thursday at Garden City, N.Y.

KEY MOMENTS
  • The Penmen drew a pair of walks in the top of the first inning, but failed to score.
  • The Hawks then responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. 
  • Kylie Fitzpatrick doubled home the first run and Sam Wiberg added a sacrifice fly.
  • SNHU's only run came across in the top of the fifth inning.
  • A pair of singles put runners on the corners and a base hit from DiMauro would score junior Abby Hagerty (Marshfield, Mass.) who pinch ran for Gianna LaSpina (Bellmore, N.Y.)  who led off the frame with a single. Senior Bryn Garczynski (Norwood, Mass.) also had a single in the inning that helped lead to the run.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE                             
 
  • Saint Anselm had eight hits in the game, and the Penmen had six.
  • Sophomore Gwyn Hammond (Los Angeles, Calif.) started in the circle for SNHU, and junior Leine McKechnie (Passadumkeag, Maine) finished up with 3.2 scoreless
  • Junior Haile Hicks picked up her 16th win of the season for the Hawks after allowing six hits and one run in a complete game effort. The junior fanned eight batters in the contest.
 
NOTES 
  • DiMauro, who started all 42 games for the Penmen, finished with a .336 average by going 2-for-4 in the game.
  • The all-time series between the schools is tied at 48-48.
  • The game was the just the second between the rivals in the NE10 tournament.  Saint Anselm won the 2021 meeting.
  • Saint Anselm extended its lead to three at 20-17 in the Queen City Cup standings.
  • Southern New Hampshire has won at least one tournament game in eight of the last nine tournaments, and have made 12 consecutive appearances in the NE10 Championship.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The season ends for the Penmen with the loss.
  • #1 Seed Adelphi is serving as the host in Garden City, N.Y. and will play Saint Anselm tomorrow in one of the two Northeast-10 semifinals.  Assumption and Bentley will meet in the other contest. 
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