When and Where:Â March 16, 2024Â - Stroudsburg, Pa. (Creekview Park)
Game 1:Â East Stroudsburg University 6, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Game 2:Â East Stroudsburg University 1, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records:Â SNHU 8-8, East Stroudsburg 18-4
Senior
Ari Ferrier (Middleboro, Mass.) went 3-for-5 with a double, and senior
Bella Dickinson (Scarborough, Maine) had a pair of hits, driving in a run, but softball saw its hot bats cooled off at East Stroudsburg Saturday.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Ferrier – 3-for-5, 2B
- Dickinson – 2-for-6, 2B, RBI
- Sophomore Peyton Feldman (Foxboro, Mass.) – 2-for-7
- Freshman Julianna Colbert (Burrillville, R.I.) – 6 IP – 6 H – 1 ER – 1 BB- 3 K
GAME 1:Â EAST STROUDSBURG 6-1
- Freshman Charlotte Donovan (Biddeford, Maine) made her first start in the circle (3.0 IP- 3 ER).
- The Warriors scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning en route to the 6-1 win.
- The lone Penmen run crossed in the top of the seventh inning.
- Donovan reached on an error and Ferrier singled her to second base. A groundout by Feldman moved Donovan to third.
- Dickinson drove in the run with a sacrifice fly to right field.
- Senior Leine McKechnie (Passadumkeag, Maine) came in relief in the fourth inning, pitching the rest of the game (3.0 IP – 2 ER)
NOTES:
- Abigail Weirich went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
- Paige Zigmund improved to 10-1 for the Warriors, allowing just the one unearned run.
- Ferrier, Dickinson, and Feldman each had two hits for the Penmen.
- Dickinson's double was SNHU's only extra-base hit.
GAME 2: EAST STROUDSBURG 1-0
- Colbert made her first start for the Penmen, and went the distance, allowing one run.
- The teams were scoreless heading to the bottom of the sixth inning.Â
- Weirich reached on an infield single and stole second.Â
- A two-out single by Delaney Ridgell plated the winning run.
- The only hit for the Penmen was a double by Ferrier in the top of the third inning.
- Sarah Davenport took over in the circle after the double and held the Penmen hitless the rest of the game with ten strikeouts to earn the win.
NOTES:
- East Stroudsburg swept a doubleheader from the Penmen for the second straight year and the Warriors lead the all-time series 5-1.Â
- The Penmen have won seven of the last ten games.
- Seven of Ari Ferrier's hits this season have been for extra bases with a team-leading six doubles and a home run.
- In two appearances, one start, and one relief outing, Colbert has allowed two runs (one earned) in 10 innings for a 0.70 ERA.Â
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen will finish the road trip with a Sunday (March 17) doubleheader at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware. The games start at 1:00 p.m.
- The first scheduled home game at the SNHU Softball Field is against Mercy University on Saturday, March 23 at Noon.
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