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Softball player Abby Lineman at the plate with bat in hand
Jim Stankiewicz
3
Queens (N.Y.) QUE 10-12
4
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 13-12
Queens (N.Y.) QUE
10-12
3
Final
4
Southern N.H. SNHU
13-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Queens (N.Y.) QUE 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 6 1

W: McKechnie, Leine (5-5) L: Campbell (7-4)

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Queens (N.Y.) QUE 10-12
2
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 13-12
Queens (N.Y.) QUE
10-12
1
Final
2
Southern N.H. SNHU
13-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Queens (N.Y.) QUE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Southern N.H. SNHU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0

W: Colbert, Julianna (5-1) L: Voskinarian (0-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Penmen Walk-Off Queens Twice

SNHU Sweeps Double-Dip 4-3 (8 innings) and 2-1

When and Where: April 10, 2024  -  Hooksett, N.H. (SNHU Softball Field)
Game 1:  Southern New Hampshire University 4, Queens College 3 (8 inn.)
Game 2:  Southern New Hampshire University 2, Queens College 1
Records: SNHU 14-12, Queens 10-13

Singles by junior Mackenzie Bruggeman (Trumbull, Conn.) and sophomore Abby Lineman (Doylestown, Pa.) gave the Penmen a pair of walk-offs over Queens College Wednesday afternoon.

TOP PERFORMERS
  • Bruggeman – 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 BB
  • Lineman – 2-for-6, 2 RBI, 2 BB
  • Junior Jordyn Resetar (Hanover, Pa.) – 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
  • Freshman Charlotte Donovan (Biddeford, Maine) – 2-for-6, R, 2 2B
  • Sophomore Peyton Feldman (Foxborough, Mass.) – 2-for-8
  • Senior Leine McKechnie (Passadumkeag, Maine) – Win, 4.1 IP - 0 ER - 5 K
  • Junior Amelia Freitas (Plymouth, Mass.) – 5.1 IP – 1 ER – 6 K
  • Freshman Julianna Colbert (Burrillville, R.I.) – Win, 1.2 IP – 0 ER
GAME 1:  SNHU 4-3 (8 inn.)
  • Bruggeman drove in both the tying and winning runs for SNHU in the come-from-behind win.
  • Queens had a 3-0 lead heading to the bottom of the fourth inning.
  • Senior Shannon Gifford (Goffstown, N.H.) doubled and Resetar homered to make it 3-2.
  • In the last of the sixth inning, Lineman walked and a sacrifice bunt by Gifford moved pinch-runner freshman Kennedy Craigue (Bow, N.H.) to second.  Bruggmen singled to tie the game.
  • Lineman again walked to start the bottom of the eighth and after another sacrifice by Gifford, Bruggeman singled home the winning run.
  • McKechnie earned the win in relief of Donovan, who started in the circle.
GAME 2: SNHU 2-1
  • The Penmen took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
  • Feldman singled to start the game and Donovan bunted her to second.  Lineman singled to drive in Feldman.
  • Queens tied the game in the top of the third on an RBI single by Emma Zumpol.
  • The game would remain tied until the bottom of the seventh inning.  A two-out double by Donovan was followed by a single by Lineman to win the game.
  • Freitas limited the Knights to just one run and Colbert finished up and earned the win.
NOTES:
  • The Penmen are 5-1 in games played since Sunday with all five wins by one run.
  • Colbert has earned wins in her last appearances and has not allowed a run this month (17.2 innings pitched).
  • Resetar hit her first homer run of the season – and fifth of her career. 
  • The team batting average is .286 with four players over .300 – Feldman (.389), senior Ari Ferrier (Middleboro, Mass.) at .328, Lineman (.325), and Resetar (.305).
  • SNHU leads the all-time series with Queens 5-1.  That includes a doubleheader sweep at Queens last season in Flushing, N.Y.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will head to Connecticut for a pair of NE10 doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday against Southern Connecticut State and New Haven.
  • The next home games at the SNHU Softball Field will be next Wednesday, April 17 against Bentley University.  The doubleheader is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
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