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Leine McKechnie about to deliver a pitch for SNHU softball
Jim Stankiewicz
9
Winner Southern N.H. SNH 18-13, 7-4 NE10
0
Saint Michael's STM 8-17, 4-7 NE10
Winner
Southern N.H. SNH
18-13, 7-4 NE10
9
Final
0
Saint Michael's STM
8-17, 4-7 NE10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Southern N.H. SNH 0 3 1 5 0 9 9 0
Saint Michael's STM 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

W: McKechnie, Leine (8-5) L: Jenna Devens (2-5)

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Winner Southern N.H. SNH 19-13, 8-4 NE10
4
Saint Michael's STM 8-18, 4-8 NE10
Winner
Southern N.H. SNH
19-13, 8-4 NE10
6
Final
4
Saint Michael's STM
8-18, 4-8 NE10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Southern N.H. SNH 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 6 9 2
Saint Michael's STM 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 0

W: Freitas, Amelia (4-6) L: CJ Davidson (5-6) S: McKechnie, Leine (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

McKechnie Earns Shutout Win and Save in Doubleheader Sweep

Softball Tops Saint Michael's 9-0, 6-4 on Tuesday in Vermont

When and Where: April 16, 2024  -  Colchester, Vt. (Doc Jacobs Field)
Game 1:  Southern New Hampshire University 9, Saint Michael's College 0 (5 inn.)
Game 2:  Southern New Hampshire University 6, Saint Michael's College 4 (8 inn.)
Records: SNHU 19-13 (8-4 NE10), Saint Michael's 8-18 (4-8 NE10)

Senior Leine McKechnie (Passadumkeag, Maine) pitched in both games, earning a win and a save, as SNHU softball swept a Northeast-10 doubleheader at Saint Michael's College Tuesday.

TOP PERFORMERS
  • McKechnie – Win/Save – 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
  • Sophomore Peyton Feldman (Foxborough, Mass.) – 4-for-8, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI
  • Senior Bella Dickinson (Scarborough, Maine) – 3-for-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
  • Junior Jordyn Resetar (Hanover, Pa.) – 3-for-7, R, HR, 2 RBI
  • Sophomore Abby Lineman (Doylestown, Pa.) – 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, BB
  • Senior Shannon Gifford (Goffstown, N.H.) – 2-for-6, 2B, RBI, BB
  • Senior Ari Ferrier (Middleboro, Mass.) – 1-for-4, 3 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
  • Junior Amelia Freitas (Plymouth, Mass.) – Win – 1.1 IP – 0 H – 0 ER – 2 K
GAME 1:  SNHU 9-0 (5 inn.)
  • McKechnie tossed a three-hit shutout to earn her eighth win (8-5).
  • A two-run double by Feldman and an RBI single by Dickinson gave the Penmen a 3-0 in the top of the second inning.
  • Resetar hit her third home run in the top of the third inning.
  • Dickinson had an RBI single and Bruggeman hit a grand slam in the top of the fourth inning for a 9-0 lead.
GAME 2: SNHU 6-4 (8 inn.)
  • Angelica Johns gave the Purple Knights an early lead with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning.
  • SNHU tied the game on a sacrifice fly by senior Alyssa DiMauro (Chester, N.H.) in the second, and took the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the third when Ferrier homered and Lineman delivered an RBI single.
  • Saint Michael's rallied to take a 4-3 lead with a three-run fifth, but the Penmen came back to tie on Bruggeman's sacrifice fly in the sixth.
  • In the decisive eighth, Dickinson singled and Gifford doubled her win with what proved to be the game-winning hit.  After Bruggeman walked, Resetar singled down the left field line to make it 6-4.
  • Freshman Julianna Colbert (Burrillville, R.I.) worked the first four innings in the circle, and senior Hannah DeRock (Hunt, N.Y.) went the next two innings.
  • Freitas (W, 4-6) followed with 1.1 innings pitched, and McKechnie recorded the final two outs for her first save of the season.
NOTES:
  • The Penmen have won eight of nine games and 10 of the last 12.   
  • Feldman has reached base in her last 10 games and Lineman has reached in nine straight.
  • Feldman's .390 average leads the Penmen.
  • Bruggeman moves into a tie for second in the NE10 with 28 RBIs.  She is also second with six home runs.
  • The Penmen hold a 48-10 advantage in the all-time series with Saint Michael's, extending the current win streak to 16 games.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will host Bentley University on Wednesday (2 p.m.) at the SNHU Softball Field.
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