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Ari Ferrier at bat for SNHU softball
Jim Stankiewicz
6
Franklin Pierce FPU 12-7
7
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 10-11
Franklin Pierce FPU
12-7
6
Final
7
Southern N.H. SNHU
10-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Franklin Pierce FPU 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 6 9 3
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 0 5 2 0 X 7 5 0

W: McKechnie, Leine (4-4) L: S. Gonzalez (5-2) S: Donovan, Charlotte (1)

0
Franklin Pierce FPU 12-8
1
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 11-11
Franklin Pierce FPU
12-8
0
Final
1
Southern N.H. SNHU
11-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Franklin Pierce FPU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 4 1

W: Colbert, Julianna (3-1) L: S. Sylvester (5-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Sweeps Franklin Pierce Sunday

Penmen Rally for 7-6 Win, Take Nightcap 1-0

When and Where: April 7, 2024  - Rindge, N.H. (Melissa Bisacca Field)
Game 1:  Southern New Hampshire University 7, Franklin Pierce University 6
Game 2:  Southern New Hampshire University 1, Franklin Pierce University 0
Records: SNHU 11-11 (2-2 NE10), Franklin Pierce 12-8 (3-3 NE10)

The Southern New Hampshire University softball team rallied for a 7-6 win in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader with Franklin Pierce, then completed the sweep with a 1-0 win in the second game.

TOP PERFORMERS
  • Ferrier – 1-for-5, 3B, 3 RBI
  • Senior Shannon Gifford (Goffstown, N.H.) – 1-for-6, 2B, 2 RBI
  • Junior Jordyn Resetar (Hanover, Pa.) – 2-for-5, BB
  • Sophomore Abby Lineman (Doylestown, Pa.) – 1-for-5, 2 R, BB
  • Freshman Julianna Colbert (Burrillville, R.I.) – 7.0 IP – 3 H – 0 ER- 0 BB- 6 K
GAME 1:  SNHU 7-6
  • The Ravens opened the scoring in the top of the first inning.  Haley Bigwood doubled and scored on a single by Bella Williams.
  • Franklin Pierce made it 2-0 in the top of the third inning.  A two-out single by Williams was followed by a triple to left field by Ashley Cangiano.
  • SNHU scored five times in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-2 lead.   A misplayed fly ball led to the first two runs.  Ferrier's three-run triple put the Penmen in front.
  • The Ravens bounced right back with four runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 6-5 lead.
  • A two-out single by senior Bella Dickinson (Scarborough, Maine) and Lineman reached on an error in the bottom of the fifth.  Gifford doubled down the right-field line as Dickinson and Lineman scored to make it 7-6.
  • Senior Leine McKechnie (Passadumkeag, Maine) struck out eight in her five innings in the circle, improving to 4-4.
  • Senior Sabrina Gonzalez took the loss for Franklin Pierce.
GAME 2: SNHU 1-0
  • Colbert improved to 3-1 with her complete-game shutout. 
  • The only run of the game crossed in the bottom of the fifth inning. 
  • Junior Mackenzie Bruggeman (Trumbull, Conn.) walked to start the frame and freshman Grace Jenkins (Groton, Conn.) came on to run.
  • Donovan bunted Jenkins to second and she moved to third on a groundout by Ferrier.
  • Sophomore Peyton Feldman (Foxboro, Mass.) reached on an error that allowed the run to score.
  • The Ravens threatened in the top of the sixth when Jenna Murray led off with a double, but Colbert set down the side after that.
NOTES:
  • The games were moved to Franklin Pierce because of field conditions.  SNHU played as the "home" team.
  • Franklin Pierce outhit the Penmen 12-to-9 for the doubleheader, but four Raven errors led to all eight runs on the day scoring as unearned.
  • SNHU leads the all-time series with Franklin Pierce 64-34.  The Ravens had won four of the last five heading into action on Sunday.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action on Tuesday (April 9) with a doubleheader at Saint Anselm College.
  • The next home game will be Wednesday (April 10) against Queens College.  The doubleheader starts at 2:30 p.m.
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