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Charlotte Donovan of softball is running the bases
Jim Stankiewicz
6
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 7-4
5
West Chester WCU-S 5-3
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
7-4
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Final
5
West Chester WCU-S
5-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 6 11 1
West Chester WCU-S 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 8 2

W: Colbert, Julianna (3-1) L: Danielle Ciliberto (4-2) S: Donovan, Charlotte (2)

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Winner West Chester WCU 6-3
1
Southern N.H. SNHU 7-5
Winner
West Chester WCU
6-3
7
Final
1
Southern N.H. SNHU
7-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Chester WCU 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 15 2
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2

W: A. Tooley (1-0) L: Parise, Julia (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Finishes Florida Swing At 7-5 After Splitting Doubleheader With West Chester

Penmen Rally For 6-5 Win In Opener But Fall to Golden Rams In Second Game Saturday

When and Where: March 8, 2025  -  Melbourne, Fla. (Space Coast Spring Games)
Game 1:  Southern New Hampshire University 6, West Chester University 5
Game 2:  West Chester University 7, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: SNHU 7-5, West Chester 6-3

The Southern New Hampshire University softball team earned a split with a solid West Chester squad as the Spring Games in Florida came to a conclusion. The Penmen finished 7-and-5 on the trip which included a 6-5 win in the opener on Saturday.
TOP PERFORMERS
  • Junior Abby Lineman (Doylestown, Pa.) - 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 HBP
  • Sophomore Grace Jenkins (Groton, Conn.) - 3-for-6, R, 3B, 2 RBI
  • Sophomore Charlotte Donovan (Biddeford, Maine) - S (2) - 3.2 IP - 4 H - 0 ER - 2 BB - 5 K, she also went 1-for-6, R, HBP
  • Sophomore Kaysie DeMoura (Taunton, Mass.) - 3-for-7, 2 R
  • Senior Mackenzie Bruggeman (Trumbull, Conn.) - 2-for-7, 2B
  • Sophomore Julianna Colbert (Burrillville, R.I.) - W (2-1) - 4.2 IP - 3 H - 2 ER - 8 BB - 2 K
GAME 1:  SNHU 6, West Chester 5
  • West Chester took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Mairead Hopkins led off with her fourth home run of the season.
  • SNHU was down 3-0 but rallied to take the lead in the top of the fourth frame.
  • A single by DeMoura started the inning and Donovan reached on an error.  Lineman drilled a two-run double and scored on a triple by Jenkins.  Jenkins put the Penmen in the lead, scoring on a fielders choice grounder by freshman Alyssa Abbott (Hudson, N.H.).
  • Jenkins would pick up an RBI single in the fifth, and Lineman was hit with the bases loaded in the sixth to give the Penmen a 6-3 lead.
  • Senior Amelia Freitas (Plymouth, Mass.) started in the circle, yielding to Colbert in the third inning.  Colbert pitched into the sixth before Donovan took over.
  • A two-run double by Hopkins brought the Golden Rams to 6-5 and they loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh inning before Donovan induced a game-ending fly out.
GAME 2:  West Chester 7, SNHU 1
  • West Chester jumped on the Penmen early in the second game, scoring six runs on 10 hits over the first four innings.  
  • The lone Penmen run crossed in the fifth inning thanks to a pair of errors.
  • The Golden Rams had 13 hits to three for the Penmen - one hit each for Bruggeman, Lineman, and Jenkins.
  • Freshman Alyssa Tooley picked up her first win for West Chester, going the distance and allowing three walks and striking out three.
  • Freshman Julia Parise (East Meadow, N.Y.) made her first career start, taking the loss.  
NOTES
  • SNHU and West Chester have split the eight games between the programs.
  • The Golden Rams went 36-22 last year and advanced to the NCAA Division II Regionals as champion of the PSAC.
  • Jenkins finished the trip 12-for-33 (.364) to lead the team.
  • Bruggeman's 15 hits (including six doubles) were tops on the squad during the first 12 games.  
  • Lineman hit the only SNHU home run and drove in a team-high 10 runs.
  • Donovan had the top numbers in the circle, working in six games in relief.  She went 2-0 with two saves and allowed 2 earned runs in 13.2 IP (1.02 ERA).  
WHAT'S NEXT
  • SNHU is scheduled to play a doubleheader at Post University on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.  
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