Game story compliments of Franklin Pierce Sports Information
RINDGE, NH - The Le Moyne College softball team clinched the Northeast 10 Conference league title on Tuesday with a 2-0, 14-6 sweep of Franklin Pierce. The victories improve the Dolphins to 30-13 on the season and 23-4 in the conference.
Freshman Bailey Phillips (Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Arcadia) led the Le Moyne offense in game one, hitting 2-3 with two singles, while senior Lindsay Spaziani (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads) went 1-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Sophomore Caitlin O'Neill (Pittsford, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) added a hit for the Dolphins, while junior Emma Murphy (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) chipped in with one run scored.
Le Moyne struck first in the top half of the second inning as Murphy scored on a wild pitch. The Dolphins added an insurance run in the top of the sixth frame on an RBI single by Spaziani.
Franklin Pierce threatened in the bottom of the seventh inning with hits by McConnell and Howard, but junior reliever Caylinn Christophersen (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) recorded the final out for Le Moyne to clinch the victory. Senior Martha Senko (Pine City, N.Y./Elmira Free Academy) earned the victory for Le Moyne, allowing three hits and no runs over 6.2 innings of work. Christophersen earned her second save of the season as she retired the final Raven batter.
Bailey Phillips led the Le Moyne attack in game two, hitting a team-best 4-5 with a double, a triple, three runs scored and four RBI. Lindsay Spaziani was also solid with a 3-5 performance, two runs scored and two RBI, while senior Kristen DesLauriers (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) finished 2-3 with a double, one run scored and one RBI.
Le Moyne jumped out to an early 8-0 lead in the top of the third inning, registering eight runs on five hits and four errors. Phillips led the charge with an RBI triple that drove in three, while DesLauriers connected for an RBI double.
Franklin Pierce responded in the bottom of the fifth inning with five runs on four hits and two errors. Leary led the Raven scoring surge with an RBI double that drove in two, while Surgen belted an RBI single down the leftfield line.
Le Moyne collected a single run in the top of the sixth inning, but Franklin Pierce countered with a score in the bottom of the frame to cut the Dolphin lead to 9-6. In the top of the seventh, the Dolphins rallied for five runs on six hits to gain a 14-6 advantage. Sophomore Winonah Cook (Onondaga Nation/Lafayette) led the rally with an RBI single that drove in two, while sophomore Lyndsey Balinskas (Edison, N.J./Edison) and Spaziani connected for RBI singles.
Caylinn Christophersen earned the win for Le Moyne, allowing six runs on six hits over 5.1 innings of work. Sophomore Jennifer Farrelly (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) notched her second save of the season with 1.2 innings of shutout relief. Junior Becky Aalto (Hubbardston, Mass./Gardner) suffered the loss for Franklin Pierce, yielding 14 runs (seven earned) on 17 hits over seven innings of work.
