Softball: Raiders stumble on road; fall to Emmanuel 7-4 & 10-2

Story written and posted by Anthony Perry, Rivier University Sports Information Director

(Boston, Mass.) The Rivier University Softball team dropped a pair of Great Northeast Athletic Conference games this afternoon to host Emmanuel College, 7-4 and 10-2. The losses send the Raiders to an overall record of 4-12 with a 0-4 mark in league play while the Saints improve to 13-9 overall, 4-0 in the GNAC.

Game One: Emmanuel College 7, Rivier University 4 (Final)

The Raiders surrendered six runs in the fourth inning as they fell in the opener, 7-4 to Emmanuel.

Junior Courtney Trahan (Brooklyn, Conn.) allowed seven runs (all earned) on nine hits over her 4.2 innings of work. Freshman Sydney Greeno (Shirley, Mass.) then spun 1.1 innings of no-hit ball striking out one.

Offensively the Raiders were paced by freshman Hunter Greenleaf Scarborough, Maine) who went a perfect 3-for-3 with a run scored and junior Taylor Rowsell (Chelmsford, Mass.) who smacked a two-run home run on her way to a 3-for-4, three RBI afternoon. Sophomore Julia Dailey (Dracut, Mass.) and freshmen Sara Mainville (Lowell, Mass.) and Nicole Capra (Lowell, Mass.) also recorded hits in the loss.

Megan Kieselback earned the win for Emmanuel in the circle as she tossed a complete game giving up four runs (all earned) on nine hits while striking out 14. Casey Sheehan and Kerry Sendrick each recorded two-hit games for the Saints while Sarah Holsl added three RBI by going 1-for-2. Renae Lacroix, Grace Orcutt and Audrey Esakoff also contributed with a RBI each in the win.

Game Two: Emmanuel College 10, Rivier University 2 (Final/5 innings)

The Saints offense proved to be too much in the nightcap as they scored eight runs in the first three inning on their way to a 10-2 mercy rule game two win.

Emmanuel was able to get to Rivier sophomore starter Kellie Kennedy (Hudson, Mass.) who allowed eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits in just 2.2 innings of work. Rowsell then settled things down a bit as she surrendered two runs (both earned) on five hits over the final 1.2 innings of the game.

The Raider offense managed to get four hits off of Emmanuel starter Olivia Burgos as Dailey, Rowsell, Greenleaf and Kennedy each recorded one hit apiece. Senior Mikayla Ramsdell (Salem, N.H.) and Kennedy also knocked home a RBI each in the loss.

Burgos finished the ballgame with a complete game (five-inning) effort allowing two runs (both earned) on four hits while striking out five.

The twelve hit offensive attack for Emmanuel was led by Avery Webb, who went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and Yuelska Ramirez-Tejada who knocked in two RBI on her 2-for-3 night. Burgos was also stellar at the dish as she went 2-for-2 with a RBI and Holsl also added two hits as the Saint remain undefeated in league play.
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Rivier will return to the diamond on Wednesday afternoon as they host the University of Maine-Farmington in a non-conference double-header on the turf at Joanne Merrill Field. Emmanuel will travel to Wheaton College for a non-conference double-header on Tuesday afternoon.