Softball Splits at Newbury
| TOP 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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Newbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| BOT 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
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Newbury | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | |
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Mitchell College softball team split a conference doubleheader against Newbury College on Friday afternoon, winning 7-2 in the first game before falling 10-4 in the second.
Mitchell's record moved to 6-12 overall and 3-1 in NECC play.
Game 1 – Mitchell 7, Newbury 2
Mitchell got on the scoreboard in the top of the first after senior Jen Bordonaro led off with a base hit, stole second base and scored on a fielding error. She then led off the third inning with another single and later scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Stacey Suplicki.
Newbury scored a run in the bottom of the fourth, but the Mariners broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning. Juniors Brittany Zaccaria and Shannen Pelletier each had RBI singles in the frame while freshman Tricia Tomaselli plated a run with a ground out.
The 7-1 lead was more than enough for junior Marissa Thomas, who pitched a complete game and improved to 3-5 on the season. She allowed two runs on five hits over 7.0 innings and struck out six.
Pelletier went 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and two RBI to lead the Mariners. Bordonaro also finished with a pair of hits.
Game 2 – Newbury 10, Mitchell 4
The Nighthawks plated 10 runs on 14 hits in the nightcap to come away with a split. Tomaselli took the loss inside the circle for the Mariners, giving up seven runs on 10 hits while striking out five in 4.0 innings.
Mitchell fell behind 3-0 in the second but rallied to get a run back in the third on an RBI double by Suplicki. The Mariners then tied the game in the fourth behind a ground out by Pelletier and a single by Thomas, both of which plated runs.
Newbury responded with four runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth to take control. Mitchell tacked on a run in the seventh on a solo homer by Bordonaro but would get no closer.
Mitchell returns to the field on Saturday, April 9 for a doubleheader at Southern Vermont College. First pitch is scheduled for noon.
