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Softball Stays Hot, Sweeps Nichols

Softball Stays Hot, Sweeps Nichols

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College softball team extended its winning streak to six games with a doubleheader sweep of Nichols College on Wednesday afternoon, triumphing by final scores of 4-3 and 5-3.

In the opening game, Gemma Landry powered the offense with three hits that included her third home run in the last five days. Starting pitcher Katelyn Lipsky overcame a rough start to blank the Bison over the last four innings, evening her record at 4-4 on the season.

Mitchell pounded out 12 hits in the second game as nearly the entire lineup got involved. Emma LaBreck supplied three hits while Jenna Bennett and Brooke Whitmarsh added two apiece. Emily Reynolds got the job done in the circle, going the distance to improve to 6-2 overall.

Mitchell (10-6 overall) will next host Fisher College on Saturday, April 2 at noon.

Game 1 – Mitchell 4, Nichols 3

Mitchell fell into a 3-0 hole as Nichols hit up Lipsky early. Samantha Kostek provided a two-run single to get the Bison on the scoreboard in the second inning, and Mackenzie Jackson tacked on an RBI single in the third to extend the margin.

The Mariners broke through for two runs in the bottom of the third to tighten things up. Landry got the ball rolling with a solo homer down the left-field line, and with two outs Bennett drew a walk and scored from first on a double by Whitmarsh.

Mitchell tied the game in the fifth on a two-out infield single by Reynolds that plated Landry from third. The Mariners then took their first lead of the game in the sixth, with Lipsky helping her own cause with a lead-off double. She later scored the go-ahead run on a single to left field by Hannah Lemke.

The Bison put the tying run on base in the seventh but couldn't bring it home. Jackson was on second with two outs when Mackenzie Bourgault singled to right, but she was held at third as the Mariners quickly got the ball back into the infield. Lipsky then got the next batter to ground out to end the game. 

Lipsky gave up three runs on eight hits and struck out five over 7.0 innings. Nichols starter Alyssa Ouellette yielded four runs on 11 hits and fanned two in 6.0 innings of work.

Game 2 – Mitchell 5, Nichols 3

After a fielding error gave Nichols a run in the top of the first, the Mariners evened things up in the bottom thanks to a leadoff double by Landry and a two-out triple by Whitmarsh. Mitchell then pulled ahead behind a three-run third inning that was highlighted by RBI singles from Bennett and Reynolds. 

The Bison got a pair of runs back in the fifth to close the gap. Allie Brown singled and promptly scored on a double to right-center by Chloe Steiniger, and two batters later Jackson crushed a double of her own to make it a 4-3 game.

Mitchell tacked on an insurance run in the sixth as Bennett picked up her second RBI of the game. Reynolds made the margin stand in the seventh, working around a one-out hit to keep Nichols off the scoreboard.

Reynolds scattered eight hits over 7.0 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) while striking out five. Nichols starter Chelsea Indyk gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits in 3.0 innings.

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Mar13
Final - 8 innings
4 Roger Williams
5 VS Mitchell

Mar13
Final
2 Roger Williams
1 VS Mitchell

Mar17
Final - 6 innings
5 Mitchell
13 AT Johnson & Wales (RI)
*no spectators permitted*

Mar17
Final - 5 innings
5 Mitchell
14 AT Johnson & Wales (RI)
*no spectators permitted*

Mar20
Final
1 Norwich
3 VS Mitchell

Mar20
Final - 5 innings
12 Norwich
4 VS Mitchell

Mar23
Cancelled
Trinity (Conn.)
VS Mitchell

Mar23
Cancelled
Trinity (Conn.)
VS Mitchell

Mar26
Final - 6 innings
14 Rhode Island Col.
4 VS Mitchell

Mar26
Cancelled
Rhode Island Col.
VS Mitchell

Mar30
Cancelled
St. Joseph (Conn.)
VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Mar30
Cancelled
St. Joseph (Conn.)
VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr10
Final - 5 innings
1 Mitchell
12 AT Eastern Nazarene

Apr10
Final - 5 innings
0 Mitchell
10 AT Eastern Nazarene

Apr11
Final
9 Eastern Nazarene
6 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr11
Final - 5 innings
21 Eastern Nazarene
8 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr13
Final
5 New England Col.
1 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr13
Final
7 New England Col.
8 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr18
Final
4 Lesley
3 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr18
Final - 8 innings
5 Lesley
2 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr19
Final - 5 innings
0 Mitchell
8 AT Lesley

Apr19
Final
0 Mitchell
7 AT Lesley

Apr21
Cancelled
Mitchell
AT Albertus Magnus
*no spectators permitted*

Apr21
Cancelled
Mitchell
AT Albertus Magnus
*no spectators permitted*

Apr23
Final - 6 innings
0 Becker
8 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr23
Final
8 Becker
9 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

Apr24
Final
3 Mitchell
2 AT Becker

Apr24
Final
7 Mitchell
6 AT Becker

Apr28
Final
1 Mitchell
5 AT New England Col.
No Spectators Allowed

Apr28
Final - 5 innings
0 Mitchell
9 AT New England Col.
No Spectators Allowed

May02
Final
4 St. Joseph (Conn.)
0 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

May02
Final
0 St. Joseph (Conn.)
2 VS Mitchell
*** No spectators allowed

May05
Cancelled
Mitchell
AT Elms
No Spectators Allowed

May05
Cancelled
Mitchell
AT Elms
No Spectators Allowed

Mar05
Final - 8 innings
9 Mitchell
10 VS Ursinus
@ Leesburg, Fla. The Spring Games (2022)

Mar05
Final
0 Finlandia
8 VS Mitchell
@ Leesburg, Fla. The Spring Games

Mar06
Final
1 Mitchell
2 VS Dominican (Ill.)
@ Clermont, Fla. The Spring Games

Mar06
Final
1 Mount Mary
2 VS Mitchell
@ Clermont, FL The Spring Games

Mar07
Final
1 Mitchell
5 VS Otterbein
@ Clermont, Fla. The Spring Games

Mar07
Final - 6 innings
8 Wheaton (Ill.)
0 VS Mitchell
@ CLERMONT, FLA. The Spring Games

Mar09
Final - 6 innings
9 Mitchell
1 VS Penn St.-Berks
@ Clermont, FL The Spring Games

Mar09
Final
1 Ohio Wesleyan
5 VS Mitchell
@ Clermont, FL The Spring Games

Mar10
Cancelled
Pitt.-Greensburg
VS Mitchell
@ Clermont, FL The Spring Games

Mar10
Cancelled
Mitchell
VS Marywood
@ Clermont, Fla. The Spring Games

Mar19
Postponed
Purchase St.
VS Mitchell

Mar19
Postponed
Purchase St.
VS Mitchell

Mar20
Final - 5 innings
12 Johnson & Wales (RI)
2 VS Mitchell

Mar20
Final
8 Johnson & Wales (RI)
6 VS Mitchell

Mar26
Final
1 Norwich
8 VS Mitchell

Mar26
Final - 5 innings
1 Norwich
14 VS Mitchell

Mar27
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Roger Williams

Mar27
Final
6 Mitchell
5 AT Roger Williams

Mar30
Final
3 Nichols
4 VS Mitchell

Mar30
Final
3 Nichols
5 VS Mitchell

Apr02
Postponed
Fisher
VS Mitchell

Apr02
Postponed
Fisher
VS Mitchell

Apr05
Final
1 Mitchell
2 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Apr05
Final
6 Mitchell
11 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Apr10
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Mass.-Dartmouth

Apr10
Final
2 Mitchell
4 AT Mass.-Dartmouth

Apr12
Final
8 Coast Guard
5 VS Mitchell

Apr12
Final - 6 innings
11 Coast Guard
3 VS Mitchell

Apr15
Final
5 Mitchell
4 AT Lesley

Apr15
Final - 8 innings
9 Mitchell
6 AT Lesley

Apr16
Final
2 Mitchell
4 AT Eastern Nazarene

Apr16
Final
3 Mitchell
6 AT Eastern Nazarene

Apr20
Final
1 Mitchell
6 AT Wesleyan (Conn.)

Apr20
Final - 9 innings
5 Mitchell
3 AT Wesleyan (Conn.)

Apr23
Final
0 Mitchell
6 AT New England Col.

Apr23
Final - 5 innings
2 Mitchell
10 AT New England Col.

Apr24
Final
1 Lesley
7 VS Mitchell

Apr24
Final
0 Lesley
5 VS Mitchell

Apr27
Final
1 Anna Maria
6 VS Mitchell

Apr27
Final
5 Anna Maria
6 VS Mitchell

Apr30
Final
1 Eastern Nazarene
0 VS Mitchell

Apr30
Final
3 Eastern Nazarene
0 VS Mitchell

May01
Final
8 New England Col.
12 VS Mitchell

May01
Final - 5 innings
3 New England Col.
11 VS Mitchell

May06
Final
5 Lesley
4 VS Mitchell
@ Quincy, Mass. NECC Tournament - Game 2

May06
Final - 5 innings
9 New England Col.
0 VS Mitchell
@ Quincy, Mass. NECC Tournament Game 3

Mar11
Final - 5 innings
9 WestConn
0 VS Mitchell
@ Naples, FL Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar11
Final - 7 innings
6 Mitchell
7 VS John Jay
@ Naples, FL Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar12
Final - 5 innings
0 SUNY Delhi
9 VS Mitchell
@ Naples, Fla. Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar12
Final - 7 innings
5 Mitchell
4 VS Brockport
@ Naples, FL Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar14
Final - 7 innings
7 Mitchell
2 AT Crown (Minn.)
Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar14
Final - 7 innings
1 Rutgers-Newark
2 VS Mitchell
@ Naples, FL Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar15
Final - 7 innings
9 Mitchell
2 VS SUNY Cobleskill
@ Naples, Fla. Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar15
Final - 7 innings
5 Westfield St.
2 VS Mitchell
@ Naples, Fla Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar16
Final - 7 innings
4 Mitchell
2 VS Alfred St.
@ Naples, FL Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar16
Final - 7 innings
3 Nazareth
5 VS Mitchell
@ Naples, FL Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Mar25
Postponed
New England Col.
VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Mar25
Postponed
New England Col.
VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Mar26
Final - 5 innings
2 Norwich
15 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Mar26
Final - 5 innings
2 Norwich
13 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Mar29
Final - 7 innings
1 Mitchell
3 AT Nichols
Doubleheader

Mar29
Final - 7 innings
2 Mitchell
5 AT Nichols
Doubleheader

Apr02
Final - 7 innings
9 Eastern Nazarene
8 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr02
Final - 7 innings
1 Eastern Nazarene
8 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr04
Final - 7 innings
11 Wesleyan (Conn.)
3 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr04
Final - 7 innings
9 Wesleyan (Conn.)
8 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr05
Final - 5 innings
11 Trinity (Conn.)
0 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr05
Final - 5 innings
9 Trinity (Conn.)
1 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr08
Final - 6 innings
10 Mitchell
0 AT Lesley
Doubleheader

Apr08
Final - 7 innings
18 Mitchell
9 AT Lesley
Doubleheader

Apr12
Final
0 Mitchell
4 AT Coast Guard
Doubleheader

Apr12
Final
5 Mitchell
6 AT Coast Guard
Doubleheader

Apr15
Final - 7 innings
4 Mitchell
1 AT New England Col.
Doubleheader

Apr15
Final - 7 innings
8 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.
Doubleheader

Apr16
Final - 7 innings
4 New England Col.
8 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr16
Final - 6 innings
1 New England Col.
9 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr18
Final - 5 innings
1 Roger Williams
13 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr18
Final - 7 innings
5 Roger Williams
3 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr20
Final - 7 innings
4 Mitchell
5 AT Albertus Magnus
Doubleheader

Apr20
Final - 7 innings
0 Mitchell
5 AT Albertus Magnus
Doubleheader

Apr22
Final - 6 innings
0 Lesley
8 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr22
Final - 6 innings
1 Lesley
9 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr25
Final - 7 innings
3 Salve Regina
4 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr25
Final - 7 innings
1 Salve Regina
6 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr27
Final - 5 innings
0 Purchase St.
9 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr27
Final - 5 innings
0 Purchase St.
13 VS Mitchell
Doubleheader

Apr29
Final - 7 innings
3 Mitchell
6 AT Eastern Nazarene
McCoy Field - Quincy, Mass.

Apr29
Final - 7 innings
6 Mitchell
8 AT Eastern Nazarene
McCoy Field - Quincy, Mass.

May05
Final - 8 innings
3 New England Col.
1 VS Mitchell
@ Revere, Mass. NECC Tournament-Game 2 (at Griswold Park - Revere, Mass.)

May06
Final
0 Lesley
7 VS Mitchell
@ Revere, Mass. NECC Tournament-Game 3 (at Griswold Park - Revere, Mass.)

May06
Final
2 New England Col.
1 VS Mitchell
@ Revere, Mass. NECC Tournament - Game 5 (at Griswold Park - Revere, Mass.)
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