Softball Advances to NECC Semifinals With Win Against Wheelock
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College softball team (14-16-1)
shut out Wheelock College this afternoon 8-0 and advanced to the
NECC Semifinals this weekend which are hosted by #1 seed Lesley
University. Freshman shortstop Stacey Suplicki led the team,
as she went 2-for-3 and drove in four of Mitchell's eight runs.
The Mariners jumped ahead early, as they scored three runs in the
first inning and four runs in the second inning. The three
runs were scored in the first inning on a hit batsman, two errors,
and a two-RBI single by Suplicki. In the second inning,
Lindsey Donelin (Niantic, Conn.) reached on a fielder's choice, and
Nikki Hoxie (Winsted, Conn.) singled. Sara Krolikowski
(Bristol, Conn.) then hit a two RBI single to score Hoxie and
Donelin. Suplicki hit her second two-RBI single of the game
to drive in the two remaining runs.
Donelin finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Liz
Roy (Jewett City, Conn.) went 2-for-4 with two runs and one
RBI.
Kristina Torres (Groton, Conn.) was on the mound today for the
Mariners, and she held the Wildcats scoreless. She pitched
six innings and only gave up two hits and two walks, and from the
second to the fifth innings she retired 12 straight batters.
The Mariners advance in the NECC tournament to face #2 Elms College
on Friday, May 1 at noon and the games will be played at UMass
Boston and are hosted by #1 Lesley University.