Softball Brings Regis to Extra Innings

WESTON, MA - The Elms College Softball team traveled to Regis College in a conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon.

BASICS
Game 1 - Eight Innings
Score: Elms College 6 | Regis College 7
Records: Blazers 3-18, 0-3 (GNAC) | Pride 5-14, 1-4 (GNAC)

Game 2 - Six Innings
Score: Elms College 5 | Regis College 13
Records: Blazers 3-19, 0-4 (GNAC) | Pride 6-14, 2-4 (GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
Junior Katie Cosmos (Wolcott, CT) drove in first-year Caity Flynn (Colchester, CT) with an RBI-double to right center and she would earn a second run after senior Josie Cammarata (Wolcott, CT) with a single to center field in the top of the first inning to give Elms an early 2-0 lead. First-year Kaelyn Zakitis (Amherst, MA) would take the mound for the Blazers in game one, pitching 4.1 innings, three scoreless, and two strikeouts. Regis would quickly respond with a three-run home run in the bottom half of the inning and sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning, giving the Pride a 2-4 lead. First-year Jill Dykema (Preston, CT) would pitch the final 2.2 innings, throwing one scoreless inning and a strikeout.

The Blazers would get back on the board after a sacrifice fly to center field by Flynn driving in junior Sarah Fortini (Florida, MA) in the top of the fifth inning. In the top of the sixth inning, Cammarata would score on a passed ball to tie the game and would be an RBI-single by senior Kelsey Bennett (Chicopee, MA) driving in Zakitis to take the lead. In the top of the seventh inning, junior Kyla Cook (Taunton, MA) doubled to left center driving in Cosmos to give Elms a 6-4 lead. Regis would tie the game in the bottom half of the inning and then would win the game in the bottom of the eighth inning. 

Game 2
Game two would begin just like game one with an early 2-0 Elms lead, after first-year Amanda Raymond (Auburn, ME) and Cook would score on two wild pitches in the top of the first inning. Dykema would continue to pitch in game two of the doubleheader, throwing another strikeout, but she would be replaced by Zakaitis to close out the first inning after Regis would score eight runs in the bottom half of the inning. Flynn would take over pitching duty in the bottom of the second inning, throwing one scoreless inning. The Blazers would cut the Pride lead in the top of the fourth inning after a single by Bennett would drive in Cook and a two-run single by Cammarata would drive in Cosmos and Raymond in the top of the fifth inning, with Regis now leading 5-8. The Pride would then score an additional five runs in the bottom of the sixth innings to secure the sweep 5-13.

UP NEXT: The Elms Softball team will continue their weekend road trip at Emmanuel College in a conference doubleheader on Sunday, April 14th at 11 AM and 1 PM at Roberto Clemente Field.

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