BASICS:
-Scores: Assumption 4, Franklin Pierce 1 (Game One), Assumption 4, Franklin Pierce 2 (Game Two)

-Records: Assumption (16-11, 11-6 NE10), Franklin Pierce (9-21, 6-14 NE10)

-Location: Rindge, N.H. (Franklin Pierce Softball Field)

The Lead: The Assumption College softball team traveled to Franklin Pierce to beat the Ravens 4-1 and then 4-2 to claim two more NE10 Conference wins on Saturday afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

GAME ONE: 

- Franklin Pierce tallied the first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning as Ashley Conway scored on a fielders choice. 

- The Hounds were scoreless until the top of the sixth inning when they scored three consecutive runs. With freshmen Brooke Murphy (Salem, N.H./Salem) and Haley Drakoulakos (Lowell, Mass./Lowell) on first and second, Alyssa Beaton (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield) reached on a throwing error by the Raven infield, which also resulted in Murphy and Drakoulakos to score. Freshman Abigail Duggan (West Roxbury, Mass./Mount Alvernia High School) pinch ran for Beaton, and was sent home on a sacrifice fly from senior Stephanie Menard (Cranston, R.I./Cranston) to take the 3-1 lead. 
 
- Assumption extended the lead to 4-1 in the top of the seventh. Junior Caitlin Mirabell (Shoreham, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River) doubled to right field to start the inning, and sophomore Ally Hinojosa (Revere, Mass./Revere) replaced her on second. Hinojosa advanced to third on a passed ball and then scored off a sacrifice fly from senior Nicole Duplease (Leominster, Mass. / Leominster).

GAME TWO:

- The Assumption offense started strong as they tallied their first run in the top of the first inning. Murphy reached second on an infield error and she advanced to third on a pop fly by Drakoulakos. Menard drove her home on a single to third base to claim the 1-0 lead.

- The Ravens answered in the bottom of the fifth inning as freshman Mia Nowicki (Chelsea, Mass. / St. Mary's Lynn) surrendered two runs. With two outs the Franklin Pierce offense hit three consecutive singles to score two runs. 

-  In the top of the sixth the Hounds reclaimed their lead. Sophomore Kayla Peabody (Mendon, Mass. / Nipmuc Regional High School) singled and junior Victoria Petrie (Marlborough, Mass./Marlborough) doubled to record the RBI and tie up the game. Petrie scored later in the inning as Julia Mazzeo (Milford, N.H./Milford) reached on an error. 

- Nowicki held the Ravens scoreless in the next two innings, but the Hounds scored one more run in the top of the seventh to win the game 4-2. Beaton reached home on a throwing error by the Franklin Pierce infield.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

- In game one, Kendal Roy (Grafton, Mass./Grafton) only gave up one run and three hits. She faced 26 batters and struck out five to claim her eigth win on the season. Menard and Duplease each had an RBI, while Mirabell hit a double. Hinojosa, Drakoulakos, Duggan, and Murphy each scored a run. 

- In game two, Nowicki pitched seven innings, allowed two runs and struck out seven batters. Menard and Petrie each tallied an RBI while Drakoulakos went 3-for-4 at the plate. 

UP NEXT:

- Tomorrow the Hounds travel back to Franklin Pierce to play the Ravens at 12:00pm. 

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