BASICS:
-Scores: Assumption 9, Franklin Pierce 7 

-Records: Assumption (17-11, 12-6 NE10), Franklin Pierce (9-22, 6-15 NE10)

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

The Lead: The Assumption College softball team defeated Franklin Pierce 9-7 in an offensive battle to sweep the Ravens 3-0 in the NE10 weekend series. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

- The Ravens jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first but the Hounds quickly answer in the top of the second to take the 3-1 lead as Alyssa Beaton (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield) hit a single to left field with the bases loaded. 

- Assumption extended their lead to 8-1 in the top of the fourth inning as Beaton walked to force a run in and then next batter Stephanie Menard (Cranston, R.I./Cranston) hit a double to center field to send home  Brooke Murphy (Salem, N.H./Salem) and Haley Drakoulakos (Lowell, Mass./Lowell). Beaton advanced to third on the hit and then scored on a pass ball. Menard made it around the bases as junior Caitlin Mirabell (Shoreham, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River) picked up an RBI as she grounded out to short. 

- Franklin Pierce cut the deficit to 8-3 in the bottom of the fourth as Rachel Vecchiarelli and Ashley Conway each singled to pick up an RBI. Menard answered with a solo homerun in the sixth to score the Hounds ninth and final run. 

- In the bottom of the frame the Ravens went on the score four runs to make the score 9-7. Cassidy Soreson hit a two run single with the bases loaded, but senior pitcher Kendal Roy (Grafton, Mass./Grafton) ended the inning to keep the lead. 

- Both teams were held scoreless in the seventh inning to end the game 9-7 in favor of the Hounds. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

- Roy pitched 5.1 innings, faced 25 batters and gave up three earned runs, while freshman Mia Nowicki (Chelsea, Mass. / St. Mary's Lynn) pitched 1.2 innings and surrendered four earned runs. Beaton and Menard each tallied three RBI while Drakoulakos and Murphy went 2-for-2 at the plate. 

UP NEXT:

- Tomorrow the Hounds are back at Marois Field to host the Hawks of Saint Anselm starting at 4:00 pm. 

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