WORCESTER, Mass. – The Assumption University softball team extended their winning streak to four straight and ten of the last 11, as the Greyhounds picked up a pair of 2-1 wins over Bentley University Tuesday afternoon in Northeast-10 Conference action
THE BASICS
Game One Score: Assumption University 2, Bentley University 1
Game Two Score: Assumption University 2, Bentley University 1
Records: Greyhounds (15-9, 9-1 NE10), Falcons (13-13, 5-3 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE – Assumption University 2, Bentley University 1
Assumption was the first team to get on the scoreboard as
Lauren Geremia scored on a
Corin Mahan suicide squeeze in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Greyhounds doubled their lead as Geremia came around to score from second on an
Alyssa Johnson bunt single that was out of the reach of the Bentley pitcher. The Falcons would get out of a bases-loaded jam later in the frame, as Riley Piromalli got a strikeout-looking.
Bentley got on the board with two outs in the top of the seventh, as Gabriella Longo had an RBI single up the middle, but
Anna Tassone induced a groundout to Geremia at second to pick up a 2-1 win in game one for the Greyhounds.
Tassone earned the win after pitching 5.0 innings in relief, with three hits and one strikeout.
Kaelin Waldron got the start and allowed one hit in 2.0 innings of action.
GAME TWO – Assumption University 2, Bentley University 1
Bentley started fast, plated one run, and thanks to Jordan, Krause had an RBI double to center field, plating Kaylee Amato on the play. The Greyhounds responded in the bottom of the second inning, as
Raigan Gregoire scored on a sacrifice fly to center off the bat of
Heather Junjulas.
Assumption took their first lead of the game, in the bottom of the fourth, as Geremia scored on a fielding error by the Falcons' shortstop, off a rocket by
Summer Sheerin. Bentley made things interesting in the top of the seventh, as they loaded the bases with one out in the inning, but
Paige Cote entered the game and got induced a game-ending 1-2-3 double play, securing the sweep of the Falcons.
UP NEXT
- Assumption at Pace, Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm.
- Bentley at Adelphi, Saturday, April 13, 12:00 pm.
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