Baseball looks to open season tomorrow and the Womens Lacrosse victory

Steven M. Miller Jr, Staff Writer

Baseball

The Bridgewater State baseball (2-5) team looks to take on non-conference rival Umass Dartmouth (3-5) tomorrow at 3 pm, at Umass. The starting pitcher junior Brian Schilling gets the nod as the team plays its first game up north. Schilling looks to rebound after getting roughed up in his first start, down in Florida. Hes 0-1, with a 19.64 ERA in 3.2 IP, with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts

There is also a game scheduled for Thursday versus Endicott, but the outlook is grim for that game. Coach Smith walked out onto the field today and the dirt (not the grass) sunk to the ground. Its possible the field may not be ready until the Bears open up league play on Saturday.

The Bears look to play a double-header versus Worcester State on Saturday, starting at 12 pm. The projected starters are senior staff ace Jordan Richards (0-2) and #2 right-hander Dave Liffers (2-0).

Freshman righthander Spencer Hatstat and junior Steve Smith also received honerable mentions, in this weeks MASCAC Player of the Week awards. Hatstat pitched 4.1 innings of 2 hit relief, in the teams matchup versus Oneonta State. He confused batters with his offspeed pitches, and struck out 7, in the appearance. Smith batted .333, had 4 runs scored, and 5 runs batted in on the Florida trip.

Pictured- Junior outfielder Steve Smith

Softball

The 5-5 softball team was scheduled to play Endicott this afternoon, but the game was cancelled. Their field too has been unplayable, however, they did practice on it earlier today.
Sophmore pitcher Alysssa Verronnea, was also named MASCAC League Player of the Week. Down in Florida, Verronnea was 3-0 in three starts, with two shutouts and three complete games. She posted a 0.37 ERA in 19 innings of work, to go along with 19 strikeouts.

Junior outfielder Katie Holbrook was also named to this weeks MASCAC Honor roll. She led the team with a .364 batting average and 2 home runs and 11 RBI's. Holbrook said today that she was surprised that one of her home runs even cleared the fence. She just jogged around the bases in shock as she was pretty sure it was a check swing.

The Lady Bears look to start their season (up north) versus Worcester State. Their double-header starts at 12 pm.



Women's Lacrosse

The 2-2 Women's Lacrosse team handled an inexperienced Norwich College team this afternoon, by the score of 23-3. This was Norwich colleges first game in their schools history, after making the jump from Club status. Leading the way for the team was junior midfielder Lauryn Serratore, who registered 3 goals, and 2 assists. Freshman attacker Lauren Manning also had 3 goals and an assist on the game. They were led defensively by senior Kathleen Cote, who drew 4 turnovers and 5 ground balls.

The Lacrosse team takes on Salve Regina this Thursday at 4 pm, at Swenson Field.


Pictured- Junior midfielder Alison Gugliotta