Softball team sweeps Worcester State

Steven M Miller Jr, Staff Writer


In college softball action today the Bridgewater State Softball team took two from league rival Worcester State (1-10). The first game was a 8-0 victory and the second was a 4-3 victory.

In the first game, the Bears were led by a complete game shut out from sophomore Alyssa Verronneau (4-0). She went 6 innings scattering only 3 hits, and finished with 5 strikeouts and no walks.

The Bears went up early 4-0 in the first inning of the ball game. With runners on second and third, junior infielder Nicole Hebert doubled to center field and it scored both runners. Outfielder Ally LeBlanc then followed that up with a single through the left side of the infield. LeBlanc then advanced to second on a wild pitch and Hebert scored on the play. Sophomore second baseman Melissa McNamara followed that up reaching first on a throwing error by the shortstop and LeBlanc scored on the play.

Bridgewater then added to its lead by scoring three more runs in the third inning and one more in the seventh.

The Bears were led by sophomore shortstop Whitney Howe, who was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI's. Hebert and McNamara were both 1-for-3 with two runs batted in on the game.

In the second game, Worcester State started the scoring adding two runs in the first inning. Bridgewater State came right back to take the 3-2 lead with a 3-run home run by junior outfielder Katie Holbrook.

Bridgewater's lead diminished when Worcester State took the lead back scoring two runs in the top of the 6th inning, to make the score 4-3. But the Bears stormed back in the bottom frame of the inning to retake the lead 5-4. They scored the tying run when sophomore third baseman Stacy Copodince singled in LeBlanc, on second base. Bridgewater scored the go ahead run when Howe doubled in LeBlanc from third.

On the game, the Bears were led by Holbrook who was 3-for-3 with a run and three RBI's. LeBlanc and Howe both were also 2-for-3 on the game.

Freshman Erika Christensen started the game for the Bears, and freshman Jamie Dukinski picked up the win in relief pitching four innings. Bridgewater pitching combined for 7 innings, giving up 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits. They also struck out 4 batters and walked 3 on the game.

Bridgewater State takes on a double-header with Wheaton College tomorrow at 12pm.



Note-Correction from this weeks paper. Jillian Vissonette did not win MASCAC player of the week, that honor goes to Alyssa Verronneau.