2015 CCC Softball Tournament Bracket
2014-15 Endicott Athletics Championship Central
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Endicott softball team traveled to Toppa Field in Newport, R.I. on Monday afternoon to begin the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) double elimination tournament. #3 Endicott battled with #6 University of New England in the 2:30 p.m. slot where the Nor'easters lifted to a 3-1 victory. Endicott drops to 15-18 while the University of New England improves to 20-18 after claiming a game two victory over #2 Salve Regina.
The Gulls will take the field next on Thursday, April 30th as they travel to Springfield, Massachusetts to compete with #4 Curry at the site of American International College. Both team will enter the matchup with one loss, the winner will advance to a game two on Thursday with the loser being eliminated from the tournament. #1 Western New England is the declared host for Thursday afternoon's games and will provide live stats.
Junior Courtney Blake (East Islip, N.Y.) took the circle for the Blue and Green hurling a complete game facing 28 batters with a 76-53 pitch count. Her counterpart, junior Abby Lambert (Brockton, Mass.) also pitched a complete game while recording an impressive nine strikeouts to secure the victory.
Offensively three different Gulls recorded two hits in the game while sophomore Julia McNeill (Hauppauge, N.Y.) tallied the lone RBI for the Gulls. For the Nor'easters freshman Cat Ouellette (Winthrop, Mass.) earned the solo RBI.
The Blue and Green got on the board first in the bottom of the first as McNeill blasted a double to left center with junior Jamie Corda (Higganum, Conn.) on second for the early 1-0 lead. In the top of the fourth the Nor'easters would tie up the game as Lambert walked with bases loaded for junior Amanda Vallante (Dracut, Mass.) to cross home plate for the 1-1 score.
UNE would tab two more runs in the top of the fifth to secure the victory. Ouellette brought in the game-winning run after she singled to left field to send junior Mollie Bartles (Torrington, Conn.) around the bases. The Nor'easters would add an insurance run to end the inning off a throwing error by the Gulls infield for the 3-1 final.
