Posted: Apr 04, 2012
WENHAM, Mass. – The Endicott softball team earned 12-7 and 13-3 (6 inn.) victories over CCC and North Shore rival Gordon on Wednesday to improve to 12-7 (7-1 CCC) while the Scots dropped to 4-15 (3-7 CCC).
Game One: Endicott 12, Gordon 7
Box Score
The Blue and Green allowed Gordon to score seven runs between the third and fourth innings to take a 7-4 lead but Endicott rallied with four runs in top half of both the sixth and seventh innings to take game one 12-7.
Seven different Endicott players recorded RBIs with junior Krista Fales (Melrose, Mass.) and sophomore Kelley Michael (Ipswich, Mass.) leading the way with two RBIs apiece.
Down 7-4 in the top of the sixth, Michael doubled in Alexandra Moise (North Reading, Mass.) and Jesse Bilafer (Concord, Mass.) to pull the Gulls to within one. After Michael reached third on a single by Byrne Katz (Trumbull, Conn.), she scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by Fales to tie the game. A groundout by Alli Noyes (Tewksbury, Mass.) handed Endicott the 8-7 advantage as Katz raced home from third.
Endicott gained four insurance runs in the top of the seventh on RBI singles by Bilafer and Fales, a Gordon error and a groundout by Nicole Devlin (Dudley, Mass.) that plated Endicott’s final run.
After Gulls freshman Cam Sprague (Clifton Park, N.Y.) started the game and threw 3 1/3 innings with six strikeouts, sophomore Nell O’Connor (Harwich, Mass.) came on to pitch the final 3 2/3 innings to earn the win. Sprague earned the win to improve to 3-3 as she left with the lead in the fourth inning.
Game Two: Endicott 13, Gordon 3 (6 inn.)
Box Score
In game two, Endicott scored multiple runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings and Michael tacked on four more RBI to her team-leading total of 14.
O’Connor started game two and pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Sophomore Danielle LaRocque (Averill Park, N.Y.) allowed just two hits and no runs over the final 2 2/3 innings.
The Gulls took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Michael singled home Moise, then after a scoreless second inning, Endicott put up a four-run top of the third to take a commanding 5-0 lead. Jocelyn Russo (Middletown, Conn.) tripled to plate freshman Sam Cila (Wakefield, Mass.) to start the inning and would later score on a Gordon error. Doubles by Moise and Michael also accounted for RBIs in the inning.
An inning later, the Blue and Green tacked on three more runs on a two-RBI single by Bilafer and another RBI hit by Michael.
The Gulls allowed all three runs to the Scots on a single and two-run homerun in the bottom of the fourth.
With an 8-3 advantage, Endicott scored five runs in the top of the sixth to push the Gulls above the eight-run mercy rule line. Moise and Michael singled with Russo and Bilafer crossing home plate, Katz tripled in two more runners and Fales grounded out to bring home Katz on the next play.
