Posted: Apr 18, 2012
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott softball suffered an extra-inning loss to non-conference foe Wellesley and then went through seven full innings in game two before darkness forced a halt in play.
The Gulls are now 17-12-1 overall following their non-conference tilt and will take on host CCC rival Roger Williams on Saturday, April 21st for a doubleheader starting at noon. Wellesley (15-16-1) hosts Wheaton (Mass.) for two league games on Friday at 3:00 pm.
Game One: Endicott 3, Wellesley 6 (9 inn.)
Box Score
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Endicott scored twice on RBI singles by junior captain Byrne Katz (Trumbull, Conn.) and freshman Jess Linden (Stratford, Conn.) to take the 3-2 lead. Wellesley, however, tied the game in the top of the next inning on a Maria LaBouyer (Yuba City, Calif.) sacrifice fly to right that scored Emilyrose Havrilla (Caldwell, N.J.).
After a scoreless sixth and seventh innings, the Gulls and Blue went to extra innings where the game remained tied 3-3 until a three-run top of the ninth by Wellesley decided the game. A squeeze bunt by junior Kimberly Cabral (Temecula, Calif.) proved to be the game-winning hit but an RBI single by Samantha Spiga (Ocean, N.J.) and a sacrifice fly by Havrilla provided insurance runs for the visitors.
Wellesley pitcher junior Lauren Goldfarb (Albuquerque, N.M.) hurled a complete-game victory, improving to 5-5 on the year. She allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits and seven walks while striking out five.
The Gulls countered with junior Kayla Carignan (Laconia, N.H.) who pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits with no walks and four punch outs. Freshman Cam Sprague (Clifton Park, N.Y.) came on in relief and went 4 2/3 innings and took the loss (3-5) despite a strong outing.
Endicott’s Katz as well as Wellesley’s Goldfarb, Havrilla, and Mara Blesoff (Oak Park, Ill.) all finished with two hits. Katz, Nicole Devlin (Dudley, Mass.) and Katelyn Soja (Chicopee, Mass.) all swiped a bag in the loss for the Gulls.
Game Two: Endicott 3, Wellesley 3 (7 inn., play called due to darkness)
Box Score
Both teams scored early and often in game two of the doubleheader with all six runs accumulated in the first and second innings. Wellesley jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the top of the first off a Jayne Ellis (Mishawaka, Ind.) RBI single to center but the Gulls quickly responded as Katz crushed a two-run homerun, her third of the season, to deep left center to put Endicott on top.
Endicott freshman Amanda Campbell (Billerica, Mass.) tacked on another run in the bottom of the first as her single to right center plated Krista Fales (Melrose, Mass.) who had reached on a single right after Katz’s homerun.
The Blue came back in the top of the second with two runs to tie the game at three after freshman Abby Casey (Milford, Conn.) tripled down the right field line to score Spiga and Goldfarb singled to bring home Casey.
For the remainder of the game, however, both teams failed to score as the game would conclude after seven innings of play due to darkness.
In the circle for Endicott, freshman Meg Donegan (Atkinson, N.H.) went seven strong, allowing three runs on nine hits, no walks and one strike out. Wellesley’s Goldfarb allowed all three Endicott runs but the combination of Lindsay Johnson (Bellingham, Wash.) and Sarah Schwartzmeyer (Elba, N.Y.) held the Gulls hitless and scoreless over the final 4 2/3 innings.
