BRISTOL, R.I. — The Endicott softball team earned a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) doubleheader split against the host Roger Williams University Sunday afternoon at Paolino Field on the Hawk's Senior Day.
GAME ONE: ENDICOTT 5, ROGER WILLIAMS 4
Trailing 2-1 heading into the top of the fifth inning, Endicott rallied for three runs to take a 4-2 advantage on back-to-back run-producing doubles from sophomore center fielder Olivia Odermatt (Cheshire, Conn.) and sophomore first baseman Jamie Hopgood (Warwick, R.I.) to drive in one and two runs, respectively.
The Gulls added an insurance run in the final frame and held off a late comeback effort from the Hawks to win their 11th straight game.
Freshman pitcher Michaela Hamill (Lynn, Mass.) improved to 7-1 in the circle as she allowed four runs (three earned) on 11 hits, walked one, and struck out one in her sixth complete-game effort of the season.
GAME TWO: ROGER WILLIAMS 7, ENDICOTT 6
Sophomore starter Laura Somerville (Suffield, Conn.) earned a no-decision as she went 5 1/3 nnings and surrendered six runs on nine hits, four walks, and two punchouts before giving the ball to junior Mikaela Mallozzi (Shelton, Conn.) who was charged with the loss (2-2) in 1 1/3 innings of work
The Gulls' 6-2 lead late into the sixth inning didn't hold as a four-run frame from the Hawks knotted the score.
Then, with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Roger Williams walked off with the runners on the corners when an infield error allowed freshman Taylor Chatowsky (North Kingstown, R.I.) to score the winning run.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Senior right fielder Julia McNeill (Smithtown, N.Y.) went 5-for-8 with four runs scored and two RBIs on the day for the Gulls.
- Endicott earned its first CCC doubleheader split of the season.
- Endicott is now 5-2 in games that ended in walk-offs on the year.
- The Gulls' 11-game win streak was snapped with the loss in Game 2.
FOR THE FOES
- The Hawks split a conference twin bill for the fourth time this year.
- Sophomore Juliet Hulme (Duxbury, Mass.) fell to 11-6 on the season by taking the loss in Game 1 as she lasted 4 1/3 innings.
- Freshman Maddie Reis (Warren, R.I.) picked up the win (4-0) in 3 2/3 innings of relief by holding the Gulls to just one hit and one run scored under her watch to go alongside two walks and one strikeout.
NOTES
- The Gulls are 37-13 overall all-time against the Hawks dating back to April 3, 2001.
- Endicott swept last season's regular-season series (6-2, 9-3) on Senior Day (April 23, 2016), but the Hawks won the most recent meeting with a 6-5 triumph to knock Endicott out of the CCC Tournament in an elimination game on May 5, 2016.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (18-14, 9-7 CCC) hosts Eastern Nazarene College where the Gulls will serve as the away team in their final home games of the regular season on Monday, April 24th at 3:00/5:00 p.m.
Roger Williams (22-16, 12-6) welcomes UMass Dartmouth to its campus for the final contest of the regular season on Wednesday, April 26th at 4:00 p.m. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
