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Mitchell College Sports Roundup

Mariners pick up softball, tennis wins; lose baseball doubleheader

Mitchell College picked up wins in softball and men's tennis on Saturday while the Mariners lost a baseball doubleheader. The following information was provided by David Longolucco, sports information director at Mitchell College; Christopher Attwood, sports information director at Elms College; and Ken Belbin, assistant athletic director at Daniel Webster College.

Softball: Mitchell 5, Elms 2; Mitchell 16, Elms 6

Elms College senior pitcher Courtney Hampton (Westfield, Mass.) struck out 10 batters in game one and sophomore left fielder Kellie McLaughlin (Pittsfield, Mass.) drove in three runs in game two, but Mitchell College earned a pair of come-from-behind New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) victories Saturday afternoon at Cheryl R. Condon Field.

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Elms moves to 7-11 on the season, 4-2 in NECC action, while Mitchell improves to 7-11 on the season, 4-2 in NECC action.

Mitchell 5, Elms 2

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In the opener, Elms took a two-run lead in the bottom of the third inning when junior center fielder Leah Spring (South Hadley, Mass.) and senior right fielder Jen Killion (Cambridge, Mass.) collected back-to-back singles to start the frame giving Elms runners on first and third. Killion stole second and then advanced to third when junior second baseman Ali Bonavita (Agawam, Mass.) reached on an error allowing Spring to score. Killion then came home on a double-play groundout to give the Blazers a 2-0 lead.

Mitchell plated a run in the top of the fifth on a homer by Chelsea Arpin (Killingly, Conn.) and tied the game in the top of the sixth on an RBI base hit to center by Nikki Hoxie (Winsted, Conn.) that plated Meghan Burke (Bronx, N.Y.).

Stacey Suplicki (New London, Conn.) highlighted a three-run seventh inning for the Mariners with a two-run homer to center field to give Mitchell a 5-2 win in game one.

Elms’ sophomore first baseman Ally Witaszek (Feeding Hills, Mass.) registered two hits for Elms, while Suplicki struck for three hits in game one for the Mariners.

Mitchell starter Marissa Thomas (New London, Conn.) earned the win in the circle, while Hampton suffered the loss despite striking out 10 batters.

Mitchell 16, Elms 6

After the Mariners notched an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, Elms answered with a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by sophomore third baseman Hayley Zisk (Baldwinville, Mass.) and another run in the second when Spring scored on a Mariners’ miscue to even the game at 2-2.

McLaughlin then drove in a pair of runs with a three-bagger to right field in the bottom of the fourth frame to give Elms a 4-2 cushion.

Mitchell rallied with five in the top of the fifth highlighted by a two-run double to right field by Tiffany Person (Waterbury, Conn.), an RBI single by Lindsey Romagnino (Totowa, N.J.) and a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Dylan Riccardi (Elmont, N.Y.).

A two-run single by Suplicki and a two-run single by Riccardi plated four more runs for the Mariners in the top of the sixth, and Mitchell used five hits and three Blazers’ errors in the top of the seventh to tally five more runs, giving the Mariners a 16-5 advantage.

Elms, which scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, added its final run in the bottom of the seventh when Spring singled in Alyson Santerre (Thompson, Conn.).

Thomas again earned the win in the circle for Mitchell, while Romagnino was 5 for 5 with two RBI at the dish. Riccardi drove in four runs and Suplicki added three RBI to highlight the win.

McLaughlin chipped in three RBI, while Spring and junior catcher Sarah Buckley (Wilbraham, Mass.) pounded out three hits each in the loss.

Elms’ freshman starter Elizabeth Patient (Leicester, Mass.) suffered the loss in the circle for Elms.

Elms returns to non-conference action on Tuesday, when hosts Anna Maria College at 4 p.m. at Cheryl R. Condon Field.

Men's Tennis: Mitchell 7, Becker 2

The Mitchell College men’s tennis team posted its fourth straight victory with a 7-2 triumph over Becker College on Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell College Tennis Courts.

The Mariners (4-0 overall, 4-0 NECC) began the day by taking two of three doubles contests for an early 2-1 advantage. Junior Rocco Devona (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) teamed with senior Andrew Small (Westerly, R.I./Westerly) at the top spot to defeat Tim Howard (Paxton, Mass./Wachusett Regional) and Branden Parkhouse (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos) by an 8-3 final. Mitchell seniors Tyler Engleberg (Niantic, Conn./East Lyme) and Alexander Fusco (Saugus, Mass./Saugus) picked up an 8-4 win at No. 2, but Becker’s David Graham (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos) and Jason Alera (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) salvaged a point at No. 3 by a 9-8 (7-1) final in a tiebreaker.

Mitchell picked up wins in the first three singles matches to quickly seal the victory. Devona topped Howard 6-0, 6-3 at the top spot while Engleberg downed Jake Gilbert (Hungtington Beach, Calif./Harvest Christian Acad.) 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2. Fusco provided the winning point at No. 4 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Brian Piquette (Feeding Hills, Mass./Agawam).

Small and junior Randy Coons (Yonkers, N.Y./Brewster) were also victorious for the Mariners at the No. 3 and 6 spots, respectively. Graham picked up the lone singles point for the Hawks at No. 5, beating junior Timothy Atkins (Fall River, Mass./Bishop Stang) in straight sets by 6-0, 6-2 finals.

Mitchell will next play Newbury College on Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. in a match that will be played at Regis College. Becker (1-5 overall, 1-2 NECC) returns to action at home against Regis on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

Baseball: Daniel Webster 6, Mitchell 5; Daniel Webster 2, Mitchell 0

Freshman Erick Bordeau’s (Alton Bay, N.H.) walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh scored Nate Marshall (Groveton, N.H.) from first to give the Daniel Webster baseball team a 6-5 victory in game one, while Korey LeLievre (Hudson, N.H.) went the distance with a three-hit, seven-inning shutout as the Eagles prevailed 2-0 in game two to earn a doubleheader sweep of Mitchell College in a pair of NECC matchups Saturday Harvey Woods Field.

The wins kept the Eagles hot since returning north. DWC improved to 13-10 overall (8-4 NECC) as they won for the seventh straight time and 11th in their last 13. The Eagles also completed a three-game sweep of the Mariners (5-13, 4-5 NECC), after an 8-3 victory in New London, Conn. on Friday.

Bordeau’s winner in the opener came with two out and Marshall running, making a winner of Eagle reliever Rich Lizotte (West Warwick, R.I.) who came on in place of starter Aaron Agrelo (New Bedford, N.H.). Agrelo took the no decision going 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits, striking out two.

Mitchell had rallied from a 5-3 deficit by plating two in the top of the seventh off Lizotte, keyed by two Eagle errors followed by back-to-back sac flies from Will Charowsky (Cold Spring, N.Y.) and Rafael Garcia (New Britain, Conn.), who knocked in two runs.

DWC plated three in the first on a two-run single from Tyler Bonin (Litchfield) and a RBI single from Aaron Richards (West Warwick), who would finish with three hits.

Mitchell followed with an unearned run in the top of the second and LeLievre answered in the bottom of the frame with a run-scoring single to plate Lizotte for a 4-1 game.

A Charowsky RBI double made it 4-2 and Charowsky would come in on a Garcia single to cut it to one in the top of the third, but a Josh Chasse (Haverhill, Mass.) sac fly in the bottom of the inning gave DWC a 5-3 lead setting up Mitchell’s late rally to tie it.

Mike Sturges (New Britain) took the loss (1-3) going 6 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs on 10 hits, walking two and striking out two.

Elliot Kilgore (Milford, N.H.) added two singles for DWC. Tyler Shultis (West Hurley, N.Y.) had two hits with a double for Mitchell.

In the nightcap, LeLievre improved to 2-2 overall striking out two and walking three. Mitchell put runners at first and second with two out in the seventh, but LeLievre got Shultis on a comeback to the mound to preserve the win.

Bordeau again led DWC with two hits while Evan Peck (Shelton, Conn.) had a pair for the Mariners.

DWC struck again in the first as Darrik Marstaller (Spofford, N.H.) singled, advanced on a balk and came home on a Kyle Brigham (Hudson, N.H.) single to right center.

LeLievre settled into a groove, retiring 10 straight from the third through sixth and the Eagles provided help in the sixth as Ryan Dupont (Merrimack, N.H.) reached on a fielder’s choice, moved to second on a wild pitch, to third on a Bordeau infield single and scored on a Lizotte sac fly to center.

Mike Grofsick (Hawthorne, N.J.) took the loss (0-4), allowing just one earned run on five hits over 4 2/3 innings, striking out one and walking one.

The Eagles return to action on Tuesday with a doubleheader against intracity rival Rivier beginning at 5 p.m. The games will once again be played at Nashua’s historic Holman Stadium with each team serving as a home team in one game.

Mitchell visits Elms on Saturday for a NECC doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.


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