STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (14-16, 7-5 GNAC) swept a GNAC softball doubleheader from Colby-Sawyer College (1-12, 1-8 GNAC) on Sunday afternoon at Richard W. Bailey Field, posting a 9-1 five-inning victory in the opener before rallying for a 7-4 win in game two.
The Monks pounded out 22 hits across the twinbill and used a dominant performance in game one before erasing an early three-run deficit in the nightcap to improve to 7-5 in conference play.
GAME ONE – Saint Joseph's 9, Colby-Sawyer 1 (5 inn.)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Colby-Sawyer struck first in the opening inning on an RBI double by freshman Kyla Angell (North Providence, R.I.), but the Monks answered with two runs in the second on a two-run single by senior Anna Gilbert (Gray, Maine). Saint Joseph's added three more in the third, highlighted by an RBI single from sophomore Makayla Quintal (Gorham, Maine), and broke the game open in the fourth when senior Chantelle Bouchard (Biddeford, Maine) launched a three-run homer. The Monks tacked on the game-ending run in the fifth.
IN THE CIRCLE:
Saint Joseph's:
- Senior Miranda Northrup (Whitefield, Maine) (W, 8-6) – 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Colby-Sawyer:
- Freshman Mallory Blackwell (Fleming Island, Fla.) (L, 1-6) – 4.2 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
IN THE BOX:
Saint Joseph's:
- Kiera Gabric (Fr., Hampden, Maine) – 2-for-4, R
- Jaylah Trottier (Fr., Biddeford, Maine) – 1-for-3, R, SB
- Sadie Tirrell – 1-for-3, R, BB, 2B
- Chantelle Bouchard – 2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR, 2B
- Kryslin Stearns (Jr., Concord, N.H.) – 1-for-2, 2 R, BB
- Breann MacMillan (So., Medway, Mass.) – R
- Bella Napolitano-Aberle (Fr., Portland, Maine) – 1-for-2, BB
- Makayla Quintal – 3-for-3, R, RBI
- Anna Gilbert – 2-for-3, 2 RBI
Colby-Sawyer:
- Kyla Angell – 1-for-2, RBI, 2B
- Mallory Blackwell – 1-for-2, R
GAME TWO – Saint Joseph's 7, Colby-Sawyer 4
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Colby-Sawyer built a 2-0 lead in the first on a two-run single by freshman Kaylee Scott (Virginia Beach, Va.) and pushed its advantage to 4-1 through four innings. The Monks turned the game in the bottom of the fifth, scoring five times to move in front for good. Trottier drove in one run, Tirrell followed with a two-run single, and Bouchard capped the outburst with a two-run hit. Saint Joseph's added an insurance run in the sixth and kept the Chargers off the board the rest of the way.
IN THE CIRCLE:
Saint Joseph's:
- Freshman Olivia Thomas (Belgrade, Maine) – 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Sophomore Sierra Laukka (Hope, Maine) (W, 1-0) – 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Colby-Sawyer:
- Freshman Emma Baker (Seekonk, Mass.) (L, 0-1) – 6.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB
IN THE BOX:
Saint Joseph's:
- Jaylah Trottier – 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Sadie Tirrell – 1-for-4, R, 2 RBI
- Chantelle Bouchard – 1-for-3, 2 RBI
- Kryslin Stearns – 1-for-2, BB, 2B
- Lulu Dias (Fr., Danvers, Mass.) – 1-for-3
- Makayla Quintal – 2-for-2, 3 R, BB, 3B, 2B
- Abbie Green-Sermak (Sr., Rehoboth, Mass.) – 2-for-2, R, RBI
Colby-Sawyer:
- Kaylee Scott – 2-for-3, 3 RBI
- Kyla Angell – 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Larissa Daigle (Jr., Fort Kent, Maine) – 1-for-3, RBI
- Mallory Blackwell – 1-for-4, R
- Mikayla Creighton (Fr., Pepperell, Mass.) – 1-for-2
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the sweep, Saint Joseph's is now 2-0 all-time against Colby-Sawyer, which is in its first year sponsoring softball.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's returns to action on Wednesday, April 15th, when the Monks travel to Bates College for a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 3:00 PM.