NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Saint Joseph's College (19-22) split a pair of GNAC Tournament contests on Saturday, rolling to a 12-0 five-inning elimination-game victory over Lasell University (12-21) before suffering a 7-6 setback in 10 innings to Pod host Albertus Magnus College (23-17). The Monks piled up 24 hits over the two games and extended their season with an offensive outburst against the Lasers before seeing their postseason run end in a back-and-forth extra-inning battle with the Falcons.
GAME ONE – Saint Joseph's 12, Lasell 0 (5 inn.):
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's seized control immediately, scoring three times in the first before adding five runs in the second and four more in the third. Senior Chantelle Bouchard (Biddeford, Maine) delivered a two-run double in the opening frame, sophomore Addison French (Rochester, N.H.) drove in a run in the second, and senior Sadie Tirrell (Naples, Maine) capped both the second and third innings with two-run hits as the Monks turned the elimination game into a rout.
The Monks finished with 10 hits and did not allow Lasell to mount a threat. Saint Joseph's retired the final seven batters of the game and closed out the mercy-rule victory after just five innings to advance to the pod final.
IN THE CIRCLE:
Saint Joseph's:
Lasell:
- Shyanne Raccio – 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER
- Abigail Fortin (L, 9-9) – 2.0 IP, 8 H, 10 R, 3 ER
IN THE BOX:
Saint Joseph's:
- Kiera Gabric (Fr., Hampden, Maine) – 3 R, BB, HBP
- Jaylah Trottier (Fr., Biddeford, Maine) – 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 SB
- Sadie Tirrell – 3-for-3, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2B
- Chantelle Bouchard – 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2B
- Jayden Sullivan (Fr., Hancock, Maine) – 1-for-3
- Kryslin Stearns (Jr., Concord, N.H.) – RBI
- Makayla Quintal (So., Gorham, Maine) – 1-for-1, 2 R, BB, 3B, SB
- Addison French – 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI
- Olivia Thomas (Fr., Belgrade, Maine) – 1-for-1
Lasell:
- Abigail Fortin – 1-for-2
- Ashlyn McCampbell – 2-for-2
GAME TWO – Albertus Magnus 7, Saint Joseph's 6 (10 inn.)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's came out strong and built a 5-0 lead through the top of the third. Chantelle Bouchard drove in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly in the opening inning, then added a two-run double in the third. Sadie Tirrell followed with a sacrifice fly and Kryslin Stearns tripled home another run as the Monks surged in front.
Albertus Magnus answered with four runs in the fifth and tied the game in the seventh. The Monks broke the deadlock in the 10th when Makayla Quintal scored on a two-out single by Kiera Gabric, but the Falcons responded in the bottom half with back-to-back run-scoring hits from Reilly Austin and Izzy Barreiro to end Saint Joseph's season.
IN THE CIRCLE:
Saint Joseph's:
- Miranda Northrup – 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- Olivia Thomas (L, 3-7) – 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Albertus Magnus:
- Karla Carangelo – 2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Amelia Ovalles – 4.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- Annabelle Jabs (W, 12-8) – 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
IN THE BOX:
Saint Joseph's:
- Kiera Gabric – 3-for-6, 2 R, RBI, SB
- Jaylah Trottier – 2-for-5, R, BB, SB
- Sadie Tirrell – 1-for-4, RBI
- Chantelle Bouchard – 1-for-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B
- Jayden Sullivan – 2-for-4, BB
- Kryslin Stearns – 2-for-5, RBI, 3B
- Bella Napolitano-Aberle (Fr., Portland, Maine) – 1-for-4
- Makayla Quintal – 1-for-4, R, BB
- Addison French – 1-for-5, R, 2B
Albertus Magnus:
- Mikaela Schwippert – 1-for-6, RBI
- Isabelle Smith – 2-for-6, R, 2B
- Amelia Boulli – 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Reilly Austin – 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Karla Carangelo – 3-for-5, R, RBI, BB, 2B
- Amelia Ovalles – 1-for-4, 2 BB, 2B
- Izzy Barreiro – 3-for-6, 3 RBI, 2B
- Gina Solow – 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
