Seahawks sweep Cougars; Kelly notches third win of week

NEWPORT, R.I. (Saturday, April 13, 2024) - Salve Regina University softball scored a season-high 13 runs in the second game of a doubleheader with Clark University en route to sweeping the NEWMAC pair, 7-2 and 13-0, the latter in five innings at Toppa Field on a rainy and windy Saturday afternoon.

The Seahawks (10-14, 5-5 NEWMAC) reached double-figure runs for the first time in 2024 and #24 Maddie Capetta (Raritan, N.J.) went 5-for-6 in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Cougars (5-17, 0-8 NEWMAC) with three doubles and five runs batted in. Emily Lane (Tinton Falls, N.J.) also tallied five RBI with a two-run double in the opener and a three-run triple in the nightcap.

Freshman Emily Cronin (Coventry, R.I.) started in the circle in the opener and went five innings for the win while allowing one earned run on four hits and striking out four Cougars. Junior Alex Kelly (East Meadow, N.Y.), who set down all six batters she faced to finish the final two innings of game one, started game two and threw four scoreless frames. She also struck out four while facing just 16 batters for 12 outs. Freshman Shea Murphy (Westfield, N.J.) worked the fifth to close out the sweep and K'd two Cougars.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Finals: [1] Salve Regina 7, Clark 2; [2] Salve Regina 13, Clark 0 (five innings)
Records: Salve Regina (10-14, 5-5 NEWMAC), Clark (5-17, 0-8 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: Seahawks and Cougars had only one previous meeting and that came 17 years ago in Cape Coral, Florida, with Clark winning 8-1 during the Gene Cusic Classic.

SUMMARY - GAME 1

• B2 - Olivia Saccoccio singled to shortstop to score Kylie Lanteri with the game's first run. | Seahawks 1, Cougars 0
• T3 - Rebecca Mauro grounded out to Saccocio at second which produced a tying run when Samantha Crowley scored. | Seahawks 1, Cougars 1
• B3 - Kylie Lanteri reached first on a fielding error and Katie Ramos scored the go-ahead run. Lanteri and Emily Lane executed a double-steal and the latter scored when a throw to third went into left field. Emily Cronin lifted a sacrifice fly to left field and Lanteri scored to give the Seahawks a three-run lead. | Seahawks 4, Cougars 1
• B4 - Emily Lane doubled to left center to drive in Katie Ramos and Morganti Bello. | Seahawks 6, Cougars 1
• T5 - Felicia Salvati singled to left field to score Rebecca Mauro. | Seahawks 6, Cougars 2
• B5 - Olivia Saccoccio had an RBI single to right center and pinch-runner Cami Belair scored. | Seahawks 7, Cougars 2

NOTEWORTHY

• Maddie Capetta (3-for-3), Emily Lane (2-for-4), and Olivia Saccocio (2-for-3) had multiple hits in the opener.
• Seahawks win in the second-ever meeting with the Cougars.

SUMMARY - GAME 2

• B1 - Kylie Lanteri scored when a throwing error allowed Emily Cronin to reach first, then second. Maddie Capetta singled through the left side for the only hit of the inning for Salve Regina while Emily Lane and Cronin came home. | Seahawks 3, Cougars 0
• B2 - A five-run inning was triggered by a bases-clearing triple for Emily Lane with Katie Ramos, Sam Franceschi, and Kylie Lanteri scoring. Maddie Capetta doubled to bring Lane across the plate. Olivia Saccocio single to score Capetta from second. | Seahawks 8, Cougars 0
• B3 - Sam Franceschi beat out a slow roller to the pitcher to lead off the inning. Kylie Lanteri and Emily Lane walked to load the bases and Emily Cronin reached on an error with Franceschi scoring. Maddie Capetta had an RBI fielder's choice that resulted in a Cougar error. Emma Plourde grounded out while Cronin scored the 12th Seahawk run. | Seahawks 12, Cougars 0
• B4 - Pinch-runner Cami Belair scored on a single by Emily Cronin. | Seahawks 13, Cougars 0

NOTEWORTHY

• Maddie Capetta went 5-for-6 in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Cougars with three doubles and five runs batted in. She pushed her season hit total to 22 to top all Seahawk players
• Kylie Lanteri scored five runs on the afternoon to continue leading the Seahawks in that category (15).
• Maddie Capetta and Emily Lane now have 13 RBI apiece to pace the Seahawks.

NEXT UP
Seahawks visit the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, at the Scotts Miracle Gro Athletic Complex on Tuesday, April 16 (4 p.m.).