Week at a Glance: Seahawks • March 25-31, 2024
NEWPORT, R.I. (Monday, March 25, 2024)-- Easter Break is right around the corner and baseball, softball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's tennis, women's tennis and sailing are all taking advantage of the time to squeeze in some highly anticipated competitions.
Last week when the baseball team played Mitchell College the Seahawks set a program record for runs scored with a 27-2 win. Men's Lacrosse posted another NEWMAC win, in a 19-5 encounter against Clark University.
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TUESDAY (Mar. 26)
Baseball plays Springfield at 3:30 on the road on Tuesday at the Archie Allen Field. Last week, in addition to the record-breaking 27 run game against Mitchell, the Seahawks beat Bridgewater State University 15-5 at Brown University's Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium. Pitcher Brayden Clark (1-0) is credited with the win against Mariners. Matthew Neal's three run blast in the 8th inning secured the new record by one run. The previous 26 run achievement dates back over ten years ago to March 10, 2010.
The softball home opener is a double header against Rhode Island College with game one at 4 p.m. on Toppa Field. The Seahawks played ten games while on their spring break training trip in Tucson, Arizona. Salve Regain came away with wins over Eastern Connecticut State University (3-1), Dickenson College (3-1) and the University of Texas at Dallas (3-1).
UMass Boston will host men's lacrosse at 7 p.m. on the James Cotter Field. Last week Salve Regina beat the Clark University Cougars 19-5. Ryan Bothe, Chris Koltzan and Stephen McAllister each scored twice. Brendan Treacy and Justin DeBalsi recorded hat tricks. After playing for 45 minutes, William Kein is credited with the win. Kein made eight saves.
WEDNESDAY (Mar. 27)
At 3:30 p.m. the baseball team will play Eastern Connecticut State at the Warriors' Eastern Baseball Stadium. Since the spring of 2001 the Seahawks are 4-7 against Eastern Connecticut. When the Seahawks and the Warriors last saw each other on March 23, 2023, Salve Regina won 13-6.
Women's lacrosse invites the United States Coast Guard Academy to Gaudet Field for a 7 p.m. duel. On Saturday, March 23, Springfield College was dominant, dishing out a 26-4 Seahawk defeat. Edie Threshie scored Salve Regina's first goal, following four successes from the Pride. Cameron Baston (from Samantha Moleti) and Threshie (from Kayli Garcia) opened up the second half with a pair of goals but nothing could put a stop to Springfield's momentum.
THURSDAY (Mar. 28)
Softball will be at Johnson & Wales University for a double header on Thursday. Game one begins at 3 p.m. at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex. Since the 1993 spring season Salve Regina has gone 8-8 against Johnson & Wales. On April 26, 2023, when the programs last met up the Seahawks fell 9-5 in game one but came back to win 2-1 in game two.
FRIDAY (Mar. 29)
Seahawk men's lacrosse will be in Boston, Massachusetts for a 7 p.m. faceoff against Emerson College on Rotch Field. This will be the first ever meeting of the Lions and the Seahawks. In 2024 Emerson is 6-5 overall and 1-1 in conference. The Lions beat Springfield College 12-10 but fell to Wheaton College 12-11. Salve Regina currently sits at 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the NEWMAC.
SATURDAY (Mar. 30)
The sailing team will race at Boston University and host a regatta on Saturday. Both contests begin at 10 a.m.
The Corsair Classic starts at 11 a.m. and the women's track and field team will be in attendance. Last week the Seahawks traveled to the Sean Livingston Invitational in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Even though the day was halted early due to bad weather, several Seahawks still had exemplary performances. Victoria Bird finished fourth in the women's javelin with a throw of 28.21 meters. Kelsey Chiasson threw 9.17 meters in the shot put for a sixth-place finish.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology will make the trip to Newport for a baseball double header. Game one begins at 12 p.m. The baseball team is 13-1 overall in 2024. The MIT event will be the Seahawks first ever NEWMAC contest. The Engineers are 8-6 overall, however they will have the chance to see Babson College before meeting up with Salve Regina on Saturday.
Both women's tennis and men's tennis host Babson College at 12 p.m. at the Antone Academic Center courts. In women's tennis the Beavers stand 5-1 with the team's only loss to No.28 Bowdoin College. The Beavers will see Mount Holyoke College and No.20 Tufts University before seeing Salve Regina. On the men's side the Beavers are 5-7 overall in the 2024 spring season. Babson's most recent win was a 9-0 finish over Clark University. Before contending with the Seahawks, the Beavers will get the chance to see the United States Coast Guard Academy this week.
Softball will go up against Wheaton College on Toppa field Saturday. Game one of the double header commences at 12 p.m. Since the Seahawks 8-0 loss to the Lyons on May 04, 1995, Salve Regina is 1-8 against Wheaton. The program's sole win came in the form of an 4-2 victory on March 13, 2019, the last time the two foes sparred.