Seahawks languish against Langmeyer

NEWPORT, R.I. (Friday, April 19, 2024) - Sophomore Caroline Langmeyer (Upper Arlington, Ohio) totaled 8.1 innings pitched with 15 strikeouts and picked up two victories as Massachusetts Institute of Technology swept Salve Regina University, 6-0 and 10-7, in NEWMAC softball action at Toppa Field on Friday afternoon.

Morganti Bello (Corte Madera, Calif.) picked up a pair of doubles against Langmeyer in the opener. In the nightcap, Langmeyer entered in the bottom of the sixth with the score tied (6-6) and Seahawks on the corners and her counterpart, Emily Cronin (Coventry, R.I.) singled in the go-ahead run with Emily Lane (Tinton Falls, N.J.) coming home. After striking out the next batter to end the sixth, Langmeyer's offensive mates rallied for four in the top of the seventh and the sophomore righty struck out the side in the bottom of the frame to complete the sweep.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Finals: [1] MIT 6, Salve Regina 0; [2] MIT 10, Salve Regina 7
Records: Salve Regina (12-16, 5-7 NEWMAC), MIT (15-8, 5-5 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: The Engineers win their fifth straight meeting with the Seahawks and hold an 8-5 edge in the series.

SUMMARY - GAME 1

• T1 - MIT scored its first run after Mackenzie Bivin singled with two out, stole second, and came home on Arianna Kumar's bloop single to right. | Engineers 1, Seahawks 0
• T4 - Bivin led off with a double and came around from second base when Kumar's infield single was stopped by a diving Olivia Saccoccio. | Engineers 2, Seahawks 0
• T6 - The same pair of Engineers were at it again. Bivin progressed to a triple with one out and scored on Kumar's single up the middle. | Engineers 3, Seahawks 0
• T7 - Olivia Scarpaci led off with a double down the left field line and advanced to third on a fly out. Nicole Johnston followed with an RBI double to left field before Mikayla Cable launched a two-run homer. | Engineers 6, Seahawks 0

NOTEWORTHY

• Morganti Bello had both hits for the Seahawks - a fourth-inning double and a sixth-inning double.

SUMMARY - GAME 2

• T1 - MIT loaded the bases with none out on back-to-back singles by Nicole Johnston and Mikayla Cable and a walk to Mackenzie Bivin. Kylie Lanteri snared a line drive at third for the first out. Hailey Basso caught a line drive to right field for the second out and the Seahawks nearly escaped the inning without damage but they came up short on doubling up Cable at second while Johnston scored. | Engineers 1, Seahawks 0
• B1 - Morganti Bello opened with a walk, stole second, and came around to score on a pair of passed balls. | Seahawks 1, Engineers 1
• T2 - Cable hit her second home run of the day, this a three-run shot after two were out. | Engineers 4, Seahawks 1
• T3 - Despite a pair of strikeouts for Emily Cronin, the Engineers scored another run with two outs on a single (Kennedy Adkison), sacrifice bunt (Kara Hines), and a single up the middle (Katia Pendowski). | Engineers 5, Seahawks 1
• B3 - After Sam Franceschi walked and advanced to second on a ground out, Emily Lane singled her to third base and subsequently stole second. Olivia Saccocio had an RBI ground out and Lane later scored on a wild pitch. Emily Cronin had reached on a base on balls and scored when her batterymate, Emma Plourde, singled up the middle to draw the Seahawks within one. The Seahawks executed a double steal with Plourde crossing the plate to tie the game. | Seahawks 5, Engineers 5
• T5 - Mackenzie Relihan doubled in Katia Pendowski to regain the lead. | Engineers 6, Seahawks 5
• B6 - With two outs, Olivia Saccoccio singled in Kylie Lanteri to tie the score and knock out reliever Becca O'Connor. Emily Cronin greeted reliever Caroline Langmeyer with a single up the middle to plate Emily Lane for the first Seahawk lead of the day. | Seahawks 7, Engineers 6
• T7 - The Engineers opened the inning with three straight hits including a two-run double for Pendowski. Two outs later, Cable added a two-run double to center. | Engineers 10, Seahawks 7

NOTEWORTHY

• Emily Cronin and Emma Plourde, pitcher and catcher, respectively, had multiple hits for the Seahawks.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina faces another team of Engineers when the Seahawks travel to Worcester, Massachusetts, tomorrow for a NEWMAC twinbill against WPI.