Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Yale, 6-2, 9-1

April 7, 2010

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Providence softball team swept a doubleheader at Yale, 6-2 and 9-1, Wednesday afternoon in New Haven, Conn.

Providence (10-16) took the first game, 6-2, as it scored five runs in the first inning. In the five-run first inning, the Friars combined for four hits, including a two-run single by senior catcher Teresa Bertels (Lower Gwynedd, Pa.). Senior Christy Becker (Atlanta, Ga.) and freshman Devin Kelly (Milton, Mass.) each walked with the bases loaded to drive in a run, while freshman Jessie Bryant (Marlborough, Mass.) also hit an RBI single.

In the second inning, junior Justine Stratton (Fresno, Calif.) hit her first home run of the season to give PC a 6-0 cushion. Yale (6-15) pulled to within, 6-2, in the bottom of the second inning when McKynlee Westman drove in two runs with a double down the right field line. That was all that Yale would score as PC sophomore Alicia Grosso (Baldwin, N.Y.) pitched a complete game, allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four batters to earn her fifth win of the season.

Providence then jumped out to a 2-0 lead in game two and posted a 9-1 victory in six innings. Stratton drove in the first run of the game with a single and she eventually came around to score on a wild pitch to give PC the early two-run edge. The Friars then scored three unearned runs in the fourth inning to increase their lead to 5-0. Junior Ava Pandiani (Shrewsbury, Conn.), Kelly and sophomore Megan McCann (Hopkinton, Mass.) each scored for PC in the fourth. The Bulldogs cut the lead to 5-1 in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI single by Holly Gutterud. PC added one run in the fifth inning on an RBI single by senior Jenna Garcia (Morro Bay, Calif.) and sealed the victory with three more runs in the sixth inning.

Senior Danielle Bertolette (Temecula, Calif.) earned the win as she pitched five innings, allowed one run on three hits and struck out three batters. Stratton and senior Katelyn Revens (Warwick, R.I.) each had three hits and two RBIs for PC.

The Friars are back in action on Thursday, April 8 when they play a single game against Boston College beginning at 4:00 p.m. at PC's Raymond Field.

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Players Mentioned

Christy Becker

Teresa Bertels

Danielle Bertolette

Jessie Bryant

Jenna Garcia

Alicia Grosso

Megan McCann

Ava Pandiani

Katelyn Revens

Justine Stratton

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