Providence College Athletics

Tuesday, March 19
Providence, R.I.
2:30 p.m.

Providence College

13-10

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Sacred Heart

12-9

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Softball Defeats Sacred Heart In Home Opener

3/19/2019 4:53:00 PM | Softball

Vanessa Portillo hit her first home run of the season and picked up four RBI in the third inning.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College softball team defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers, 12-1, on Tuesday, March 19 at Glay Field in five inning. With the win, the Friars are now 13-10 on the season.
 
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Sacred Heart scored first in the top of the third.  Mangiameli reached third on a triple with one out then scored on a passed ball after Lauren Nunez (Rowland Heights, Calif.) picked up a put out.
-In the bottom of the third, Emma Lee (Orange, Calif) singled up the middle before a wild pitch during Vanessa Portillo's (Chatsworth, Calif.) at bat allowed Lee to steal second. Portillo hit a home run over the center field fence to score Lee and take the lead 2-1. This was Portillo's first home run of the season and 10th RBI.
-Jackie Martin (Bridgeton, N.J.) loaded the bases with a walk in the bottom of the third. Allison Abbatiello (North Salem, N.Y.) hit a single to score Megan McCune (Orange, Calif.) to make it 2-1. Mackensie Compton (Langehorne, Pa.) then scored due to fielder's choice, extending the lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the third.
- The bases still were loaded in the bottom of the third when Lee was hit by a pitch, walking in a run to take a 5-1 lead. Portillo lined a single up the middle to tally her third and fourth RBI of the inning, plating Skie Villani (Sugar Land, Texas) and Abbatiello to score two more runs (7-1).
-McCune hit a double to score Lee and Portillo in the bottom of the third extending the lead to 9-1.
- The Friars tacked on three insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth for the 12-1 final.
- Game two was cancelled due to unplayable field conditions.

ON DECK:
Providence will travel to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to match up against the Boston College Eagles on Wednesday, March 20.  
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 
 

Next Event

Boston College
W, 1-0

Mar 20 (Wed)

4:00 p.m.

Team Stats

Pitching:

W: McCune, Megan (5-3)

L: MCCANN, K. (4-6)

Batting:

3B: MANGIAMELI,S 1

SH: SANTOS, B. 1

Base Running:

RUNS: MANGIAMELI,S 1

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Batting:

2B: McCune, Megan 1

HR: Portillo, Vanessa 1

RBI: Villani, Skie 1 ; Lee, Emma 2 ; Portillo, Vanessa 4 ; McCune, Megan 2 ; Abbatiello, Alison 1 ; Nunez, Lauren 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Villani, Skie 1 ; Lee, Emma 2 ; Portillo, Vanessa 2 ; McCune, Megan 1 ; Compton, Mackensie 1 ; Towle, Danielle 1 ; Martin, Jackie 1 ; Abbatiello, Alison 2 ; Nunez, Lauren 1

SB: Villani, Skie 1

HBP: Lee, Emma 1 ; Nunez, Lauren 1

Game Leaders

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RBI
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Players Mentioned

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