Providence College Athletics

Sunday, March 20
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM

Providence College

16-7, 4-2

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St. John's University

5-19, 1-5

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Tiana Wren- Softball

Softball Downs St. John's, 3-1

3/20/2022 2:16:00 PM | Softball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College softball team downed St. John's, 3-1, on Sunday (March 20) at Glay Field to take two-of-three contests in the BIG EAST series. The Friars improve to 16-7 overall and 4-2 in BIG EAST play with the win.

GAME NOTES 

-St. John's scored the first run of the game, gaining a 1-0 advantage in the first inning. 

-Tiana Wren's (Glenn Lyon, Pa.) two-run double in the first inning gave the Friars a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish. Tori Grifone (Sussex, N.J.) and Kari Shedrick (Apex, N.C.) crossed the plate on the play. 

- Lauren Nunez (Rowland Heights, Calif.) gave Providence insurance in the bottom of the fourth inning with an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game.

- Grifone pitched 6.1 innings, allowing just one earned run and four hits while striking out eight for her seventh win of the season.

- Daniela Alvarez (Santa Ana, Calif.) came on to retire the final two batters via strikeout to earn her first save of the season.

ON DECK

The Friars will travel to Kingston, R.I. to face intra-state rival, the University of Rhode Island, on Tuesday, March 22 at 3:00 p.m.

For more information on the Providence College softball team, follow @pcfriarssoftball on Twitter and @pcfriars_softball on Instagram.

-GO FRIARS!-

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Grifone, Tori (7-4)

L: Erin BROWN (2-3)

S: Alvarez, Daniela (1)

St. John's

Batting:

2B: Melanie SANTOS 1 ; Natalie CASTO 1

3B: Amy MALLAH 1

RBI: Melanie SANTOS 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Meisha MURRAY 1

SB: Madison WALLACE 1

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Batting:

2B: Wren, Tiana 1 ; Abbatine, Micaela 1

RBI: Wren, Tiana 2 ; Nunez, Lauren 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Shedrick, Kari 1 ; Grifone, Tori 1 ; Abbatine, Micaela 1

HBP: Petrarca, Rachael 1

Game Leaders

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Tori Grifone

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Tiana Wren

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RBI
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Micaela Abbatine

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3
R
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H
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RBI
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Players Mentioned

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Tori Grifone

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Lauren Nunez

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Kari Shedrick

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Tiana Wren

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