NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Providence College softball team defeated Saint Louis, 4-2, and Lipscomb, 4-1, in day two of the Purple and Gold Challenge on Saturday, March 4 in Nashville, Tenn.
GAME ONE NOTES
-Saint Louis got on the scoreboard in the first inning scoring two runs.
-Junior
Jacque Harrington (Bedford, N.H.) homered to center field to get the Friars on the board, 2-1.
-The Friars took the lead with a two RBI double from freshman
Julia Renny (Syosset, N.Y.). Providence led 3-2.
-In the fifth inning, junior
Tori Grifone (Sussex, N.J.) hit an RBI single extending the Friars lead to two.
-Senior
Elysia Cunnigan (Corona, Calif.) pitched a complete game for the Friars striking out seven batters.
GAME TWO NOTES
-The Friars scored two runs on fielders error in the second inning to give them a 2-0 advantage. Freshman
Gabriella Lee (Belmont, Calif.) and sophomore
Lea Kosinski (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) scored the runs.
-Sophomore
Hanna Aldrich (Taunton, Mass.) hit a two RBI in the third inning to extend the Friars lead to 4-0.
-Grifone pitched a complete game for the Friars striking out nine batters.
ON DECK
The Friars will play Youngstown State on Sunday, March 4 in their final game of the Purple and Gold Challenge in Nashville, Tenn.
For more information on the Providence College softball team, follow @pcfriarsoftball on Twitter and @pcfriars_softball on Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-