Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 16
Providence, RI
1:00 PM

Providence College

7-11, 1-4

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Villanova University

13-11, 5-0

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Jacque Harrington- Softball catching

Softball Defeated By Villanova In BIG EAST Play, 4-1

3/16/2024 4:20:00 PM | Softball

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Julia Renny hit a home run for the Friars.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College softball team was defeated by the Villanova Wildcats (13-11, 5-0 BIG EAST), 4-1, on Saturday, March 16 at Glay Field in Providence, R.I. The Friars fell to 7-11 overall and 1-4 in BIG EAST play. Sophomore Julia Renny (Syosset, N.Y.) hit a home run to score the Friars' lone run of the game.  

GAME NOTES

-The Wildcats scored an early run in the top of the second.

-Julia Renny (Syosset, N.Y.) homered down the left field line to tie the score, 1-1, in the bottom of the second.

-Villanova countered with a run in the top of the third.

-VU added two late runs in the top of the seventh to earn the 4-1 win.

-Renny, Sofia Peterson (Bordentown, N.J., Hanna Aldrich (Taunton, Mass.), Gabriella Lee (Belmont, Calif.) and Jacque Harrington (Bedford, N.H.) all recorded a hit for the Friars.

-Tori Grifone (Sussex, N.J.) and Alyssa Twomey (Warwick, R.I.) split time on the circle for the Friars, each striking out two batters. Grifone pitched 4.2 innings, conceding only four hits and one earned run. Twomey pitched 2.1 innings, allowing one earned run, while holding the Wildcats hitless.  

ON DECK

The Friars will close out the three-game series against Villanova tomorrow [March 17] at Glay Field in Providence, R.I. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. and the game will be nationally televised on FS1.

-GO FRIARS!-

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L, 5-17

Mar 17 (Sun)

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: WHITE, Kelsey (3-2)

L: Grifone, Tori (0-2)

S: PELLICANO, Caroline (4)

Villanova

Batting:

2B: ST. JEAN, Lilly 1

RBI: SMITH, Chloe 1 ; JONES, Ally 1 ; OSTROWSKI, Brooklyn 1 ; WAGNER, Elaina 1

SH: GRAY, Elizabeth 1

SF: OSTROWSKI, Brooklyn 1

Base Running:

RUNS: CITES, Tess 1 ; OSTROWSKI, Brooklyn 1 ; SEBASTIAN, Victoria 1 ; GRAY, Elizabeth 1

CS: RAPHAEL, Alexa 1

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Batting:

2B: Peterson, Sofia 1

HR: Renny, Julia 1

RBI: Renny, Julia 1

SH: Eichten, Emma 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Renny, Julia 1

Game Leaders

30

Julia Renny

1b
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
5

Sofia Peterson

3b
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
11

Hanna Aldrich

rf
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
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Players Mentioned

11

Hanna Aldrich

INF
/ Softball
8

Tori Grifone

P
/ Softball
16

Jacque Harrington

C/UT
/ Softball
44

Gabriella Lee

OF
/ Softball
5

Sofia Peterson

INF/C
/ Softball
30

Julia Renny

INF
/ Softball
22

Alyssa Twomey

P
/ Softball

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