Cancelled Event: Softball versus Tarleton State


5/4/2024 6:23:00 PM | Softball
OMAHA, Neb.- The Providence College softball team was defeated by the Creighton Bluejays (33-19, 16-7 BIG EAST), 8-2, in game two of the three game series on Saturday, May 4 in Omaha, Neb. The Friars fell to 21-23-1 overall and 10-13 in BIG EAST play. Sophomore Rachael Petrarca (Tampa, Fla.) accounted for the Friars' scoring with a two-run RBI single.
GAME NOTES
-The Bluejays scored four runs in the second to take an early 4-0 lead.
-Petrarca countered with a two-run RBI single that scored Elisa Smith (Glen Allen, Va.) and Alyssa Twomey (Warwick, R.I.) in the top of the third (4-2).
-Creighton answered with runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to extend its lead to 8-2.
-Tori Grifone (Sussex, N.J.), Alyssa Twomey (Warwick, R.I.) and Jessica Walter (Middletown, Del.) split equal time in the circle for the Friars, each pitching two innings. The three combined for four strikeouts while allowing 11 hits and seven earned runs.
ON DECK
The Friars will conclude the series at Creighton tomorrow, May 5 in Omaha, Neb. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m. and will be available for steam on FloSports and the BIG EAST Digital Network.
-GO FRIARS!-
Pitching:
W: Natalia Puchino (24-5)
L: Grifone, Tori (1-6)

Batting:
RBI: Petrarca, Rachael 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Twomey, Alyssa 1 ; Smith, Elisa 1
HBP: Peterson, Sofia 1
PO: Peterson, Sofia 1

Batting:
2B: Cayla Nielsen 1 ; Alyssa Gappa 1
RBI: Cayla Nielsen 3 ; Madeline Vejvoda 1 ; Ella Dalton 1 ; Alyssa Gappa 1 ; Ashten Pierson 1
SF: Madeline Vejvoda 1 ; Ella Dalton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cayla Nielsen 1 ; Mikayla Chairez 1 ; Emma Rosonke 1 ; Sydra Seville 2 ; Erika Perez 1 ; Ashten Pierson 2
SB: Sydra Seville 1