Providence College Athletics

Friday, February 7
Columbia, S.C.
12:00 PM

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Tori Grifone action photo
Photo by: ALLEN L SHARPE 2023

Softball Drops Two Games On Day One At Gamecock Invitational

2/7/2025 11:28:00 PM | Softball

The Friars return to action on Saturday, Feb. 8 when they face South Carolina at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

COLUMBIA, S.C.- The Providence College softball team kicked off its season at the Gamecock Invitational, hosted by South Carolina, on Friday, February 7. The Friars were defeated by Toledo, 1-0, in game 1 and later in the day lost to Eastern Carolina, 6-4. Senior Hanna Aldrich (Taunton, Mass.) led the team with three hits across six at-bats in both games. She contributed two RBIs against the Pirates and also scored a run. 
 
TOLEDO NOTES (GAME 1) 
• The Friars and Rockets went scoreless through the first four innings.  - Toldeo opened the scoring with a run at the top of the fifth. 
• Providence was unable to find the answer in the remaining innings. Friars fell, 1-0. 
Tori Grifone (Sussex, N.J.) held Toledo to six hits across 18 at-bats. The graduate student registered two strikeouts and conceded one run over five innings. 
• Aldrich recorded a team-high two hits.  
 
EAST CAROLINA NOTES (GAME 2)
• The Pirates jumped out to a 5-0 lead with two runs coming in the second and three runs coming in the fifth.  
• The Friars countered at the top of the sixth after Aldrich doubled to right center, effectively scoring two runners. It marked her third hit of the night across six at-bats. 
Cameron Dunn (Bothell, Wash.) and Elisa Smith (Glenn Alen, Va.) kept the momentum, each recording an RBI single of their own to bring the score within one, 5-4.  
• East Carolina added a run at the bottom of the six to extend its lead to 6-4.  
• Junior Alannah Hopkins (Sylva, N.C.) made her debut for the Friars, striking out four batters while allowing six hits and three earned runs over four innings. 
• Freshman Becca Weaver (Cary, Ill.) scored her first collegiate career run.  

ON DECK... 
The Friars return to Gamecock Invitational action on February 8, when they play the host team, South Carolina at 3:30 p.m. Fans can watch the game live on ESPN+.  

-GO FRIARS!- 
 

Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Kylee Graham (1-0)

L: Grifone, Tori (0-1)

Batting:

RBI: Eli Enriquez 1

SH: Audrey Miller 1 ; Madison Mckay 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Maggie Roh 1

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Base Running:

HBP: Dunn, Cameron 1

Game Leaders

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