BEVERLY, Mass. — Gordon dropped a pair of Commonwealth Coast Conference games at Endicott on Thursday afternoon in doubleheader action at the Softball Complex. The Gulls overcame a 3-1 deficit to beat Gordon 8-4 in game on before handing the Scots a 6-1 loss in the nightcap.
Game One
After playing the first full inning with each team pinning one run up onto the scoreboard, the rain poured down and suspended the game in the top of the 2nd inning on Wednesday, April 12th with Gordon's pitcher
Caitlin Catalanotto (Kingston, N.H.) up to bat and a runner on first and one out.
In the continuation of this game on April 13th, Catalanotto launched the second pitch she saw from Gulls' freshman starter Michaela Hamill (Lynn, Mass.) and sent it over the fence in left field to give Gordon an early 3-1 lead.
Endicott used home run power of its own as sophomore first baseman Jamie Hopgood (Warwick, R.I.) and sophomore left fielder Hayley Arduini (Southington, Conn.) hit dingers in the bottom of the fourth to give the Gulls a 4-3 edge and never look back.
The Gulls then added four runs in the sixth, highlighted by Arduini's two-RBI single.
Hamill earned the complete-game win to improve to 3-1 on the season as she allowed four runs (all earned) on seven hits (one double, one home run), walked three and struck out one.
Game Two
The Gulls did the majority of their damage in the second inning, as all three runs came with two outs.
Endicott built a 5-0 lead heading to the top of the sixth before Gordon's junior pitcher
Emily Kline (Park Ridge, N.J.) saved the visitors from being shut out with her solo shot to right center with two outs in the frame.
Sophomore starter Laura Somerville (Suffield, Conn.) evened her ledger to 4-4 on the season picking up today's complete-game win in Game 2 by scattering four hits (one double, one homer), walking one, and fanning seven batters.
FOR THE SCOTS
- The Fighting Scots received home runs from both of its starting pitchers today.
- Catalanotto shouldered the loss (7-4) in Game 1 as she surrendered eight runs (five earned) on six hits (one double, two home runs), walked four, and struck out two in six innings of work.
- Kline was tagged with the loss in Game 2 (1-7) by giving up six runs (three earned) on eight hits, four walks, and four punchouts in six innings in the circle.
- Sophomore utility player Meghan Jenkerson (McDonough, Ga.) and sophomore center fielder Rose Shannon (Ashland, Mass.) each collected a pair of hits in Game 1, while Shannon scored a team-best two runs in that game.
- Jenkerson is currently tied for second amongst CCC leaders with 22 runs batted in this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (9-13, 4-6 CCC) hosts Curry on Friday, April 14th at 2/4 p.m. in a CCC twin bill rescheduled from March 25th.
Gordon (9-15, 5-7 CCC) welcomes Western New England to its campus on Monday, April 17th at 3/5 p.m.
Release courtesy of Endicott Sports Information