Gordon College Softball stepped onto their home dirt for the first time this season to host the Salve Regina Seahawks on a beautiful sunny day where the Fighting Scots swept the visitors, 5-4 and 4-0. 

Game One

• Salve Regina started hot offensively, scoring two in the first and one in the second to lead, 3-0. The Sehawks' pitcher kept the Fighting Scots off balance for five straight innings to eventually lead, 4-0.
• With Ami Rivera and Emily Peterson on first and second, Hailey Conde fooled the defense and put down a fantastic slap bunt through the shift to score Rivera for Gordon's first run of the day (4-1). With Graham in the box, Conde created havoc on the defense and after a handful of run downs, Peterson scored from third (4-2). Samantha Perkins then grounded out to short stop to plate pinch runner Peyton Heitzman home (4-3). The Scots continued to pass off the baton as Madison Murray doubled to left center and came around to tie up the ball game after a Lauren Parker single up the middle (4-4).
• Graham continued to be a steady presence for Gordon in the circle, allowing just one hit in the top of the seventh to leave the Scots in position to walk it off in the bottom of the inning.
• Rivera led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple down the right field line to put her just 60 feet away from winning the game. After Peterson got on first by way of a walk, Conde was in the box and saw a wild pitch come in as Rivera slid into home to win secure the come from behind victory.

Game Two

• Gordon continued their momentum from the final innings of the first game as the blue and white scored twice thanks to walks (2-0).
• The Scots added to their tally in the fourth as Lizzie DeRusha hit a grounder down the right field line to bring home another run (3-0).
• Graham came into the circle in relief to get the Scots out of a bases loaded jam and keep the visitors scoreless.
• Rivera made magic happen once again as the senior hit one right back uop the middle that bounced around and scored Falco to make it a 4-0 game.
• The Seahawks were sat down in order in the top of the seventh to give Gordon the game two win and overall sweep.

Beyond The Box Score

• Ami Rivera has now had six multi hit games so far this season.
• Katie Melendy earned her first win from the cirlce in game two while Emily Graham registered her first save of the year.
• Gordon has now swept two straight meetings with Salve Regina with the last one being in 2023.
• Gordon returns to action on Friday, March 28 to travel over to Rhode Island to open Conference of New England play against the Roger Williams Hawks.