Owls Take Two From Vikings

Jose Rodriguez '24, Staff Writer | Media & Communications

WESTFIELD, Mass.- Westfield State delivered three home runs in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader for a 6-0 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletics Conference (MASCAC) victory over Salem State before taking the second game, 6-2  to complete the sweep. The Owls boost their record to 16-7-1, 5-1, while the Vikings drop to 8-14, 4-4.

Game One

• During the bottom half of the first inning, Alyssa Clark (Uxbridge, Mass.) walked, and Abby Clark (Uxbridge, Mass.) followed with a two-run home run to right-center field to deliver the first runs of the ball game. For Clark that was her third of the season.  
• Sarah Bingham (Reno, Mass.) delivered a solo shot for her first home run of the season in the fourth to increase the Owls' lead to 3-0.
• Two innings later in the sixth, Hannah Wodecki (Southampton, Mass.) hit her fourth home run of the season to increase Westfield State's lead. Later, Mia Alfonso (Dalton, Mass.) extended their lead with a two-run double off the center field wall.

Game Two

• Jordyn Lummus (Pittsfield, Mass.) started off the first inning with a lead-off triple and advanced home on an error by the right fielder for the first run for Westfield State. Two batters later, Bingham's base hit delivered two more Owls runs, and Bingham advanced to third on a two-base error. 
• The Vikings had something going in the third when they had two runners on base, but unfortunately, Salem State couldn't capitalize.
• Salem State scored two runs in the fourth, which was highlighted by Emily Henning's (Grafton, Mass.) RBI double to cut the Owls' lead to one.
• Westfield State added an insurance run in the sixth when Lummus delivered a two-out two RBI base hit up the middle to extend the lead to 5-2. The Owls added one more in the inning.
• The Vikings had the tying run at the plate with the bases loaded. However, the game ended on a groundout.

Noteworthy

• During the second inning Emily Carter (Warwick, R.I.) struck out two of the three batters that she faced.
• Katherine Canty (Natick, Mass.) recorded her third win of the season, improving to 3-4 after pitching four innings, giving up two hits and striking out five batters during game one. Carter, took the loss, to go to 2-2 on the season after pitching four innings, giving up three hits and three earned runs.
• During game one, Abby Clark, Bingham, and Wodecki all homered.
• Stephanie Scoville (Northfield, Mass.) picked up her fourth save of the season, pitching three shutout innings with four strikeouts.
• Alaina Giuliano (Malden, Mass.) was responsible for two of the Vikings' three hits during game one.
• Henning recorded two hits in game two. She was the only Viking with a multi-hit game, while Lummus and Wodecki combined for five hits in game two.  
• Gracie Martineau (Westminster, Mass.) recorded the loss. She is now 2-5 on the season. She pitched 5.2 innings, allowing nine hits and six runs, three of which were earned. Scoville recorded the win, pitching four innings and allowing three hits and two runs. Katherine Canty (Natick, Mass.) recorded the save, pitching three shutout innings while giving up two hits.

What's Next

Salem State will be looking to bounce back tomorrow afternoon, April 15, when they return to Alumni Field for MASCAC action to face the Framingham State Rams for a doubleheader. Game one is scheduled at noon, and game two at 2:00 p.m