FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

May 5, 2006

 

The 2006 Little East Conference
Softball Tournament

The Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex at Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

 

Game Six

 

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#5 Southern Maine (22-18)

 

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Hudspeth’s RBI Single Wins it For Southern Maine, 1-0
Mainville Throws Complete Game Shutout
for the Second Straight Day

Providence, RI—Fifth-seeded Southern Maine downed third-seeded Keene State, 1-0, in eight innings in games six of the 2006 Little East Conference Softball Tournament.

 

The Huskies opened the bottom of the seventh inning with a senior first baseman Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, ME) walk. Riitano advanced to second on a freshman right fielder Katie Martell’s (Wilmington, MA) infield single to deep in the hole at shortstop. Sophomore pitcher Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, ME) grounded out to third and advanced both runners. Sophomore second baseman Evon Hudspeth (Hampden, ME) singled into center field to bring home Riitano with the game-winning run.

 

Mainville threw her second consecutive complete game shutout in the tournament, having defeated second-seeded Eastern Connecticut, 2-0, yesterday afternoon. She allowed eight hits, struck out ten and walked just one to earn her tenth win (10-7) of the season. 

 

Keene State sophomore starting pitcher Ashlee Nicholson (Swanzey, NH) went five innings, allowing three hits to go along with five strikeouts and three walks, before being lifted for junior pitcher Erin Fuoroli (Warwick, RI) in the sixth. She allowed two hits and suffered her fifth loss (9-5) on the season in two and a third innings of work.

 

The Huskies will face top-seeded Rhode Island College this afternoon at 4 p.m. The Owls will play an elimination game with fifth-seeded UMass Dartmouth at 2 p.m.

 

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