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FOR IMMEDIATE
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April 27, 2006 |
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Rhode
Island College Softball Score Report
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Providence, RI
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Game One
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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R
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H
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E
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Keene State
(24-9, 9-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
3 |
1 |
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Rhode Island
College (27-7-1, 9-1-1) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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2 |
5 |
1 |
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Game Two
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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R
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H
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E
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Keene State
(24-10, 9-3) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
7 |
0 |
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Rhode Island
College (28-7-1, 10-1-1) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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9 |
11 |
0 |
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Lotti Leads RIC to Sweep of Keene
State
Anchorwomen Move Into First Place In Little East Standings
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Providence,
RI—Rhode
Island College has now won ten consecutive games and is unbeaten in
its last 18 contests as the Anchorwomen swept Little East Conference
rival Keene State, 2-1 and 9-3, in collegiate softball action on
Thursday afternoon. RIC has now matched the program record for wins in
a season with 28. In the two wins, RIC sophomore first baseman
Christie Lotti (Waterford,
CT)
went a combined 4-for-8, a single, double, triple and homer, with five
runs scored and one run batted in. |
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In game one,
the Anchorwomen needed extra innings to get the win. Lotti led off the
bottom of the eighth inning with a double and was sacrificed to third
by junior catcher Kristyn Alexander (East
Wareham, MA).
Sophomore designated player Krystal Bilek (Fitchburg,
MA)
then laid down a bunt which allowed Lotti to score the winning run.
RIC junior pitcher Nicole Riley (North
Providence, RI)
went the
distance giving up one run to record her 19th (19-2) win of
the season. Owl sophomore pitcher Ashlee Nicholson (Swanzey,
NH)
went the first six innings before giving way to junior Erin Fuoroli
(Warwick,
RI)
who was saddled with the loss (9-3). Lotti scored both of RIC’s runs
while Keene State sophomore designated player Melissa Scata (Medway,
MA)
collected the only Owl run batted in. |
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RIC controlled
game two from the start as a five-run bottom of the fourth inning
broke open the game. In the inning, senior second baseman Casie
Lyons (Hudson,
MA),
senior left fielder Katie Benevides (North
Dighton, MA)
and Lotti each
reached base. Alexander then scored each of them with a base-clearing
double, making the score 7-2. That hit was followed by back-to-back
doubles by Bilek and senior right fielder Andree Sitnik (Lincoln,
RI) giving RIC freshman Justine Burgess (Uxbridge, MA) a
9-2 lead en route to her eighth (8-5) win of the season. Fuoroli
started game two for the Owls, giving up four runs in just one and
two-thirds innings to take her second loss of the day (9-4). |
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In upcoming
action, RIC will close out the regular season with a doubleheader at
LEC rival Eastern Connecticut on Saturday, Apr. 29 at 1 p.m. |
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