THE BASICS 

Score: 
Lesley University, 7 vs. Regis College, 8
Lesley University, 2 vs. Regis College, 6

Records: 
Lesley Lynx (3-12, 0-2 NAC)
Regis Pride (4-14, 0-4 GNAC)

Location: Weston, Mass. – Regis Softball Field

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

THE LEAD – Regis College picked up a pair of non-conference wins over Lesley University in non-conference softball action on Tuesday night, dropping the Lynx in Game 1, 8-7, before a 6-2 win in Game 2 for the sweep.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)

• Trailing 7-5 heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Pride rallied for three runs to walk-off with an 8-7 win in Game 1 of the non-conference doubleheader. Bianca Burke delivered the game-winning hit with an RBI single to right.
• The Lynx broke a 5-5 stalemate in the top of the seventh on RBI singles by Lauren Martin and Mellanie Barth to take the brief 7-5 lead.
• The sides traded runs early in the action with both teams scoring a run in the first.
• Lesley pulled ahead, 5-1 with four runs in the second inning, scoring three unearned runs thanks to a Regis error but the hosts answered with three in the bottom half of the inning to pull within a run at 5-4. Burke delivered a two-RBI double to start the comeback.
• The Pride evened the score at 5-all in the fourth to set the stage for the late-game walk off scene.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GM 1)

• Isabella Moscoso paced LU with a 1-for-2 performance, drawing two walks to go along with a run scored and RBI.
• Martin shared the identical stat-line as Moscoso
• Samantha Mecklenburg tied her season-high of five strikeouts in the circle but falls to 1-6 on the year after the defeat.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)

• The Lynx jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with two in the first but it was all the visitors could muster following a quick hook in favor of Mel Rees in the circle. Reese came on in the first inning and was fabulous in relief, tossing 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball to notch the win and improve to 3-3 on the year, striking out seven.
• After falling behind early, the Pride got all the run support they'd need in the bottom half of the first by plating five runs. Avery Patles belted a two-RBI single to center to tie the game and then came around to score the eventual game-winning run later in the frame.
• The only other run in the action came in the third on an RBI triple by Bianca Burke to bumped the lead to 6-2, the final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (GM 2)

• Sydney Cole and MJ Jones collected the only two Lesley hits in the setback while Emma Hodgkins and Kari Sorensen scored the LU runs.
• Hodkins suffered the setback to fall to 2-4 on the year but did steal a pair of bases for Lesley.

UP NEXT

• Lesley returns to action on Saturday, April 13 when they host U-Maine Farmington in NAC action at Griswold Park in Revere, Mass. The conference slate is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM
• Regis hosts Elms College the same day in GNAC games with a 12:00 PM first pitch.