THE BASICS 
GM 1 - Lesley University – 1 vs Eastern Nazarene College – 7
GM 2 - Lesley University – 5 vs Eastern Nazarene College – 7

Records: 
Lesley Lynx (5-23, 2-8 NAC)
ENC Lions (11-23, 4-6 NAC)

Location: Quincy, Mass. – Mitchell/McCoy Field

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024

THE LEAD – The Eastern Nazarene College softball team posted a pair of crucial conference victories over Lesley Saturday afternoon at Mitchell/McCoy Field, prevailing 7-1 and 7-5 in the final regular-season home games.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1)

• Eastern Nazarene chalked up a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning to claim a 2-0 lead.
• Lesley scored once in the second to cut the deficit to 2-1 on a towering home run to left by MJ Jones.
• The Lions tallied two runs in the third to widen the gap to 4-1.
• The home side added a run in the fourth to stretch its advantage to 5-1.
• Eastern Nazarene tacked on two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the margin to 7-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Game 1)

• Lauren Martin and Leah St. John collected the other Lesley hits.
• The HR for Jones was her second of the season.
• Samantha Mecklenburg suffered the loss for the Lynx
• Madison Herbert worked a scoreless sixth inning in relief, striking out two.
• Faith Bonar racked up three hits, one RBI, and one run scored.
• Abby Stansbury posted two hits, two RBIs, and one run scored.
• Leah Saunders finished with two base knocks, one RBI, a run scored, and one stolen base.
• Alexys Giddings added two hits, one run scored, and one stolen base.
• Abby Stansbury pitched four innings and registered two strikeouts. Cayley McCurdy worked three scoreless innings of relief and fanned four batters.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2)

• Lesley produced two runs in the top of the first inning to establish an early 2-0 edge as St. John and Sydney Cole both drew walks with the bases juiced to take the quick advantage.
• Eastern Nazarene manufactured two runs in the bottom of the first to level the contest at 2-2.
• The Lynx picked up a run in the second to snag a 3-2 lead, again on a bases loaded walk, this time from Kari Sorensen.
• The Lions generated three runs in the home half of the second to claim a 5-3 advantage.
• Lesley plated one run in the fourth to cut the deficit to 5-4.
• Eastern Nazarene answered with a run in the fourth to regain a two-run cushion, 6-4.
• The Lynx notched a run in the top of the sixth inning to pull to within a run at 6-5 on an RBI single from Sorensen
• The Lions chalked up a run in the sixth to widen the gap to 7-5.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Match 2)

• The Lynx drew a total of 12 walks on the day including three from Isabella Moscoso and two from Emma Hodgkins, Jones, Sorensen and Cole.
• Moscoso, Jones, Sorensen, Cole and Herbert all collected hits for Lesley.
• Sorensen also posted two RBI while Moscoso stole a base.
• Saunders went 4-for-4 from the dish while adding three runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base.
• Caoimhe Wernsing finished with three hits, three RBIs, and two runs scored.
• Bailey Olaveson added with two hits, two RBIs, and one stolen base.
• Bonar hurled five innings and recorded a pair of strikeouts. McCurdy tossed two innings of relief to earn her second save of the day.
• Hodgkins tossed 4.0 innings before Herbert tossed the final two, allowing just one run on two hits. .  

UP NEXT

• Lesley has a busy week with non-conference doubleheaders on Tuesday vs. Gordon, Thursday vs. Salem State and Saturday at home vs. VTSU Lyndon.
• Eastern Nazarene heads to Vermont State Lyndon April 29 to wrap up the regular season..

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