Cancelled Event: Softball versus Tarleton State
Softball
vs Tarleton State
Cancelled
Providence College Athletics
Friday, March 17
Providence, R.I.
3:00 PM
Providence College
8-12, 0
1
vs
6
University of Connecticut
13-7, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Connecticut
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
6
10
2
Providence
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
3
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kinney, Payton (3-5)
L: Grifone, Tori (4-6)
Batting:
2B: Mason, Makenzie 1 ; Garcia, Rosie 1
RBI: Hastings, Lexi 1 ; James, Aziah 2 ; Jenkins, Grace 1 ; Ring, Savannah 1 ; Mason, Makenzie 1
SH: Kibling, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hastings, Lexi 1 ; James, Aziah 1 ; Jenkins, Grace 1 ; Abruscato, Giuliana 1 ; Garcia, Rosie 2
SB: Hastings, Lexi 4 ; James, Aziah 2 ; Mason, Makenzie 1
CS: Mason, Makenzie 1
Batting:
2B: Petrarca, Rachael 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lee, Gabriella 1
SB: Aldrich, Hanna 1 ; Lee, Gabriella 2 ; Morales, Geanice 1 ; Cunnigan, Elysia 1
HBP: Harrington, Jacque 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
P/OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
INF/UT
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
Softball Drops BIG EAST Home Opener To UConn, 6-1
3/17/2023 6:22:00 PM | Softball
Friars finish series with the Huskies on Saturday, March 18 with a double header at 12 and 2:30 p.m.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College softball team fell to Connecticut, 6-1, on Friday, March 17 in the Friars' BIG EAST home opener at Glay Field.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS
• The Friars' Rachael Petrarca collected the only hit of the first inning on a two-out double down the left field line. It marked her fourth double of the season and sixth extra-base hit overall.
• In the bottom of the second Gabriella Lee recorded her first career hit on a one-out single and stole second. The Friars stranded Lee at second and the game remained scoreless through two innings (0-0).
• The Huskies jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the third with back-to-back RBI singles by Savannah Ring and Makenzie Mason.
• Petrarca laced her second double of the afternoon off the left field fence in the bottom of the third. UConn managed to hold Providence scoreless by producing a pop-up and a strikeout to end the inning.
• Rosie Garcia hit a lead-off double for the Huskies in the top of the fourth and Lexi Hastings drove her in with an RBI-single to give UConn a 3-0 lead.
• Grace Jenkins grounded out to second base to bring home Hastings and extend UConn's lead to 4-0.
• Lee got her second hit of the afternoon, a two-out single in the bottom of the fourth and Morales reached on catcher's interference.
• Morales stole second and Lee stole third and went on to score the Friars' first run on a throwing error by the catcher to make the score 4-1.
• Tori Grifone recorded two strikeouts in the top of the fifth to hold the Huskies scoreless.
• UConn had runners at second and third with no outs in the top of the sixth, but Grifone got out of the inning unscathed to keep it a 4-1 game.
• With runners at second and third and just one out in the top of the seventh, Grifone registered her sixth strikeout of the game.
• Grifone walked the next batter to load the bases and gave up a two-run single to Aziah James (6-1).
• The Friars headed to the bottom of the inning facing a five-run deficit.
• Julia Renny entered the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh and drew a lead-off walk. Elysia Cunnigan entered the game as a pinch runner and stole second.
• Jacque Harrington hit a two-out single to left and Cunnigan advanced to third.
• Tiana Wren drew a two-out walk to load the bases, bringing Emma Douma to the plate for a chance at a rally.
• Douma grounded out to third to end the game.
ON DECK
• The Friars and Huskies will finish off the three-game BIG EAST series with a double header on Saturday, March 18. First pitch is slated for Noon and game two is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.
- GO FRIARS! -
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS
• The Friars' Rachael Petrarca collected the only hit of the first inning on a two-out double down the left field line. It marked her fourth double of the season and sixth extra-base hit overall.
• In the bottom of the second Gabriella Lee recorded her first career hit on a one-out single and stole second. The Friars stranded Lee at second and the game remained scoreless through two innings (0-0).
• The Huskies jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the third with back-to-back RBI singles by Savannah Ring and Makenzie Mason.
• Petrarca laced her second double of the afternoon off the left field fence in the bottom of the third. UConn managed to hold Providence scoreless by producing a pop-up and a strikeout to end the inning.
• Rosie Garcia hit a lead-off double for the Huskies in the top of the fourth and Lexi Hastings drove her in with an RBI-single to give UConn a 3-0 lead.
• Grace Jenkins grounded out to second base to bring home Hastings and extend UConn's lead to 4-0.
• Lee got her second hit of the afternoon, a two-out single in the bottom of the fourth and Morales reached on catcher's interference.
• Morales stole second and Lee stole third and went on to score the Friars' first run on a throwing error by the catcher to make the score 4-1.
• Tori Grifone recorded two strikeouts in the top of the fifth to hold the Huskies scoreless.
• UConn had runners at second and third with no outs in the top of the sixth, but Grifone got out of the inning unscathed to keep it a 4-1 game.
• With runners at second and third and just one out in the top of the seventh, Grifone registered her sixth strikeout of the game.
• Grifone walked the next batter to load the bases and gave up a two-run single to Aziah James (6-1).
• The Friars headed to the bottom of the inning facing a five-run deficit.
• Julia Renny entered the game as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh and drew a lead-off walk. Elysia Cunnigan entered the game as a pinch runner and stole second.
• Jacque Harrington hit a two-out single to left and Cunnigan advanced to third.
• Tiana Wren drew a two-out walk to load the bases, bringing Emma Douma to the plate for a chance at a rally.
• Douma grounded out to third to end the game.
ON DECK
• The Friars and Huskies will finish off the three-game BIG EAST series with a double header on Saturday, March 18. First pitch is slated for Noon and game two is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.
- GO FRIARS! -
Providence vs Seton Hall
Sunday, May 09
Providence vs Seton Hall
Saturday, May 08
Providence vs Seton Hall
Saturday, May 08
Softball vs. UConn
Wednesday, April 28
