PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Thursday, March 27, 2025) -- Emily Cronin homered with two outs in the top of the seventh of Game Two to bring Salve Regina University softball within one (4-3), but that was the final score as Rhode Island College swept the non-league doubleheader at Dayna A. Bazar Field -- 8-0 in five innings and 4-3 going the distance.

One big inning in Game One (seven-run fourth) spelled doom for the Seahawks (4-10, 0-0 NEWMAC) after the first two frames were scoreless. Salve Regina then scored a run in the top of the first of Game Two, fell behind 2-1, then tied the score in the second. The Anchorwomen had single runs in the third and fourth and took a two-run lead into the seventh. After Cronin's home run, a pair of walks put the potential tying run on second base, but a bouncer back to the circle closed the final at 4-3.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Finals: [1] Rhode Island Col. 8, Salve Regina 0 (five innings); [2] Rhode Island Col. 4, Salve Regina 3
Records: Salve Regina (4-10, 0-0 NEWMAC), Rhode Island Col. (11-7, 0-0 LEC)
History: The Anchorwomen have won four straight and lead the all-time series, 19-9. The Seahawks last won two years ago in Providence, taking the second game 11-5 after a Mercy Rule decision against in the first game. Jacey Cosciello and Morganti Bello both collected three hits in the nightcap.

SUMMARY GAME ONE

• B3 - S. Crudale flied out to cf, RBI, sacrifice fly; S. Mickelson scored. | ANCHORWOMEN 1, SEAHAWKS 0
• B4 - N. Simmons homered to left center, RBI. S. Mickelson singled to first base, RBI; S. Dempsey advanced to second; R. Forcier advanced to third; A. DeLuties scored. S. Duclos reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; S. Mickelson advanced to second; S. Dempsey advanced to third; R. Forcier scored. S. Crudale flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; S. Mickelson advanced to third; S. Dempsey scored. A. Conti grounded out to ss, RBI; S. Duclos advanced to third; S. Mickelson scored.  N. Simmons tripled to right center, 2 RBI; V. Young scored; S. Duclos scored. | ANCHORWOMEN 8, SEAHAWKS 0

NOTEWORTHY

• Jacey Cosciello had a triple for the Seahawks.
• Emily Cronin had the other base hit for Salve Regina.

SUMMARY GAME TWO

• T1 - Olivia Saccoccio singled to left field, RBI; Emily Cronin advanced to second; Sam Franceschi scored. | SEAHAWKS 1, ANCHORWOMEN 0
• B1 - M. Earley homered to left field, 2 RBI; A. Conti scored. | ANCHORWOMEN 2, SEAHAWKS 1
• T2 - Morganti Bello stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. . | SEAHAWKS 2, ANCHORWOMEN 2
• B3 - A. Conti singled up the middle, RBI; S. Mickelson scored, unearned. | ANCHORWOMEN 3, SEAHAWKS 2
• B4 - B. Bailey doubled down the lf line, RBI; N. Simmons scored. | ANCHORWOMEN 4, SEAHAWKS 2
• T7 - Emily Cronin homered to center field, RBI. | ANCHORWOMEN 3, SEAHAWKS 3

NOTEWORTHY

• Emily Cronin belted her second home run of the season with two outs in the seventh.
• Cronin had two base hits to raise her average to .405 on the season.
• The Seahawks had five stolen bases -- Cosciello, Jacey (2); Lane, Emily (1); Bello, Morganti (1); Lanteri, Kylie (1).

NEXT UP
Salve Regina opens its NEWMAC slate with a doubleheader at Wheaton College on Friday, March 28, 2025, with starting times of 3/5 p.m.