NEWPORT, R.I. (Wednesday, April 2, 2025) -- Senior third baseman Kylie Lanteri laced a double to right center field to score Olivia Saccoccio from first base with the game-winning run as Salve Regina University softball defeated UMass Dartmouth, 7-6, in the nightcap of a non-league twinbill at Toppa Field on Wednesday evening in Newport. The Corsairs (12-6) had won the opener, 10-7, despite giving up a pair of runs to the Seahawks in their seventh inning. Salve Regina (6-12) needed another seventh-inning rally (trailing 6-5) to complete the walk-off victory in Game Two. Emily Cronin led off the Seahawk seventh with her fourth hit (second double) of the game and Chloe Nittoly scored the tying run on Saccoccio's single to right.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Finals: [1] UMass Dartmouth 10, Salve Regina 7; [2] Salve Regina 7, UMass Dartmouth 6
Records: Salve Regina (6-12, 1-1 NEWMAC), UMass Dartmouth (12-6, 0-0 LEC)
History: Today marked the 21st and 22nd all-time meetings between Salve Regina and UMass Dartmouth on the softball diamond, and the first since 2019. The series began in 1987 with the Corsairs winning the first six meetings. Before today, the Seahawks had won the last seven meetings and nine of the last 10, including an 11-6 triumph in Fort Myers, Florida, in 2008. Today was also the third and fourth meetings between the two programs on the Toppa Field turf (installed after the 2017 season). Series in now deadlocked at 11 wins apiece.

SUMMARY GAME ONE

• T1 - L. Piessens popped up to 1b, sacrifice fly, RBI; K. Takasugi scored. | CORSAIRS 1, SEAHAWKS 0
• B2 - Skylar Wicklund singled to third base, RBI; Kylie Lanteri scored. | CORSAIRS 1, SEAHAWKS 1
• T4 - L. Routhier flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; R. Perregaux scored, unearned. | CORSAIRS 2, SEAHAWKS 1
• B4 - Emily Moskal singled to catcher, RBI; Emily Lane scored. | CORSAIRS 2, SEAHAWKS 2
• T5 - L. Piessens singled to center field, 2 RBI; E. Talpey advanced to third; C. Salgado scored; J. Walsh scored. R. Perregaux flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; L. Piessens advanced to third; E. Talpey scored. | CORSAIRS 5, SEAHAWKS 2
• T6 - C. Salgado singled up the middle, RBI; J. Walsh advanced to third; S. Menz scored. C. Salgado advanced to third; J. Walsh scored on a passed ball, unearned. E. Talpey walked; C. Salgado scored on a passed ball, unearned. | CORSAIRS 8, SEAHAWKS 2
• B6 - Kylie Lanteri singled to center field, RBI, advanced to second; Chloe Nittoly advanced to third; Madi Allard scored. Emily Lane singled up the middle, RBI; K. Lanteri advanced to third; C. Nittoly scored. Jacey Cosciello singled to shortstop, RBI; Skylar Wicklund advanced to second; E. Lane scored. | CORSAIRS 8, SEAHAWKS 5
• T7 - O. Silva singled to right center, RBI, advanced to second; R. Perregaux scored. L. Routhier singled to right center, RBI; O. Silva scored. | CORSAIRS 10, SEAHAWKS 5
• B7 - Emily Lane singled to left field, RBI; Kylie Lanteri advanced to second; Olivia Saccoccio scored. Skylar Wicklund walked, RBI; Alex Kelly advanced to second; E. Lane advanced to third; K. Lanteri scored. | CORSAIRS 10, SEAHAWKS 7

NOTEWORTHY

• Emily Lane went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two runs batted in.
• Seahawks had three stolen bases -- Lane, Emily (1); Moskal, Emily (1); Wicklund, Skylar (1).
• Seahawks outhit the visitors, 12-to-9.
• Olivia Saccoccio had the lone extra base hit for Salve Regina -- a seventh-inning double.

SUMMARY GAME TWO

• T1 - L. Piessens grounded out to 2b, RBI; K. Takasugi scored, unearned. | CORSAIRS 1, SEAHAWKS 0
• T3 - L. Piessens grounded out to 2b, RBI; K. Takasugi scored, unearned. | CORSAIRS 2, SEAHAWKS 0
• B3 - Emily Cronin singled to left field, RBI; Sam Franceschi scored. | CORSAIRS 2, SEAHAWKS 1
• T4 - L. Routhier doubled to left center, RBI; O. Silva scored. | CORSAIRS 3, SEAHAWKS 1
• B5 - Emily Cronin doubled down the lf line, RBI; Sam Franceschi scored. Kylie Lanteri doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Skyla Oliveira scored; E. Cronin scored. Emily Lane doubled to right center, RBI; K. Lanteri scored. | SEAHAWKS 5, CORSAIRS 3
• T6 - L. Routhier singled to right center, RBI; R. Perregaux scored. J. Walsh singled to left field, 2 RBI; S. Menz scored, unearned; L. Routhier scored, unearned. | CORSAIRS 6, SEAHAWKS 5
• B7 - Olivia Saccoccio singled to left center, RBI; Chloe Nittoly scored. Kylie Lanteri doubled to right center, RBI; O. Saccoccio scored. | SEAHAWKS 7, CORSAIRS 6

NOTEWORTHY

• Emily Cronin collected four hits including two doubles, the latter leading off the bottom of the seventh.
• Seahawks had seven extra base hits -- six doubles (Emily Cronin x2, Kylie Lanteri x2, Emily Lane, Morganti Bello) and one triple (Sam Franceschi).
• Caroline Peterson (W, 2-2) pitched her second straight complete game victory.
• Seahawks outhit the visitors, 12-to-8.
• Kinu Takasugi swiped a pair in the opener and one in the nightcap, but was caught stealing in the fifth by Morganti Bello to Sam Franceschi after a leadoff walk.

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HIGHLIGHTS ON X
 

.@salve_softball gets another #walkoff win when Kylie Lanteri delivers Olivia Saccoccio from first base. Emily Cronin led off the seventh with her fourth hit and second double of the game. @flosports #whyd3 pic.twitter.com/9RdQo8aoCm

— Salve Regina Sports (@SalveAthletics) April 3, 2025

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