BABSON PARK, Mass. (Sunday, April 27, 2025) -- Salve Regina University softball scored three runs in the top of the fifth of Game One to close within one (4-3), but Babson College stifled the threat and finished with a 6-3 win before sweeping the NEWMAC doubleheader with a 1-0 final in Game Two.

Emily Moskal and Skylar Wicklund opened the fifth with singles and the Seahawks got on the board with a sacrifice fly from Sam Franceschi. Wicklund came home when Emily Lane reached on a fielding error and then Emily Cronin delivered Lane with an RBI double to right center. Those would be the only three runs scored by the Seahawks against the Beavers.

In the nightcap, Caroline Peterson pitched a complete game and held the Beavers to fewer hits (three) than her offensive mates collected (five). Sam Franceschi had two of the five Seahawk hits including a first-inning triple with two outs. Morganti Bello doubled in the second but was stranded at third.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Finals: [1] Babson 6, Salve Regina 3; [2] Babson 1, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (11-23, 6-12 NEWMAC), Babson (21-11, 11-5 NEWMAC)
History: Babson has won all six meetings against Salve Regina which includes a 4-0 mark in NEWMAC matchups.

SUMMARY GAME ONE

• B3 - S. Pak singled down the lf line, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; S. Moore scored; K. LaLiberty scored. | BEAVERS 2, SEAHAWKS 0
• B4 - A. DeStefano singled through the left side, RBI; E. Walsh scored. S. Moore tripled to right center, RBI; A. DeStefano scored. | BEAVERS 4, SEAHAWKS 0
• T5 - Sam Franceschi fouled out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; Skylar Wicklund advanced to third; Emily Moskal scored. Emily Lane reached first on a fielding error by ss; S. Wicklund scored, unearned. Emily Cronin doubled to right center, RBI; E. Lane scored, unearned. | BEAVERS 4, SEAHAWKS 3
• B5 - E. Walsh doubled to left center, RBI; C. Raymond advanced to third; S. Pak scored. | BEAVERS 5, SEAHAWKS 3
• B3 - B. DiCampell doubled to left center, RBI; S. Moore scored. | BEAVERS 6, SEAHAWKS 3

NOTEWORTHY

• Skylar Wicklund had a pair of hits at the top of the order.
• Alex Kelly pitched a complete game for the Seahawks.

SUMMARY GAME TWO

• B5 - S. Moore singled up the middle, RBI; A. DeStefano scored. | BEAVERS 1, SEAHAWKS 0

NOTEWORTHY

• Caroline Peterson pitched a complete game for the Seahawks.
• Sam Franceschi had a pair of hits including a triple.
• Morganti Bello had a base hit in both games.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina plays at Bridgewater State University on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in a non-league twinbill versus the Bears.