Softball teams stand huddled
Jim Stankiewicz
0
Wagner College WAGNER 4-1
3
Winner Merrimack College MERSB 3-4
Wagner College WAGNER
4-1
0
Final
3
Merrimack College MERSB
3-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wagner College WAGNER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Merrimack College MERSB 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 5 0

W: Fornwalt, Madie (1-1) L: HARVEY, E (2-1)

5
Winner Wagner College WAGNER 5-1
3
Merrimack College MERSB 3-5
Winner
Wagner College WAGNER
5-1
5
Final
3
Merrimack College MERSB
3-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wagner College WAGNER 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 2
Merrimack College MERSB 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 2

W: VAN ORMAN,A (2-0) L: Michitson, Bry (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits First NEC Doubleheader with Wagner

Links: Box Score (Game 1) | Box Score (Game 2)
 
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. --  The Merrimack College softball team split its first-ever Northeast Conference doubleheader on Saturday against the Wagner Seahawks.
 
In the first game, Madie Fornwalt's complete game bolstered the Warriors to a 3-0 win, before a late rally was held off in the second game, falling 5-3 to the Seahawks.
 
The Basics
Score: Game 1: Merrimack 3, Wagner 0 | Final
Score: Game 2: Merrimack 3, Wagner 5 | Final
Records: Merrimack (3-5, 1-1 NEC) | Wagner (5-1, 1-1 NEC)
Location: Martone-Mejail Field | North Andover, Mass.

Rapid Recap (Game One)
  • Merrimack opened the scoring in the first, as Tiffany Mangiameli worked an opening walk. Abigail Amato snapped a triple, bringing in Mangiameli, before she was tagged out trying to come home to score.
  • In the third, Elizabeth McCoy led off with a single to left, as Mangiameli again made it on base after reaching on a fielder's choice. McCoy advanced to third on a throwing error by the third baseman to give Merrimack runners in scoring position.
  • Freshman Sarah Reisler laid down a bunt and reached second, scoring both runners aboard to give Merrimack a 3-0 lead.
  • Fornwalt's complete game featured four strikeouts, sending 11 hitters into ground ball plays on the afternoon.
  
Rapid Recap (Game Two)
  • Wagner put two runs on the board in the first, with a double in the game's first at-bat. With Ward on second, Bender reached by a fielding error, advancing Ward to third. Bender stole second and was brought home by Van Orman's single to left. The Seahawks added their second run of the inning on a sacrifice fly to left.
  • The score held through five innings, until back-to-back singles and stolen bases put Wagner with runners on second and third. A double to left brought in the fourth run of the game before an obstruction call at second base allowed the Seahawks to steal home.
  • Merrimack worked to start a rally in the bottom of the sixth, as Madison Cerpa reached on a fielding error at short to lead off the inning. Hannah Scarano reached on an error at second to put runners at first and second for Merrimack.
  • Gibbons advanced Cerpa and Scarano into scoring position, where the two freshmen were brought in on a single down the line by Catherine Kingman.
  • The Warriors started to rally in the bottom of the seventh, with Ashley Conway hitting a single to right to start things off. Mangiameli pinch ran for her, advancing to second on a grounder by Lexi LeFebre. Viviana Bocanegra lofted an RBI single, as Mangiameli crossed for the Warriors' third run of the day.
 
Notes and Numbers
  • Game 1: WP – Madie Fornwalt (1-1) | LP – Eve Harvey (2-1)
  • Game 2: WP – Amelia Van Orman (2-0) | LP – Bry Michitson (1-3)
 
 
Up Next:
Merrimack will finish the doubleheader against Wagner for a weekend series on Sunday, March 21 with games beginning at 12:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M.
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