Softball Falls to Elms in Non-Conference Action
CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College freshman right fielder Kierstan Skinner (South Windsor, Conn.) was 4 for 4 with three runs scored and sophomore catcher Gianna Gonyea (East Longmeadow, Mass.) was 3 for 4 with five RBI to help drive the Blazers to an 11-3 win over Anna Maria College in Tuesday evening's non-conference softball game at Cheryl R. Condon Field.
Batting as the visiting team, Elms plated five runs in the top of the first highlighted by a three-run double by Gonyea, an RBI-single from senior second baseman Alexandra Bonavita (Agawam, Mass.) and a sacrifice fly by senior designated player Sarah Buckley (Wilbraham, Mass.).
Elms crossed the dish twice more in the top of the sixth when Buckley scored on an Anna Maria miscue and Gonyea drove in Kierstan Skinner on her second two-bagger of the game to set the final score at 11-3.
Freshman pitcher Jamie Miner (Chicopee, Mass.) picked up her first collegiate win pitching five innings of relief allowing just one unearned run on three hits while striking out seven.
Elms returns to conference action on Saturday, April 6 at Mitchell College for a double-header beginning at 12:00 p.m. in New London, Conn.
Release courtesy of Elms College Sports Information Department