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3
Mercyhurst MER 3-23
4
Winner Stonehill STO 9-21
Mercyhurst MER
3-23
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Final
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Stonehill STO
9-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mercyhurst MER 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 3
Stonehill STO 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4 7 0

W: Sullivan, Harper (3-2) L: B. Cannon (1-7)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jarod Minassian

Sullivan’s Complete Game Propels Softball to Series Win Over Mercyhurst

EASTON, Mass. (April 5, 2025) – Sophomore Harper Sullivan (Glendale, Ariz.) pitched a complete game and drove in a run at the plate to lead the Stonehill College softball team to a 4-3 win over Mercyhurst University in Northeast Conference play at Fr. Gartland Field on Saturday.
 
Stonehill 4 (9-21, 2-7 NEC), Mercyhurst 3 (3-23, 1-11 NEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercyhurst opened the scoring in the top of the first after back-to-back singles moved a runner up to third base before coming in on a sacrifice fly to center field. The Lakers doubled their lead to 2-0 in the top of the third when Jaz Sanders hit a home run over the right field fence.
 
Stonehill was held scoreless up until the bottom of the fourth when freshman Melanie Snyder (Howard Beach, N.Y) led off the half inning with a home run to dead center field to cut the deficit in half, 2-1. Freshman Grace Conaway (St. Paul Park, Minn.) followed up the homer with a single and scored from second on an RBI single from Sullivan that tied the game up at 2-2.
 
The Skyhawk offense didn't let up in the fourth as senior Shannon Conte (Amesbury, Mass.) lined career-hit number 98 down the left field line for a two-RBI double as Stonehill took a 4-2 lead.
 
Mercyhurst responded in the sixth inning with consecutive base hits to begin the frame that resulted in both base runners landing in scoring position, with one coming across on a wild pitch to make the score 4-3. Snyder fielded a sharply hit ground ball at short and threw out the tying runner at the plate to help Sullivan escape the inning with only one run allowed.
 
The Lakers had the tying run at third base in the seventh inning but Sullivan struck out the final batter of the game to pitch a complete game and secure the 4-3 NEC win for the Skyhawks.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • After picking up a win in the circle yesterday, Sullivan tallied one more, improving to 3-2 with her second complete game of the year, pitching all seven innings. She allowed nine hits, three runs, and two walks with two strikeouts. Sullivan went 1-3 with an RBI at the plate as well.
  • Snyder and Conaway each went 2-3 with Snyder launching her second home run of the season while Conaway improved her batting average to .383 (18-47) this season.
  • Conte tallied two runs batted in and had a 1-3 day at the plate, ending a 1-18 slump as she tallied career-hit number 98.
  • Senior Isabella Therrien (Auburn, Mass.) increased her hit streak to four games with a single and recorded her fifth stolen base of the season on five attempts.
UP NEXT
  • Stonehill softball is back in action on Tuesday, April 8, for a non-conference doubleheader against the University of Maine beginning at 1 p.m. at Fr. Gartland Field.
 
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