Softball Captures Fourth Straight Win Against Providence

North Andover, MA- The Merrimack Softball team won their fourth straight game defeating the Providence College Friars on Tuesday afternoon on a warm and windy day at Martone-Mejail Field.
 
 Providence took the lead in the first inning as they scored the game's first run but the Warriors stormed back as Sofia Palyan scored Courtney Lanpher and Ellen Hubbard with a two RBI single in the bottom of
The first. 

Merrimack kept it going in the second inning as Ellen Hubbard scored Hannah Scarano on an RBI double. Hubbard would score herself on a throwing error and one batter later the Warriors broke the game open as Madison Cerpa homered to right field, extending the lead to five runs. 

In the third inning, starting pitcher Bry Michitson helped the cause with an RBI single. The Warriors would add one more run as Madison Cerpa scored on a wild pitch in the fourth inning. The Friars added a consolation run in the seventh, but Michitson closed the game out from there finishing the victory.

Notes and Numbers

• Madison Cerpa went three for four with a home run and two RBI.
• Ellen Hubbard had two hits.
• Courtney Lanpher, Sofia Palyan, Hannah Scarano and Bry Michitson had the other hits for the Warriors.
• Michitson allowed two hits and an RBI single, capturing her third consecutive complete game victory.

 
UP NEXT:
The Warriors will take on the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders tomorrow in a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 3 and 5 PM.
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