EASTON, Mass. - The Southern Connecticut softball team swept Stonehill College in two crucial conference battles, 7-0 and 1-0, at Father Gartland Softball Field. With the wins, the Owls improved to 15-19 overall and 10-12 in the Northeast 10, while the Skyhawks fell to 13-21 overall and 9-13 in the NE10.
The Owls were powered behind home runs from Jacqueline Dumont (Nashua, N.H.) and Jayden Delaporta (Mystic, Conn.) in game one and game two, respectively. Dumont went 4-for-7 on the day including a home run and a double with three runs batted in and two runs scored. Emily Lange (Monroe, Conn.) went 3-for-6 with a walk and a run scored. In game one, Liz DeRosa (Hudson, N.H.), Madelyn Sauve (Mansfield, Mass.), and Ally Petrella (Willington, Conn.) also all notched a hit in game one.
Jessica Perucki (West Milford, N.J.) recorded a seven strikeout victory in game one, while Emma Gorham (Ellington, Conn.) picked up the save with two strikeouts. In game two, Jazmyn Martinez (Middletown, N.Y.) recorded a five strikeout victory.
Game 1: Southern Connecticut 7, Stonehill 0
- The first half of game one was a quiet one as both teams strung together just three hits collectively over the first three innings of play.
- Southern struck first in the fourth as Jacqueline Dumont blasted a lead-off solo home run to get the Owls on the board.
- Sixth inning action was when the Owls began to pile it on. Dumont, once again, notched a hit, a single through the right side, to get a runner on. Madelyn Sauve moved Dumont over with a single through the left side. With runners on first and second, Emma Gorham laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners over and in scoring position. A sacrifice fly from Liz DeRosa scored the runner from third, while Sauve squeaked by to score on an error, 3-0.
- Another big inning came in the seventh as the Owls continued to blow the score wide open. Gabriella Festa hit a single to left field in the one-spot to kick off the inning. Ally Petrella got two runners on with a single to right center in the next at bat. Emily Lange singled in the Owls' third at bat of the inning to load the bases. A sacrifice fly from Delaporta, scored Festa on the tag for Southern's fourth run. Dumont stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and ripped a double down the left field line to score both Petrella and Lange, 7-0.
- The Owls held Stonehill hitless from the second inning on.
Game 2: Southern Connecticut 1, Stonehill 0
- Game two began quiet, much like game one. Southern scattered four hits through the first five innings, while Stonehill connected on the ball three times.
- Jayden Delaporta played hero in the sixth inning with a one out solo home run to left center field that was the deciding factor as the Owls went on to capture the victory, 1-0.
Notes
- Jessica Perucki picked up her seventh win of the season. This was Perucki's second shutout of the season.
- Emma Gorham recorded her first save of the season and the second save of her career.
- Jazmyn Martinez earned her eighth win of the season in game two. Eight wins is a single-season career-high for the graduate student, whose prior season-high was seven wins.
- Jayden Delaporta's home run in game two was the fourth of the season and ninth of her career.
- Jacqueline Dumont's home run in game one was her sixth of the season and the 16th of her career.
- The Owls have now swept Stonehill in back-to-back series'. Southern took both games of the doubleheader the last time these two teams met in 2018.
Up Next
Southern caps their road swing against Mercy on Wednesday, April 27 in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. The Owls will then return home on Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 against Southern New Hampshire University and Saint Anselm College.
