Nighthawks Split in Dramatic Fashion

The Newbury College softball team split a double header with Becker College this afternoon in Chestnut Hill, dropping the first game 3-10 and winning the second with a walk off 6-5 win.  

In game one of the afternoon the Hawks of Becker College spread out 11 hits and 10 runs including a 2 for 4 effort at the plate by second baseman Felicia Laufer (Salem, CT/ East Lyme).  Laufer would pick up 3 RBI's in the game on her two hits, with a homerun in the fourth and a double in the sixth.  Also picking up 2 hits in the game for the Hawks were centerfielder Amanda Fogaren (Tewksbury, MA/Tewksbury), pitcher Kristin Cammuso (Rutland, MA/ Wachusett), and first baseman Leann Norrman (Auburn, MA/ Bay Path Voke).

Game two was a much different story as the score was tied going into the seventh, 5-5.  Nighthawks pitcher Olga Cepeda (Boston, MA/ Madison Park) would take first after being hit by a pitch and pinch runner Jessica Graus (Rochester, NY/ Greece Arcadia) would then advance to second on a wild pitch.  Centerfielder Lindsay Shiboski (Beacon Falls, CT/ Woodland Regional) would then pick up her only hit and RBI on the day when she knocked a shot up the middle to drive in Graus from second, ending the game in a walk off.    

The Nighthawks were celebrating Senior Day as they honored first baseman Leanne Merritt in her final home game of her career.  Merritt would also record a single in the first game and 6 putouts on the day as the Nighthawks sent Merritt out on a high note with the win.  

With the split, Newbury would end their season 2-28 (1-14 NECC), while Becker ended their season 3-23 (2-13 NECC).