Newbury Sweeps Daniel Webster, 10-9 & 11-4

Nashua – The Daniel Webster softball team dropped both ends of a NECC doubleheader Thursday, as Newbury College posted a 10-9 victory in a rain-delayed opener and picked up an 11-4 win in the nightcap of a five-inning game shortened due to darkness.
 
Newbury (4-22, 4-7 NECC) banged out 12 hits in the opener, which saw a nearly one-hour delay due to a passing thunderstorm, and came back from an 8-7 deficit after four innings, scoring one in the fifth and two in the sixth and held off the Eagles late to take the 10-9 win.
 
Brittany Stracher (Dudley, Mass.) belted a two-run homer in the fourth for the Nighthawks, while Joanna Robie (Andover, Mass.) was 3 for 4 and knocked in two including a RBI triple in the sixth. Teressa Farioli (E. Longmeadow, Mass.) added a two-run triple in the first.
 
Courtney Brennan (Beverly, Mass.) had two hits with a double and knocked in two for the Eagles (6-14, 4-8 NECC) in the opener, while TC DiSantis (Hinsdale, Mass.) had two hits with a RBI double in the third and Lauren Chesnulevich (Hudson, N.H.) hit twice with a RBI triple in the fourth. Amanda Varricchio (Middletown, Conn.) picked up a pair of hits.
 
Newbury built a 4-0 lead plating three in the first and one in third before DWC rallied with four in the third. After Newbury took a 7-4 lead in the top of the fourth, the Eagles jumped back ahead with four more in the bottom of the frame.
 
Rebecca Roach (Charlton, Mass.) earned the win (3-11) on the mound, striking out 11 and walking six. Amanda Wilson (Merrimack, N.H.) took the loss (4-6).
 
 
In the nightcap, Newbury took advantage of five Eagle errors leading to seven unearned runs while DWC managed just five hits in the five-inning game. The Nighthawks scored two in the first, three in the second and three in the third to take command.
 
Roach and Ariel Ross (Bronx, N.Y.) each notched two-run doubles for Newbury, while Robie, Stratcher, Jesymarian Touron (Brockton, Mass.) and Audrey Spataro (Holland, Mass.) had two hits each.
 
Varricchio added two more hits for the Eagles, while Chesnulevich, DiSantis, Wilson, and Kacie Lang (Raymond, N.H.) knocked in single runs.
 
Robie earned her first win on the mound (1-11), allowing one earned run, striking out one and walking two.
 
Wilson (4-7) allowed the four earned runs, striking out five and walking two.

Story by: Daniel Webster Sports Information