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Late Season Run Earns Nighthawks Fifth Seed
The Newbury College softball teams enters the 2011 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship Tournament as the fifth seed with a 9-7 conference record. The Nighthawks are currently riding a seven game winning streak as they will face #4 Becker College tomorrow, Tuesday May 3rd, in Leicester, Mass. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
Freshman pitcher and first baseman Joanna Robie (Andover, Mass./Andover) leads Newbury with a .452 batting average, eight doubles, two triples and a homerun while driving in 25 Nighthawk baserunners. Fellow pitcher, sophomore Rebecca Roach (Charlton, Mass./Shepherd Hill Regional) is right behind her batting .310 with two homeruns and 10 RBIs in addition to being a power pitcher on the rubber. Roach leads the NECC in strikeouts with 137 and became the second Newbury pitcher in as many season with 100-plus strikeouts in a season. (Katie O'Hara struck out 105 opposing batters last year.)
Shortstop Theresa Hylinski (Stratford, Conn./Stratford) drove in 10 runs from lead-off spot while hitting .286 on the season with five stolen bases. Catcher and third baseman Ariel Ross (Gales Ferry, Conn./Ledyard) had another solid offensive season, hitting .291 in 2011 with seven doubles, a triple and one homerun.
If Newbury wins tomorrow afternoon in Leicester, Mass. they will move on to face the top-seeded Lesley University Lynx (26-6/16-0 NECC) on Friday May 6th at UMass-Boston at 10:00 a.m.
2011 NECC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals • Tuesday, May 3
Game 1-#6 Daniel Webster (7-17, 5-11) at #3 Mitchell (13-7, 10-6), 4:00 p.m.
Game 2-#5 Newbury (9-22, 9-7) at #4 Becker (14-20, 10-6), 4:00 p.m.
Semifinals • Friday, May 6 (Hosted by Lesley at UMass Boston)
Game 3-Winner of #4/#5 at #1 Lesley (26-6, 16-0), 10:00 a.m.
Game 4-Winner of #3/#6 vs. #2 Elms (20-12, 14-2), 12:00 p.m.
Game 5-Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 2:00 p.m.
Game 6-Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 4:00 p.m.
Semifinals and Championship Game • Saturday, May 7 (Hosted by Lesley at UMass Boston)
Game 7-Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 12:00 p.m.
Game 8-Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7, 2:00 p.m.
Championship Game • Sunday, May 8 (Hosted by Lesley at UMass Boston)
Game 9 (If Necessary), 1:00 p.m.
