BOSTON, Mass. – The JWU (Providence) softball team split a pair of Conference of New England (CNE) games with Wentworth Institute of Technology Saturday afternoon at Sweeney Field.
Game One: Wildcats 7, Leopards 1
Senior
Mady Lyons smacked a two-run home run in the sixth and finished with two hits as the Wildcats moved to 6-5 with the win. Junior
Gabby Bellamore added a two-run double in the seventh while juniors
Amanda Madigan and
Jessica Forneiro, along with first-year
Ashley Bergeron, all laced run-scoring singles. Forneiro finished the contest a perfect 4-for-4, and both Bergeron and Lyons each had two hits. Senior
Jillian Reed held the Leopards to four hits and one unearned run over seven for the win.
Game Two: Leopards 5, Wildcats 2
Lyons and Bergeron both belted fourth-inning home runs for the Wildcats, who finished with seven hits. Junior
Brianna Ghilardi allowed six hits and three runs in 4.1 innings of work before being lifted in favor of Reed, who worked the final 1.2 innings.
