THE BASICS 

Game One Score: Emerson 10, Wheaton (Mass.) 5

Game Two Score: Wheaton (Mass.) 9, Emerson 0

Game One Pitching Record: WP - Kit Zenga (5-4) ; LP - Sofia Knopf (9-5)

Game Two Pitching Record: WP - Amber Arcand (8-5) ; LP - Jessica Gomez (9-9)

Records: Emerson Lions (15-17, 3-11  NEWMAC) ; Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons (20-12, 8-6 NEWMAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. (Rotch Field)

Date: April 22, 2023

The Lead: The Emerson softball team wrapped their regular season home schedule with a doubleheader split against Wheaton (Mass.) on Saturday afternoon. In game one, junior Makenzie Killough and sophomore Sam Zannotti combined for seven RBIs in the Lions' 10-5 victory. Then in game two, Emerson was shut out, 9-0, by Wheaton. 

GAME ONE: Emerson 10, Wheaton (Mass.) 5

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON 

Claire Overton: 1-2, three runs scored

Makenzie Killough: 3-4, two runs scored, double, three RBIs

Sam Zannotti: 3-3, one run scored, four RBIs

Grace Beaulieu: 1-3

Carly Rosenberger: 1-4, one run scored

Mackenzie Rice: 1-4, one run scored

Zenga: 2-3, two runs scored, double, two RBIs

PITCHING

Kit Zenga (4-4): 5.0 IP, eight hits, five runs (four earned), three walks

Jessica Gomez: 2.0 IP, two hits, one strikeout

WHEATON (MASS.)

Bryanna Agan: 2-4, two RBIs

Juliette Zito: 1-4, one run scored, RBI

Lindsey Oliveria: 3-4, double, RBI

Jill Ceddia: 2-4, two runs scored, double

Knopf: 1-4, RBI

PITCHING

Sofia Knopf (L, 9-5): 1.2 IP, seven hits, six runs, one walk, two strikeouts

Brittany Dost (3-0): 4.1 IP, five hits, four runs, one walk

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• A five-hit first inning for Emerson turned into four runs as the Lions jumped out to the 4-0 lead over Wheaton. 
• Zenga gave herself run support after two quick outs when she smacked a double into left center to plate  Overton for the game's first run. 
• After Emerson snagged the 1-0 lead, Zannotti poked a two-RBI single into shallow center that allowed both Zenga and Killough to come in to move the score to 3-0. Zannotti came home for the fourth Lions run on a wild pitch and bumped the score to 4-0. 
• Wheaton answered in the top of the second with four runs of their own to lock the game up at 4-all behind Again and Oliveira's back-to-back bases loaded singles and an error. 
• Killough tacked on two more runs for Emerson in the second frame when she belted a two-out RBI two-bagger into the right center gap to drive in both Overton and Rosenberger. 
• Emerson did more two-out damage in the home half of the fourth and pushed four more runs across to take the six-run 10-4 lead with the help a trio of RBI singles from Killough, Zenga and Zannotti.
• Knopf drove in Ceddia when her single made its way into left to cut Emerson's lead to 10-5 after five innings. 
• Gomez pitched two innings of relief and allowed just two hits as she retired the Lyons in order in the top of the seventh to preserve the Lions' 10-5 victory. 

GAME TWO: Wheaton (Mass.) 9, Emerson 0

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

EMERSON

Overton: 1-2, double

Rosenberger: 1-3

PITCHING 

Jessica Gomez (L, 9-9): 5.1 IP, 10 hits, six runs (five earned), two walks, two strikeouts

Grace Beaulieu: 1.2 IP, two hits, two runs, two walks

WHEATON (MASS.)

Oliveira: 2-3, one run scored, home run, double, four RBIs

Arcand: 3-4, two runs scored, double, RBI

Agan: 2-5, one run scored, double, two RBI

PITCHING

Amber Arcand (W, 8-5): 7.0 IP, two hits, four walks, seven strikeouts

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• In the top of the first, Oliveira took Gomez's pitch over the left field fence and put Wheaton on top, 1-0. 
• Overton laced a double to the left field fence and put Rice on third after she began the inning with a walk. Zannotti drew a two-out walk to load up the bases, but Arcand got Gomez to fly out to left. 
• After four innings of a scoreless pitcher's duel, Oliveira struck again and notched a two-run RBI double that brought in both Agan and Arcand to extend Wheaton's lead to 3-0. 
• Wheaton used a four-run, five hit sixth frame to push four more runs across to put Emerson in a seven-run deficit after six. 
• Another pair of singles from Arcand and Zito bumped Emerson's deficit to 9-0 in the top of the seventh frame. 
• Emerson tried to get the bats going in their half of the seventh, but two strikeouts and a fly ball to center wrapped the Lions' 9-0 setback. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson heads into their second to last doubleheader of the 2023 regular season out at Wellesley on Friday, April 28th at 3 & 5 p.m.