THE BASICS 

Game One Score: USCGA 12, Emerson 3

Game Two Score: USCGA 8, Emerson 0

Game One Pitching Record: WP –Isabella Shroyer (8-2) LP – Jessica Gomez (7-5)  

Game Two Pitching Record: WP –Dana Walker (8-2) LP- Jessica Gomez (7-6)  

Location: Boson, MA (Rotch Field)

Date: April 8, 2023

The Lead: The Emerson softball team hosted NEWMAC opponent Coast Guard Academy on Saturday afternoon at Rotch Field. Coast Guard's pitching kept the Lions offense at bay as the Lions dropped both games of the doubleheader.

GAME ONE:

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON 

Mackenzie Killough: 2-3, 1 RBI

Grace Beaulieu: 1-3, 1 RBI

USCGA

Christine Carey: 3-3, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored

Lillia Farlow:3-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored

Katie Becker: 2 RBI

Bridget Bartz: 2 RBI

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Coast Guard wasted no time getting the scoring started and putting the Lions in a deep deficit. The Bears scored 7 runs on 5 hits in the top of the first inning. Before the Lions offense even got a chance, they were 7-0.
• The Lions went down in order in the bottom of the first inning, followed by two more runs scored by Coast Guard in the top of the second inning.
• The Lions chipped into the lead during the bottom of the 2^nd and 3^rd inning. Grace Beaulieu drove in the Lions first run on a single to left field. Mackenzie Killough drove in a run in the bottom of the 3^rd inning to cut the Bears lead to 11-3.
• The Bears added one more insurance run in the top of the 4^th inning as Coast Guard's Isabella Shroyer kept the Lions bats quiet during the 4^th and 5^th innings as this game would end due to the mercy rule in 5 innings.

GAME TWO:

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

EMERSON 

Sam Zannotti: 1-3, with a double

USCGA

Lillia Farlow: 1-4, 2 RBI (homerun)

Selena Serna: 1-3, 3 RBI (homerun)

Isabella Shroyer: 2 RBI

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Bears again wasted no time getting their offense going. With two outs in the top of the first inning, Lillia Farlow drove a 2-run homerun over the left field fence, giving the Bears a 2-0 lead.
• The Bears struck again in the top of the 4^th inning, adding another run to their total.
• After 4 innings, the Bears led 4-0 while their starter, Dana Walker kept the Lions offense off balance. The Lions didn't record their first and only hit of the game until the 4^th inning when Sam Zannotti drove a ball to the left center gap for a double.
• The Bears tacked on 5 runs in the top of the 7^th inning to put the game out of reach. Emerson went down in order in the bottom of the 7^th as this game finished 8-0 in favor of Coast Guard.

UP NEXT 

The Lions continue their homestand as they play host to Regis (MA) on Tuesday, April 11^th. First pitch is scheduled for 3pm.