Babson Box Score
St. Joseph's Box Score
BABSON PARK, MA – The Rowan University softball team stayed alive in the NCAA Regional with a 2-0 win over St. Joseph’s College (ME) on Saturday afternoon. In the morning, Rowan had its first loss, 2-0 against host Babson College in the double elimination tournament.
Rowan (39-8), the second seed, plays the fourth seed Springfield College (28-19) on Sunday, May 12 at noon and the winner faces the third seed Babson (34-13) at 2 p.m. The top seed Tufts University defeated Babson, 9-1 in the last game on Saturday.
Right-hander Krysti Maronski (jr. Woodbury Heights, NJ/GCIT) had the win on the mound against St. Joseph’s. She (13-2) scattered five hits and struck out seven batters. Righty Kayla Vannah was the losing pitcher. In 4.1 innings, she (11-8) gave up six hits and two earned runs.
Left fielder Jennifer Arcella (jr. Hillsdale, NJ/Pascack Valley) recorded a two-run homer in the fifth inning. It was her third home run on the season. She knocked in shortstop Shilah Snead (fr. Malaga, NJ/Delsea Reg.) who reached base with a single. Snead ended the game with three hits in four at bats. Catcher Meagan Lee (jr. Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) produced a double.
For the Monks, center fielder Danyelle Shufelt and catcher Heather Tripp each had two hits in three at bats. St. Joseph’s was the fifth seed in the regional and had a final record of 34-13.
Left-hander Kathleen Conway was the winning pitcher for Babson. She (22-5) only allowed three hits and had seven strikeouts. Right-hander LeAnne Miller (sr. Vineland, NJ/Vineland) took the loss. She (22-4) allowed six hits and two earned runs.
Shortstop Catie Funk put the Beavers up 1-0 with a led off home run to left field in the fourth inning. She reached base on a fielder’s choice in the sixth and scored on a single up the middle by left fielder Ashleigh Phelps. Phelps totaled three hits in three at bats. For the Profs, second baseman Alysa Romero (so. Newfield, NJ/Vineland), pinch hitter Ashley DeYoung (fr. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills) and Maronski each had one hit.
The schedule and results for the Babson Park regional are below.
Thursday, May 9
Game 1: #1 Tufts University 12, #8 Lesley University 5
Game 2: #4 Springfield College 2, #5 St. Joseph’s College (ME) 0
Friday, May 10
Game 3: #3 Babson College 1, #6 Bridgewater State University 0
Game 4: #2 Rowan University 1, #7 Husson University 0
Game 5: #5 St. Joseph’s College (ME) 4, #8 Lesley University 0 (Lesley eliminated)
Game 6: #7 Husson University 1, #6 Bridgewater State University 0 (Bridgewater eliminated)
Game 7: #1 Tufts University 8, #4 Springfield College 2
Saturday, May 11
Game 8: #3 Babson College 2, #2 Rowan University 0
Game 9: #4 Springfield College 2, #7 Husson University 1 (Husson eliminated)
Game 10: #2 Rowan University 2, #5 St. Joseph’s College (ME) 0 (St. Joseph’s eliminated)
Game 11: #1 Tufts University 9, #3 Babson College 1
Sunday, May 12
Game 12: #2 Rowan University (39-8) vs. #4 Springfield College (28-19), noon
Game 13: Game 12 winner vs. #3 Babson College (34-13), 2 p.m.
Monday, May 13
Game 14: #1 Tufts University (41-3) vs. Game 13 winner, 10 a.m.
Game 15: Game 14 winner vs. Game 14 loser (if necessary), noon
