North Anover, MA – The Wagner College softball team earned a split at Merrimack on Saturday. The Seahawks won game one by a score of 7-1 before falling 5-3 in game two. With the win in game two, graduate student pitcher
Eve Harvey notched her 34
th career victory, giving her sole possession of third place on Wagner's all-time wins list.
North Anover, MA – The Wagner College softball team earned a split at Merrimack on Saturday. The Seahawks won game one by a score of 7-1 before falling 5-3 in game two. With the win in game two, graduate student pitcher
Eve Harvey notched her 34th career victory, giving her sole possession of third place on Wagner's all-time wins list.
Game 1 Recap: Wagner 7-1 Merrimack
After the Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, Wagner loaded the bases in the second inning and tied the game on a hit by pitch.
In the fourth inning, a sacrifice fly by freshman
Payton Janicki and an RBI single by freshman
Jordyn Dulken gave the Seahawks a 3-1 lead.
A two-run double by sophomore
Justine Carranza in the fifth inning extended the lead to 5-1, before RBIs by senior
Bianca Worthy and graduate student
Penelope Russ added two more insurance runs in the sixth and seventh, respectively.
Harvey went the distance in the circle, striking out three to earn the milestone victory.
As a team, Wagner held a 9-7 advantage in hits, with sophomore
Kate Wolf collecting three hits, while Dulken had two hits in the contest.
Game 2 Recap: Merrimack 5-3 Wagner
A furious late rally by the Seahawks fell short late in game two.
The Warriors took an early lead with two runs apiece in the first and second inning. Merrimack added another run in the sixth inning to extend its lead to 5-0.
The Seahawks fought back and consecutive RBI doubles by Worthy and graduate student
Nora Conway brought home three runs for the Green and White, but it wasn't enough, as Merrimack escaped with the tying run at the plate late.
Wagner held a 7-4 advantage in hits in game two, as Worthy led the way with two hits.
Both teams will conclude their series on Sunday, with first pitch set for noon.
