Second game postponed to
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Kayla
Johnson threw a six-hit shutout at Massachusetts Lowell on
Tuesday afternoon.
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LOWELL, Mass. (April 27,
2010) – Junior right-hander Kayla Johnson
(Hudson, N.H.) threw a six-hit shutout and sophomore third
baseman Meaghan O'Neal
(Littleton, Mass.) drove home the only run of the game in
the sixth inning on Tuesday afternoon to lead the Franklin Pierce
University softball team to a 1-0 victory over Massachusetts Lowell
in Northeast-10 Conference play at River View Field. The second
game of the scheduled doubleheader was postponed due to inclement
weather and will be made up on Thursday, April 29 at 4 p.m.
With the victory, Franklin Pierce
falls to 14-24 (9-16 Northeast-10), while Massachusetts Lowell
falls to 25-19 (12-12 Northeast-10) with the loss.
After five scoreless innings,
Franklin Pierce came up with the game's only run in the top of the
sixth inning. With one out, junior second baseman Emily Griffin
(Leominster, Mass.) clubbed a double to center field. She
would score two batters later on an RBI single to right field by
O'Neal.
Johnson threw the shutout to pick
up the win (6-11) in the circle for Franklin Pierce. She allowed
six hits, walked five and struck out three. Johnson worked in and
out of trouble all day, as she stranded 10 runners on base,
including six in scoring position.
Sophomore right-hander Elyssa Boris
took the ball and took the loss (8-10) for Massachusetts Lowell.
She allowed one run on four hits, walked one, threw a wild pitch
and struck out three.
The Ravens return to the field on
Wednesday, April 28, when they return home to host Le Moyne in a
Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for
3 p.m. in Rindge, N.H.
