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McIntosh Pitching
Deja Driscoll Smith
McIntosh Held ECSU to Three Hits
0
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 27-12
2
Winner Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN 22-16-1
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
27-12
0
Final
2
Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN
22-16-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Eastern Conn. St. EASTERN 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 3 1

W: A. Vilchez (19-8) L: McIntosh, Lexus (15-6)

Game Recap: Softball | | Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

2024 Little East Conference Championship Tournament: No. 3 Eastern Connecticut 2, No. 5 Southern Maine 0

BOSTON  - Alyssa Vilchez threw a three-hit, seven-inning shutout to pace the third-seed Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors to 2-0 win over fifth-seed University of Southern Maine Huskies in the seventh game of the 2024 Little East Conference Softball Championship Tournament Friday morning at UMass Boston.
 
With two wins in their first two games of the tournament, the Huskies are still alive and will play either Rhode Island College or UMass Boston in an elimination game.
 
 
Series Record:
Today's game marked the 79th meeting between the University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors. The Huskies and the Warriors split the 2024 regular season meetings, and Eastern Connecticut leads the overall series 39-32.
 
Records:
Eastern Connecticut 2, Southern Maine 0
No. 5 Southern Maine (27-11)                000 000 0   0-3-2
No. 3 Eastern Connecticut (21-16-1)      010 100 x   2-3-1
 
Pitching Records:
WP:  Alyssa Vilchez (19-8), 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
LP:   Lexus McInotsh (15-6), 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
 
How It Happened: Eastern Connecticut 2, Southern Maine 0
  • In a competitive pitcher's duel, the Warriors scored their first run unearned in the bottom of the second inning. Maddie Sauve led off the inning with a double for ECSU, and scored on a throwing error following a sacrifice bunt attempt. After the run, Husky starter Lexus McIntosh (Lancaster, N.H./White Mountains Regional) recorded three consecutive outs on a sac bunt, and back-to-back strikeouts.
  •  ECSU grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Julia SanGiovanni doubled to the gap in left to start the Warriors, and moved up to third on a fly out from Sauve. SanGiovanni came around to score following an RBI single from Sarah Remillard.
  • USM looked to make some noise in the top of the fifth with back-to-back walks earned from seniors Rona Scott (Beverly, Mass.) and Makena Mulcahy (Auburn, Mass.).  The Huskies loaded the bases with one out after sophomore Olivia Levasseur (Amesbury, Mass.) also drew a walk, but Vilchez bounced back to get back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning.
  • In the sixth, junior Abby Miner (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) led off the inning with a double for the Huskies, but was unable to advance as ECSU got the next three outs.  And, in the top of the seventh, senior Meaghan Dufresne (Mattapoisett, Mass.) had a single up the middle.
  • McIntosh pitched a strong game in the loss for the Huskies, holding ECSU to three hits and a single walk.  She had three strikeouts.
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine is still alive in the double-elimination tournament at 2-1 and will face the winner of the UMass Boston vs. Rhode Island College game.  If UMass Boston wins, the Huskies and Beacons will play today around 4 pm. If RIC wins, the Huskies will face the Anchormen tomorrow.
 
 
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