2010 Wheelock Softball News

April 25, 2010
Mitchell edges Wheelock in final frame
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – A Sara Krolikowski two run homer off the left field foul pole in the top of the seventh inning proved to be the difference in a 6-5 win over Wheelock College in game one of a New England Collegiate Conference double-header Sunday afternoon at Pine Manor College. The Mariners took the second game 11-2 to improve to to 20-10 overall and 12-2 in the NECC. (Above: Amanda Siebert was 2-3 in game two with an RBI and run scored in game one).

April 24, 2010
Wildcats drop a pair to NECC rival Elms College
CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms College junior pitcher Destinee Meeker (Bantam, Conn.) pitched a two-hit shutout through five innings of game two, and an eight-run third inning in game one helped lift the Blazers to a doubleheader sweep of Wheelock College in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) softball action at Cheryl R. Condon Field. (Above: Both teams join together for a picture after Pink Out Day.)

April 21, 2010
Timely hitting leads Eagles past Wildcats
BOSTON, Mass. – The Wheelock softball team collected nine hits in the first game of Tuesday’s double-header, but left ten runners on base as the Wildcats fell 11-4 in New England Collegiate Conference play. In game two, Daniel Webster senior Kristina Rieger (Concord, NH) shut out the Wildcats, scattering five hits over five innings while striking out three. (Above: Elise Ordile plays stellar defense at shortstop).

April 5, 2010
Wildcats rally for ten inning win, fall in game two
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Nicole Perullo (Revere, Mass) nailed a single to center field to drive in Elise Ordile (Waltham, Mass.) in the bottom of the tenth inning to propel the Wheelock softball team to a 6-5 win in the first game of a double-header Saturday afternoon. The Newbury Nighthawks came back in game two however, downing the Wildcats 15-4 behind two hit performances from freshman Sarah Young (Waterloo, NY) and sophomore Ariel Ross (Gales Ferry, Conn.).

March 16, 2010
Softball team ready to build on last season
BOSTON, Mass. – After losing only one starter from the 2009 squad, the Wheelock softball team is looking to build on last year’s success and make a run at the 2010 New England Collegiate Conference title. The Wildcats had a successful trip to Florida where they competed in the Gene Cusic Softball Classic.