Game #6 

KEENE, N.H. 4/30/04 - Adria Reynolds (Portmouth, N.H.) had a home run and three RBIs and Meghan McLoughlin pitched a complete game two-hitter to lead top seed Keene State College to a 7-1 victory over sixth seed Plymouth State University in game six of the Little East Conference Softball Tournament played Friday in Keene.

Facing elimination, KSC jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run home run by Adria Reynolds (Portsmouth, N.H.). It was her second of the season. The Owls added another run in the third on Abby Collis' (Wynantskill, N.Y.) RBI double.

Keene State broke the game open with four runs in the fourth. The Owls had four hits, including RBIs from Jenn Norman (Penacook, N.H.) and Reynolds, and took advantage of three Panther errors and a past ball to pull ahead.

PSU broke up the shutout with Michelle Dubois' RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning.

McLoughlin struck out five and walked one to improve to 12-2.  Kim Jeffs (Stoughton, Mass.) (10-10) took the loss for the Panthers (15-16) who were eliminated form the tournament with the loss. 

Keene State (27-9) will face Eastern Conn. at 9 am on Saturday.

Game #4

KEENE, N.H. 4/30/04 - Meg Cirigliano (Newington, Conn.) had three hits and came in on relief to shutdown a R.I. College rally as third seed Western Connecticut hung on for a 6-4 win over the second seeded Anchorwomen in game four of the Little East Tournament played Friday in Keene.

The Colonials loaded the bases in the first inning.  RIC cut down a runner at home when centerfielder Sue Gaber (Colchester, Conn.) threw Meg Cirigliano (Newington, Conn.) out at home.  Mallory Zenkus (Seymour, Conn.) followed with an RBI single. WCSU added two more runs in the second on an RBI from Cathleen Knapp (Monroe, Conn.) and an error.

RIC got two runs back in the fourth on an RBI double from Nicole Riley (No. Providence, R.I.) and a run producing single from Katelyn Labelle (So. Dartmouth, Mass.).

WCSU got those two runs back in the top of the fifth Christine Valie (Waterbury, Conn.) had a RBI triple and Dez Lanphear (Danbury, Conn.) had an RBI single to push its lead to 5-2.

The Anchorwomen closed the gap to 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth on run producing singles from Labelle and Cassie Lyons (Hudson, Mass.). Cirigliano came into pitch to end the RIC rally with the bases loaded.

The Colonials got a key insurance run in the top of the seven when Jennifer Caveney's brought in a run with a bloop single.

Knapp also had three hits for WCSU.  Labelle had two-hits and two RBIs for RIC.

Kristy Swanson (Danbury, Conn.), who took over for starter Brooke Morris (Stamford, Conn.) got the win to improve to 7-6. Cirigliano notched the save.

 WCSU (22-13) plays Southern Maine in game no. 7 at 3 p.m.  RIC plays Eastern Conn. in game 5 at 11 a.m.

Game #5

KEENE, N.H. 4/30/04 - Lindsay Savelle (Cheshire, Conn.) pitched a complete game one-hitter to lead fifth seed Eastern Connecticut State University to a 5-0 shutout victory over second seed R.I. College in the fifth game of the Little East Conference Tournament played Friday in Keene.

Eastern Conn. plated two runs in the bottom of the fourth.  Kelly Carino (Greenwich, Conn.) had a RBI double and Andrea Tarbox (Enfield, Conn.) scored a run on a bunt single.

The Warriors added two more runs in the fifth.  Kelly Rowan (Watertown, Conn.) hit one back to the R.I. College pitcher who mishandled the ball allowing
Shari D'Amico (Trumbull, Conn.) to score. The pitcher then threw wild to home giving Annmarie Fillian (Canton, Conn.) a chance to come around with the second run.

Karen Taber (Deep River, Conn.) capped the scoring for ECSU with a solo home run, her second of the season, in the sixth.

Megan Ponte (Wakefield, R.I.) got the only hit for the Anchorwomen, a single in the fourth inning.

Savelle fanned two and walked one to improve her record to 14-6.  Nicole Riley (No. Providence, R.I.) (10-7) took the loss for RIC.

Eastern Conn. plays  Keene State at 9 am on Saturday.  Rhode island College (21-14-1) is eliminated from the tournament with the loss.

Game #7
KEENE, N.H. 4/30/04 - Third seed Western Connecticut State University scored two runs in the top of the seventh to win a dramatic 3-2 Little East Conference Softball Tournament game against fourth seed Southern Maine at Keene, N.H. on Friday. 

 Meg Cirigliano (Newington, Conn.) tied the game with a RBI double down the right field line that scored pinch-hitter Dez Lanphear (Danbury, Conn.) who had singled.  Cirigliano came around on an error by the USM leftfielder on a fly ball from Emily Cullen (Bethel, Conn.).

Western Conn. took a 1-0 lead in the second on Jen Caveney's  (Keene, N.H.) RBI triple.
 
Southern Maine went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the second on a two-run home run by Caterina Rittano (Sangerville, Me.).

USM had an opportunity to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, but left the bases loaded.

Kristy Swanson (Danbury, Conn.) got her second win of the day to improve to 8-6.  Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) took the loss for the Huskies.  

The Tournament will resume at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with Keene State/Eastern Conn. playing the first game.