May and LeClaire Perfect at the Plate in Game One of Softball Split With Emerson

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Apr 09, 2017





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WORCESTER – Junior RiAnna May (Westminster, CO) and sophomore Renee LeClaire (Merrimack, NH) went 3-for-3 in game one and sophomore Kallista Leonardos (El Granada, CA) batted 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, three RBI - including the go-ahead hit by pitch - and three runs scored in game two as WPI and Emerson each earned a win Sunday in the NEWMAC softball doubleheader on Rooftop Field. The Engineers raced out to a 13-1 decision in five innings while the Lions held off the hosts for an 11-9 victory in the nightcap.
The theme of the day was ALS Awareness with the teams combining to raise $2,300 for ALS Therapy Development Institute. They also wore special t-shirts prior to game one, which also featured an honorary first pitch.
Emerson, who snapped a six game skid, defeated the Engineers for the first time since the teams traded 4-2 decisions on April 5, 2014.
Trailing 11-6 heading into the last half inning of game two, WPI made it interesting with a three run frame. With two on and two outs, junior Ama Biney (Worcester, MA) cleared the bases with a triple to right center before coming home on a wild pitch. Two more would reach; however, a fly out to left ended the game.
WPI struck first when Biney scampered home on a miscue put into play by May with two outs in the bottom of the first. Emerson quickly countered with a leadoff homer by Leonardos in the top of the second.
The Lions went ahead for the first time with four in the third. Junior Kodie Cash (Big Bear City, CA) lifted a productive foul fly ball to right and senior Shelby Carney (North Reading, MA) followed with an RBI single. After a pitching change and a stolen base, junior Molly Goldstein (Ridgefield, CT) doubled in a pair for the 5 ...

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