Phillips and Saucier Stymie Clark in Midweek NEWMAC Pair on Rooftop Field

WPI News Archive


Apr 12, 2017





WORCESTER --- Freshman Mackenzie Phillips (Gill, MA) tied her career high of 10 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout while the WPI offense scored 13 runs on 10 hits in game one and then teamed with junior Kelsey Saucier (Worcester, MA) for a combined shutout in game two of a NEWMAC Softball set Wednesday evening on Rooftop Field. The Engineers took the opener 13-0 in five and the nightcap 3-0.
Phillips, who established her personal strikeout standard exactly one week ago versus Fitchburg State, yielded two hits and a walk in the five-inning shutout. Sophomore Renee LeClaire (Merrimack, NH) was the only Engineer to deliver multiple hits as she went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base, 2 RBI and a run.
Junior Ama Biney (Worcester, MA) and senior Hope Shevchuk (Burlington, CT) each doubled and drove in two runs while Saucier doubled in a late pinch hitting appearance. Juniors Katie Chagami (Waipahu, HI) and RiAnna May (Westminster, CO) each plated a pair and classmate Julia Veitch (Carlisle, MA) scored twice. Freshman Cassie Graca (Somerset, MA) stole three bases and scored three runs.
Sophomore Jocie Orangio (Maynard, MA) accounted for both of the Cougars hits to go with a walk by junior Sami West (Gonic, NH). junior Brenna Foley (Charlton, MA) and freshman Maddie Letendre (Mansfield, MA) each spent time in the circle for the guests.
Graca poked a single through the right side to score Biney in the first. May then singled in a pair with a hit up the middle for the 3-0 lead after one. WPI continued to pull away with a five-run second. LeClaire began with a productive infield out. Chagami sent one up the middle to push two across and Shevchuk doubled in two more. LeClaire then doubled to allow Graca to cross the dish in the third.
Saucier, pinch hitting for Shevchuk, sent an RBI double to left ...

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