Saturday, April 14 | 12:15 pm
Cathy Cummings Haker Field | Albany, NY
Southern New Hampshire (20-12/10-6 NE-10) at Saint Rose (10-23/6-14 NE-10)
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Northeast-10 Conference Standings
ALBANY - The College of Saint Rose will play its final home weekend series of the year starting today when the Golden Knights host Southern New Hampshire University in a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader. Game one is slated to start at 12:15 pm from Cathy Cummings Haker Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex.
Last Time Out
A second inning solo home run allowed host Adelphi to complete an NE-10 sweep against Saint Rose on Wednesday. The Panthers won the opener 4-0 and then spoiled an outstanding outing by Golden Knights freshman right-hander
Lauren Sputo with a 1-0 victory in the finale. Sputo faced just four batters above the minimum and allowed only a round-tripper to Adelphi senior first baseman Amanda Krier. Sputo scattered three hits throughout 6.0 innings of work. Sophomore designated player
Olivia Reeves finished 2-for-4 and freshman center fielder
Kari Bird wound up 1-for-1 to lead the Golden Knights offense. In the first game, the Panthers scored once in both the first and second innings and added two more in the fourth, which proved to be enough for senior pitcher Devon Kelly who allowed just three singles in a complete game victory. Freshman catcher
Alexis Williams, junior first baseman
Rachel Reed, and sophomore left fielder
Val Nelson accounted for the three Saint Rose base hits.
2011 vs. Southern New Hampshire
The clubs split the regular-season series a year ago. The Golden Knights won the opener 4-2, but the Penmen bounced back with a 9-0 triumph in game two.
Saint Rose Diamond Notes
Today is the first of six consecutive home games before the Golden Knights wrap up their regular season on the road. Reeves leads the NE-10 in walks (28) and is third in home runs (10) at this juncture. As a team, Saint Rose is second in the league with 101 walks and sixth in home runs (21). Sputo has yielded only four earned runs throughout her last two starts that covers 13.0 innings. She has allowed only 24 extra-base hits in 76.0 innings of work as well. The Golden Knights have scored three runs or more in all 10 victories this year.
Southern New Hampshire Diamond Notes
The Penmen have dropped two of their last three heading into today, although they are currently alone in fifth place in the NE-10 standings. Southern New Hampshire is currently fifth in the conference in hitting (.293), on-base percentage (.356), slugging percentage (.426) and home runs (25). Freshman right-hander Ali Maloof and sophomore right-hander Dolores Mattice represent two of the top-10 hurlers in the league in terms of strikeouts. Maloof ranks third with 103, while Mattice has 77. Mattice is furthermore second in the NE-10 in strikeouts per-game (7.35).
Take A Kid To The Game
Saint Rose invites area children ages eight through 15-years-old to attend the Golden Knights baseball and softball clinics and games today at the Plumeri Sports Complex. Each youth in attendance will receive a hot dog and drink at the free event that is being held in conjunction with the NCAA's Take A Kid To The Game (TAKG) initiative.
Up Next
Both squads have league doubleheaders on tap for tomorrow. Saint Rose is set to welcome Saint Anselm to Albany for a 12:15 pm start, while Southern New Hampshire heads to Le Moyne College for a 12:30 pm matinee.
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