Softball Mercy Rules UNE, 9-1 (6 inn.)

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott softball team mercy ruled the University of New England, 9-1 (6 inn), in a Conference of New England (CNE) matchup on Thursday afternoon at the Softball Complex.

WP (7-4): Analise Grady (Reading, Mass.) — 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LP (2-2): Lizzie Brytowski (Hopedale, Mass.) — 4.2 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

Tied 1-1 in the fifth inning, Kylyn McLaren (Rochester, N.H.) provided a much-needed spark when she made a highlight reel catch, crashing into the fence in the left center gap to shift the momentum in the contest (watch here).

From there, the Blue and Green broke through with a five-run inning, capitalizing on a pair of UNE errors and stringing together four hits to take a 6-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth. 

In the sixth, Elyse Saccoccio (Coventry, R.I.) and Kyla Story (Salisbury, Mass.) delivered RBI extra-base hits to put the Gulls one run away from a mercy-rule win before McLaren called game, sealing the 9-1 victory with a run-producing single.

McClaflin, Saccoccio, and Maddie Beeley (Salem, N.H.) paced the offense with two hits apiece, while Beeley and Ella Tower (Windham, N.H.) each finished the day with two RBI.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 51-13 all-time against UNE (31-6 at home).
• McClaflin logged her seventh double of the season (18th career).
• Saccoccio notched her third career triple (sixth inning).

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (14-9, 8-2 CNE) hosts Curry College on Saturday, April 18 at 12/2 PM. UNE (12-14, 6-6 CNE) travels to Johnson and Wales on Sunday, April 19 at 12/2 PM. 

For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

(Photo Credit - Bradley Griffin '28)