Beebe's Six Hitless Innings of Pitching Helps WNE Down Hawks in Game One, WNE Fall in Game Two

BRISTOL, R.I. (April 15, 2023) – After a tough weekday brace with the Owls of Westfield State, the team boarded the bus and headed to Rhode Island for a Saturday doubleheader with Roger Williams. The first game saw the Golden Bears take a quick lead in the first inning and ride it to a 5-0 win. However, the Hawks flipped the script in the second game. They blanked the Golden Bears and won the game 3-0.

Game 1: Western New England 5, Roger Williams 0

Megan Beebe took the circle for game number 1. After seeing Dina DiBlasio double down the left field line to score Taylor Keegan and Alex Ferriouolo slap a single through the left side of the infield to score DiBlasio, Beebe went to work. Beebe sat the Hawks down one, two, three and struck out two batters. The same was true in the second, and one more batter went down swinging against Beebe. The third inning saw the Golden Bears double their lead by way of a Kailey Carrano two-run blast over the left field fence. That home run brought home DiBlasio, who had hit a single just before. The Golden Bears had a 4-0 lead after the top of the third inning. Beebe struck out two more in the bottom of the third, and then, the top of the fourth saw the game's final run scored. Paige Baca slapped a ground ball at third base and was thrown out at first, but Keegan got home on the play, and the score was 5-0. Beebe kept the Hawks hitless in the fourth and struck out the side in the bottom of the fifth. Beebe stayed strong in the sixth and struck out one more batter to put her total at nine strikeouts. Emilia Garcia entered the game in the seventh for Beebe. The Hawks got a hit, but Garcia kept them off the scoreboard and helped the Golden Bears lock down the win 5-0.

Inside The Diamond:

• Megan Beebe pitched six hitless innings and struck out nine of the 19 batters she faced.
• Taylor Keegan, Dina DiBlasio, and Kailey Carrano all went 2-4 from the plate. DiBlasio and Keegan both hit doubles. Carrano hit a home run and had two RBIs.
• Taylor Myers pitched all seven innings for Roger Williams. Myers let up five runs on nine hits against 31 batters.
• The Golden Bears won 5-0 in game one.

Game 2: Roger Williams 3, Western New England 0

Roger Williams got started quickly in game number two. Jamie Wells hit a single and advanced to second on the throw. Emma Maclean came home on the play and gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead. Raegan Germano was in the circle for the Hawks and retired the first three batters, striking out one. The Golden Bears would threaten in the second but had no luck with scoring. Riley Kane kept the Hawks silent in the second. However, in the third inning, Taylor Howell slapped a double to left-center field, bringing home Uryga. That gave the Hawks a 2-0 lead. Germano kept the Golden Bears scoreless in the third, fourth, and fifth innings. Then, the Hawks struck one last time with a single to center field, scoring Maclean. That pushed the lead to 3-0. WNE went down one, two, three in the sixth and seventh innings, which sealed up game two. The Hawks took down the Golden Bears 3-0.

Inside The Diamond:

• Riley Kane pitched four innings, let up two runs and four hits.
• Ava Blanchard came into the game in relief and let up one run and three hits. 
• Riley Kane went 1-2 from the plate. 
• Kailey Carrano went 1-3.
• Raegen Germano faced 24 batters, struck out six, and gave up no runs in seven innings of pitching.
• WNE fell to Roger Williams 3-0.

Up Next: 

WNE will return home for a Sunday matinee doubleheader with the Curry College Colonels tomorrow. The games will be at 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM, respectively. 

The Hawks will be back in action on Tuesday, April 18, at 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM. They will be on the road at Mitchell College.