MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College softball team lost twice to regional power Saint Anselm College, 8-0 in six innings and 13-5 in five innings, during a Northeast-10 Conference twinbill on Tuesday at the South Athletic Fields. The Hawks won the last two NE10 Championships while advancing to the 2021 NCAA World Series, their third consecutive deep NCAA run.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-15, 2-6 NE10), Saint Anselm (16-11, 9-3 NE10)

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's has an NE10-best 21 home runs, within two of the 2007 school record.
• First-year Jenna Devens (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) tied the program's rookie mark for home runs with her fifth of the spring. In the process, she moved into a tie for eighth in school annals for homers in a season.

GAME 1
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Devens, 1-for-1, 1 BB
• Junior Jackie Cherry (Franklin, Mass./Franklin), 5.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 5 BB, 1 K

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Kylee Royer, 3-for-3, 1 2B
• Senior Bailey Cain, 2-for-3, 1 R, 3 RBI
• Junior Kate Irwin, 2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 3 SB
• Sophomore Haile Hicks, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

THE ACTION

• Devens singled with two outs in a scoreless first inning.
• The Hawks scored five runs on four hits in the home half, with Irwin's two-out, two-run single the key blow.
• Devens walked with one down in the fourth but moved no further.
• Saint Anselm plated three runs in the sixth to clinch the win, with Cain coming through with a two-run single and first-year Stephanie Tardugno's sac fly scoring the game-ending run.

GAME 2
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Devens, 2-for-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B, 1 HR; 3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, loss
• Junior Sadie Pratt (Dighton, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth Regional), 2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI
• First-year Kelleigh Simpson (West Burke, Vt./Lyndon Institute), 1.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K in relief

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Royer, 2-for-2, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B
• Sophomore Gracie O'Hara, 3-for-4, 3 R, 5 RBI, 1 HR
• First-year Ava Caputo, 3-for-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR
• First-year Sophia Dipippo, 4+ IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, win
• Junior Ava Vincequere, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

THE ACTION

• Cain and Royer both had RBI doubles in a three-run first inning.
• Saint Michael's tied the game with three two-out runs in the second frame, as Pratt picked up an RBI single and Devens walked with the bases loaded. Pratt scored the tying run on an infield error.
• Caputo's two-run homer put Saint Anselm back on top in the home half, and senior Bre Klaiber added a solo shot in the third.
• Devens finished a perfect doubleheader at the bat with a two-out solo home run in the fourth, bringing the Purple Knights within 6-4.
• The Hawks responded with four runs on four hits and an error in the bottom half, as O'Hara and Royer both had RBI singles.
• Pratt's two-out RBI single in the fifth brought Saint Michael's within 10-5, but the visitors left runners at the corners to end the threat.
• O'Hara hit a game-ending three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the stanza.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Pace University, 12 p.m. doubleheader.