WEST HAVEN, Conn. - First-year Kate Parker (Quispamsis, New Brunswick/Kennebecasis Valley) won twice, junior CJ Davidson (Canyon Lake, Calif./Vista Murrieta) broke a seventh-inning tie in game two with a two-run single, and the Saint Michael's College softball team clinched a postseason spot by sweeping the University of New Haven, 5-0 and 5-2, during a Northeast-10 Conference twinbill on Friday at the New Haven Softball Field.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (17-16-1, 9-9 NE10), New Haven (11-31, 4-14 NE10)

DOUBLEHEADER FACTS

• Senior Jenna Devens (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) tied Megan O'Connor's '09 16-year-old program record for RBI in a season (32).
• Parker spun her first college shutout in the opener before claiming the win in relief during the nightcap.
• The Purple Knights ran their winning streak to five contests.
• Saint Michael's has won six of its last seven meetings against New Haven after losing the first 13.
• The Purple Knights earned their first NE10 Championship qualification since 2005, and their second in program history. All conference squads were eligible to compete in the 2021 NE10 Championship.

GAME 1
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Devens, 3-for-4, 2 R
• Senior Kaylee Morey (Stonington, Maine/Deer Isle-Stonington), 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 SAC
• Junior Brooke Edgerly (Morley, Mich./Morley Stanwood), 2-for-4, 1 3B
• Sophomore Abreanna Smith (Whitewright, Texas/Whitewright), 2-for-4, 1 RBI
• First-year Brooke Bishop (Florida, Mass./Drury), 1-for-4, 2 R
• First-year Maddy Booska (Burlington, Vt./Colchester), 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 SB
• Parker, 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Bella Chenet, 2-for-4, 1 SB
• Sophomore Breanna Kinney, 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, loss

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights scored three runs on two hits and three errors in the first inning. Devens' hard single to the outfield was mishandled, bringing in Davidson with the initial run, before Devens later scored on another miscue. Morey's infield single plated Bishop to make it 3-0.
• Consecutive one-out RBI singles by Booska and Smith pushed the lead to 5-0 in the third.
• Parker escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the fourth inning unscathed thanks to a strikeout for the Chargers' last sustained threat.

GAME 2
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Davidson, 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI; 5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, no-decision
• Devens, 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B
• Edgerly, 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 3B
• Parker, 0-for-0, 1 R, 1 HP; 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K in relief, win
• Smith, 1-for-3, 1 RBI

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Rachel Krogman, 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 1 BB
• First-year Jessica Petit, 2-for-4, 1 2B
• First-year Peyton Sullivan, 1-for-1, 1 R, 1 BB
• Junior Skylar Griffin, 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, loss

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights loaded the bases with no one out in the first inning before Booska drove in the first run on a fielder's choice and Smith pushed the lead to 2-0 with an RBI single.
• New Haven packed the bases with no one out in the second, but Davidson kept the hosts off the board thanks to two grounders and a popup.
• Krogman's two-out, two-run single up the middle tied the game in the fourth inning.
• The Chargers left the go-ahead run at second base in the fifth.
• In the sixth, Parker inherited a two-out, bases-loaded situation but got her only batter that inning to pop out.
• With two out and no one on in the top of the seventh, Parker, batting for only the third time all season, was hit by a pitch, sparking a rally. Edgerly singled before both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch, and Davidson singled to right center to score both. Devens followed with a drive off the fence in right center that missed leaving the park by a couple feet, with the double bringing Davidson home with an insurance run.
• Parker retired the Chargers in order in the home half.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday at Southern Connecticut State University, 12 p.m. doubleheader.