EASTON, Mass. (April 12, 2026) – The Stonehill softball team took the season series from Saint Francis with a 7-4 victory in the rubber game on Sunday afternoon.
STONEHILL HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Meara McDevitt slugged her first collegiate career homerun in the bottom of the fifth inning. McDevitt finished the day going 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.
- Junior Alex Sciarretto earned her third win of the season, tossing five innings while striking out three.
- Junior Alexa Hospodar picked up her first save of the season after two innings off outstanding relief.
- Senior Jessica Brill went 2-for-4 on the day with a double and two RBI, while also throwing a runner out at second.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stonehill's offense came alive early, sparked by a three-run second inning. After senior
Jessica Brill crossed the plate on an error, freshman
Juli Murillo delivered a clutch two-out, two-RBI double to left-center, extending the lead to 3-0.
The Skyhawks added another run in the third when freshman
McKenzie Caron drove home pinch-runner sophomore
Taylor Schoonmaker on ground ball to second. The game stood that way until Saint Francis put up a three spot in the top of the fifth to tie the ballgame.
It was short-lived as Stonehill responded in the home half. Freshman
Meara McDevitt picked the perfect time for her first collegiate career homerun to give the Skyhawks the 5-4 lead.
Brill added a pair of insurance runs, poking a two-RBI double to right center to plate
Grace Conaway and
Harper Sullivan. It was a lead the Skyhawks would not relinquish.
UP NEXT
Stonehill returns to the diamond on Saturday, April 18 when they host Le Moyne on Senior Day. First pitch at noon. Catch the action the NEC Front Row.
