Providence College Athletics

Sunday, March 16
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM

Providence College

5-18, 3-4

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Softball Falls To Butler, 9-6

3/16/2025 3:12:00 PM | Softball

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Elisa Smith recorded three RBI and finished 2-4 from the plate.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College softball team was defeated by Butler University (16-7, 5-1 BIG EAST), 9-6, on Sunay, March 16 on Glay Field in Providence, R.I. The Friars moved to 6-16 including a 3-3 mark in BIG EAST play.  Junior Elisa Smith (Glen Allen, Va.) drilled in a game-high three RBI, finishing 2-4 from the plate.  

GAME NOTES  

  • The Bulldogs opened the scoring with three runs in the first on two home runs (3-0).  

  • Smith cut the deficit to one (3-2) in the second with a two-run double that scored Emma Eichten (Alamo, Calif.) and Rachael Petrarca (Tampa, Fla.). 

  • Eichten drilled in an RBI double in the third to tie the score at three. Later in the inning, Petrarca was hit by a pitch on a bases-loaded play that scored Sofia Peterson (Bordentown, N.J.). Friars led, 4-3. 

  • The Bulldogs took a 6-4 lead in the fourth inning.  

  • The Friars tied the score at 6-6 in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Petrarca and an RBI double from Smith.  

  • Butler retook the lead with three runs in the sixth, 9-6. 

  • Alyssa Twomey (Warwick, R.I.) pitched six innings for the Friars. The sophomore recorded five strikeouts while conceding 10 hits across and four earned runs across 29 at-bats.  

ON DECK 

The Friars will play in a mid-week doubleheader against Dartmouth on Tuesday, March 18. The games will be held at the Brown Softball Field in Providence, R.I. with the first game beginning at 3:30 p.m. 

-GO FRIARS!- 

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: PETRAN, Katie (3-3)

L: Twomey, Alyssa (1-5)

S: BAKER, Gwen (2)

Butler

Batting:

2B: CONGER, Hailey 1 ; DORSETT, Paige 1

HR: ALEXANDER, Makena 1 ; DORSETT, Paige 1 ; MOXLEY, Olivia 1

RBI: CONGER, Hailey 2 ; ALEXANDER, Makena 2 ; DORSETT, Paige 2 ; MOXLEY, Olivia 2

SH: CARTER, Sydney 1

Base Running:

RUNS: LEHNER, Cate 1 ; ALEXANDER, Makena 2 ; DORSETT, Paige 1 ; LAW, Paxton 1 ; MOXLEY, Olivia 1 ; ROBERTS, Olivia 1 ; CARTER, Sydney 1 ; VANDE HEI, Leigh 1

SB: LEHNER, Cate 1 ; VANDE HEI, Leigh 1

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Batting:

2B: Smith, Elisa 2 ; Eichten, Emma 1 ; Sebastian, Gabriella 1

RBI: Smith, Elisa 3 ; Eichten, Emma 1 ; Petrarca, Rachael 2

SH: Peterson, Sofia 1 ; Sebastian, Gabriella 1

SF: Petrarca, Rachael 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Dunn, Cameron 1 ; Aldrich, Hanna 1 ; Eichten, Emma 2 ; Weaver, Becca 1 ; Petrarca, Rachael 1

HBP: Petrarca, Rachael 1

Game Leaders

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Elisa Smith

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Hanna Aldrich

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Emma Eichten

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Gabriella Lee

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Players Mentioned

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Emma Eichten

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Sofia Peterson

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Rachael Petrarca

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Elisa Smith

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Alyssa Twomey

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