Box Score (Framingham State)
Box Score (Endicott)

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The William Paterson softball team (5-1) split a pair of contests March 17 at the Rebel Spring Games, defeating Framingham State, 7-0, before seeing its five-game win streak come to an end with a 3-0 defeat against Endicott.

In the opening game of the day, sophomore Katelyn Braun (Philadelphia, Pa./Gloucester Catholic) walked and moved to second on a passed ball in the third inning, and trotted home after a Meghan Reilly (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) double. Reilly scored thanks to a RBI-single from freshman Lindsey Nadolny (Belford, N.J./Middletown North), and Nadolny was later driven home after junior Ana Abourashed (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) tripled to right field, giving the Pioneers a 3-0 lead.

Sophomore Chelsea Winkelspecht (Sicklerville, N.J./Washington Twp.) singled home freshman Jillian Mulderig (Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp.) in the fourth, and sophomore Christina Zippler (Blackwood, N.J./Washington Twp.) drove in two more with a single in the sixth. Reilly plated the final run of the day with a single later that inning.

Winkelspecht was 2-for-3, while Zippler and Reilly were each 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Senior Diana Schraer (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) picked up the win (3-0), throwing 4.0 innings and striking out five while allowing one hit. Sophomore Danielle Ballard (Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook) threw the final 3.0 innings, giving up one hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

Against Endicott, sophomore Casey Sierra (Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional) had two of the Pioneers' five hits. Freshman Jenna Vitale (Kenilworth, N.J./David Brearley) suffered the loss (1-1), allowing seven hits and three unearned runs in 6.0 innings.

William Paterson will play a pair of games Wednesday, March 19, at the Rebel Spring Games, facing SUNY Geneseo at 9:00 a.m. and Mount St. Joseph at 11:00 a.m.