Castleton, Vt.--Sophomore shortstop Cassidy Schoen (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) went 3-for-7 with one run scored and one RBI as Rhode Island College team doubleheader with Castleton (5-4, 6-9) in non-conference action played at Spartan Fields on Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Game One: Rhode Island College 5, Castleton 4
Game Two: Castleton 9, Rhode Island College 6
Rhode Island College (3-12)
Castleton (10-6)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One:
• The Anchorwomen jumped on the board early as sophomore catcher Alexis Boyce (Wolcott, Conn.) launched a two-run homer to give RIC the lead in the top of the first.
 
• Castleton cut the deficit down to one, 2-1, on an RBI single from junior designated player Oliva Bowen (Fair Haven, Vt.) in the home half of the second inning.
 
• Castleton gained the lead, 3-2, in the third inning, scoring on a wild pitch and a fielder's choice.
 
• The Anchorwomen platted three runs on three hits and two wild pitches to take a 5-3 lead in the fourth frame.
 
• Castleton gained momentum in the bottom half of the sixth inning with a quick pair of singles and a fielder's choice that pushed across one run climb within a run, 5-4, but RIC sophomore pitcher Faith Turinese (Plainville, Mass.) came on in relief and shut the door on the Spartans and to record a four-out save to win the game for the Anchorwomen.
 
• Freshman pitcher Caitlin Lopez (Cranston, R.I.) earned the win (3-3).
 
Game Two:
• RIC jumped on the board early again as senior first baseman Amber Wainwright (Taunton, Mass.) drove in freshman designated player Katelyn Ashe (Colchester, Conn.) to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
 
• Castleton was quick to respond as they pushed across five runners across in the home half of the opening frame on four hits, which was highlighted by a junior designated player Machaila Arjavich (Meriden, Conn.) RBI double.
 
• RIC punched in four runs in the top of the second with a two-run double from Ashe that scored freshman center fielder Avery Katz (Brookfield, Conn.) and senior right fielder Erica Fluskey (Trumbull, Conn.) to cut the Spartan advantage down to one, 5-4.
 
• RIC struck twice to take the lead in the third frame as sophomore left fielder Julie Vincent (Norwich, Conn.) doubled to score Schoen and later came around to score on a Katz single to give RIC a 6-5 advantage.
 
• Castleton junior catcher Jamie Boyle (Pownal, Vt.) knotted the score at six apiece with an RBI double in the home half of the fourth.
 
• Castleton took the lead in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run double to left center by Arjavich to put the host's ahead by two, 8-6.
 
• CU would add an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.
 
• CU freshman pitcher Katie Gallagher (Waxhaw, N.C.) shut down the Anchorwomen in the seventh to clinch the win for the Spartans (3-0).
 
• RIC freshman pitcher Tatiana Burcy (Boston, Mass.) took the loss (0-6).
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• Ashe went 1-for-5 with a pair of RBI and one run scored.
 
• Katz went 3-for-8 with one RBI and one run scored.
 
• Boyce went 1-for-5 with a pair of RBI and one run scored.
 
• CU was led by Arjavich as she went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, three RBI, two doubles and two walks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play a Little East doubleheader at home vs. Castleton on Saturday, April 24 (1 p.m.).