Recap
Junior Alexis Ferris struck out a school-record 16 batters and senior Callie Andrews picked up four hits and scored four runs as Nichols College took a pair of non-conference softball games from Elms College Thursday afternoon at Condon Field.
 
Game One – Nichols 4, Elms 0
Ferris struck out 16 batters and held the Blazers to four hits to earn her seventh win of the season. Junior Taylor Commesso provided the only run support Ferris would need with a solo home run in the fifth before the Bison pushed across three runs in the sixth as juniors Cara Mayhew and Amanda Alioto, along with sophomore Cassidy Aiello, each picked up an RBI.
 
Game Two – Nichols 9, Elms 1
Mayhew went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Andrews collected three hits and scored three times for the Bison (13-8-1). Nichols struck for three runs in both the third and fourth innings to grab an 8-1 lead as an RBI double off the bat of sophomore Colleen Callahan highlighted the third frame while Andrews tripled and scored in the fourth. Freshman Candice Nelson held the Blazers (5-13) to two hits and one run over five innings of work to earn her sixth win. She walked one and struck out four.
 
Key stat
Mayhew has moved into second place in the Commonwealth Coast Conference in RBI with 22.
 
Quote
"These were two more good wins for us. We were able to be aggressive on the bases and moved runners effectively. Both of our pitchers did their jobs. We were all thrilled to see Alexis break the program record for strikeouts in one game!" –Nichols head coach Kristan Mallet
 
Next games
Saturday, April 13 vs Gordon (DH), 12:00 p.m.