Recap
Freshman Samantha Kostek belted her first collegiate home run to help the Nichols College softball team take two from Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) rival Gordon College Saturday afternoon at the Nichols Softball Field.
 
Game One – Nichols 4, Gordon 1
Junior Alexis Ferris fanned nine over six innings of work to earn her eighth win of the season. Senior Callie Andrews and junior Taylor Commesso each recorded wo hits while junior Amanda Alioto drove in the eventual game-winning run in the fifth. Senior Jessica Kuelling, junior Cara Mayhew, and freshman Cassidy Aiello also drove in runs for Nichols, which took advantage of four Gordon errors as three of its runs were unearned. The win was the 100th in the career of Nichols head coach Kristan Mallet.
 
Game Two – Nichols 4, Gordon 3
Kostek's solo home run in the third got the Bison (15-8-1, 6-2 CCC) on the board before a two-run single off the bat of junior Katrina Valeri in the in the fourth put them ahead for good. Freshman Candice Nelson got the win for Nichols as she surrendered four hits and three runs over 4.1 innings of work. Ferris tossed the final 2.2 innings and allowed one hit while striking out two. Megan Jenker drove in a pair for the Fighting Scots (13-15, 4-8 CCC).
 
Key stat
Nichols has now won eight games in a row for the first time since 2008.
 
Quote
"This was a fantastic day all around. We won two big conference games against a tough opponent to keep our momentum going. I was glad to hit the 100-win milestone with this group of competitors." –Nichols head coach Kristan Mallet
 
Next games
Sunday, April 14 vs Salve Regina (DH), 11:00 a.m.