BEVERLY, Mass. (04/192025) – The Nichols College Bison Softball team earned a hard-fought split in Conference of New England (CNE) action on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Beverly, improving to 22-8 overall and 10-4 in conference play.


Game 1: Endicott 8, Nichols 0 (6 innings)
The opener went the way of the home team as Endicott secured an 8-0 victory via run rule. The Gulls jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and kept the pressure on throughout, sealing the win with an RBI double in the sixth.
 
Nichols struggled at the plate, with junior Ava Slavinsky collecting the only two hits for the Bison.

On the mound, senior Chelsea Indyk (14-4) struck out three in 5.1 innings. Sophomore Ally McNamee closed the game, allowing just one hit in relief.
 
 
Game 2: Nichols 7, Endicott 4
The Bison bounced back in the second game, defeating the Gulls 7-4 thanks to timely hitting and strong pitching.
 
Nichols struck first in the opening frame as senior Ern Gour drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home Slavinsky. Endicott tied the game in the second, but a clutch three-RBI double by junior Riley Chartier in the fourth gave Nichols a 4-1 lead.
 
The Gulls responded with a three-run homer in the fifth to tie things at four apiece, but the Bison weren't finished. In the seventh, Gour delivered an RBI single to score Chloe Steiniger, and Kyla Felicani followed with a two-RBI single to right field, pushing the lead to 7-4. The Bison defense locked down the final frame to preserve the win.
 
Freshman Molly Medor turned in a solid start, allowing no earned runs and striking out three over five innings. Indyk returned in relief, earning the win to improve to 15-4 with two scoreless innings and one strikeout.


Nichols now steps out of conference play to host Clark University for a doubleheader on Tuesday in Dudley. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and the matchup will serve as the program's annual Staff and Faculty Appreciation Game.