DUDLEY, Mass. (4/29/2025) – In a dominant performance, the Nichols College softball team capped off its regular season with a sweep of Framingham State University, setting a new program record with 29 wins. The Bison took game one in commanding fashion, 13–3, before completing the sweep with a 4–1 win in game two at the Nichols Softball Field.
The Bison close out the regular season at 29–11 overall and 12–6 in the Conference of New England (CNE), securing their highest win total in program history.
Game 1: Nichols 13, Framingham State 3 (5 innings)
A 12-run fourth inning explosion blew open what had been a 1–1 tie, as the Bison powered their way to a run-rule victory in the opener.
Senior
Allie Silliman ignited the rally with an RBI triple, and the inning snowballed from there.
Chloe Steiniger,
Kyla Felicani, and senior pinch-hitter
Shelby Eason each added RBI doubles in the inning, with Eason's hit marking the first double of her collegiate career. Steiniger's second RBI double of the inning capped her two-hit, two-RBI performance.
The Bison lineup tallied 13 hits and did not strike out once. In addition to Steiniger and Felicani's multi-hit outings,
Ava Slavinsky,
Bailey Littlefield,
Alyssa Pericello, and Eason also recorded hits in the win.
Senior pitcher
Chelsea Indyk picked up her program-record 20th win of the season, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out four across four innings.
Ally McNamee closed out the game in the fifth.
Game 2: Nichols 4, Framingham State 1
The Rams once again scored first, plating a run in the top of the first inning. But it was all Nichols from that point on.
In the third,
Riley Chartier tied the game with a sacrifice fly that scored Eason, who had doubled to lead off the inning—her second double in as many at-bats.
The Bison took control in the fourth, as
Sydney Manzione delivered a two-RBI single to score Littlefield and
Erin Gour for a 3–1 lead. Eason capped off her standout day with an RBI single through the right side, scoring Manzione to make it 4–1.
Eason and Littlefield both finished with two-hit games in the nightcap, while Nichols played flawless defence behind them with zero errors.
Freshman
Molly Medor earned her sixth win of the season (6–6), striking out nine and allowing just one earned run and one walk in a complete-game performance.
The matchup was the Bison's final of the 2025 regular season campaign. They have clinched a spot in the Conference of New England (CNE) playoffs and will now await opponents and seeding for the tournament, which is set to get underway next week.
