NEW HAVEN—The Sacred Heart Pioneers had already gotten the 2025 Bulldog Invitational at Yale University off to a great start with a 7-0 win over Maine on Friday morning.
A 10-2 victory over in-state Central Connecticut capped the day for Coach Pam London’s crew, who improved to 5-7 overall by snapping a five-game losing streak.
The Pioneers had been shutout for three straight games, as well, but Sacred Heart’s bats woke up with 17 runs and 22 hits on the day.
Against CCSU, Cierra Bender was 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Nicole Henke (1 HR) drove in two runs as did Carly Koltko and Charlene Davis. (double).
Emily Heath earned the win over CCSU, going all six innings while giving up two runs on five hits. She struck out two and walked two.
It was Central Connecticut that struck first in the game.
In the top of the second inning, Grace Lawton drew a one-out walk and scored with two outs on Skylar Warn’s double.
Sacred Heart responded with two runs of its own in the bottom half of the inning, however.
Bender singled to lead off the inning before Henke slammed a two-run home run for a 2-1 Pioneers lead.
Sacred Heart would later close out the game by scoring two in the fourth, four in the fifth and two more in sixth.
Team captain Morgan Teodosio (Seymour High-Ansonia) led off the sixth with a single. After Olivia Bibbo walked, Teodosio scored on Alexa Barbera’s double to left.
Bibbo would later score on a fielder’s choice throwing error to end the game via run-rule.
In Sacred Heart’s 7-0 win over Maine, Sam Kowalski fired a complete-game shutout. She struck out 10 and walked five while giving up just three hits.
Savannah Moore helped lead the offense from her lead-off role, going 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs, including her second home run of the season.
Bender also had two hits in the game while Teodosio, Catherine Calzada, and Kowalski all had RBIs, as well.
The Pioneers will face the same two teams again on Saturday, playing CCSU at 9 a.m., and Maine at 1:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart will close out the Bulldog Invitational weekend by playing host Yale on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
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