Nichols College Athletics

The Nichols College softball team fell to Curry, 6-5, in eight innings in the The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Softball Tournament Tuesday afternoon in Milton. With the play-in victory, the sixth-seeded Colonels improve to 19-19 and advance to the double-elimination portion of the league tournament. The seventh-seeded Bison see their season come to a close with a 16-22-1 final record. Sophomore Chelsea Correia (Seekonk, Mass.) went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI and a run scored.

The Nichols College softball team pounded out 10 hits and took advantage of seven errors in the nightcap of a The Commonwealth Coast Conference twinbill to defeat Eastern Nazarene, 10-1, and claim the seventh seed in the upcoming TCCC Tournament. The Bison were edged in the day’s first game, 3-2, at Mitchell’s McCoy Field, but finish the regular season with a 12-11-1 conference record and an overall mark of 16-21-1. Nichols will travel to sixth-seeded Curry for a play-in round game at 4 p.m. on Monday, with the winner advancing to face third-seeded Western New England College at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the double-elimination round hosted at #2 University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.

The Nichols College softball team defeated Western New England College, 5-4, in 11 innings of the first game of a The Commonwealth Coast Conference twinbill Wednesday afternoon before the two teams played to a 2-2 tie in the nightcap called due to darkness after six innings. Nichols improves to 15-20-1 overall and 11-10-1 in TCCC games, while the Golden Bears dip to 19-17-1 overall and 14-7-1 in conference action. A two-out, two-run single from senior first baseman Valeri Calcagni (Rocky Hill, Conn.) was a fitting end for the first game on the Bison’s senior day. Trailing by one in the frame, and runners on first and second, classmate Loren Rozanski (Plainville, Conn.) bunted the runners over to set them up for Calcani’s winning hit.

The Nichols College softball team scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth and held on for a 9-7 comeback win over Roger Williams in the nightcap of a The Commonwealth Coast Conference doubleheader Tuesday afternoon to earn a split. The Hawks rallied for a pair of runs in the sixth inning of the opener to edge the host Bison, 2-1. Nichols stands at 14-20 overall and 10-10 in TCCC games, while Roger Williams goes to 20-15 and 12-8 in TCCC play after seeing its six-game win streak snapped. Savannah Thibault (Marlborough, Mass.) finished the day 5-for-7 with 3 RBI.