Catcher Marni Jones threw a baserunner out at second in the top of the seventh. “That was a huge play,” Nicholls said. Freshman Rachel Hughes had two big hits and had “a great game at second with four putouts.” Hughes was also run over by a base runner while fielding a ground ball, but no interference was called.
Winslow took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Lincoln got one run back in the bottom of the fifth when Hughes singled and scored on a Jones double. The Eagles scored two runs in the sixth to win. Tara Gaunt reached on an error and scored on a Hughes single to tie the game. Hughes scored the game winner when Kiana Santos reached on an error.
Hitting for the Eagles were Hughes and Pennington with 2 singles each, Morgan Scavetta a double, Jones a double and Katherine Bolster a single. Hitting for Winslow were Leche with two and A. Poulin, Benard, Tomeball, Vigue and J. Poulin with one each.