Myrtle Beach, S.C.—Senior first baseman Amber Wainwright (Taunton, MA) went 2-for-4 with a run scored, a home run and two RBI as Rhode Island College notched its sixth straight win with a 3-0 decision vs. Fitchburg State at the Fastpitch Dreams Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 3, Fitchburg State 0
Rhode Island College (6-1)
Fitchburg State (4-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Senior shortstop Kelsey Burgess (North Providence, RI) notched an RBI by drawing an RBI walk in the top of the second to plate junior right fielder Erica Fluskey (Trumbull, CT) to score what proved to be the game-winning run.

• Wainwright smacked a two-run bomb in the fifth to put the Anchorwomen on top by three.

BY THE NUMBERS
• Sophomore second baseman Marissa Cushman (Cranston, RI) went 2-for-4 with a run scored.  Fluskey went 2-for-4 with a run scored.

• Junior pitcher Riley Kernan (Middletown, NJ) hurled five innings, allowing just four hits and striking out six, to pick up her third win (3-1) before leaving the game due to injury. Freshman pitcher Madison Reis (Warren, RI) hurled two scoreless innings of relief to earn her first save (1).

• Fitchburg State junior pitcher Taylor Colvin (Lancaster, MA) took the loss (0-1), allowing one run on five hits to go along with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings of work.

WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will face Gettysburg on Thursday, March 12 (9:30 a.m.).