Providence, R.I.—Senior first baseman Amber Wainwright (Taunton, Mass.) and classmate right fielder Erica Fluskey (Trumbull, Conn.) played in their final regular season home games as Rhode Island College fell (12-4; 12-1) to Plymouth State in a pair of Little East contests played at the Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex on Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Game One: Plymouth State 12, Rhode Island College 4
Game Two: Plymouth State 12, Rhode Island College 1 (five innings)
Plymouth State University (14-8, 9-3 LEC)
Rhode Island College (7-19, 2-13 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One:
•  The Panthers broke the scoreless tie in the top of the second as sophomore first basemen Sam McCann (Berlin, N.H.) roped a two-run home run to left field to stake a 2-0 lead.
 
•  PSU added another run as freshman left fielder Vanessa Bryan (Stoneham, Mass.) hit a solo inside the park home run to right field to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead in the third frame.
 
• The Panthers tacked on three runs in the fourth, highlighted by a Bryan RBI single, to push the visitor lead out to seven, 7-0.
 
• RIC scored its first its run of the game in the home half of the fifth as sophomore shortstop Alexis LeBelle (Warwick, R.I.) hit a sacrifice fly to center field to bring in Fluskey.
 
• Bryan hit a two-run single to right field in the seventh to give the Panthers a 10-1 advantage.
 
• Freshman center fielder Avery Katz (Brookfield, Conn.) doubled to left field in the bottom of the seventh to bring in a pair of runs to cut the Panther lead down to eight, 12-4.
 
• RIC freshman pitcher Caitlin Lopez (Cranston, R.I.) took the loss (4-8).
 
•  PSU graduate pitcher Caitlyn Miller (Lee, N.H.) went 5.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits and struck out three in the victory (6-4).
 
Game Two:
• Bryan got the visitors on the board first in game two with an RBI ground out to score McCann and stake the Panthers to a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
 
•  The Panthers plated five runs in the fourth frame on a pair of hits and one error to build a 9-0 lead.
 
•  Junior catcher Emily Picard (Berlin, N.H.) doubled with the bases loaded in the fifth to plate three and give the Panthers a 12-0 lead.
 
•  Katz hit an RBI triple to center field that scored sophomore catcher Callie Rathbun (North Kingstown, R.I.) for the lone run of the game for the Anchorwomen.
 
•  PSU freshman pitcher Alexis Michon (Montville, Conn.) threw 5.0 innings, allowing one run, four hits and struck out four batters in the win (8-3).
 
• RIC freshman pitcher Tatiana Burcy (Boston, Mass.) suffered the loss (3-7).  
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• Katz went 4-for-7 with three RBI.
 
•  Fluskey went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
 
•  McCann went 4-for-6 with five runs scored and three RBI, while Bryan went 3-for-7 with a pair of runs scored and five RBI to lead the Panthers.