Raleigh, N.C.--Junior first baseman Katelyn Ashe (Colchester, Conn.) hit a home run as Rhode Island College lost, 7-6, vs. Pfeiffer in extra innings at the Grand Slam Triangle Classic on Sunday morning.
 
THE BASICS
Pfeiffer 7, Rhode Island College 6 (eight innings)
Pfeiffer (8-3)
Rhode Island College (2-4)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC scored first in the first inning on a wild pitch. Pfeiffer would respond in the bottom of the second frame with a home run and a single that resulted in a two-run lead, 3-1.
 
• The Anchorwomen responded in the fourth and fifth innings, taking a 6-3 lead at the conclusion of the top of the fifth. Ashe hit a two-run bomb, which was followed by a homer by senior third baseman Cassidy Schoen (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.).
 
• The Falcons clawed back slowly but surely, getting a run in the fifth and tying the game with a bomb in the bottom of the seventh inning.
 
• Ultimately, it was a wild pitch that scored the winning run after a runner was placed on second due to the tiebreaker in extra innings as the Falcons went home winners in dramatic fashion.
 
• Freshman pitcher Sam Bergantino (Coventry, R.I.) was tabbed with the loss (1-1).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will wrap up action at the Grand Slam Triangle Classic vs. Huntingdon (noon).