Brighton, Mass.--Junior pitcher Taylor Babcock (East Providence, R.I.) allowed just two hits and struck out four to earn her first win as Rhode Island College completed a doubleheader sweep at Simmons with a 9-1 victory in the nightcap at Daley Field on Sunday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 9, Simmons 1
Rhode Island College (4-2)
Simmons (3-10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC plated five runs in its opening at-bat, which was capped by a freshman designated player Reilly Austin (Cumberland, R.I.) two-run homer.
 
• With the visitors on top, 4-1, in the fifth, senior third baseman Victoria Young (Sterling, Conn.) hit a solo blast.
 
• The Anchorwomen plated three in the top of the seventh as senior center fielder Avery Katz (Brookfield, Conn.) and classmate first baseman Katelyn Ashe (Colchester, Conn.) each had RBI singles.
 
• Babcock went 3.1 in relief to earn the win.
 
• Young went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and a homer.
 
• Ashe went 2-for-4 with one run scored, a double and two RBI. Junior shortstop Amanda Conti (Lincoln, R.I.) went 1-for-3 with a run scored, a triple and two RBI.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play a doubleheader at Mitchell on Tuesday, March 19 (3 p.m.).