Providence, R.I.—Junior shortstop Amanda Conti (Lincoln, R.I.) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI and a double, while freshman pitcher Ashleigh von der Linden (Stratham, N.H.) picked up her first win, as Rhode Island College defeated UMass Boston, 8-0 (six innings), to complete a sweep in Little East action played at the Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex on Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 8, UMass Boston 0 (six innings)
Rhode Island College (18-2, 4-0 LEC)
UMass Boston (16-4, 2-2 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Freshman designated player Reilly Austin (Cumberland, R.I.) put the hosts on top in the first with an RBI single.
 
•  Conti and senior first baseman Katelyn Ashe (Colchester, Conn.) brought in a pair with an RBI single and ground out, respectively, to give the Anchorwomen a 3-0 advantage after three.
 
• RIC got two more in the fourth as junior right fielder Sarah Mickelson (New Milford, Conn.) scored on a failed pickoff attempt from third and Conti notched an RBI double.
 
• With one run across already in the bottom of the sixth, sophomore second baseman Noelle Simmons (Goffstown, N.H.) cleared the bases with a double to end the game via the eight-run rule.
 
• Junior Taylor Babcock (East Providence, R.I.) threw three innings before giving way to von der Linden in the fourth, who allowed just one hit to secure her first collegiate win (1-0).
 
• Senior center fielder Avery Katz (Brookfield, Conn.) went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a double, while Mickelson went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a double.
 
• RIC has won 16 straight games.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play a doubleheader at home vs. Eastern Nazarene on Tuesday, April 9 (4 p.m.).