Providence, R.I.--Senior shortstop Amanda Conti (Lincoln, R.I.) went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored as Rhode Island College took down Johnson and Wales, 9-1 (5 innings), in game two of a doubleheader played at the Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex on Thursday evening.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 9, Johnson and Wales 1 (five innings)
Rhode Island College (8-4)
Johnson and Wales (3-9)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Wildcats were the first to pounce on the lead in the first frame with a single to left field that brought the lead-off runner to the plate.
 
• After a scoreless first from the Anchorwomen, freshman first baseman Jillian Guilfoyle (Derby, Conn.) singled to center. which drove in a pair of runs as RIC took control, 2-1, after two innings.
 
• The hosts dominated the bottom of the fourth inning as a Wildcat error, which would have been the third out, led the hosts to eventually score six runs.
 
• A Guilfoyle sacrifice fly in the fifth ended the game via the eight-run rule.

• Sophomore pitcher Ashleigh von der Linden (Stratham, N.H.) recorded the win (4-1), throwing three scoreless innings of relief.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play at doubleheader at Wheaton on Saturday, March 22 (noon).