Softball Downs Lesley Behind No Hitter from Arseneau

Framingham, Mass. – Junior Natasha Arseneau (Waltham, Mass.) tossed a five inning no hitter as the Framingham State University softball team defeated Lesley University 11-0 this afternoon in the first game at the new softball field at Maple Street.  The second game of the doubleheader was postponed because of inclement weather.

The Rams are now 2-9 on the year, while the Lynx move to 2-7.

Arseneau tossed her first career no-hitter going five innings allowing just one base runner on a walk to Selena Quezada in the first inning. After allowing the walk, Arseneau recorded five strikeouts and retired 14 Lynx batters in a row to close the game.

The Rams batted around in the bottom of the third and plated seven runs.  Freshman Dayna Marchant (East Bridgewater, Mass.) blooped a single to center to score the first run and sophomore Kylie Boyle (Billerica, Mass.) plated another on an RBI ground out.  After an RBI single from Bridget McGrail (Worcester, Mass.), sophomore Danielle Belliveau (Lakeville, Mass.) blasted a three run homerun to left. 

The Rams tacked on four more in the bottom of the fourth as Boyle, Mackenzie Williams (North Andover, Mass.) and McGrail and Casey Fanning (East Boston, Mass.) drove in single runs to reach the eight run rule.

The Rams are back in action on Saturday when they open conference play against Fitchburg State. Due to unplayable field conditions in Fitchburg, the doubleheader will be played in Framingham with a 10 a.m. start.  The Lynx host Newbury College on Sunday for a pair of NECC games beginning at 6 p.m.