Boston, MA (March 25th, 2025) —  UMass Boston softball returns home to face the Emmanuel Saints in their first home game of the season. This will be followed by a home game against the Rivier Raiders on March 27th and the Beacons' first LEC game against the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs on March 29th. 
 
The Basics 
 
Beacons: (10-0) Overall, (0-0) Conference. 
 
Saints: (2-14) Overall, (0-0) Conference. 
 
Raiders: (5-7) Overall, (0-0) Conference.
 
Corsairs: (10-4) Overall, (0-0) Conference.
 
 
Beacons

• The Beacons are coming off an 8-0 win against University of Maine-Farmington, where Bri Melchionda (Marshfield, Mass.) delivered an outstanding performance, pitching a complete game shutout with six strikeouts and allowing only two hits.
• The Beacons are boasting a perfect 10-0 record so far this season. 
• March 29th against UMass Dartmouth will be the Beacons first LEC game this season. 
• Beacons pitcher Jacqueline Cherry (Franklin, Mass.) was recently named LEC pitcher of the Week. Cherry holds a 4-0 record, including three complete games. She has yet to let up an earned run in 22 innings pitched this season. 
• Six Beacon batters with 10 or more at-bats currently hold a batting average above .350.
• Sofie Richland (South Burlington, VT) leads the team in hits (14) and doubles (3). 
• Amauri English (North Providence, R.I.) and Hayley Krockta (Taunton, MA) lead the team in RBIs with 13 each. 

 
Saints:

• The Saints are coming off  a 13-12 loss to Salve Regina University.
• The Saints are currently on a 4 game losing streak, with their last win coming on March 20th against Emerson College. 
• Francesca Pizzarella leads her team with 20 hits and 28 total bases.
• Taylor Chelak leads the saints in doubles with nine. 

 
 
Raiders:

• The Raiders are posting a teamwide .304 batting average. 
• The Raiders have scored double-digit runs in four games this season, including both games of a double header against Fitchburg state (March 22nd). 
• Rivier pitchers have combined for a 5.27 ERA this season with an equal amount of walks and strikeouts (35 each). 
• Hannah Muchemore and Kylee Caetano share the lead for total hits for the Raiders with 14 each. 

 
 
Corsairs:

• This matchup marks the first LEC game of the season for both the Beacons and the Corsairs. 
• Four different Corsair batters are hitting over .400 on the season. 
• Lena Tsonis (New Bedford, MA) leads the Corsairs in home runs with two. 
• Edy Crawford (Exeter, NH) has recorded five complete games and leads her team with 24 strikeouts.