Box Score

BEVERLY, Mass. -- First-year Kelly Reid (Nantucket, Mass.) struck out seven and No. 3 University of New England scored runs in the 3rd, 4th, and 7th innings to defeat second-seeded Endicott College, 3-0, as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Softball Championship continued Monday afternoon (Apr. 30) at the EC Softball Complex.

The Nor'easters (24-12) improve to 2-0 in the double elimination tournament, where they will take on No. 1 Salve Regina University (a 3-1 winner over No. 4 Roger Williams University in its only game today) in Game 9 (last two teams with 0 losses). First pitch in Newport, R.I. is scheduled for about 20 minutes after Thursday's first match-up ends (Approx. 4:30 p.m.).

The Gulls (20-16-1) drop down to face No. 8 Eastern Nazarene College in an elimination game on Thursday.

2012 CCC Softball Championship

Game 9 (Double Elimination Phase) | Newport, R.I.

Thursday, May 3 | 4:30 p.m. (Approx.)

#1 Salve Regina (23-14) vs. #3 UNE (24-12)

Last Meeting: April 14, 2012 (Salve won at home, 5-4 in 8 innings and 1-0)

Reid allowed a mere four hits and two walks to the defending champions, upping her personal record to 14-4 on the year.

Senior Ashley Gott (Winterport, Maine) had two hits and two runs scored to lead the Nor'easters offensively, and junior Erin Grover (Biddeford, Maine) hit safely on two occasions.

After coming up empty with a pair of two-out singles in the 1st, and stranding another in the 2nd, UNE grabbed the advantage in the next frame. Gott reached on a lead-off error and moved to second when junior Casey Brigham (New London, Conn.) dropped a single into right field. Following an out, sophomore Amanda Vaudreuil (Windham, N.H.) hit a hard grounder at the shortstop that was misplayed and ended up in left-center, allowing for Gott to come around and make it 1-0.

Gott drove in the Nor'easters' second run in the 4th with a single through the left side that scored classmate Maegen Johnson (Standish, Maine) from third. Johnson started the inning with a walk and moved forward on a sacrifice bunt and flyout to right.

Endicott put two aboard in the bottom of the 4th, but could not make a dent in the two-run deficit.

In the UNE 7th, Gott began the frame with a single to center and moved to second on a groundout. Grover reached on an infield hit to third base, and, after stealing second, there were runners on second and third. Vaudreuil put down grounder the second base on the next play, which was deep enough to allow Gott to come in with an insurance run.

A two-out single to right by the Gulls' Shelby Phillips -- her second of the game -- was all Endicott could muster as a threat in its last at-bat.

Nell O'Conner took the loss in the circle for the hosts, striking out five.

It was Reid's second win over Endicott this season, and just the fourth time in the last 27 meetings that the Nor'easters came out victorious. She fanned nine and gave up seven hits when Big Blue posted a 5-1 triumph over the Gulls at home back on April 1.