Two Homers And Seven RBI By KC Machado Lift CCSU Softball To A 10-1 Senior Day Win Over Stonehill

For the second straight day, the CCSU softball team exploded for a season-best 10 runs on offense, as the Blue Devils picked up an impressive Senior Day victory on Saturday with a 10-1, run-rule triumph over the visiting Stonehill College Shyhawks in Northeast Conference action.  The victory gives the Blue Devils the weekend series by a 2-1 margin and ups the team's overall to mark to 17-25, and the Blue Devils are now 12-6 in conference play this season.  Stonehill falls to 11-29 overall, and the Skyhawks are now 3-12 in the NEC.  Senior Kassandra (KC) Machado led her team to the win on Saturday, as she went 3-for-3 at the plate with two home runs, a two-run shot and a grand slam, plus seven runs batted in.

Sunday vs. Stonehill| BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 10, Stonehill 1-5 inns
Records: CCSU (17-25, 12-6 NEC), Stonehill (11-29, 3-12 NEC)
Location: CCSU Softball Field |New Britain, Conn.

KEY MOMENTS FROM SATURDAY'S SENIOR DAY WIN:

• The Blue Devils got off to a quick start on Saturday crossing the plate four times in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run homer by Kassandra (KC) Machado and two-RBI double by Grace Lawton.
• The Skyhawks scored their only run of the contest on an RBI-groundout in the top of the second to make the score 4-1 in favor of CCSU.
• Central added a pair of markers in the bottom of the second inning to go up 6-1 on an RBI-single by Machado and a deep sacrifice fly by Ava Cino.
• Machado would strike again in the bottom of third inning when she launched a grand slam home run to complete the scoring in the game.  For the season, KC leads the Blue Devils with 11 home runs and 30 RBI.  She now has a total of 23 long balls in a CCSU uniform.
• Along with her two-RBI double in the first inning, Grace Lawton added one more base knock to give her a multi-hit afternoon.  As a team, Central had a total of nine base hits on Saturday.
• Liz Hamilton surpassed her win total of last season on Saturday, as she earned win number 12 of 2025 to raise her season record to an impressive 12-5.  Liz allowed only one run on two hits with four strikeouts and just one walk in her complete game performance.
• Saturday's victory also clinches a spot in this season's NEC Championship for the Blue Devils.

UP NEXT:

• The Blue Devils will close out their 2025 regular season home slate this Wednesday, April 23 with a non-conference doubleheader versus Brown University.  First pitch of game one is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the CCSU Softball Field.