Rhode Island and its High-Powered Offense Invades Washburne Field for LEC Games

4/21/2026 11:03:00 AM

Team Records
Eastern Connecticut: 17-11 (7-3 LEC)
Rhode Island College: 19-9 (4-4 LEC)

Series History:

103rd and 104th meetings all time. Series dates back to April 6, 1977, where the Anchorwomen won 14-10 in Mansfield, CT. Warriors own the series lead, 73-29.
Eastern is currently on a twelve-game winning streak against Rhode Island College. The last win for the Anchorwomen over the Warriors was a 13-10 victory in Providence, RI on April 2, 2019. The Anchorwomen scored ten runs in the final two innings to come back from a 10-3 deficit. Emma Simmons hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh
Last year, the teams played a doubleheader at Rhode Island and the Warriors won the first game 4-1. Elizabeth Mitchell and Abby Kidd both pitched complete games for their respective teams. Mitchell allowed five hits, one walk, and one run in seven innings for her eleventh win of the year
Mitchell took the mound again for game two as the Warriors won, 9-3. Eastern quickly overcame an early 1-0 deficit, scoring seven runs in the middle three innings. Maddi Sauve and Sam Healy combined for seven RBI

Recent Games:

The Warriors have won three out of their last four games, beginning with a 5-2 win over nationally-ranked WPI, which now sits at 28-2 after Eastern handed the Engineers their second loss of the season. Mitchell pitched another complete game, allowing five hits and only one earned run. After splitting that doubleheader, the Warriors won a Little East Conference doubleheader against UMass Boston. In game two, Jordan Bennett made her first career start on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings and allowing just two hits and a run in a 4-1 win
The Anchorwomen had their four-game winning streak snapped by VTSU Castleton, which defeated the Anchorwomen in an a LEC doubleheader on Saturday. Rhode Island College posted a pair of impressive five-inning wins, defeating Bridgewater State and Western Connecticut by a combined score of 24-1 across the two games. In their most recent game against Castleton, the Spartans scored eight in the bottom of the first, forcing Ashleigh von der Linden to be pulled after 0.1 innings

Game Notes:

Rhode Island College has the best team batting average in the LEC at .366. Its 223 runs are 50 more than second-placed Keene State. The Anchorwomen have the most RBIs (195) and triples (21)
The Anchorwomen have the most total bases (401), best slugging percentage (.508), and best on-base percentage (.434)
Eastern leads the LEC with 13 home runs, three coming from Grace Jenkins and three from Healy
At 12-3, Mitchell has the most wins by a pitcher in the conference and the second-lowest ERA at 1.69 (min. 25 innings pitched)
Jillian Guilfoyle of RIC is batting a conference-leading .500 this season, while her teammate Noelle Simmons leads the LEC in triples (10, second-place has 4), and runs (40)