McCreadie Blasts Power The Blue Past Smith in Doubleheader Sweep (4-13-08)

Strong pitching performances by Senior, Jenna Harvey and Junior, Beej Grundlock and a potent offensive arsenal led to a Wellesley sweep of NEWMAC foe Smith College on Sunday afternoon. The Blue defeated Smith 8-1 in Game 1 and 8-0 in Game 2 after six innings of play.

In Game 1, Wellesley ace, Jenna Harvey, struck out the first eleven Smith batters that she faced. On the day, she accumulated seventeen total Ks in seven innings. Smith was only able to muster two hits off of Harvey. Offensively, Wellesley scored the game's first three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Sophomore, Megan Wood, reached base after placing a single in left field and would later score on a single from Senior, Meghan Sullivan. Sullivan would score after two-out, timely hitting from Sophomore, Shawna McCreadie. McCreadie lined a homerun over the right center field fence to put Wellesley up 3-0 at the end of three innings.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Wellesley added four more runs to the scoreboard after Harvey and Sullivan both hit doubles and Sophomore, Ilana Orloff and First Year, Alison Davis hit singles. In the top of the fifth inning, Smith disrupted Harvey's chance at a no-hitter after Junior, Erin Quinn lofted a solo homerun.

In Game 2, the Blue struck first in the bottom of the first inning after Orloff singled, stole second base, and then reached home on a single from Senior, Kara Wong. In the top of the second inning, Smith College threatened to tie the game, but key defensive plays and stellar pitching from Grundlock eradicated the Smith threat. In the bottom of the third inning, Wellesley extended their lead to 4-0 off of a Davis single, a triple from Wood, a double from McCreadie, and a Smith College error that enabled McCreadie to score. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Davis and Wood would tally another hit apiece to bring the Blue's score to 6-0.

Game 2 ended early in the bottom of the sixth inning after McCreadie hit her second homerun of the afternoon that resulted in two runs being scored. From the mound, Grundlock threw for all six innings, allowed three hits and retired nine Smith batters.