Wellesley Notches Two NEWMAC Wins At Springfield (4-5-08)

In a late-season NEWMAC match-up, Wellesley swept the Springfield Pride by four runs in both games of their doubleheader on Friday afternoon.

The Blue struck first in the top of the fifth inning after First-Year, Ali Davis, found herself on first base after a Springfield error. Davis would later score on a single from Sophomore, Ilana Orloff. The Pride notted things up in the bottom of the fifth inning after stringing two singles together. In the top of the sixth inning, Wellesley jumped ahead with four runs. The attack began when lead-off batter, Junior, Amanda Tai, singled and Orloff reached base on an error. Tai came around to score after a Senior, Kara Wong single. Sophomore, Alex Warren, reached base on a Pride error and Orloff would score compliments of Sophomore, Megan Wood. Wellesley added their fifth run of the game when Senior, Meghan Sullivan, singled and Senior, Jenna Harvey, hit a sacrifice fly that enabled Sullivan to touch home plate. To secure the 5-1 victory, Harvey, struck out three straight Pride batters in the bottom of the seventh inning. Harvey pitched a seven-inning, four-hit gem while only allowing one run. She struck out ten Springfield batters.

In Game 2 of the doubleheader, Springfield got on the board first after scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Wellesley responded to the Pride's early attack in the top of the third inning by scoring five runs. Senior, Alex Coari and Tai both collected hits; Wood added an RBI single, and Sullivan contributed with an RBI double. Wong reached on base via a Springfield error and picked up an RBI of her own. Warren grounded out but still added to the offensive battery with an RBI.

The closest that the game would get would be a 5-3 tally in the bottom of the fourth inning. In the top of the seventh inning, Wong lofted a solo homerun, Warren doubled, and Wood added her second RBI of the day off of her second hit of the day that allowed Warren to score.

Junior pitcher, Beej Grundlock, threw for seven innings and picked up her sixth win of the season. She allowed three runs and seven hits while striking out eleven Pride batters.