In the tenth game of the 2008 NCAA DIII New England Regional Softball Tournament, the Wellesley Blue found themselves on the short end of the stick as they lost to Tufts in an elimination contest by a final score of 5-1. Tufts' decision gave them their 30th victory of the season.
The Blue found themselves down early after Tufts erupted for a three-run lead in the top of the first inning. Tufts would add two additional runs in the top of the sixth inning. In an attempt to answer to the Jumbos' five runs, Sophomore, Megan Wood, would hit a double that allowed Sophomore, Ilana Orloff, to score. That, however, would be all of the significant offensive output that the Blue would be able to muster for the remainder of the contest.
Defensively, Senior ace, Jenna Harvey, recorded the loss on the day placing her season record at seventeen wins and five losses. Harvey allowed four runs on eight hits and struck out six batters in just over five innings of pitching duties. Junior hurler, Beej Grundlock, tossed the final inning and a half of the game, allowing one run and three total hits.
Though a tough loss for Wellesley, the Blue, in only their fourth year of existence, finished their season with thirty wins, a College record, a ranking of #4 in New England, and a #22 ranking in all of DIII softball.
Wellesley Head Coach, Keri O'Meara, is one game shy of reaching her one-hundredth victory and in the program's four-year existence, O'Meara averages just under twenty-five wins per season.
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