In the first game of the 2008 NCAA DIII New England Regional Softball Championship, Wellesley College defeated Lesley University by a final score of 3-2.
The Blue scored the game's first run in the bottom of the second inning off of a Junior, Amanda Tai, RBI single. The offensive cycle was started in the bottom of the second by Senior designated player, Jenna Harvey when she singled and Sophomore first basewoman, Shawna McCreadie, reached base on an error. Harvey and McCreadie advanced to third and second bases, respectively on a groundout. Harvey would score on a Tai drop shot that extended just beyond the reach of Lesley's shortstop.
The Blue led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a Senior, Alex Coari, bunted single, but she was stranded at third base and would not score.
Lesley University would make their move for the comeback in the top of the sixth inning and took a 2-1 lead with some timely hitting. Wellesley would not let Lesley's offensive surge deter their quest to secure the W and tied the game in the bottom of the sixth off of a Senior, Meghan Sullivan, single and a Senior, Kara Wong, center field single that enabled Sullivan to cross homeplate.
Wellesley captured the 3-2 advantage and the game in the bottom of the seventh inning when First-Year, Alison Davis, buried a liner deep into the right field corner that landed her on third base. The Blue's next batter, Sophomore, Ilana Orloff, hit a grounder to second that was misplayed; Davis scored the winning run off of the error.
Defensively, Junior hurler, Beej Grundlock, earned the victory, her ninth of the season. Grundlock allowed two runs and three hits and struck out nine Lynx batters.
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