Wellesley Downs Babson in First Round of NEWMAC Tournament (4/26/08)

In a first-round NEWMAC tournament playoff game, Wellesley outlasted town rival, Babson College, by a final score of 2-0. The loss bumped Babson to the loser's bracket while enabling Wellesly to remain in the winner's bracket. The Wellesley win pits the Blue against second-seeded Wheaton College for this weekend's tournament continuation.

After the Beavers threatened to score in the top of the third inning, Senior pitcher, Jenna Harvey, was able to rescue Wellesley from the jam by forcing a pop-up out and by striking out two Babson batters. Wellesley would strike first in the bottom of the fourth inning. With two Wellesley outs, Sophomore, Megan Wood, displayed a stellar and patient at-bat that earned her a trip to first base after she forced Babson pitcher, Jess Byrn, to throw her fourteen pitches. After Wood's at-bat, Sophomore, Shawna McCreadie, tagged bags on a two-base error that would allow Wood to advance to third base. Senior, Meghan Sullivan, would then drive Wood home on a line drive rope up the middle of the field. In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Blue scored their second run of the game as Junior, Amanda Tai, scored off of a Sophomore, Ilana Orloff, sacrifice fly. Earlier in the inning Tai reached first base after being hit by a pitch and moved around the bases on a First-Year, Alison Davis, single. To preserve the Wellesley W, Harvey struck out three Babson batters in the bottom of the seventh inning.