THE BASICS:

- Score: No. 16 Randolph-Macon College - 8, MIT - 3

- Records: MIT (31-17) Randolph-Macon (34-9)

- Location: Ashland, Va. (Softball Field)

- The Lead: The MIT softball team fell to host and No. 16 Randolph-Macon by an 8-3 margin on a rainy Saturday morning on day two of the NCAA Softball Regional Championship.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

- Junior Jordan Sell (Schwenksville, Pa.) reached on a fielding error with one out in the third and advanced to third on a bunt single from first-year Kennedy Adkison (San Jose, Calif.). Sell then came around to score on a sacrifice fly by senior Anya Chase (Wells, Maine) for the first MIT run of the day.
 
- The Yellow Jackets tied it in the top of the fourth with a lead-off home run from Rilee Baughan, but Chase retired the next three to keep the game tied.
 
- Macon took the lead with a three-run fifth and added another run in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead. MIT got one back as first-year Mackenzie Bivin (San Diego, Calif.) tripled to left and came around to score on a groundout from first-year Mikayla Cable (Valrico, Calif.)
 
- RMC extended their lead even more in the seventh with a three-run homer to left from Kayla Davis to take an 8-2 lead.
 
- The Engineers loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the seventh. Senior Claire Wichman (Omaha, Neb.) led off with a single, and first-year Dana Bell (Bensalem, Pa.) reached on a fielding error to put runners on first and second. First-year Katia Pendowski (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) followed with a single to load the bases for MIT. Wichman scored on a sacrifice fly from first-year Kennedy Adkison (San Jose, Calif.) to make it an 8-3 game, but that was the Engineers' rally would fall short.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Chase pitched the first five innings and gave up four runs (one earned) on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts. The loss drops her to 16-10 on the year. First-year Becca O'Connor (San Antonio, Texas) pitched 1.2 innings and gave up four runs on four hits. She walked one and struck out two batters. Senior Deborah Torres (Portage, Mich.) got the final out of the seventh.
 
- Gracie Ellis earned the complete-game win for the Yellow Jackets as she gave up three runs (one earned) on five hits. She walked none and struck out seven.

UP NEXT:

-   The Engineers will look to keep their season going as they will take on the winner of the Susquehanna vs. Farmingdale St. game tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. The River Hawks and Rams will play at 10 am.
 
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