THE BASICS:
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Scores:
Game 1: Coast Guard – 5, No. 22 MIT - 4
Game 2: No. 22 MIT - 14, Coast Guard - 0
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Records: MIT (29-6, 15-3 NEWMAC), Coast Guard (29-9, 13-5 NEWMAC)
- Location: New London, Conn. (Nitchman Field)
- The Lead: Sophomore
Becca O'Connor (San Antonio, Texas) tossed a no-hitter in game two to help the No. 22 MIT softball team secure the regular season NEWMAC Crown and the right to host the opening rounds of the conference tournament this week. This is the second no-hitter for O'Connor in her career.
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. GAME ONE:
- The Engineers grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first portion of the game as senior
Jordan Sell (Schwenksville, Pa.) crossed home on a wild pitch in the first, and sophomore
Mackenzie Bivin (San Diego, Calif.) singled home Sell for the second run of the game.
- Coast Guard got a run back with an RBI double from
Katie Becker in the fourth.
- Junior
Mackenzie Relihan (Naperville, Ill.) singled home Bivin in the fifth and later scored on a single from senior
Haley Samuelsen (Houston, Texas) to give MIT a 4-1 lead.
- The home team cut the lead to one with two runs in the fifth and a
Selena Serna double in the bottom of the seventh plated the tying and winning run for the Bears.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
- Four Engineers recorded two hits in the game including Sell, Bivin, Relihan, and junior
Rylie Spiegel (Rumson, N.J.).
- First year
Caroline Langmeyer (Upper Arlington, Ohio) fell to 16-4 as she threw 6.1 innings and allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits. She walked four and struck out seven.
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Dana Walker got her 21st win of the season for Coast Guard with her complete game performance. She surrendered four runs (two earned) on 12 hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. GAME TWO:
- The Engineers scored five times in the first on RBI hits from Bivin, Relihan, and first year
Olivia Scarpaci (Staten Island, N.Y.).
- Bivin made it a 6-0 game with a sacrifice fly in the second, and the Engineers tacked on four more runs in the third on run-scoring hits from Sell, first year
Ava Ladd (Austin, Texas), and sophomore
Kennedy Adkison (San Jose, Calif.).
- Another four-run inning that featured RBI hits from Scarpaci, Sell, and Ladd gave the Engineers a 14-0 lead which was more than enough run support for O'Connor.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
- O'Connor was efficient on the mound as she recorded nine outs via a groundout and five from via the flyout. She improved to 10-1 this season.
- Sell finished 3-3 with four runs and three RBI.
- Ladd and Scarpaci also added three RBI each in the game.
- With two hits in the game, Bivin extended her hitting streak to 20, and her two RBI brings her season total to 51.
UP NEXT:
- MIT has secured the top spot in the NEWMAC Tournament and will be the hosts when the tournament begins on Wednesday, May 3rd. The Engineers will welcome Babson and WPI to Briggs Field on Wednesday. The Beavers and WPI will play at 2:30 p.m. with the winner taking on MIT at 4:30 p.m.
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