THE BASICS:
 
- Scores:
No. 21 MIT - 7, Springfield - 2
 
- Records: MIT (31-6), Springfield (34-8)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Briggs Field)
 
- The Lead: Top seed and No. 21 MIT softball advanced to the Championship Bracket of the 2023 NEWMAC Softball Tournament as the Engineers defeated No. 2 seeded Springfield 7-2 on Saturday afternoon.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

-  Sophomore Mikayla Cable (Valrico, Fla.) walked in the first run of the day for MIT in the first inning, and sophomore Mackenzie Bivin (San Diego, Calif.) gave the Engineers a 2-0 lead in the third with a sacrifice fly.
 
- The Pride put two runners on in the fourth with two outs, but first year Caroline Langmeyer (Upper Arlington, Ohio) got Kristen Acocalla swinging to end the inning.
 
- Junior Katia Pendowski (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) drilled a two-out solo homer to center to kick-start a five-run sixth for the Engineers. Senior Jordan Sell (Schwenksville, Pa.) singled home the fourth MIT run, and senior Haley Samuelsen (Houston, Texas) crossed home on a Pride error. First year Ava Ladd (Austin, Texas) and sophomore Kennedy Adkison (San Jose, Calif.) knocked in the sixth and seventh runs of the inning.
 
- Springfield added two runs in the seventh with one out, but Langmeyer got the next two Pride hitters swinging to end the game.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

- Langmeyer improved to 18-4 with the complete game win. She allowed two unearned runs on seven hits. She walked two and struck out nine.
 
- Ladd went 4-4 with three runs and one RBI for MIT. Adkison and Pendowski recorded two hits each.
 
- Amelia DeRosa went 4-4 with an RBI for Springfield.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will take on the winner of the 12 p.m. game which features Babson and Springfield at 2 p.m. in the Championship round of the NEWMAC Tournament.  
 
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