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Kara Hines at bat during a game
11
Winner MIT MIT 10-3
0
Babson BABSON 8-12
Winner
MIT MIT
10-3
11
Final
0
Babson BABSON
8-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
MIT MIT 0 0 2 4 5 11 7 1
Babson BABSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3

W: Langmeyer, Caroline (6-1) L: K. Vlacich (4-5)

0
MIT MIT 10-4
4
Winner Babson BABSON 9-12
MIT MIT
10-4
0
Final
4
Babson BABSON
9-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MIT MIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Babson BABSON 1 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 5 2

W: M. O'Reilly (5-7) L: O'Connor, Becca (3-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Doubleheader With Babson

THE BASICS:
 
- Score:
Game 1: MIT - 11, Babson - 0 (5 Innings)
Game 2: Babson - 4, MIT - 0

- Records: No. 22 MIT (10-4, 2-2 NEWMAC), Babson (9-12, 2-4 NEWMAC)

- Location: Babson Park, Mass. (Alumni Field)

- The Lead: The MIT softball team earned an 11-0 win in game one against Babson, however, the Beavers took game two, 4-0 as the NEWMAC foes split a Saturday doubleheader.

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. GAME ONE

- Sophomore Kara Hines (Cynthiana, Ky.) launched her first homer of the season in the third to give MIT a 2-0 lead.
 
- Babson loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third, but sophomore Caroline Langmeyer (Upper Arlington, Ohio) got a popup to end the inning and keep the Engineers in the lead.
 
- MIT scored four runs in the fourth as Hines knocked in two with a double, and senior Mackenzie Relihan (Naperville, Ill.) and junior Mikayla Cable (Valrico, Fla.) recorded RBI hits.
 
- A five-run fifth sealed the win for MIT as first-year Nicole Johnston (St. Charles, Ill.) singled home the 11th run of the day, and Langmeyer retired Babson in order in the bottom of the frame.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Langmeyer improved to 6-1 as she scattered four hits across five innings of work. She struck out three and walked three.
 
- Hines led MIT with two hits and a career-high five RBI. Cable and Relihan also added two RBI each in the game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. GAME TWO

- Neither team could muster much offense in game two. with the teams combining for just seven hits.
 
- Babson got on the board quickly with a sacrifice fly in the first. They tacked on another run on an RBI double from Sara Moore.
 
- MIT got singles from Hines and junior Kennedy Adkison (San Jose, Calif.), but neither was able to get past first, and Babson added two more runs for the 4-0 win.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Junior Becca O'Connor (San Antonio, Texas) falls to 3-2 as she tossed six innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and five walks.
 
- Moira O'Reilly moves to 5-7 as she allowed four baserunners (two hits and two walks) with eight strikeouts.
 
UP NEXT:

-  MIT is back on Briggs field for a non-conference doubleheader against Simmons on Wednesday, April 10th. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.  
 
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