CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT softball team rallied for an extra-inning win in game one but dropped game two to Babson in a NEWMAC doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon on Briggs Field.
THE BASICS:
- Scores:
- Game 1: MIT 3, Babson 2 (8 innings)
- Game 2: Babson 6, MIT 2
- Records: MIT (11-5 Overall, 2-2 NEWMAC), Babson (11-6 3-3 NEWMAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE:
- Senior Mackenzie Bivin (San Diego, Calif.) hit a double to left with one out in the second, and junior Ava Ladd (Houston, Texas) followed with her own double to left to give the Engineers the early 1-0 lead in the second.
- Babson responded in the next inning with a sacrifice fly from Athena Hadjipanayis (Rye, N.Y.) to tie the game.
- Neither team could generate much offense against starters Moira O'Reilly (Columbus, Ohio) and junior Caroline Langmeyer (Upper Arlington, Ohio) in the middle innings.
- Bivin and junior Olivia Scarpaci (Staten Island, N.Y.) singled in the bottom of the seventh, but O'Reilly left them stranded to send the game to extras.
- A sacrifice fly gave Babson a 2-1 lead in the top of the eighth.
- Senior Mikayla Cable (Valrico, Fla.) reached on a fielder's choice to plate sophomore Nicole Johnston (St. Charles, Ill.) with the tying run. A walk to sophomore Arianna Kumar (San Diego, Calif.) loaded the bases for senior Kennedy Adkison (San Jose, Calif.) who singled to right to score first-year Delaney Benevides (Plainville, Mass.) with the winning run.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Langmeyer improves to 5-1 with her complete game five-hitter. She allowed two runs (one earned) with three strikeouts and no walks. O'Reilly falls to 3-3 as she allowed three runs (two earned) on eight hits with three strikeouts and one walk.
- Benevides and Bivin led the way for MIT with two hits apiece in the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO:
- Neither team could get a run across against starters Cameron Whiteford (Centerville, Md.) and senior Katie Katsuyama (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) until Babson scored in both the fifth and sixth innings to take a 2-0 lead.
- With runners on second and third and one out, Bivin hit a fly ball to center to plate Cable and cut the Babson lead to one. Ladd then beat out an infield single to score Kumar and tie the game.
- The Beavers then scored four runs in the seventh to secure the 6-2 win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Katsuyama falls to 2-2 as she went six innings allowing four runs (three earned). Whiteford earned her fifth win with her complete game. She gave up just two hits and two walks while registering five strikeouts.
UP NEXT:
- Both teams continue with NEWMAC play as the Engineers host Wheaton on Friday, April 11 at 3:00 PM while the Beavers will host Smith.
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