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19
Winner Middlebury MIDDLEBU 8-9
6
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 9-15
Winner
Middlebury MIDDLEBU
8-9
19
Final
6
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN
9-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middlebury MIDDLEBU 0 3 1 2 0 5 8 19 13 1
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 6 12 3

W: I. Margiotta (6-5) L: Gaffney-Gomez, Lauren (4-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Wesleyan Falls 19-6 in Game One Against Middlebury

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Wesleyan softball team (9-15, 1-6) fell 19-6 to Middlebury (8-9, 1-3) in game one of a NESCAC West series on Friday. The Cardinals and the Panthers will play two games on Saturday, beginning at noon. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Wesleyan took a 1-0 edge in the first Lauren Gaffney-Gomez singled and scored on a double to center by Sophia Sciarappa.
  • Middlebury took a 3-1 lead with three runs in the top of the second inning. Sophia Marlino doubled to right and scored on a double to center by Jen McGann. After a single through the left side by Olivia Bravo and a bunt single from Sophia Bolinger loaded the bases, Emily Moore drove in Marlino with a base hit to left. Melanie Mandell followed, ripping a double down the left-field line to plate a pair of runs.
  • The Panthers added a run in the third and extended the lead to 6-1 in the fourth when Marlino drove in two runs with a single up the middle.
  • Wesleyan got things going in the bottom half of the inning with back-to-back singles from Kendall Mancuso and Brenna Monroe. Maddie Ikeda drove in a run with an infield single, while Courtney Collins-Pisano hit a two-run double to left center to make it a 6-4 game.
  • Middlebury cracked the game open with five runs in the sixth inning. Moore dropped a double on the line in left to drive in a pair of runs, making it 8-4. Noelle Ruschil walked with the bases loaded, before a two-run single down the right-field line by Liza Tarr gave the Panthers an 11-4 advantage.
  • Wesleyan scored twice in the sixth, as Gaffney-Gomez walked and scored on a wild pitch, before Danielle Rinaldi, who had walked, crossed the plate on a groundout.
  • With the bases loaded in the seventh, Middlebury's Moore hit a grand-slam home run to increase the lead to 15-6. Later, Sara Tobias hit a two-run single to center, driving in a pair of runs. The visitors added four more runs to make it a 19-6 final.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

  • Gaffney-Gomez suffered the loss in the circle for the hosts.
  • Ikeda went 3-4 to pace the Cardinals, while Sciarappa and Monroe were each 2-3.
  • Middlebury's Irene Margiotta picked up the win, allowing four earned runs over seven innings of work.
  • For the Panthers, Moore went 3-7 with a double, homer, six RBI and two runs scored, while Mandell had a 3-4 game with a double, two RBI and three runs scored. Marlino and Tobias were each 2-3 with a double and two runs scored.
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