MIDDLETOWN, CT – Softball drops both games of their Friday afternoon doubleheader against #8 ranked Eastern Connecticut State. The nationally ranked Warriors held the Cardinals scoreless in both games with a 7-0 victory in the first contest followed by 5-0 win in the 2^nd game. Eastern jumped out to a 1^st inning lead in game one and never turned back. In the 2^nd game, some stellar early pitching from Isabella Secaira-Cotto '25 kept it close but the Warriors' bats got going in the 3^rd. They tallied three 3^rd inning runs, then held their lead the rest of the way thanks to an incredible pitching performance by Alexis Michon to complete their 2^nd shutout of the day.
 
HIGHLIGHTS (Game 1, 7-0 Loss)

• Warriors jumped on Cardinals' pitching early, scoring three first inning runs to take an early lead. All-American Brook Matyasovsky ripped a 2-run home run over the left center field fence to cap off the early scoring for ECSU. Wesleyan was able to strand the bases loaded to stop the bleeding
• The ECSU offense came alive again in the 5^th inning, scoring two more runs to extend their lead to five in the middle innings. The Warriors capitalized on a Wesleyan fielding error and two hits of their own to add their insurance runs
• The Cardinals turned an important double play that stopped what appeared to be the start of a big inning for the Warriors in the top of the 6^th. After two people got aboard to start the inning, Darlene De La Cruz '25 took the ground ball right at her, tagged third and threw across the diamond to first for two. ECSU would go on a two-out rally to still manage two runs in the inning

NOTES:

• ECSU outhit Wesleyan 10-3
• Sophia Sciarappa '22 (1-for-3) extended her hit streak to seven
• Courtney Collins-Pisano '22 (1-for-3) steals her team-leading 6^th base of the season

 
HIGHLIGHTS (Game 2, 5-0 Loss)

• The Eastern bats got going early again in game two. The Warriors scored the first of their five runs in the game in the 2^nd inning. Caroline Biel singled to right center to drive in their first run of the contest. Wesleyan responded with runners on 2^nd and 3^rd in the bottom half of the inning, but couldn't come through with a run
• The Warriors added three more runs in the 3^rd inning. They scored on four hits, including three extra-base hits (two 2bs, one triple)
• ECSU added the last of their runs in the 5^th inning. They recorded three hits, driving in one to extend their lead to five going into the bottom of the 5^th
• Wesleyan would not record a hit over the final three innings, with Alexis Michon shutting down the Cardinals' bats throughout the day

NOTES:

• ECSU outhit Wesleyan 11-1
• Krissy Gately '24 had Wesleyan's only hit of the game, going 1-for-2 with a walk
• This is the first nationally ranked team Wesleyan has played this season

 
UP NEXT:
Wesleyan will return to action in a make-up game this Sunday against NESCAC foe Hamilton.