WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Wesleyan softball team dropped both games in a Saturday doubleheader at Williams, 5-0 and 10-2 (6 innings), to close out the regular season. Despite the two losses, the Cardinals (16-20, 6-12 NESCAC) clinched a spot in the 2024 NESCAC Tournament and will face top-seeded Tufts on Friday in the Quarterfinal round in Medford.The Wesleyan softball team dropped both games in a Saturday doubleheader at Williams, 5-0 and 10-2 (6 innings), to close out the regular season. Despite the two losses, the Cardinals (16-20, 6-12 NESCAC) clinched a spot in the 2024 NESCAC Tournament and will face top-seeded Tufts on Friday in the Quarterfinal round in Medford.
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The Cardinals fell victim to a gem thrown by Sadie Leonard in game one as the Ephs' ace pitcher allowed just one hit while striking out 11 in six innings of work.
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Williams scored two runs in the 2
nd inning and three more in the 3
rd inning to take a 5-0 lead.
Rebecca Cassel-Siskind '26 had the lone hit for the Cardinals in game one while
Ella DeCrescenzo '27 threw 3.1 shutout innings in relief, allowing just two hits with no walks.
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The Ephs plated five runs in the 2
nd inning of game two and led 6-0 after three innings. Wesleyan scored for the first time on the day with a two-run 4
th inning as
Cat Palmer '26 doubled down the left field line to score
Isabella Secaira-Cotto '25 from third. After Cassel-Siskind reached on a bunt single to lead the bases,
Waverly Smart '27 drew a walk to score another. With the bases still loaded and one out, Williams induced a crucial inning-ending double play to escape further damage in the inning.
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Williams then restored their six-run advantage with a two-run frame in the bottom of the 4
th. The Ephs scored again in the 5
th and put the game away with a sacrifice fly that made it 10-2, ending the game via mercy rule in the 6
th.
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Cassel-Siskind went 2-for-2 in game two, giving her three hits on the day. Palmer's double in the 4
th was her sixth double of the season.
Revi Brown '23 threw the 4
th and 5
th innings in relief, allowing one unearned run.
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Wesleyan will make their eighth all-time appearance in the NESCAC Tournament next weekend, hosted at Tufts University.