Newton, Mass. - The Brandeis University softball team visited
Lasell College for a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon. They
won the first game, 3-2, and followed it up with an 8-3 victory in
the second. With these wins, the Judges climb to 7-7 overall
while Lasell drops to 5-7 on the season.
In the first game, Lasell jumped
out in front with a 2-0 lead after one inning. That first
inning consisted of two hits, an infield groundout to score a run
and a stolen base for the second run of the inning. Lasell's
sophomore P Kirsten Mammola (North Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial)
held the Judges to no hits in the first three innings.
In the fourth inning, the Judges loaded the bases with a single
to centerfield and back-to-back walks. With the bases loaded,
rookie pinch hitter Lara Hirschler (Bellmore, N.Y./John F.
Kennedy) produced the game-winning, two-out, three-RBI
double to leftfield. From that point on Brandeis junior P
Emily Vaillette (Milford, N.H./Milford) only
allowed three Lasell batters to reach base in the final four
innings to hold on for the 3-2 victory.
In the second game, the Judges
produced a 6-0 lead in the first two innings which was all that
Brandeis rookie P Caroline Miller (Bala Cynwyd,
Pa./Harriton) needed. She pitched six innings, giving up
three runs on five hits while striking out nine and only walking
two batters. Miller got the victory and is now 4-1 on the
season.
The Judges' offense had three
players produce multi-hit games. Brandeis rookie 1B
Marianne Specker (So. Windsor, Conn./Westminster
School) reached base three times on the day for the
Judges. She produced an RBI triple and an RBI single, with a
walk and a run scored to go 2-for-3 at the plate. Sophomore
2B Melisa Cagar (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) went
2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in the leadoff spot
while junior SS Chelsea Korp (Worcester, Mass./Holy
Name) also produced a solid performance going 2-for-3 with
a double and an RBI single.
With the two
victories today, the Judges climbed back to the .500 mark on the
season. They will look for another pair of victories as they
visit Clark University on March 25 at 3:00 p.m.
GAME
ONE BOX SCORE
GAME
TWO BOX SCORE
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