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Jordan Wallace swinging at a pitch during a softball game
Brian Yamamura
11
Winner Brandeis BRANDEIS 8-1
4
Simmons SIMMONS 3-10
Winner
Brandeis BRANDEIS
8-1
11
Final
4
Simmons SIMMONS
3-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Brandeis BRANDEIS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 11 12 0
Simmons SIMMONS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 9 5

W: Kannan, Ragini (4-0) L: Piper Kinney (2-3)

9
Winner Brandeis BRANDEIS 9-1
0
Simmons SIMMONS 3-11
Winner
Brandeis BRANDEIS
9-1
9
Final
0
Simmons SIMMONS
3-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Brandeis BRANDEIS 3 2 1 2 1 9 8 0
Simmons SIMMONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

W: Jennings, Madeline (2-1) L: Ally Hyde (0-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Mirit Wenderfer '29

Softball sweeps Simmons, extending winning streak to nine

BOSTON, Mass. – The Brandeis University softball team earned a doubleheader sweep of Simmons on Saturday, rallying for an 11-4 extra-inning victory in game one before cruising to a 9-0 five-inning shutout in game two. The Judges combined strong pitching performances with timely offense, including a nine-run eighth inning in the opener and a balanced attack throughout the second game. Their nine-game winning streak is the longest at Brandeis since 2023. 

TEAM RECORDS
  • Brandeis, 9-1.
  • Simmons, 3-11.
HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 1 (Brandeis, 11-4)
  • Senior Ragini Kannan (Westford, Mass. / Westford Academy) earned the win for Brandeis, pitching all 8 innings, and allowing only 3 earned runs, with 5 strikeouts.
  • Kannan improved to 4-0 on the season. It was her sixth career game pitching more than seven innings, and her first this season.
  • Brandeis struck first in the top of the first inning. Senior Erin Hunt (Wake Forest, N.C. / Franklin Academy) reached on an error while laying down a bunt and advanced to second. Later in the inning, sophomore Jordan Wallace (Howell, N.J. / Choate Rosemary Hall, Conn.) delivered an RBI single to right field to bring Hunt home for an early 1–0 lead.
  • Both teams were held in check through the middle innings as pitching and defense controlled the game. Brandeis threatened in the second and third innings with singles from senior Maddie Manes (San Clemente, Calif. / San Juan Hills) and junior Brooke Boehmer (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mount Lebanon), but Simmons was able to keep the Judges off the scoreboard.
  • Simmons evened the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. After a leadoff double by Emily Deleault, the Sharks tied the score on a sacrifice fly by Abigail Carvalho, making it 1-1.
  • The Sharks took their first lead in the sixth inning when Teagan Buckley singled and later scored on an RBI single from Deleault, putting Simmons ahead 2-1.
  • Brandeis responded in the top of the seventh. Sophomore Dylan Yamamura (Newbury Park, Calif. / Newbury Park) doubled to left field to lead off the inning, and first-year Alexa Johnson (La Crescenta, Calif. / Crescenta Valley) entered as a pinch runner. After moving to third on a sacrifice bunt by junior Katie Baydian (Massapequa, N.Y. / Our Lady of Mercy Acad.), Johnson scored on a fielder's choice by Manes to tie the game at 2–2 and send the contest into extra innings.
  • The Judges broke the game open in the top of the eighth inning. Taking advantage of several Simmons errors, Brandeis scored nine runs in the frame. Wallace sparked the rally with an RBI triple down the left-field line, while senior Bells Burdenski (San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo), Yamamura, Manes, and first-year Mia Deck (Laguna Hills, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic) each drove in runs during the inning. First-year Taryn Rainey (Huntley, Ill. / Huntley) capped the rally with a two-run single to right field, giving the Judges an 11-2 lead.
  • Simmons scored twice in the bottom of the eighth, but Brandeis held on to secure the 11-4 extra-inning victory.
  • Wallace led the Judges offensively with a triple and three RBI, while Rainey added two RBI. Yamamura, Burdenski, Deck, and Manes each contributed an RBI during the decisive eighth-inning surge as Brandeis pulled away late.
HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 2 (Brandeis, 9-0)
  • First-year Madeline Jennings (New York, N.Y. / Beacon) earned the win for Brandeis, pitching all 5 innings as a shutout, with only one hit and five strikeouts. She improved to 2-1 on the season with her first career complete game. 
  • Brandeis jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, defeating Simmons 9-0 in five innings.
  • The Judges struck quickly in the top of the first inning. Hunt and Rainey each reached on walks, and after Boehmer singled to load the bases, Burdenski reached on an error that brought home two runs. Wallace later scored on a fielder's choice by Manes, giving Brandeis an early 3-0 advantage.
  • The Judges added to their lead in the second inning. Deck singled and Hunt walked to start the rally. Wallace later drew a bases-loaded walk to force in a run, and Burdenski followed with a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 5-0.
  • Brandeis continued to build the lead in the third inning. Manes walked and moved to third after a wild pitch and a groundout before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Hunt, extending the advantage to 6-0.
  • The offense stayed aggressive in the fourth inning. Boehmer singled and moved into scoring position before Wallace drove her in with an RBI single to left. Wallace later stole third and came home on another sacrifice fly from Burdenski, pushing the score to 8-0.
  • Brandeis added one more run in the fifth. Junior pinch hitter Hannah Fletcher (Bethany, Conn. / Amity Regional) reached with a single and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from first-year Cae Pellegrini (Milford, Mass. / Milford), giving the Judges their 9-0 final margin.
  • Burdenski led the offense with three runs driven in on a pair of sacrifice flies, as Wallace drove in a RBI single and a run scored. Deck, Boehmer, and Fletcher each added hits as Brandeis steadily built its lead throughout the game. The Judges' pitching and defense held Simmons to just one hit to secure the shutout victory.
UP NEXT
  • The Judges return to action next weekend for their first series at home in Waltham, against University Athletic Association foe #22 Emory University, beginning on Friday, March 20th at 3 pm.
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