NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Smith College softball team (8-3, 2-2) continues its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) slate when it hosts Clark (4-8, 0-2) on Wednesday for a 3:00 p.m. twinbill.
Last Meeting: Clark left Northampton with a sweep (5-0, 5-4) as the "home team" on March 30, 2013.
The Series: The Cougars own a 35-18 advantage including the last 12. Smith's last win was a 5-3 decision on April 14, 2008 and the last Pioneer sweep was on April 14, 2006 (9-6, 8-0).
Fast Facts: Clark was swept by Wellesley 7-0 and 10-2 (6 inn.) on Saturday in its NEWMAC opener, and only contests since returning from Florida on March 5…Maya Allen paces the Cougars with a .389 batting average…Allen, Lauren Mackay and Rachel Kraytenberg all have three doubles as Corrie Desrosier has two of the three Clark triples…Melanie Dusseault and Hayley Buckheit each have six complete games to their credit and have struck out 19 and 15 batters, respectively…
Tori Brown (New Market, Md./Linganore) and
Brittney Blokker (Seattle, Wash./Ballard) are hitting .455 (5-for-11) since returning from Florida…Brown,
Caroline Kushner (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire), Joanna Girodano, Blokker and
Edie Richardson (Franklin, Mass./Fontbonne Academy) are all hitting above .300 for the season…
Gina Martucci (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock Township) has struck out 13 hitters in 14 innings pitched in NEWMAC action…The Pioneers are on pace to turn two more double plays (17) than last season.
Next Up: Smith heads down I-91 to take on Springfield at 3:30 p.m. while Clark hosts city rival WPI at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
