NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The sixth-seeded Smith College softball team (16-12) faces fourth-seeded Springfield (19-11-1) in a
4:00 p.m. elimination game on Saturday at the 2014 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Softball Championship hosted by top-seeded Wellesley.
Regular Season: Springfield took two from the Pioneers (4-3 and 4-1 – 6 inn.) on April 4.
The Series: Springfield is 27-9 overall and 3-1 in NEWMAC tournament action. The last Smith win was also the lone postseason win over the Pride as the Pioneers claimed a 6-5 victory on April 23, 2008.
Fast Facts: The Pride are one of two NEWMAC teams that swept Smith in the regular season, WPI was the other...Springfield defeated Babson and fell to Wellesley on Friday…Melissa Nelson is tied for second in the conference with a .448 batting average…Springfield is the defending tournament champion and has won three of the last six titles…
Gina Martucci (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock Township), the reigning NEWMAC Softball Pitcher of the Week, lowered her overall ERA to 1.09 and increased her strikeout total to 115…at the plate, Martucci (.286) is third on the team in batting average in the last five games…
Joanna Giordano (South Salem, N.Y./John Jay) (.429) and
Brittney Blokker (Seattle, Wash./Ballard) (.417), meanwhile, are 1-2 in batting average and each have a pair of doubles...
Edie Richardson (Franklin, Mass./Fontbonne Academy) and
Sarah Tully (West Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) have both homered since last Friday…
Next Up: The winner returns tomorrow for an elimination game. The time is curently TBD.Be sure to follow along on Facebook and Twitter for any weather related updates.
Updated: 10:05 a.m., 11:25 a.m.
