NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The sixth-seeded Smith College softball team (17-12) will tangle with third-seeded WPI (27-10) for the fourth time this season as the two teams square off in a 4:00 p.m. New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Softball Championship elimination game, which will be played at top-seeded Wellesley.
This Season: WPI swept the Pioneers in Worcester on April 11 and claimed a 2-1 eight-inning victory on Friday.
The Series: WPI leads 36-18 and has a 3-1 advantage in NEWMAC/NEW 8 tournament play. The Pioneers most recent victory was a 5-3 decision on March 28, 2009 while the lone playoff win was a 2-0 victory on April 29, 2006.
Fast Facts: The Engineers last three wins have been walk offs…Katie Bumila is .714 (5-for-7) at the dish with a triple, two RBI, four runs scored and three walks vs. the Pioneers in 2014…Clare Doolin boasts a 0.88 ERA, all three wins, including two complete games, and 12 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched…With a win, the Pioneers would secure at least one win against every NEWMAC team this season…
Sarah Tully (West Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) is batting .625 (5-for-8) with a homerun, two RBI and two runs scored vs. the Engineers…
Gina Martucci (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock Township) (two singles) and
Brittney Blokker (Seattle, Wash./Ballard) (single, double) each have a pair of hits while
Joanna Giordano (South Salem, N.Y./John Jay),
Ruth Zimmerman (Edison, N.J./John P. Stevens) and
Caroline Kushner (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) have all singled…the 17 wins so far is the most since the 2006 squad won 20 to cap the
Bonnie May era…the 2006 squad was also the most recent Pioneer team to reach the final day of the NEWMAC tournament.
Next Up: The winner draws either top-seeded Wellesley or second-seeded Wheaton next Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Admission Prices
Adults- $4
Senior Citizens- $2
Students w/ ID- $1
Children under 12- Free
