GAME INFORMATION
Game 1: Smith 6 Emerson 1
Game 2: Smith 16 Emerson 5 (5 Innings)
Records: Smith 8-18, 5-9 NEWMAC | Emerson 5-24, 1-13 NEWMAC
Location: Rotch Field - Boston, Mass.

The Smith College softball team recorded 31 hits and three home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Emerson College Saturday afternoon at Rotch Field. The Pioneers claimed game one 6-1 and went on to explode for a 16-5 victory in the nightcap.

GAME 1: SMITH 6 EMERSON 1

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Smith crossed home four times to take the 4-0 lead over Emerson after the first two frames. 
• Makena Wagner (Hilo, Hawaii/Kamehameha Schools Hawaii) drove in the first Pioneers runs on a double into the left center gap to drive in Emma Kraus (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield/Dupon-Kraus Homeschool). 
• A three-run second inning kicked off with back-to-back RBI doubles from Elodie Townsend (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) and Kraus before Brittney Blokker (Seattle, Wash./Ballard) capped off the frame with an RBI single. 
• The Pioneers were able to plate a run in its half of the fifth and sixth frames to extend the lead to 6-0 over the Lions behind Tyler Feeney (Merrimac, Mass./Pentucket Regional)'s RBI grounder to second and single into left from Blokker. 
• Cash took Burchat deep within the bottom half of the sixth as her second homer of the season landed over the fence in center to put the score at 6-1. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

•  Emerson saw six batters record a hit, while Cash led going 1-for-3 at the plate with a homer. 
• Marquez took the loss as she pitched the first two frames, giving up four runs on six hits with a walk. 
• Freshman Marisa DeFranco was on the mound for the final five innings and gave up a pair of runs on five hits with one strikeout.
• Smith had five batters notch a pair of hits as Blokker finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and Townsend recorded a pair of doubles, crossed for one run and drove in one. 
• Burchat pitched a complete seven inning outing where she allowed a single run with six hits, two walks and fanned two batters. 

GAME 2: SMITH 16 EMERSON 5

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Kraus made her way home for the first Smith run on a miscue at third that was followed up by solo homer into left by Ally Snyder (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) to put the Pioneers up 2-0 to begin the first.
• Emerson answered in their half of the inning with a two-run bomb from sophomore Kallista Leonardos to knot the score, 2-all. 
• Smith put themselves up by a pair at 4-2 in the top of the second frame after Lydia DeAngelo (Portsmouth, R.I./Moses Brown) crushed a two-run home run into left center. 
• Emerson trailed by seven runs after Smith's half of the third thanks to Pioneers tacking on five runs to extend its lead to 9-2. 
• Snyder launched her second homer of the game into deep center to drive in the first trio of Smith runs followed by Townsend's RBI single to left. 
• Kraus safely reached on a fielder's choice to bring in Townsend for the Pioneers final run of the inning.
• Smith plated five more runs in the fourth to balloon its lead margin to 14 at 16-2 that was highlighted by pinch hitter Stephanie Konas (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central)' two RBI triple into right field followed by Townsend's two run single to center.
• Megan McGrath (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) batted in the 15th Smith run on a bases loaded single before DeAngelo smacked in the final Pioneers run on an RBI single into left. 
• Within the home half of the fifth, Emerson was able to answer with a trio of two-out runs to bring the score to 16-5. 
• Leonardos reached throwing error committed by the third baseman that allowed Carney to plate the first run of the fifth. 
• Cash batted in Leonardos for the second run on an RBI single before freshman Micaela Dix reached on a fielder's choice to bring Cash in. 
• Smith reliever Jessica Flohr (Foster City, Calif./Crystal Springs Uplands School) got Emerson to ground out to second to wrap up the game.

 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Dix went 2-for-3 at the plate for Emerson with one RBI, Cash brought in one run and Leonardos batted 1-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs.
• Cash started the opening pair of innings for Emerson and took the loss where she gave up six runs (four earned), surrendered five hits and walked on. 
• DeFranco and freshman Erin Nolan completed the final two innings and allowed two runs to cross on six hits and struck out two. 
• Snyder finished 2-for-3 in the box and went yard twice to finish with 4 RBI. With her two home runs, Snyder extends her own career record to 19 and is just one away from tying her record for homers in a season. Townsend batted 2-for-2 with three runs scored, three RBIs and drew one walk.
• Turner moved to 4-9 with the win and allowed Emerson two runs (one earned) on four hits to match her three strikeouts and one walk. 
• Flohr was on the mound for the fifth inning and surrendered three runs on a pair of hits. 

UP NEXT
Smith will play their final non-conference game of the season Tuesday at Williams, beginning at 4:00 p.m.

(Recap courtesy to Emerson Athletics)