NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The Smith College softball team split a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) doubleheader with No. 24 Babson Sunday afternoon. The visiting Beavers took game one, 1-0, before the Pioneers won the second game, 7-5.
Smith improves to 9-10 overall and 4-2 in the NEWMAC, while Babson moves to 16-6 and 4-2 in league play.
Game 1 | Smith 0, Babson 1
- Maegan Osmond (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay) gave up one run on four hits to go along with three strikeouts over 4.0 inningsÂ
- Babson's Moira O'Reilly allowed two hits with 10 strikeouts and improves to 10-2 on the year
- The Beavers scored the only run of the game in the fourth inning on Aubrey Natoli's RBI double to right field scoring Chloe Joslin
- Piper Corey (Phoenix, AZ/Horizon Honors) and Cece Alaniz earned the only hits of the game for the Pioneers
Game 2 | Smith 7, Babson 5
- Lucy Helms (Alameda, Calif./Alameda) gave up two earned runs over 5.0 innings to earn the win for Smith
- Babson pitcher Logan McDonald took the loss after giving up three runs on eight hits
- Eryn Lee (Saratoga, Calif./Saratoga) and Lexi Balam (Lyndeborough, NH/Wilton-Lyndeborough Coop HS) each went 3-for-4, while Juno Schantz racked up two hits and two RBI
- With the game tied at 1-1, Smith erupted for five runs in the fifth inning to take a 6-1 lead on Schantz's two run triple and RBI doubles from Alaniz and Taylor Ang (San Diego, CA/Canyon Crest Academy)
- Babson responded by adding three runs in the sixth and one in the seventh for the 7-5 final
Up Next
Smith hosts Williams on Tuesday, April 12 for a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 4:00 p.m.
About Smith Athletics: Smith College is a NCAA Division III member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference that sponsors 11 intercollegiate sports. For more information log on to smithpioneers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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