WESTFIELD - The Smith softball team played its first games since returning from Florida, resulting in a split at Westfield State Wednesday afternoon. In the opener, the Pioneers dropped a 4-3 decision on a walk-off home run before taking game two 7-1. Smith is now 5-7 on the year while Westfield improves to 10-6.
Game 1 Highlights
- Westfield jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second with a homerun to left center to lead off the inning by Sarah Bingham followed by an RBI single from Annelyse Rivera
- In the top of the sixth, Juno Schantz and Cece Alaniz both singled to lead off the inning
- Schantz eventually scored on a sac fly from Piper Corey (Phoenix, AZ/Horizon Honors), then Alaniz scored from third on a wild pitch
- Elinor Washington (Sacramento, CA/Pleasant Grove) walked and scored the go-ahead run on Maegen Osmond's double to right center to take a 3-2 lead
- In the bottom of the seventh with a runner on, Mia Alfonso socked a 2-run, pinch-hit walk-off homerun to win the game 4-3
Game 2 Highlights
- Trailing 1-0, Smith tied the game in the second inning on Osmond's RBI single, and got two runs on Helms' double in the third
- The Pioneers added two in the fifth and two in the sixth
- Helms finished with three hits and two RBI, while Schantz was 3-4 with two runs scored and an RBI
Up Next
Smith is scheduled to begin its NEWMAC slate Saturday at home against Coast Guard at 12:00pm.
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