Softball swept at Westfield State

WESTFIELD, Mass.—The MCLA softball team dropped a doubleheader this afternoon at Westfield State. The Trailblazers were walked off by the Owls 3-2 in the opener and fell 12-4 in six innings in game two. With the sweep Westfield improves to 18-7 (7-1 MASCAC) while MCLA falls to 6-22 (0-8 MASCAC).

Game One         Westfield State 3            MCLA 2

After Jordyn Lummus stole home in the bottom of the 1^st inning, Sarah Hough's solo-shot to left field in the bottom of the 4^th inning would give Westfield State a 2-0 lead.

MCLA would get one back in the top of the 5^th when Madison Teta singled to drive in Maggie Closinski to make it 2-1. Closinski would score the tying run as well after she singled, and a pair of errors brought the first-year catcher home with two outs in the top of the 7^th.

The Owls would get the first two runners on in the home half and after a sacrifice bunt, Meredith Higgins would smash a ball to the centerfield fence for the 3-2 walk-off win.

Stephanie Scoville (W, 9-2) earned the win on the mound for Westfield with a complete-game, two-run, four-hit performance. Lidia Flores (L, 2-9) also went the distance but took the loss for the Trailblazers allowing three runs on seven hits.

Game Two         Westfield State 12            MCLA 4          (6 innings)       

MCLA would eclipse their game one run output in the top of the 1^st as a pair of triples by Teta and Ella Staffier (2-for-4, 2 RBI) as well as a Flores sacrifice fly would give the visitors an early 3-0 lead.

Westfield would post a run in the bottom of the 2^nd before connecting on six hits and taking advantage of two errors in the 3^rd to erupt for seven more to sprint ahead, 8-3.

The teams would exchange runs in the 4^th to make it 9-4, but a two-run homer by Chrisina Ciampa and an RBI basehit by Sabrina Testa in the bottom of the 6^th would secure the 12-4 win and the sweep.

Westfield's Gianna Conte (W, 4-3) was credited with the win pitching the final 5.1 innings, allowing just one run on five hits. MCLA starter Sarah Williams (L, 3-7) allowed eight runs (three earned) on nine hits in three innings pitched while Hailey Peabody, who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI at the plate, pitched the final two innings allowing four runs on six hits.