Softball Powers to NEWMAC Doubleheader Sweep at Coast Guard

A scoring correction has been made for game two, the final score of the contest is 12-5 Wellesley, not 11-5 has previously noted.

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Wellesley College softball powered to a pair of New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) victories over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Friday afternoon at Nitchman Field. The Blue took game one 15-3, and game two, 12-5. 

Wellesley, now 6-0 since returning from their season opening trip to Florida, improves to 8-6 overall and 4-0 in conference. Coast Guard drops to 5-15 overall and 0-4 in the NEWMAC

Game 1: Wellesley 15, Coast Guard 3

Leading 3-2 in the top of the seventh inning, Wellesley scored seven runs on five hits to take a 10-2 advantage. The Blue would add five more runs in the seventh inning to close out the 15-3 victory. 

Senior Carly Bresee (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) went 4-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored for the Blue. Bresee was one of three Wellesley players with multiple RBIs in the contest, as juniors Ashtyn Coleman (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Anna Pisac (Snohomish, Wash.) each drove in four runs, respectively. Pisac also added her seventh home run of the year with a three-run shot in the seventh.

Coast Guard Senior Hannah Ingerson (Kirkwood, Pa.) and sophomore Emma Hvozdovich (Palm Harbor, Fla.) each went 2-3, with Ingerson adding a solo home run and Hvozdovich a double and an RBI. First year Emily Hogan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) went 1-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

Wellesley opened the scoring with runs in the top of the second inning. With the bases loaded, Ashtyn Coleman brought all three runners around to score with her first double of the year. 

Coast Guard rallied for a pair in the bottom of the second, making the score 3-2 when Hogan doubled to score first year Sharayah Simco (Florence, Ky.) and Hvozdovich singled to score Hogan.

The game advanced to the top of the sixth inning before Wellesley broke open the contest with a seven run outburst. Kendra Coleman (Scottsdale, Ariz.) started the rally with an RBI single. Bresee followed with a two-RBI double, while Amanda Manning (Durham, Calif.) added an RBI single before the Blue scored a run thanks to an error and Pisac ripped an RBI double. Sophomore Julia Warner (Kenmore, Wash.) capped the rally with an RBI single.

Ingerson homered in the home half of the sixth but it did little to slow the Blue. Ashtyn Coleman singled home Kendra Coleman in the top of the seventh. Pisac then put the exclamation point on game one with a three-run home run.

Sophomore Madeline Bianchi (6-3) went seven innings giving up three runs, all earned, on seven hits, while striking out one and walking three. Senior Sarah Sorensen (Lakewood, Wash.) was charged with the loss (3-10) after giving up 10 runs, six earned, on 13 hits in 5.1 innings pitched. 

Game 2: Wellesley 12, Coast Guard 5

Bresee, Manning, Ashtyn Coleman and sophomore Zein Aburish (Alexandria, Va.) each recorded two hits, while Manning had a team-high three RBIs, to lead the Blue to an 11-5 victory in game two. Pisac and Ashtyn Coleman each also added two more RBIs in the contest. 

Hvozdovich was 3-4 with two RBI's and a run scored for the Bears. First year Hayden Short (Cullman, Al.) went 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored while Hogan was 1-3 with a run scored.  Sophomore Casey Cruzpino (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) was 1-3 with an RBI and first year Allyson Holfinger (Sterling, Mass.) was 2-3 with two runs scored.

Wellesley took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back. Bresee opened the game with a single, scoring on a sacrifice fly from Pisac. Ashtyn Coleman added the second Blue run, scoring on an error after reaching base with a single, before senior Jaclyn Tsang (Manalapan, N.J.) hit her team-leading sixth double of the season to score Ashtyn Coleman. Aburish closed out the rally with an RBI single later in the inning, scoring Tsang.

The Blue added two more in the top of the fourth inning, with Manning recording an RBI single before coming around to score on and Ashtyn Coleman RBI groundout. 

The Bears cut the deficit to 6-4 in the bottom of the fifth. The hosts clawed back to within two thanks to a two-run double from Hvozdovich and RBI hits from Short and Cruzpino. Two runs would be as close as Coast Guard would get, as the Blue responded with two more runs in the top of the sixth and three more runs in the seventh to secure the 11-5 win.

Manning added two more RBIs in the late innings, while Pisac and Ashtyn Coleman also added one apiece to their totals. Warner (2-2) pitched a complete game allowing five runs on ten hits, striking out four and walking three. Sorensen (3-11) took the loss pitching one inning and giving up four runs on four hits and walking two.

Wellesley will host Clark tomorrow April 2, at 11:00 AM. Coast Guard is also back in action tomorrow when they travel to WPI at 12:00 pm.