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Mar 19, 2023; Clermont, FL, USA; Middlebury softball during THE Spring Games at Legends Way Ballfields. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters
Mike Watters
McKenna Lont scored a pair of runs and earned her fourth win of the season.
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Middlebury MIDSOFT 8-5, 0-1 NESCAC
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Winner Bates BATES 7-4, 1-0 NESCAC
Middlebury MIDSOFT
8-5, 0-1 NESCAC
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Final
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Bates BATES
7-4, 1-0 NESCAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middlebury MIDSOFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Bates BATES 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 3 3 0

W: D. Rankin (3-1) L: Ashbrook, Jewel (2-2)

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Winner Middlebury MIDSOFT 9-5, 1-1 NESCAC
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Bates BATES 7-5, 1-1 NESCAC
Winner
Middlebury MIDSOFT
9-5, 1-1 NESCAC
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Final
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Bates BATES
7-5, 1-1 NESCAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middlebury MIDSOFT 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Bates BATES 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 1

W: Lont, McKenna (4-1) L: M. Hillwig (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Goes 1-1 With Bates In NESCAC Opener

The Middlebury softball team fell 3-0 in its NESCAC opener on Saturday, but came back to edge Bates 4-3 in the nightcap and split the series. This marked the first meeting between the programs since 2010. 
 
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Bates took a 1-0 edge in the bottom of the third. Amanda Taylor scampered home when Sarah cooked reached on a fielder's choice.
  • Delaney Rankin increased the Bobcats' lead in the fourth with a home run to center field.
  • Bates capped the scoring in the fifth when Cassidy Musco took advantage of a Panther miscue for the 3-0 final score.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
  • In the top of the second, Megan Fox blasted her team-leading third round tripper, bringing McKenna Lont home for the 2-0 lead. 
  • Middlebury tacked on another run in the third when Kristyn Carroll crossed home plate on a wild pitch to make it 3-0.
  • The Bobcats got one run back in their half of the inning when a double by Cooke brought Taylor home.
  • Bates wouldn't go away, knotting the contest 3-3 in the fifth. Taylor scored on a ground out by Ella Maher, before a single through the right side by Grace Householter drove in Musco. 
  • Carroll took advantage of a wild pitch in the top of the seventh, scoring the game-winning run to make it 4-3. 
  • Bates threatened in its half of the inning, but Jordyn Johnson recorded two outs in right field, before Lont struck out the final batter.
NOTES
  • With a hit in each game today, Lont has now recorded at least one hit in six-consecutive contests. She also earned her fourth career win in the second game to improve to 4-1.
  • Carroll has scored a pair of runs in half of Middlebury's games so far this year.
  • Due to field conditions, the doubleheader was played at Colby College. 
The Panthers travel to Bowdoin on Sunday for a two-game series, which marks the first meeting since the 2018 season. 
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