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Will Costello
Members of the team celebrate after winning the first game of the day.
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Amherst AMHERST 13-6
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Winner Middlebury MIDSOFT 12-7
Amherst AMHERST
13-6
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Final
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Middlebury MIDSOFT
12-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Amherst AMHERST 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Middlebury MIDSOFT 0 0 0 1 0 4 X 5 7 1

W: Ashbrook, Jewel (3-2) L: A. Moravek (4-2)

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Amherst AMHERST 13-7
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Winner Middlebury MIDSOFT 13-7
Amherst AMHERST
13-7
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Final
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Middlebury MIDSOFT
13-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Amherst AMHERST 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 1
Middlebury MIDSOFT 0 2 3 1 2 0 X 8 16 1

W: Lont, McKenna (5-2) L: D. Briggs (3-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Middlebury Sweeps Amherst With Pair of Come-From-Behind Wins

The Middlebury softball team came from behind twice to sweep Amherst in doubleheader action on Saturday. The Panthers won the first game 5-3, and took the nightcap 8-5, in their home-opening series. The second victory of the day marked the program's 400th triumph. 
 
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Mammoths took a 1-0 edge in the top of the third inning. America Rangel singled to center, before advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt by Mia Castro and to third on a sacrifice fly by Abby Moravek. Rangel scored on the next play when Megan Taketa sent a base hit to left center.
  • Dani Torres-Werra led off the fourth inning with a homer over the left-field fence to make it 2-0 for Amherst. 
  • Middlebury cut the deficit in half during its next at-bat. Kristyn Carroll singled to right center, before advancing to second and third on a pair of wild pitches. Carroll later scampered home on a ground out by Megan Fox to make it 2-1.
  • The Mammoths increased their advantage to 3-1 in the top of the sixth. Rachel Lovejoy doubled down the left field line before later touching home on a Panther miscue. 
  • Panther McKenna Lont singled to left field to start the bottom of the sixth. Katie Likhite pinch-ran for Lont and later crossed home plate on a wild pitch to make it 3-2. Abby Santis belted a single deep into left field to drive home Carroll and knot the contest 3-3. Later in the inning, pinch runner Hannafey touched home on a single by Tori Papaleo, before a base hit by Caitlin Viola drove in Jewel Ashbrook for the 5-3 lead. 
  • With two outs and runners on second and third, Carroll made a diving catch in left-center to record the game's final out and secure the 5-3 triumph for Middlebury.  
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Amherst came out of the gates strong in the nightcap, taking an early 2-0 lead. Taketa scored on a wild pitch, before a double to left by Sadie Pool brought Torres-Werra home.
  • Rangel walked to start the second for the Mammoths and later crossed home on an error to increase the advantage to 3-0.
  • Middlebury cut the deficit to one (3-2) in the bottom of the second. A single to shortstop by Jordyn Johnson brought home Hannafey, before Jennifer Westphal touched the plate on a base hit to center by Lont. 
  • In their next at-bat, the Panthers took a 5-3 advantage. Fox belted a double that just hit the left-center fence, allowing Cece Ziegler to slide through home plate. Hannafey pinch-ran for Fox and later touched home when Papaleo doubled off the right-center fence. Later in the inning, Carroll singled through the right side to drive in Papaleo.
  • Middlebury tacked on another run in the fourth when Papaleo laced another double to right field, scoring Ziegler to make it 6-3.
  • Rangel blasted a triple to center field in the top of the fifth, cutting the Mammoths' deficit to one (6-5).
  • With two outs in the bottom of the fifth, a single to shortstop by Fox brought home Johnson and Santis for the 8-5 final.
NOTES
  • Papaleo tallied a pair of hits in each game, while belting two doubles in the opener.
  • Middlebury and Amherst played for the 57th and 58th times today.
  • In the second game, the Panthers tied a season-high with 16 hits.
 
Middlebury stays at home for its next three doubleheader NESCAC series, hosting Colby next Saturday, followed by Tufts on Sunday. 
 
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