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Reagan Adiletta attempts a throw from her shortstop position against Bowdoin.
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Reagan Adiletta had 12 putouts and went 3-for-4 in the first contest.
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Winner Middlebury MIDDLEBU 26-7
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Amherst AMHERST 9-22
Winner
Middlebury MIDDLEBU
26-7
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Final
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Amherst AMHERST
9-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middlebury MIDDLEBU 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 8 12 2
Amherst AMHERST 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 7 1

W: Ye, Emily (2-2) L: Abby Moravek (3-6) S: Dowd, Emily (2)

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Middlebury MIDDLEBU 26-8
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Winner Amherst AMHERST 10-22
Middlebury MIDDLEBU
26-8
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Final
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Amherst AMHERST
10-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middlebury MIDDLEBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
Amherst AMHERST 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 7 0

W: Gwen Religa (5-7) L: Dowd, Emily (10-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Carroll and Lont Set Career Games Played Mark as Panthers Go 1-1 at Amherst

The Middlebury softball team closed out its final NESCAC road trip of the regular season on Sunday against Amherst. The navy and white logged an 8-6 win in the opener before the Mammoths snagged a 3-0 game two victory.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Lauren Ro led off the bottom of the first inning with a single and scored on a Panther miscue to give Amherst a 1-0 lead.
  • A half inning later, Jen Westphal launched a solo home run over the left field wall, knotting the game at 1-1.
  • The longball trend carried over to the bottom half, as Lulu Leppard uncorked a three-run roundtripper to right field to establish a 4-1 advantage for the Mammoths.
  • Middlebury battled back in the third frame to tie the game at 4-4. A single by McKenna Lont and a base on balls from Kristyn Carroll put two runners on with one out. Three pitches later, Olivia Fleming brought home Lont with a single up the middle. Westphal knotted the contest in the next at-bat on a seeing-eye base knock that plated Carroll and Fleming.
  • The Panthers grabbed the lead for good during the fourth inning. Olivia Scholes recorded a single up the middle to start the rally. Pinch runner Alison Jankowski stole second and third before Carroll blazed around the bases for an inside-the-park home run to right center, making the score 6-4.
  • Amherst put runners on the corners with two outs in the bottom half, but reliever Emily Ye logged a flyout to right field to stop the scoring bid.
  • Middlebury added two more to build an 8-4 lead two innings later. Sera Tokumaru worked a walk and stole second before advancing to third on an infield single by Scholes. Two pitches later, Lont plated Tokumaru on a single through the left side. Westphal added the eighth run on a groundout to second base.
  • Leppard trimmed the Panther lead to two (8-6) with a two-RBI single up the middle during the sixth stanza. Amherst brought the go-ahead run to the plate, but pitcher Emily Dowd forced a pop out in foul territory to keep the advantage.
  • The Mammoths had the final chance in the seventh. Samantha Portz was plunked and advanced to third on a wild pitch and groundout. Dowd slammed the door shut with a flyout to take game one.

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

  • Middlebury looked to open the scoring in the second frame. Reagan Adiletta pushed a single through the left side and Katelyn Mikros worked a four-pitch walk. Gwen Religa recorded a groundout to second base to keep the Panthers off the board.
  • Briggs laced a one-out double into the right-center gap during the bottom half. Dowd held tough in the circle with consecutive swinging strikeouts to keep the tilt scoreless.
  • The navy and white put two runners in scoring position an inning later. Carroll reached on a fielder's choice and stole second before making it to third on a passed ball. Fleming advanced to second after earning a free pass and swiping the bag, but a pop-up to second base quelled the scoring opportunity.
  • Middlebury continued to manufacture chances. In the top of the fourth, Sarah LaFond tallied a lead-off base knock before Adiletta pushed her to third with a single through the left side. Religa again slammed the door via a strikeout and groundout.
  • Amherst broke the seal a half inning later. Leppard commenced the inning with a bunt single and made it to third on back-to-back wild pitches. A Panther miscue allowed Leppard to cross the plate, and the Mammoths tacked on two more unearned runs to build a 3-0 edge. 
  • The hosts looked for more during their at-bats in the fifth, loading the bases with one out. Ye stepped in the circle and shut down the opportunity with a fielder's choice at home and a strikeout.
  • Scholes provided a spark for the Panthers during their final plate appearances, splitting the left and center fielders with a two-bagger. Tokumaru came on to pinch run and later advanced to second on a one-out single by Carroll, but the Mammoths induced a fielder's choice to third and a strikeout to seal the 3-0 victory. 

NOTES

  • Carroll and Lont each played in their 142nd and 143rd contests as Panthers, breaking the previous program mark of 142 set by Middlebury Athletics Hall of Famer Jessa Hoffman '13.
  • Westphal had an outstanding opening contest, reaching base three times and knocking in four runs. She also surpassed 75 career RBI.
  • Ye tallied her second win of the campaign in the circle, while Dowd notched her second save of the season.
  • Adiletta enjoyed a 3-for-4 showing at the plate in game one.
  • The programs played for the 65th and 66th matchups with the Mammoths owning a narrow 35-31 edge in the all-time series. Middlebury has won six of the last eight matchups.

The squad begins the final week of the regular season with a Wednesday doubleheader at Vermont State University Castleton. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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