Box Score
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Kara Nilan threw a
complete-game six-hitter Friday while Clare Ronan and Gen Barlow
homered to lead Bowdoin past host Williams, 8-1, in the first game
of the 2010 NESCAC Tournament.
Bowdoin (31-10) will face the winner of Friday's second
contest between Tufts and Wesleyan Saturday at noon. Williams
(16-20-1) awaits the loser of Tufts-Wesleyan Saturday at 10 a.m. in
an elimination game.
Bowdoin wasted no time getting on the board against Eph starter
Mary Beth Daub, scoring three times in the top of the first.
Caroline Dewar beat out a slap hit to the mound for a single and
Shavonne Lord followed with a bloop single into left. Ronan then
got all of a pitch from Daub, driving it over the fence in
straightaway center for a three-run home run.
Williams got one back in its half of the first when Jess Cross
beat out a slap hit to third, was safe at second and then stole
third, scoring when an errant throw went into left field. But Nilan
struck out the next two batters and induced a pop up out of Daub to
end the inning.
Leading 4-1, the Polar Bears added two runs in the fifth when
Amy Hackett roped a two-out, two-run double off the top of the
fence in left. In the seventh, after an error with two outs
extended the inning, Barlow crushed a two-run jack to left.
Nilan (10-2) scattered six hits and did not walk a batter over
seven innings, striking out six. The one run she allowed was
unearned. Daub (6-9) took the loss for the Ephs, allowing 10 hits
over five innings, walking one and striking out three.
At the plate, Nilan was 3 for 4 with a run scored for the Polar
Bears while Ronan was 2 for 3 with three RBI. Dewar and Lord were
both 2 for 4 and Hackett was 1 for 4 with three RBI.
For Williams, Cross was 2 for 3 with a run scored.
