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WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS – The Williams College Softball Team (16-14/9-5 NESCAC) faced Trinity College (9-15/4-6 NESCAC) today on Cole Field. The Ephs won the first game 7-0 with a remarkable offensive showing in the sixth inning and impressive pitching by
Sadie Leonard. Leonard gave up only 2 hits and struck out 13 Bantams.
Elyse Chan pitched the next game in an equally strong performance, and the Ephs won 8-4.
The Ephs' first runs of the day came in the third inning when
Madison Mok reached first on an error and Kelly McGuigan homered. Neither team scored again until the sixth inning, when the Ephs came out in full force.
Sydney Fleming, first up to bat, hit a home run, and
Sidney Miller and
Ronni Ramos then consecutively doubled to center field.
Lauren Haywood then bunted, allowing Miller to score. Next,
Kaia Glickman singled to left field and Ramos scored, giving the Ephs a 5-0 lead.
The last two runs of the game came when Kelly McGuigan singled up the middle and both Glickman and
Louisa Coughlin, who pinch ran for Haywood, advanced to home, leaving the Ephs ahead 7-0.
Fleming started off the second game with her second home run of the day in the second inning. Miller then singled up the middle and Haywood singled to right field, advancing Miller to home. Trinity scored their first runs of the day in the third, bringing them to a temporary 3-2 lead that was quickly lost when
Tayler Wise scored in the bottom of the inning.
The Ephs scored four more times in the fourth inning thanks to hits by Haywood, Wise, Chang and McGuigan, and Trinity scored once in the top of the fifth inning. The Ephs' last run of the day came in the sixth inning after Wise singled to third base and Chang, Fleming, and Miller all walked, advancing Wise to home. The Bantams totaled only four hits over the course of the game, and the Ephs won 8-4.
"These were great team wins," said Ephs head coach
Kris Herman. "We got important on-field contributions from every player who was able to compete. That, and an engaged dugout and strong leadership from our injured players, made for a fun day."
Next up for the Ephs is an away doubleheader vs. Wesleyan University next Saturday in Middletown, CT, with the first game starting at 1 P.M.
