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Clark University CLK 6-21
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Winner Smith SMI 16-10-1
Clark University CLK
6-21
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Final
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Smith SMI
16-10-1
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Clark University CLK 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 5 1
Smith SMI 1 0 2 1 1 7 12 15 0

W: E. Doty (9-5) L: Dube, Megan (4-7)

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Clark University CLK 6-21
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Winner Smith SMI 17-10-1
Clark University CLK
6-21
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Final
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Smith SMI
17-10-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Clark University CLK 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 12 0
Smith SMI 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 10 0

W: A. Lavery (1-0) L: Buzzeo, Brooke (0-6)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Bested by Smith in Saturday Doubleheader

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Clark University softball team (6-22, 1-11 NEWMAC) traveled to Smith (17-10-1, 7-5 NEWMAC) for a road NEWMAC series and fell to the Pioneers in both games on Saturday afternoon from the Smith Softball Field.

Game One: Smith 12, Clark 4 (F/6)
  • Smith jumped out to an early 1-0 lead off a home run in the bottom of the first before sophomore Magdalena Barthel doubled and first-year Megan Dube walked, but both were left on base.
  • After a scoreless second inning pitched by Dube, Clark jumped out to a 2-1 lead as senior Samantha Crowley scored on a wild pitch and sophomore Emelie Spence scored on a sacrifice fly from senior Rebecca Mauro.
  • The Pioneers then scored two runs in the bottom of the third and a run in both the fourth and fifth innings to take a 5-2 lead.
  • Clark pulled back within one in the top of the sixth when sophomore Keira Langus roped a two-RBI double to center field that scored Barthel and Mauro to make it 5-4.
  • Smith scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth to record a 12-4 win in game one.
Game Two: Smith 6, Clark 5 (F/8)
  • Crowley and Spence each reached base, but were left on and in the first and second inning, sophomore Brooke Buzzeo tossed scoreless innings.
  • The Cougars scored two runs in the top of the third when Mauro and sophomore Felicia Salvati each recorded RBI's to go up 2-0.
  • Buzzeo pitched a scoreless third before the Pioneers tied the game in the fourth at 2-2.
  • In the top of the fifth, Spence recorded an RBI single and Mauro belted an RBI double to give the Cougars a 4-2 lead.
  • After a scoreless bottom half of the fifth, sophomore Madison Dillon and Crowley each reached base in the top of the sixth, but were left on base.
  • Buzzeo allowed no runs in the sixth and with two outs in the seventh, the Pioneers hit a two-run homer to send the game into extras.
  • Dillon hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to plate first-year Charlise Quigley and go up 5-4, but Smith plated two runs in the bottom of the eighth to win 6-5.
What's Next
Clark will return to the field on Friday afternoon when they welcome WPI to O'Brien Softball Field for a NEWMAC doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m.
 
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