Softball Falls Twice to Fisher

BOSTON, Mass. – Freshman Kristina Brown (Dixon, Calif.) went 7-for-8 with six runs scored and five runs batted to help the Fisher College softball team sweep Wentworth Institute of Technology in a non-conference contest played at Carr Diamond.

Winners of five in a row the Falcons improve to 5-14 while the Leopards drop to 4-14.

Fisher got on the board in its first at bat as Brown hit a one-out double, moved to third on a fielder's choice, and scored on an error. In the home half of the inning, Wentworth took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double from junior Sam Curran (Quincy, Mass.), a sacrifice fly by junior Isabella Grassetti (Monson, Mass.), and an RBI single from freshman Marina MacDonald-Soccorso (Avon, Conn.).

The Falcons regained the lead in the third inning, thanks to a four-run frame as sophomore Christine Briggs (Rumford, Maine) had a two-run single, classmate Cassy Pillard (Jefferson, N.H.) had an RBI single, and classmate Jayla Vega (Hoboken, N.J.) drove in a run when she reached on a fielder's choice.

An inning later the Falcons upped their lead to 8-3 as Brown led off with a home run, sophomore Jade Bracero (Hoboken, N.J.) scored when freshman Morgan Selmi (Rohnert Park, Calif.) doubled and advanced on an error, and Selmi scored on a wild pitch.

The teams traded runs in the fifth as freshman Jordan Smith (Bethel, Conn.) drew a bases-loaded walk in the top of the fifth and sophomore Karsyn Sawyer (Chatham, N.Y.), who led off with a single, eventually came around to score on an error.

Fisher took an 11-4 lead in the seventh when Brown led off the inning with her second home run of the game and Bracero, who walked, came around to score on a Smith groundout. In the home half of the inning, the Leopards scored three times as junior Anne Harris (Germantown, Md.) had an RBI triple, Curran had a sacrifice fly, and junior Liz Glavin (Ipswich, Mass.) had an RBI single.

Vega earned the win for the Falcons as she allowed seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits and struck out seven. Brown was 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs, four runs scored, and two RBI. Briggs was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Smith drove in a pair.

Curran took the loss in four innings for the Leopards before Grassetti pitched the final three innings. At the plate, Sawyer was 2-for-3 with three runs scored, Curran drove in two runs, and Glavin and MacDonald Soccorso had two hits each.

The first inning of game two was a mirror image of game one as Fisher scored a run in the top of the inning before Wentworth scored three times in the bottom of the frame. Selmi drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead before Wentworth got an RBI groundout from Sawyer and a two-run home run from senior Haylee Bacik (Lowell, Mass.).

Both teams scored three times in the second inning as Pillard had a two-run triple and would score on a wild pitch in the top of the inning and Bacik had a three-run double in the home half of the inning.

In the third inning, Jordan Smith scored after sophomore Emily Smith (Oxford, N.Y.) singled and advanced on the throw and a Leopard error. Freshman Victoria Park (Lynn, Mass.) delivered a two-run triple, giving the visitors a 7-6 lead. The lead would be short-lived, however, as MacDonald-Soccorso, who reached on an error, scored when Curran reached on an error.

Fisher took the lead for good in the fourth on a two-run double off the bat of Selmi. An inning later the Falcons broke the game open with a 10-run inning, with Brown contributing a two-run double during the inning.

Jordan Smith earned the win for the Falcons as she allowed seven runs (five earned) on 10 hits and struck out three. Brown was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI, Selmi was 3-for-4 with five RBIEmily Smith had three hits, and Pillard had a pair of hits and four RBI.

Bacik took the loss for the Leopards and was 2-for-3 with five RBI at the plate. Glavin and MacDonald-Soccorso had two hits each for the Black & Gold.

Wentworth is at Endicott on Wednesday.