Wentworth Institute of Technology Athletics

Softball Falls in Home Opener to Brandeis

Leopards fall by 4-0, 11-3 scores to Judges; Kelsey Medalia picks up 2 RBI

Softball Falls in Home Opener to Brandeis
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March 16, 2024

BOSTON, Mass. – Two home runs, one in each contest, by senior Haley Nash (Delmar, N.Y.) led the Brandeis Judges' softball team (3-3) to a pair of wins over the Wentworth Institute of Technology (4-8) in the Black & Gold's home opener Saturday afternoon.

GAME ONE: BRANDEIS 4, WENTWORTH 0

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Judges took an initial 1-0 edge in the opening inning as a single by sophomore Maddie Manes (San Clemente, Calif.) drove home a scorer.
  • Wentworth got themselves in scoring position in the fourth inning, however, suffered a final strikeout on the third out with the bases loaded.
  • Brandeis extended their lead to 2-0 in the seventh inning as a double by Manes drove home another base runner. Later in the inning, a home run by senior Haley Nash (Delmar, N.Y.) with a runner on base pushed Brandeis' advantage to 4-0.
  • In a quiet game for the offense, sophomore Julie Schriver (Moscow, Pa.) kept the Leopards in it for much of the contest, striking out twelve batters in the circle.

GAME TWO: BRANDEIS 11, WENTWORTH 3

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Judges took a 1-0 edge in the first inning on a single before the visitors opened the game wide open in the fifth inning as a single, two walks, and a sacrifice fly with multiple runners on base drove home four more runs, marking a 5-0 score.
  • Wentworth dwindled the deficit to one as a double by freshman Brianna Miller (West Haven, Conn.) ran home a score by sophomore Sydney Miccile (Holliston, Mass.), marking a 5-1 score. Later in the inning, a single by freshman Kelsey Medalia (Tacoma, Wash.) drove home runs by Miller and graduate student Kaitlin Pettenger (Budd Lake, N.J.), cutting the deficit to 5-3.
  • Brandeis slowed the Wentworth roll in the sixth inning, pushing their lead to 11-3 with the 6-0 run capped by a double from sophomore Bells Burdenski (San Diego, Calif.) and a home run from Nash.
  • Junior Jess Rowe (Yardley, Pa.) led the Leopards' effort in the circle, striking out a batter while Pettenger and Miccile both registered two hits for Wentworth.

SERIES NOTES:

  • Today marked the third and fourth all-time meetings between the two teams.

NEXT UP:

  • Wentworth hosts Eastern Nazarene back on Carr Diamond next Saturday, March 23.

 

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