Teams: Softball: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS WIN 11TH STRAIGHT WITH SERIES SWEEP AT COLBY

COLLEGE SOFTBALL FINAL SCORE
Tufts 7, Colby 1

At Waterville, ME
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Game Box Score

WATERVILLE, Me. -- Tufts University scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning to break open a tight game and earn a 7-1 victory over Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference East Division softball Saturday. The win is the 11th in a row for Tufts since the start of their New England schedule, and it secured a series sweep over the Mules after Tufts won a double-header yesterday.

First-year Kim Miner (Concord, MA) pitched a four-hit complete game for Tufts, now 18-5 overall and 6-0 in the NESCAC East. Junior Sam Kuhles (Somerville, NJ) had a two-run single and scored in the top of the seventh. Classmate Maya Ripecky (Chicago, IL) hit an RBI single for the Jumbos in the fourth inning and added a run in the seventh inning. Junior Roni Herbst (Montclair, NJ), sophomore Casey Sullivan (Berlin, CT) and sophomore Jenna Robey (St. Ann, MO) all singled and scored in the seventh.

Colby (6-10, 0-6 NESCAC East) got its lone run in the bottom of the seventh when Amanda Roehn (Tampa, FL) doubled and scored on a single by Alyssa Lepore (Victor, NY). The Mules also got a strong outing from starter Brittany Tasi (Shelton, Conn.), who allowed just three hits in the first six innings.

Tufts continues a busy weekend tomorrow when they travel to Western Connecticut State University for games against Wheaton College and the host Colonials at 1:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon, respectively.

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