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Teams: Softball: Schedule & Results
TUFTS SWEEPS BOWDOIN TO FINISH PERFECT NESCAC EAST SEASON
COLLEGE SOFTBALL FINAL SCORES
Tufts 9, Bowdoin 1 (5 inn.)
Tufts 6, Bowdoin 3
At Brunswick, ME
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
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Casey Sullivan was 5 for 5 with two home
runs in the second game
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BRUNSWICK, Me. -- The Tufts University softball team polished off a
perfect conference schedule with a double-header sweep of Bowdoin on
Saturday, 9-1 and 6-3. The Jumbos round out their NESCAC East Division
slate with a perfect 12-0 record and improve to 32-0 overall. Bowdoin
falls to 19-15-1 and 2-7 in NESCAC play.
Tufts took advantage of five Bowdoin errors in the opener en route to
the eight-run victory. The visitors scored four times in the second - on
three hits and three errors - to take the lead for good. Senior Cara
Hovhanessian (Farmington, CT) had two hits and two RBI while junior
Christy Tinker (Woodbridge, CT) collected a pair of RBI. Senior
Laura Chapman (Seattle, WA) posted two hits and two runs scored
to pace the Jumbo attack. Sophomore Izzie Santone (Madison, CT)
tossed five innings for Tufts, allowing no earned runs.
Lauren Coven collected a run-scoring single for Bowdoin's lone run as
Karen Reni allowed five earned runs in the loss for the Polar Bears.
Tufts junior SS Casey Sullivan (Berlin, CT) dominated game
two, going 5 for 5 with a pair of home runs to lead the Jumbos to
victory. The visitors led 6-0 before Bowdoin rallied to score three
times in the bottom of the sixth. Senior pitcher Lauren Gelmetti
(Westfield, NJ) came in to relieve Tufts starter Stefanie Tong
(Burlingame, CA) and sealed the victory for the Jumbos.
Tong went 5.1 innings, permitting two earned runs while striking out
seven. Gelmetti earned the save with 1.2 frames of relief, allowing just
one hit as first-year Lena Cantone (Southington, CT) collected
three hits for Tufts in support of Sullivan's efforts. Bowdoin was led
by two hits apiece from Amy Hackett and Alison Coleman. Julia Jacobs was
charged with the loss after allowing two earned runs and seven hits over
5.1 innings.
Tufts plays a double-header against Endicott at home next Saturday
(Apr. 25). Bowdoin hosts the University of New England on Tuesday.
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