In the first game, Wellesley put up eight runs in the third and
fourth innings to open up a one-run game, before winning 10-2 in
five. Alex Warren and Sinta Cebrian combined to go six-for-seven
with five runs scored and five RBI while Megan Wood limited the
Engineers to just two runs to earn her third win of the season.
Tech pushed across two runs and had the bases loaded in the home
half of the last but Wood induced a fly out to end the threat and
secure the win in the abbreviated game.
Wood reached on an error with one out in the third and was
driven home by Cebrian's second triple of the day. Warren
would plate Cebrian with a double and scored on an errant throw by
leftfielder Jessica Iacobucci.
The Blue picked up where they left off in the top of the fourth,
recording four straight hits and knocking MIT starter, Anna Teruya,
from the game. Lauren Goldfarb reached on a one-out single and came
home on Wood's RBI double. After Jessica Oleinik replaced
Teruya, Cebrian reached base for the third time with an RBI
base-hit, scoring Wood. Warren doubled home Cebrian and moved
up to third on the throw home. Oleinik then got Samantha Spiga to
strike out but she was able to reach base on a passed ball and
Warren snuck home on the throw down to third.
Hoping to continue the game in the bottom of the fifth, Anna
Christensen hit a leadoff double to right, followed by a slap hit
by Lily Keung and a single by Oleinik. With the bases loaded, Keri
Dixon finally put Tech on the board with a bloop-hit over the
second baseman's head, which plated Christensen. Keung then
came home on Trinity Leonard's base hit before Li flied out
to end the game.
Wellesley wasted no time putting runs up in the second game as
Jessie Haladyna led off with a double, moved over on Ilana
Orloff's sacrifice and scored on an RBI triple by Wood. Wood
then came home on Warren's base hit through the left
side.
The Blue would add runs in the second, fifth, sixth and seventh
innings while MIT could only manage a single tally in its half of
the fourth. With runners on first and second and two outs, Anna
Teruya's line drive glanced off Haladyna's glove at
short, allowing Oleinik to score and continuing the inning. Leonard
loaded the bases with a base hit but Li struck out, stopping the
rally.
Warren went four-for-four in game two to finish the day
seven-for-eight with three runs and five RBI total. Goldfarb earned
the win in the second game with a two-hitter, striking out six.
Iacobucci took the loss for Tech, her fifth of the season.
MIT will travel to Springfield College for two games tomorrow,
April 3 beginning at 12:00 p.m. Wellesley hosts WPI for a
doubleheader on Saturday at noon.