GAME ONE
BOX SCORE
GAME TWO BOX
SCORE
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Tufts University softball team polished off
a perfect conference schedule with a doubleheader sweep of Bowdoin
on Saturday, 9-1 and 6-3. The Jumbos round out their NESCAC 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 opening 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. Cara Hovhanessian had two hits and two RBI while Christy
Tinkler collected a pair of RBI. Laura Chapman posted two hits and
two runs scored to pace the Jumbo attack. Izzie Santone 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 SS Casey Sullivan dominated game two, going 5-5 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., but Lauren Gelmetti came in to relieve Tufts starter
Stefanie Tong 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 Lena Cantone 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.