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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Kara Nilan threw a complete-game
six-hitter while Clare Ronan and Gen Barlow homered to lead Bowdoin
past host Williams, 8-1, in the first game of the 2010 NESCAC
Tournament on Friday afternoon. Bowdoin (31-10) will face the
winner of Friday's second contest between Tufts and Wesleyan
Saturday at noon in the winner's bracket of the double-elimination
tournament.
Williams (16-20-1) awaits the loser of Tufts-Wesleyan Saturday at
10 a.m. in an elimination game.
Bowdoin wasted no time getting on the board against Eph starter
Mary Beth Daub, scoring three times in the top of the first.
Caroline Dewar beat out a slap hit to the mound for a single and
Shavonne Lord followed with a bloop single into left. Ronan then
got all of a pitch from Daub, driving it over the fence in
straightaway center for a three-run home run.
Williams got one back in its half of the first when Jess Cross
beat out a slap hit to third, was safe at second and then stole
third, scoring when an errant throw went into left field. But Nilan
struck out the next two batters and induced a pop up out of Daub to
end the inning.
Leading 4-1, the Polar Bears added two runs in the fifth when Amy
Hackett roped a two-out, two-run double off the top of the fence in
left. In the seventh, after an error with two outs extended the
inning, Barlow crushed a two-run jack to left.
Nilan (10-2) scattered six hits and did not walk a batter over
seven innings, striking out six. The one run she allowed was
unearned. Daub (6-9) took the loss for the Ephs, allowing 10 hits
over five innings, walking one and striking out three. At the
plate, Nilan was 3 for 4 with a run scored for the Polar Bears
while Ronan was 2 for 3 with three RBI. Dewar and Lord were both 2
for 4 and Hackett was 1 for 4 with three RBI.
