MCLA 4, Worcester State 0

MCLA 8,  Worcester State 7

Game 1  ---  Box Score

Game 2  ---  Box Score

North Adams, MA --- The MCLA softball team is on quite a roll as they have compiled a 5-1 record in their past six games. What makes that even more important is three of those games were in the MASCAC improving their record to 4-6 in conference play and 8-20 overall.

In this afternoon's sweep over Worcester State, pitcher Jen McMurray earned both wins for the Trailblazers only giving up ten hits in 14 innings of work also improved her record to 5-5 on the season. The Lancers fall to 8-21 overall and 3-9 in the MASCAC right behind MCLA.

In the opener, Katie Ouellette's two RBI triple in the second inning would prove to be enough for the Trailblazers to take game one earning a 4-0 shutout. McMurray only allowed two hits, both doubles, to Katherine Kelly, but she would be left on base both times and that would be all the offense the Lancers could generate in the first game.

In the second game of the conference double-header, McMurray took the mound again and put in a solid showing for her team. This time she would give up a few more hits but the Trailblazers backed her up with solid defense and 14 hits to capture the win in the home end of the seventh.

MCLA center fielder, Taylor Kenyon, sparked the offense for the Trailblazers and she went three for three and had four runs batted in.

Steph Hendricks also came up big at the plate for MCLA going three for four and knocking in three, her final being the RBI that allow Kenyon to cross for the win.

MCLA jumped on the board first amassing a 5-1 lead heading into the top of the sixth. Then the Lancers would explode with four runs tieing the game at five. Then in their half of the inning MCLA took the lead back at 6-5, but again Worcester would battle back in the top of the seventh taking a one-run lead. Then with bases loaded Hendricks smacked a two RBI double that scored the tieing and game winning runs.

Release Courtesy of MCLA Sports Information