Husson softball loses to Tufts in NCAA Division III match opener
Husson softball misplaced within the opening sport of the NCAA Division III playoffs on Thursday in a 9-3 defeat to Tufts.
Enjoying at Spicer Subject in Medford, Massachusetts, Tufts scored in each inning however the fifth to place away the Eagles (30-13-1).
Tufts (38-4) started the scoring within the first inning when Kaitlyn Perucci hit an RBI single to offer the house staff a 1-0 lead. Kat Yuzefpolsky drove in a run on a single within the second inning to make it a 2-0 ballgame.
The third inning was the largest for Tufts, as Haley Leimbach drove in a run with a double, Nicole Russo notched an RBI double, Emma Jacobson drove within the fifth run of the sport on a single and Yuzefpolsky tacked on an additional run for the Jumbos on a sacrifice bunt to make it 6-0 after three innings.
Husson’s MacKenna Smith suffered her sixth lack of the season on Thursday, giving up 12 hits and 9 runs. The senior struck out 4 batters.
Rachel Moore singled residence a runner within the fourth to make it 7-0.
Husson lastly bought on the board within the fifth when Tatyanna Biamby and Katie Raymond every drove in a run on singles to make it 7-2.
Within the sixth inning, Julia Gregoire hit a solo residence run for the Eagles to chop their deficit to 7-3.
Tufts tacked on two extra runs within the backside of the sixth to place away Husson.
The Eagles will face Cabrini College on Friday and might want to win with a purpose to keep alive within the match.
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