Stock, Fourth-Seeded Babson Rise Past Top-Seeded Softball in NEWMAC Tournament

WPI News Archive


Apr 28, 2017





WORCESTER -- Freshman Brooke Stock (Fort Lauderdale, FL) did not allow a hit the first time through the order and struck out three with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth as fourth-seeded Babson upset top-seeded WPI, 4-1, Friday evening in the nightcap of a NEWMAC Softball Championship twinbill on Rooftop Field.
The Beavers, who are eighth in the NCAA Regional Rankings, end the day 25-12 as the Engineers, who are fifth on the regional scroll, slip to 27-12. Babson plays second-seeded Springfield in the winners bracket game tomorrow at approximately 5pm while the WPI is back in action at 1pm versus sixth-seeded Wellesley in an elimination game. FULL BRACKET BELOW
WPI junior Ama Biney (Worcester, MA) began to break the ice with a triple to begin the bottom of the fourth. Two batters later, junior RiAnna May (Westminster, CO) sent a well-placed hit in shallow left field to chase Biney home. Babson then responded with four in the top of the fifth. Freshman Jacqueline Paul (Burlington, NJ) evened it at 1-1 with an RBI double to right center. The Beavers took the lead on a run-producing single by sophomore Josephine Mares (Houston, TX) and junior Samantha Smith (Hillsborough, NJ) made it a 4-1 game with a two-run double to left.
The Engineers had the bases loaded with zero outs in the bottom of the fifth; however, Stock punched out the top of the order to escape the jam. Stock and the Beaver defense retired the hosts in order in the sixth before each side recorded a hit in the seventh. 
In all, Stock (14-5), who shutout the Engineers in game two last weekend, established a new career-best of 14 strikeouts while allowing only one run on four hits and one walk. WPI freshman Mackenzie Phillips (Gill, MA) struck out a pair on the loss while junior Casey ...

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