Spring Break
SOFTBALL: Squad wins six of eight games
by Melissa Siegel
Senior writer
Sports | 4/21/09
Posted online at 12:38 AM EST on 4/21/09
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The last time this happened to her was last Friday in the second game of a doubleheader against Babson College. Armed with a 4-1 lead in the final inning of that game, Vaillette gave up four straight hits to allow Babson to tie the game, and the Judges eventually lost in extra innings. Against Wesleyan, Vaillette was given a 1-0 lead and once again found herself struggling, giving up three walks to load the bases with two outs.
This time, however, Vaillette was able to come through when she needed to.
Vaillette induced Wesleyan sophomore pitcher Chelsea Swete to pop out, giving the Judges the 1-0 victory and a sweep of the doubleheader after winning the first game 4-3. This concluded a week where the team went 6-2 to improve to 20-12 overall.
"I thought [Vaillette] did well bouncing back after [last Friday]. It was a tough loss, and she came out; she controlled [Wesleyan] all the way through 6 1/3 [innings] basically, and then we had a little trouble there in the end, but she pulled it out," coach Jessica Johnson said on the pitcher's performance last Saturday. "She stepped up for us and she got the job done, so kudos to her."
The Judges started the week with doubleheader sweeps at Wheaton College last Tuesday and at Salve Regina University last Thursday, combining to outscore both squads 29-10 over the four game span. They then dropped a doubleheader last Friday at Babson before sweeping Wesleyan last Saturday.
Brandeis scored its only run in the second game against Wesleyan in the bottom of the sixth inning. After left fielder Brittany Grimm '12 singled to center field, third baseman Samantha Worth '09 hit a single that was misplayed by Wesleyan rookie center fielder Chrissy Bello, allowing Grimm to score the eventual winning run from first base.
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