Playing in a doubleheader for the second consecutive day, the softball team could not go hit for hit with Babson, losing both ends of the doubleheader. The first game was a dominant showing by the Beavers' offense, which exploded for 12 runs in the first four innings against freshman starting pitcher Lauren Giglio. Senior Izzie Santone looked good in three innings of mop−up work, but the damage was already done. Tufts put six runs on the board, but it was not nearly enough.
A short break between games did little to slow down the Beavers. Sophomore starter Rebecca DiBiase was the next victim, giving up two runs in the first and another two in the third to put the Jumbos in an early 4−0 hole. Tufts got two back on a two−run blast from freshman catcher Jo Clair in the fourth, and another in the fifth when junior shortstop Mira Lieman−Sifry walked and then worked her way around the bases. The Jumbos put the trying run on base in both the sixth and seventh innings, but Babson sophomore Megan Brain shut the door, preserving Babson's second victory of the day.
The Jumbos are now on a three−game losing streak, their longest since losing the first four games of the season. They will need to turn things around quickly as they travel to Bowdoin this weekend for a three−game set that holds major implications for the NESCAC East standings.
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