1
Fairfield FFD 5-16
9
Winner Yale YALE 13-12
Fairfield FFD
5-16
1
Final
9
Yale YALE
13-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Fairfield FFD 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
Yale YALE 1 2 1 3 1 1 9 11 0

W: Taylor, Emma (6-5) L: Weinberg, Alyssa (5-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Colleen Murphy

Bulldogs Take Down Fairfield in Midweek Clash

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale softball team dominated Fairfield with a 9-1 victory in six innings at 5K Corral Field. The Bulldogs improved to 13-12 on the season, while the Stags fell to 5-16.

Game Summary

  • T1 | The Stags took an early lead as Charli Warren doubled to open the game and scored on a single through the right side by Delaney Whieldon. (Fairfield 1, Yale 0)
  • B1 | The Bulldogs quickly answered when Ella Gandolfo scored from second after an overthrow by the shortstop at first base. (Yale 1, Fairfield 1)
  • B2 | SJ Mull singled through the left side on a full count, putting the go-ahead run on base. Mull advanced on a groundout before scoring on a Kaitlyn Oikle RBI. With two outs, Gandolfo lifted a hit into shallow right-center, bringing in Oikle. (Yale 3, Fairfield 1)
  • B3 | Isabella Fortini singled through the right side, setting up Katie Donahey, who delivered an RBI hit into right-center. (Yale 4, Fairfield 1)
  • B4 | After a Lauren Perren walk and an Ella Cross single, Sophie Woodridge crushed a three-run homer to center field, putting the Bulldogs ahead by six. (Yale 7, Fairfield 1)
  • B5 | Yale extended its lead in the fifth with a Perren RBI single. (Yale 8, Fairfield 1)
  • B6 | With a runner on second, Donahey sealed the game with a single through the left side, securing Yale's ninth run and closing it out in six innings. (Final: Yale 9, Fairfield 1)

Game Notes

  • Yale has now won five consecutive meetings against Fairfield, dating back to March 29, 2023. The teams will face off again on April 9 in Fairfield.
  • Emma Taylor pitched a complete game, earning her sixth win of the season.
  • Sophie Woodridge hit her fifth home run of the season (15th career).
  • Katie Donahey and Isabella Fortini each went 2-for-4. Donahey recorded a double and two RBIs, while Fortini scored a run.
  • Lauren Perren had a strong performance, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
  • SJ Mull, Kaitlyn Oikle, and Ella Gandolfo each recorded a stolen base.

Up Next
Yale heads to Ithaca, N.Y., for its first Ivy League road series of the season against Cornell on March 22-23.
 

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