FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Yale softball team dropped both games of a midweek doubleheader against Sacred Heart on Wednesday afternoon, losing game one by a 2-0 score and game two in walk-off fashion 3-2. As a result, the Bulldogs fall to 8-17 on the season and the Pioneers improve to 11-17.
Game 1: Fairfield 2, Yale 0
- B4 | The Pioneers got on the board with a RBI single to left field. 1-0 SHU
- B5 | Sacred Heart doubles its lead the following inning with a RBI double. 2-0 SHU
- Sienna Reynolds and Ellie Joseph combined for six innings of two-run pitching, striking out five Pioneer batters.
- Demi Donahoe and Jane Littleton both recorded hits for the Bulldogs.
- The two Ellas, Cross and Gandolfo, both drew walks.
- Gandolfo also stole a base.
Game 2: Fairfield 3, Yale 2
- B1 | Sacred Heart scored first, notching an unearned run off a Yale error. 1-0 SHU
- B3 | A RBI single doubled the lead for the Pioneers. 2-0 SHU
- T4 | Isabella Fortini tied the game for the Bulldogs, plating both Elena Ohe and Ava Kang on a single. 2-2
- B7 | The Pioneers walked off the Bulldogs with a lead-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh. 3-2 SHU
- Emma Taylor pitched a complete game for Yale, going six innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out seven.
- Fortini's two RBI make her the fifth Bulldog this season to reach the 10-RBI mark.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to action on Saturday, March 28, kicking off a three-game set against Brown at 5K Corral Field At DeWitt Family Stadium.
