Lauren Perren
Colleen Murphy
6
Fairfield FFD 2-12
8
Winner Yale YALE 3-14
Fairfield FFD
2-12
6
Final
8
Yale YALE
3-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Fairfield FFD 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 12 0
Yale YALE 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 8 7 3

W: Taylor, Emma (3-5) L: Weinberg (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Colleen Murphy

Perren Hits a Walk-Off as Bulldogs Defeat Fairfield

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Lauren Perren played hero in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Yale softball team to an 8-6 victory over Fairfield at 5K Corral Field. The Bulldogs improved to 3-14 overall, while the Stags fell to 2-12.
 
Scoring Summary
  • T1 | Fairfield picked up three runs to open the scoring.
  • B2 | Back-to-back walks gave Yale its first two baserunners of the game. With two outs, Mady Smith knocked a single to left field that scored a run.
  • T4 | Fourth inning action saw the Stags cross home three more times and led by five.
  • B6 | Yale inched forward in the sixth. With two outs and one on, Carolyn Skotz knocked in a run before Sam Goodcase blasted a two-run home run in the next at bat to put the Bulldogs within two.  
  • B7 | Libby Peoples and Sophie Woodridge picked up hits in back-to-back at bats to put a runner in scoring position. A groundout scored Peoples from third but put the Bulldogs in a two-out situation down by two runs. Perren came in to pinch hit and worked the pitcher to a full count. With the game on the line, Perren knocked a walk-off homer to left field that lifted the Bulldogs to victory over the Stags.

Notes
  • Lauren Perren picked up her first home run of the season and ninth of her career.
  • Emma Taylor notched her third win of the season.
  • Elena Ohe recorded three walks in her time at the plate.
  • Sam Goodcase went 1-for-1 including a home run with two RBI and one run scored.
 
On Deck
Yale will host Harvard on Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17 for a three-game series at 5K Corral Field at DeWitt Family Stadium.
 
Print Friendly Version