Grace Westmoreland
2
Maine MAINE 2-13
6
Winner Yale YALE 3-8
Maine MAINE
2-13
2
Final
6
Yale YALE
3-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maine MAINE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Yale YALE 0 0 1 0 2 3 X 6 7 2

W: Taylor, Emma (3-4) L: Rieth, Alysen (1-6)

2
Central Connecticut CCSU 2-11
10
Winner Yale YALE 4-8
Central Connecticut CCSU
2-11
2
Final
10
Yale YALE
4-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Central Connecticut CCSU 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0
Yale YALE 0 0 4 2 0 4 10 8 1

W: LaFerney, Caitlin (1-2) L: Liz Hamilton (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Colleen Murphy

Bulldogs Open Home Stand with Two Wins Over Maine and CCSU

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale softball team opened the 2025 Bulldog Invitational with two victories at 5K Corral Field at DeWitt Family Stadium. The Bulldogs defeated the University of Maine, 6-2, in their first game of the day, then closed out the day with a 10-2 win over Central Connecticut State University. Yale improved to 4-8 on the season, while Maine dropped to 2-13 and CCSU fell to 2-11.
 
Notable Performances
  • Ella Cross went 6-for-7 on the day, including a triple, a walk, five runs, three RBI, and a stolen base. It was her first career triple and the team's first of the season.
  • Grace Westmoreland went 3-for-6, including two doubles, with three RBI and two runs.
  • Emma Taylor earned the game one victory in the circle for her third win of the season.
  • Caitlyn LaFerney picked up the game two victory for her first collegiate win.
Game 1: Yale 6, Maine 2
  • T2 | Maine got on the board with a two-run home run in the second inning. (MAI 2, YAL 0)
  • B3 | Yale answered in the third. Grace Westmoreland led off with a double to right-center, advanced to third, and scored on an infield single to cut Maine's lead in half. (MAI 2, YAL 1)
  • B5 | With runners on first and second, Katie Donahey singled to score the tying run. The Bulldogs took the lead on a sacrifice fly by Lauren Perren. (YAL 3, MAI 2)
  • B6 | The Bulldogs added more in the sixth. Ella Cross' single to center scored a run, followed by a clutch hit from Elena Ohe that brought in two more. (YAL 6, MAI 2) 
Game 2: Yale 10, Central Connecticut 2
  • T3 | After two scoreless innings, the Blue Devils scored first with a solo home run. (CCSU 1, YAL 0)
  • B3 | A pair of singles, each driving in two runs from Lauren Perren and Sophie Woodridge, made it 4-1 Bulldogs heading into the fourth. (YAL 4, CCSU 1)
  • B4 | Ella Cross continued her big day with a triple, extending Yale's lead to four. In the following play, Cross and Katie Donahey executed a double steal, making it 6-1. (YAL 6, CCSU 1)
  • T5 | The Blue Devils scored their second run on an error, but Yale responded in a big way. (YAL 6, CCSU 2)
  • T6 | With the bases loaded, Lauren Perren picked up another sacrifice fly to extend the lead. In the next bases-loaded situation, Grace Westmoreland ripped a double to left-center, clearing the bases and enacting the run rule. (YAL 10, CCSU 2)
Up Next
Yale will play a pair of games on Saturday, March 8, against Central Connecticut and Maine at 11:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., respectively.
 
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