For immediate release: May 12, 2007
WELLESLEY SOFTBALL
Courtesy of Rhode Island College Sports Information
NCAA Div. III Softball New England Regional Tournament
Wong’s Two Blasts Lead Wellesley Past Lions as the Blue Readies for Tufts
Providence, RI-Junior catcher Kara Wong (Milford, MA) went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI and two solo home runs (5, 6) as third-seeded Wellesley eliminated seventh-seeded Emerson, 5-1, from the NCAA Div. III New England Regional Softball Tournament. The Blue (25-13) advance to play an elimination game with second-seeded Tufts on Sunday, May 13 at the Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex beginning at noon. Top-seeded Rhode Island College will face the winner at 2 p.m. in the championship contest.
Wong belted the tournament's first home run, connecting on a 1-1 pitch and driving it over the left center field fence, with two-down in the bottom of the first inning.
The Blue added another run in the third as first-year left fielder Megan Wood (Jacksonville, FL) led off with a single and scored on junior shortstop Alexandria Coari's (Geneva, IL) RBI double to the left field corner. The run chased Emerson senior starting pitcher Heather Drobiarz (Old Saybrook, CT) from the game for sophomore Angela Jorgenson (Dayton, IA).
Wellesley struck again in the bottom of the fourth inning as sophomore second baseman Ashley Bulseco (Princeton, MA) singled to center field, stole second and later scored on Wood's RBI single to right field.
Wong belted her second home run of the game in the bottom of the fifth, depositing a Jorgenson 0-2 pitch over the left field fence to give the Blue a 4-0 lead. She added an RBI fielder's choice in the bottom of the sixth.
The Lions broke up Wellesley pitcher Jenna Harvey's (London, Ontario) shutout bid in the top of the seventh as senior catcher Jen Boyden (Chester, NH) plated freshman third baseman Nikki Battaglia (Freehold, NJ) with an RBI single.
Harvey hurled a complete game five-hitter, while striking out eight, to earn her 18th win (18-5).
Drobiarz takes the loss and ends her season with a 14-9 record. She allowed two runs on four hits, while Jorgenson allowed three runs on seven hits to go along with three strikeouts.
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