Bingham Ties Big Fly Record As Owls Split With Wesleyan
Bingham finished 2-5 with five RBI. The home run was her third of the season and the 16th of her career, tying her for the program’s career lead with Maddy Atkocaitis ’18.
Game 1
Game 1
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
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Game 2
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0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
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WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior 1B Sarah Bingham (Reno, Nevada / Wooster HS) launched a 3-run homerun, the 16th of her career to tie the Owls school record, as Westfield engineered an 11-8 win over Wesleyan in game two of a non-conference doubleheader in Middletown, Conn. on Thursday afternoon.
The Cardinal took a 3-2 win over the Owls in game one for a doubleheader split. Westfield improves to 23-7 on the season, while Wesleyan is now 17-9.
In the nightcap, Bingham carried the Owls with a 2-run double in the first inning to stake the Owls to a 2-0 lead, with Kassidy LaTour adding a 2-run double in the third to extend the lead to 4-0.
Wesleyan added three runs in their bottom half the third inning, getting two on a Molly Lennon home run.
Westfield tacked on six runs in the fourth, the big blow coming on Bingham's 3-run shot to left field.
Bingham finished 2-5 with five RBI. The home run was her third of the season and the 16th of her career, tying her for the program's career lead with Maddy Atkocaitis '18. Bingham now has 83 career RBI, tying her for fourth in program history with Heather Cabral '92.
Sarah Hough added three hits for the Owls and Abby Clark drove in a pair of runs. Eleven different Owls scored a run in the win.
Angelina Vartuli (W, 3-3) picked up the win in relief of starter Gianna Conte, as the Owls rotated pitchers throughout the day with conference games ahead this weekend.
In the opener, Westfield fell behind 1-0 in the first on a solo home run from the Cardinal's Bella Secaira-Cotto, who also earned the pitching with with a complete game, scattering seven hits and not allowing an earned run.
Wesleyan added a pair of unearned runs in the sixth to grab a 3-0 lead.
Westfield finally answered in the seventh with a two-out rally led by a walk from Rachel Brewer-Karimi. Allyssa Slack followed with a single, then pinch hitter Caroline O'Donnell reached on an error to score Brewer-Karimi. Clark followed with a double to left to score Slack, before Wesleyan was able to retire the side and preserve the win.
Katherine Canty (L, 9-2) was charged with the loss, working four innings and striking out five, allowing just the one run on the first inning home run. Slack finished with a pair of hits in the opener and finished with four hits in the twinbill.
The Owls will be back in action on Saturday, hosting Framingham State on Saturday in a battle of the top two teams in the MASCAC standings. The first game begins at 12 noon, with the Owls' senior day ceremony set to take place between games.