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Lyon’s Walk-Off Home Run Caps Off Doubleheader Split Against Dartmouth
April 24, 2021 | Softball
Alyssa Lyon hit a walk-off two-run home run as the Minutewomen stormed back from down eight to win game two.
AMHERST, Mass. – Alyssa Lyon hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run to complete a UMass comeback as the Minutewomen rallied back from down eight in an eventual 15-13 win in game two of a doubleheader split against Dartmouth at Sortino Field on Saturday.
Game 1 – Dartmouth 6, UMass 2
The Minutewomen used some solid defense in game one to keep Dartmouth off the board for the first three innings. Payge Suggs helped UMass get out of a bases loaded jam in the second, firing a throw home in time to complete a double play after a flyout to her in right field.
Dartmouth broke through in the fourth inning for a run before UMass responded with three straight outs with a pair of runners in scoring position to keep it a one-run game. The Big Green added their second run in the sixth inning before plating four in the seventh to pull ahead 6-0.
UMass looked to rally in the seventh after Bella Pantoja started off the inning with a leadoff double to center field before Kristina Day drove her in on a RBI single. Pantoja finished game one with a pair of hits while Hannah Bunker also added two.
Caroline Videtto added a two-out RBI single to left field to bring it to a final, 6-2.
Game 2 – UMass 15, Dartmouth 13
UMass stormed back from down eight runs in game two with 15 runs in its final three trips to the plate. The Minutewomen were facing a run-rule loss in the bottom of the fifth down 8-0 before plating three runs to extend the game.
Day opened up the fifth with a leadoff double before Smith reached on a Dartmouth error to put a pair on. Jules Shields drove in the first UMass run of game two with a RBI single to bring in Day before Bunker's two-RBI triple with two outs.
Dartmouth added two more in the top of the sixth to go ahead 10-3.
The UMass offense exploded for nine runs in the bottom half inning as they loaded the bases with no outs before Kendra Allen's two-RBI single brought the Minutewomen within five runs. Smith added a RBI single down the right field line before a bases loaded walk by Shields trimmed the deficit down to just three. Bunker came through with her second of three hits in game two, a RBI single to center field to score Chloe Whittier.
Suggs tied things up at 10-10 with a two-RBI doubleheader towards the left field line that stayed fair to score Shields and Caroline Deem. Pantoja added two more following Suggs' base-hit with a two-RBI double to center field to put UMass ahead 12-10. Both Pantoja and Suggs finished game two with a pair of hits while Smith added two of her own.
The Minutewomen needed to rally once more in the bottom half of the seventh after Dartmouth used a two-run home run in the top half to help them pull ahead 13-12.
After Shields reached on a one-out hit-by-pitch, Lyon came through with a pinch-hit walk-off home run to left field to complete the comeback and give UMass a 15-13 win.
For complete coverage of the UMass softball team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassSoftball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
Game 1 – Dartmouth 6, UMass 2
The Minutewomen used some solid defense in game one to keep Dartmouth off the board for the first three innings. Payge Suggs helped UMass get out of a bases loaded jam in the second, firing a throw home in time to complete a double play after a flyout to her in right field.
Dartmouth broke through in the fourth inning for a run before UMass responded with three straight outs with a pair of runners in scoring position to keep it a one-run game. The Big Green added their second run in the sixth inning before plating four in the seventh to pull ahead 6-0.
UMass looked to rally in the seventh after Bella Pantoja started off the inning with a leadoff double to center field before Kristina Day drove her in on a RBI single. Pantoja finished game one with a pair of hits while Hannah Bunker also added two.
Caroline Videtto added a two-out RBI single to left field to bring it to a final, 6-2.
Game 2 – UMass 15, Dartmouth 13
UMass stormed back from down eight runs in game two with 15 runs in its final three trips to the plate. The Minutewomen were facing a run-rule loss in the bottom of the fifth down 8-0 before plating three runs to extend the game.
Day opened up the fifth with a leadoff double before Smith reached on a Dartmouth error to put a pair on. Jules Shields drove in the first UMass run of game two with a RBI single to bring in Day before Bunker's two-RBI triple with two outs.
Dartmouth added two more in the top of the sixth to go ahead 10-3.
The UMass offense exploded for nine runs in the bottom half inning as they loaded the bases with no outs before Kendra Allen's two-RBI single brought the Minutewomen within five runs. Smith added a RBI single down the right field line before a bases loaded walk by Shields trimmed the deficit down to just three. Bunker came through with her second of three hits in game two, a RBI single to center field to score Chloe Whittier.
Suggs tied things up at 10-10 with a two-RBI doubleheader towards the left field line that stayed fair to score Shields and Caroline Deem. Pantoja added two more following Suggs' base-hit with a two-RBI double to center field to put UMass ahead 12-10. Both Pantoja and Suggs finished game two with a pair of hits while Smith added two of her own.
The Minutewomen needed to rally once more in the bottom half of the seventh after Dartmouth used a two-run home run in the top half to help them pull ahead 13-12.
After Shields reached on a one-out hit-by-pitch, Lyon came through with a pinch-hit walk-off home run to left field to complete the comeback and give UMass a 15-13 win.
For complete coverage of the UMass softball team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassSoftball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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