University of Massachusets Athletics

Friday, April 30
Bronx, N.Y.
3 PM

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Fordham

32-5, 0

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Bella Pantoja

Softball’s Late Rally Comes Up Short In Series Opener At Fordham

April 30, 2021 | Softball

Alyssa Lyon drove in a pair of runs in the sixth as UMass scored five runs in the inning.

BRONX, N.Y. - The University of Massachusetts put together a late rally but came up short in an 8-5 loss to Fordham at Bahoshy Field as the teams opened their four-game Atlantic 10 series on Friday afternoon.

The Rams scored three runs in the bottom half of the first inning before plating another in the second inning to pull ahead 4-0.

UMass settled in defensively the following two half innings, keeping the Rams off the board in the third after Fordham put a pair in scoring position with two outs. The Minutewomen held the Rams off the board in the fourth as well, holding a runner at third with a two-out strikeout to end the inning. The Rams went on to add three more in the fifth inning to take a 7-0 lead and added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.

The Minutewomen loaded the bases in their second trip to the plate as Hannah Bunker and Caroline Deem put together back-to-back singles before Bella Pantoja's second hit in as many trips of the plate filled the bases with a pair of outs. 

UMass broke through for five runs in the top of the sixth inning after Kendra Allen opened the frame with a leadoff double before Amy Smith singled to put two in scoring position. Jules Shields followed with a RBI single to shortstop prior to a Fordham error that added the second run. Caroline Videtto added another one a one-out RBI single to right field that scored Shields from second. Alyssa Lyon kept her streak going with a two-out pinch hit two-RBI single that put the Minutewomen within a pair of runs at 7-5.

The Minutewomen and Rams continue their Atlantic 10 series tomorrow with a doubleheader set to begin at 12 p.m. on ESPN+. 
 

Team Stats

Pitching:

W: AUGHINBAUGH, Madie (13-1)

L: DiPasquale, Jessie (10-10)

Massachusetts LogoMassachusetts

Batting:

2B: Allen, Kendra 1

RBI: Lyon, Alyssa 2 ; Shields, Jules 1 ; Bunker, Hannah 1 ; Videtto, Caroline 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Allen, Kendra 1 ; Smith, Amy 1 ; Shields, Jules 1 ; Bunker, Hannah 1 ; Videtto, Caroline 1

Fordham LogoFordham

Batting:

2B: MARTINE, Julia 2 ; TAFFET, Sarah 1

RBI: AUGHINBAUGH, Madie 1 ; MARTINE, Julia 2 ; HUBERTUS, Rachel 1 ; AYALA, Bella 1 ; TAFFET, Sarah 1

SF: MARTINE, Julia 1

Base Running:

RUNS: AUGHINBAUGH, Madie 2 ; MARTINE, Julia 1 ; HUBERTUS, Rachel 1 ; AYALA, Bella 1 ; PRENTISS, Anne Marie 1 ; CARTER, Michaela 1 ; PINTO, Brianna 1

SB: AUGHINBAUGH, Madie 1 ; PINTO, Brianna 1

Game Leaders

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Players Mentioned

SS/3B
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2B
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1B/3B
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SS/3B
/ Softball
SS
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OF
/ Softball
C/3B
/ Softball
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