
Softball Edged by Massachusetts on Sunday
4/2/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball
WASHINGTON - The George Washington softball team dropped a heartbreaker in Sunday's series finale with Massachusetts, 4-3, at the GW Softball Field on the Mount Vernon Campus.
The Colonials (14-16, 1-5 A-10), playing as the visiting team throughout a series that was originally scheduled to be played at UMass, took a lead into the seventh inning but the Minutewomen staged a comeback to win the rubber match.
GW scored in the top of the first as freshman Jessica Linquist singled and came around to score on a base hit from classmate Priscilla Martinez.
The Colonials posted another run in the fourth, this time with the help of a UMass miscue. With two outs, rookie Elena Shelepak singled and advanced to third on a double off the bat of junior Rochelle Draper. Freshman Faith Weber then reached on an error and allowed Shelepak to score to give GW a 2-0 lead.
The Buff and Blue again scored with two outs, this time in the fifth, when Linquist and fellow rookie Jenna Cone posted back-to-back singles to put two on with two outs for Martinez. Again coming up clutch, Martinez singled to drive one in and put GW ahead 3-0.
The Minutewomen got on the board in the bottom of the fifth after a walk, stolen base and a single plated one.
Down 3-1, UMass staged a comeback in the bottom of the seventh, using a walk and three hits to grab a walkoff, 4-3, win over the Colonials.
Linquist (2-for-4, 2 Runs) and Martinez (2-for-3 2 RBI) posted multi-hit games for the Colonials as the squad totaled seven hits on the day.
GW returns to action for a doubleheader at Coppin State on Tuesday beginning at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Meg Colleran (6-8)
L: Weber, Faith (1-4)

Batting:
2B: Draper, Rochelle 1
RBI: Martinez, Priscilla 2 ; Weber, Faith 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Linquist, Jessica 2 ; Shelepak, Elena 1

Batting:
2B: Candace Denis 1
RBI: Candace Denis 2 ; Kaitlyn Stavinoha 1 ; Ashton Wince 1
SH: Candace Denis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Erin Stacevicz 1 ; Candace Denis 1 ; Melissa Garcia 1 ; Kate Dennis 1
SB: Melissa Garcia 1