Middle Innings Hurt Big Green in 8-5 Loss at Yale

Sunday, April 7

New Haven, Conn.

12:30 PM

Dartmouth College

6-20, 3-6

Yale

12-20, 7-5

Dartmouth

Yale

Freshman Billie McFadyen

Photo by: Braden Villanueva

Middle Innings Hurt Big Green in 8-5 Loss at Yale

4/7/2019 3:46:00 PM | Softball

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Despite the loss, Dartmouth won its first Ivy League series this season

By: Mike Miezejeski

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale scored all eight of its runs in the middle innings to take the final game of the weekend series over Dartmouth, 8-5, Sunday afternoon. The Big Green led 2-0 heading into the bottom of the third, but the Bulldogs bats came through when they needed them.

With the loss, Dartmouth falls to 6-20 and 3-6 in the Ivy League, while Yale improves to 12-20 and 7-5 in conference as it avoids the series sweep.

The Yale pitching staff continued to not have an answer for Micah Schroder, who had three hits in the contest with a double and three RBI. For the weekend, Schroder went 10-12, hitting .883 with seven RBI, a home run and two doubles. Billie McFadyen had a stellar series as well going 7-10 at the plate, including a 2-2 performance on Sunday with a walk.

Dartmouth put a run on the board in the first inning. McFadyen singled and advanced to second on a Taylor Ward walk to bring up Schroder who ripped a base hit up the middle to score the run and make it 1-0 after one.

The top of the order did it again it the third. McFadyen and Ward hit back-to-back singles and both advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch. Schroder then brought home McFadyen with an RBI groundout to the right side to bring the Dartmouth advantage to 2-0.

The Bulldogs, who boast the second-best batting average in the Ivy League, showed what they can do at the plate by scoring all eight of their runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings.

Yale took the lead with three runs in the third with a double and a single. The Bulldogs then plated three more in the fourth on a sacrifice bunt and a couple of RBI base hits to take a 6-2 advantage.

Dartmouth made it a one-run ballgame in the fifth. Calista Almer reached and eventually advanced to third and McFadyen walked and stole second. Ward then drove in Almer and Schroder doubled to right field to score McFadyen. The Big Green scored their fifth run of the game when Schae Nelson laced a triple to center to score Schroder and bring the score to 6-5.

Yale added some insurance in the home half of the fifth. A run scored on an RBI single and another crossed the plate on a Dartmouth error. The Big Green had the tying run at the plate in the top of the seventh, but could not bring any runs across.

Dartmouth will be back at the Dartmouth Softball Park on Saturday and Sunday to host Harvard in a rematch of last year's Ivy League Championship Series. Game times for the doubleheader on Saturday are 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Saturday marks the 25th anniversary celebration of Dartmouth softball. There will be a ceremony between games to recognize Dartmouth softball alumni followed by a banquet that night.