Hall No-Hits Yale, Big Green Sweep Doubleheader

Saturday, March 30

Hanover, N.H.

2:30 PM

Dartmouth College

6-9, 0

Yale

10-20, 0

Yale

Dartmouth

Jensin Hall continued her dominance over Ivy League opponents with 12 strikeouts in today's no-hitter

Photo by: Ryan Yong

Hall No-Hits Yale, Big Green Sweep Doubleheader

3/30/2024 7:55:00 PM | Softball

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Jensin Hall’s no-no highlighted a 1-0 victory before Dartmouth erupted for 10 runs in the nightcap

By: Kyle Relf

HANOVER, N.H. — Powered by first-year Jensin Hall's no-hitter in Game 1, and a run-rule victory in the nightcap, the Dartmouth softball team roared to a doubleheader sweep of Yale, who entered the day atop the Ivy League standings.

"I knew my team had my back the whole game, they allowed me to relax and do my thing," Hall said. "I was just going with what my body was doing and didn't have to think too much after that. I knew I had it today and it felt really good."

Hall's no-hitter is Dartmouth's first since Brooke Plonka's against Brown on April 9, 2022.

Hear from first-year @jensin_hall, who powered the Big Green in Game 1!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/AfEFUFKys2
— Dartmouth Softball (@DartmouthSball) March 30, 2024

GAME 1 • Dartmouth 1, Yale 0
Aside from Hall's mastery in the circle, Mary Beth Cahalan's third-inning home run was the difference maker. Cahalan's first homer of the season represented one of only two hits for the Big Green, joining Alaana Panu's sixth-inning single.

Hall struck out 12 – one shy of matching her career-high - including the first seven batters she faced. Yale loaded the bases via a Dartmouth error and a pair of walks, but Hall slammed the door with a key one-out strikeout, followed by a pop-up to Justice Malone at shortstop to end the game.

Hall entered the game ranking second nationally in strikeouts per seven innings, and leading the Ivy League in total strikeouts. In 14 innings of work against Ivy League opponents, the Texas native has allowed just one hit and has 25 total strikeouts.

GAME NOTES
» Hall struck out 12 Bulldogs hitters.
» The Big Green out-hit the Bulldogs at a 2-0 clip.
» Mary Beth Cahalan led the Big Green at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI.
» Taylor led the Bulldogs pitching staff, throwing six innings of one-run ball.

GAME 2 • Dartmouth 10, Yale 2
Dartmouth got contributions from every part of their lineup, as all nine starters reached base safely, helping the Big Green put 10 runs on the board to eventually win via run rule.

Rachel McCarroll started in the circle and picked up the win, going six innings with four hits surrendered, allowing three walks and striking out three.

The Big Green were trailing 1-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Dartmouth's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a three-run single off the bat of senior Kelly Beaupre.

Dartmouth then held the Bulldogs scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning, putting up two runs in the frame, punctuated with an RBI triple off the bat of junior Alaana Panu, which brought the Big Green lead to 7-1.

Yale narrowed Dartmouth's lead to 7-2 before the Big Green stretched the advantage to 9-2 in the fifth inning. The Big Green recorded two runs in the frame, the big hit being an RBI double from sophomore Ashley Frantz.

Dartmouth kept the Bulldogs without a run before their offense got things moving the next inning. The Big Green sent home a run on first-year Olivia Schramm's RBI double, bringing the score to 10-2 and ending the game.

GAME NOTES
» Every Dartmouth starter reached base safely in the win.
» Dartmouth's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed five runs across.
» The Big Green out-hit the Bulldogs at a 12-4 clip.
» Dartmouth went 6-for-13 (.462) with runners in scoring position.
» Dartmouth pitchers faced 27 Yale hitters in the game, allowing 12 ground balls and three fly balls while striking out three.
» The Big Green drew five walks from Yale pitching.
» Beaupre led the Big Green at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
» Yale was led offensively by junior Sophie Woodridge, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
» Meredith Henderson led the Bulldogs pitching staff, throwing 2.2 innings of four-run ball.

Dartmouth will look for the sweep on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.