Tartans Split Action on Final Day of Salisbury Tournament 

(SALISBURY, Md) – The Carnegie Mellon University softball team continued the Salisbury Tournament with games against King's College and Manhattanville College on Sunday, March 17. The Tartans' loss against King's, 7-6, was followed by a win against Manhattanville, 2-1. The Tartans are now 2-4 for the year.

Against King's

• King's put four runs on the board in the bottom of the second inning before the Tarans answered with two in the top of the third.
• In the top of the third, sophomore Kira Monji and freshman Lindsey Murai scored after sophomore Maya Goodwin doubled to center field.
• In the top of the fifth, the Tartans tied things up on freshman Jasmine Chao's single to left field, allowing Goodwin and sophomore Koko Sagae to score.
• King's retook the lead with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
• The Tartans again tied the game in the top of the seventh when Goodwin scored from first on a Kiera Boucher double to center field. Boucher later scored on junior Faith Lawrence's single to left field.
• With the score tied 6-6 going into the bottom of the 7th, King's College scored on a sacrifice fly to end the game, 7-6.

Against Manhattanville  

• Manhattanville scored in the top of the first inning when an errant pickoff throw by the catcher allowed the runner at second to come home for an unearned run.
• The Tartans scored both of their runs in the bottom of the fourth. Sagae reached on a shortstop error. After two outs, Monji was hit by a pitch. Goodwin stepped to the plate as a pinch hitter and lined a triple to center, scoring both runners. Boucher flew out to center to end the inning.
• Tartan pitching and defense kept Manhattanville down, as senior Amanda Smith scattered five hits, with two walks, and a hit batter across seven innings while racking up six strikeouts and one double play.

Up Next

The Tartans will travel to Waynesburg University on Wednesday, March 20. The first game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.