Posted: Mar 21, 2023
Tartans Sweep Chatham in First-Ever Meeting
Game 2
Game 2
![Carnegie Mellon](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/g7cp0n5etkgkpooj.png)
Carnegie Mellon
(8-6)
5
AT
![Chatham](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/gclb55bznfs7tah5.png)
Chatham
(3-11)
1
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Carnegie Mellon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
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Chatham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Game 1
Game 1
![Carnegie Mellon](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/g7cp0n5etkgkpooj.png)
Carnegie Mellon
(7-6)
12
AT
![Chatham](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/gclb55bznfs7tah5.png)
Chatham
(3-10)
1
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
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Carnegie Mellon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 |
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Chatham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
![softball batter at the plate](/sports/sball/2022-23/photos/jwu/F03Q9756_1920.jpg?max_width=650)
Game 2
Batting
Chatham
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
Game 1
Batting
Carnegie Mellon
HR:
none
Chatham
2B:
none
3B:
none
HR:
none
(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University softball team played Chatham University in a midweek doubleheader on Tuesday, March 21, topping the Cougars 12-1 in six innings and 5-1 to move to 8-6 for the season.
Game 1
- Junior Kiera Boucher plated three runs and scored three herself while doubling twice.
- Freshman Kira Monji was 4-for-4 at the plate with a double and a triple and scored three runs.
- Four others recorded two hits: sophomore Faith Lawrence, sophomore Abbey Reese, freshman Kyra Brenneman, and senior Emily Finger.
- Freshman Grace Fujino pitched the complete game scattering three hits while giving up one run and striking out two.
Game 2
- Junior Amanda Smith struck out eight batters on her way to a complete game victory and her fifth win of the season.
- Boucher stayed hot at the plate and recorded another three hits and scored three of the team's five runs.
- Lawrence picked up two RBIs with the first coming in the first inning when she tripled and the second coming in the third inning on a ground out to second base.
Notes
- The Tartans have now scored in the first inning in seven games after scoring three runs in game one and one run in game two to leadoff each game.
- Boucher has recorded at least one hit in 13 of 14 games this season.
- Monji and junior Erika Heffernen extended their hitting streaks to 10 games.
Up Next
The Tartans will open University Athletic Association play with a four-game series at Brandeis University beginning on Friday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m.