The Middlebury softball team moved to 11-6 on the year with a two-game sweep at Union. The Panthers picked up a 7-1 win in game two, before needing just six innings to pick up a 10-2 victory in the second game. Jessa Hoffman tied the school record with two homers in game one, finishing the day 5-7 with a double, five RBI and four runs scored.

Middlebury outscored Castleton 18-2 en route to a sweep of a doubleheader Tuesday at Spartan Field.  The Panthers earned a 10-2 win in five innings for a game one victory, picking up a 7-0 win in the nightcap.

Middlebury College softball player Jessa Hoffman (Golden, Colo.) has been named the NESCAC Player of the Week. Hoffman had a huge week for the Panthers, hitting .696 over seven games, including an on-base percentage of .741. The senior shortstop belted two doubles, scored 10 runs and drove in eight.

Middlebury scored 21 runs on 23 hits on its way to a two-game sweep of Amherst (12-5, 1-2) in a NESCAC West twinbill on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers took game one 10-4, before earning an 11-3 walk-off win in the bottom of the sixth in game two. Middlebury (7-6, 2-1) takes the three-game series 2-1 after falling 4-3 in game one on Friday.

Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh against Amherst, Middlebury (5-6, 0-1) rallied to score three runs, but stranded the tying runner on third in a 4-3 home-opening loss. The two teams are scheduled to complete their three-game NESCAC West series with a twin-bill tomorrow at noon.