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.
Middlebury got off to a great start on part two of its spring break trip, taking a 6-5 win over Colby and an 8-4 win over sixth-ranked Eastern Connecticut. The Panthers exploded for six runs in the third against Colby, holding off a five-run charge in the sixth by the Mules to secure the win.
The Middlebury softball team opened up its season with a 12-3 win over Western Connecticut in a game played in Clermont, Florida. The Panthers struck for six runs in the first inning and added four in the fourth on their way to the win.
