Pittsfield Rallies Early in Win at Drury

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Drury softball coach Morgan Shafer said last week that her team has been plagued by "one bad inning."

 

On Wednesday, they had a pair.

 

Pittsfield scored 11 runs in the first two innings en route to an 11-2 win over the Blue Devils at the Francis Millard Softball Fields.

 

Hayley Tobin went 4-for-5, and Brittney went 3-for-3 to lead the Generals' offense, which pounded out 12 hits in the first two innings.

 

Erin Murphy and Madison Tobin each hit a two-run single in a five-run first inning.

 

In the second, Tess Lyon hit a two-run single, and Madison Tobin and Giulianna Pierce each doubled.

 

Pierce went the distance in the circle, striking out a pair and scattering seven hits.

 

The Drury offense started to come alive in the sixth inning.

 

Cassandra Crosier led off with a single to left and moved up when McKenna Peavey singled up the middle. A wild pitch moved Crosier to third, and she came home on a groundout from Maya Howland.

 

In the seventh, Anna Dix led off with a shot deep to right that got away from the outfielder. She hustled around the bases for an inside-the-park home run to provide the final margin.

 

Howland went seven innings in the circle for Drury, scattering 11 baserunners.

 

Pittsfield (4-2) hosts Mount Greylock on Thursday.

 

Drury (1-6) hosts Wahconah on Thursday.

 

More photos of this game here.