In preparation for a four-game series this weekend against Yale, Dartmouth squeaked out a close 5-4 non-conference win over Boston University Wednesday.
Three pitchers pitched from the mound with Ashley Sissel ’17 starting before ceding control to Alex Jarvis ’16, who picked up her second win this season. Sissel allowed six hits and two runs to go with four strikeouts, while Jarvis allowed just two runs on two hits. However, the two runs allowed BU to climb back into the game, and was what prompted the switch to Morgan McCalmon ’16.
McCalmon, the Ivy League Player of the Week for the past two weeks, earned the save by holding BU scoreless the final two innings. She finished having allowed one hit after facing seven batters.
Sophomore Lauren Hynes pitched an uneven, albeit complete, game in a losing effort to go 12-11 on the season. Hynes finished with 10 hits, five runs, six walks, three errors and two strikeouts.
As has been Dartmouth’s modus operandi since its conference schedule started, the Big Green started the scoring in the first with a Katie McEachern ’16 single down the right field line. Kristen Rumley ’15 beat the throw home to score and put Dartmouth in an early 1-0 lead.
Neither team scored until the fourth inning when BU took its first and only lead of the game.
BU manufactured its equalizing score by slowing working around the bases following a bunt by freshman Brittany Younan. Younan eventually scored before when freshman Gabi Martinez singled to left field. BU scored once more when senior Amy Ekart reached home after senior Brittany Clendenny hit into a double play.
Dartmouth responded almost right away when Alex St. Romain ’14 homered to center field to tie the game. Dartmouth slowly built a two run lead over the course of the inning as McCalmon and Alyssa Jorgensen ’17 scored an unearned run on a muffed throw.
After three quick BU outs, Dartmouth returned to the plate to score what would turn out to be the game-winning run. Rumley’s single to right field scored Jorgensen to make the score 5-2.
In a valiant effort by BU’s batting order, BU cut the deficit to one with scores by Ekart and Martinez. Ekart scored on a fielder’s choice while Martinez reached home on a fielding error by Karen Chaw ‘17. BU ultimately ended its attempt to tie the game in the sixth when senior Jayme Mask was called out at third for leaving the base early.
In the final frame, with the pressure cranked up high, McCalmon coolly struck out the first two BU batters before a ground out closed the game.
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