WPI 3, Amherst 1

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Amherst, MA --- WPI opened the New England portion of its 2008 schedule with a 3-1 victory over host Amherst on Wednesday afternoon.  The Engineers are now 7-4 while the Lord Jeffs slip to 5-6. 

WPI notched all three of its runs in the third inning.  After Nicole Maglione (Charlton, MA) and Briana Dougherty (Woburn, MA) singled with one out, Nicole DeCampo (Stoneham, MA) drove in Maglione with a single of her own, with Dougherty scoring on an overthrow. DeCampo scored on a wild pitch later in the inning for the third run. 

Amherst couldn't get their bats going against freshman southpaw Lindsay Brown (Westfield, NJ). The rookie left-hander allowed one earned run on six hits in the complete-game victory, striking out six and walking just one, as she moved to 4-2 on the year.

The Lord Jeffs lone run came in the bottom of the sixth when sophomore Jackie Tyler (Ridgewood, NJ) led off with a single through the right side. Maddie Tamagni (Salinas, CA) moved Tyler over to second base with a groundout, allowing senior tri-captain Liz Neckes (Dover, MA) to pick up her team-leading 11th RBI of the season on a double to left field. Brown would allow only one hit the rest of the way, as the Jeffs couldn't complete the comeback.

Tyler and Neckes each went 2-for-3 to lead Amherst, while Maglione was 2-for-4 as the only Engineer with multiple hits.

Junior Samantha Miller (Newton, MA) picked up four strikeouts and allowed only four hits and one walk in four innings. She is now 2-2 on the season.  Classmate Maddie Tamagni (Salinas, CA) pitched the final three innings for Amherst, striking out two batters while allowing just three hits and walking none.

Both teams begin conference play on Friday (weather-premitting).  WPI travels down Park Ave to face Clark in a NEWMAC doubleheader starting at 3pm.  Amherst kick offs a three-game NESCAC home series versus Middlebury with a single contest at 4pm.

Major Portion of the Release Courtesy Amherst Sports Information