LEICESTER, Mass.- The Becker College softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Clark University Tuesday afternoon at Russell Field. Becker took the first game 2-1, before dropping the nightcap 4-1 in eight innings.

GAME ONE:

Becker (4-8) broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth inning. Senior Jessica Wheelahan (Watertown, Conn.) got the inning started with a one-out double into the left centerfield gap. Megan Klemanchuck (Pawtucket, R.I.) followed with a single to center, putting runners at the corners. Brianna Herforth (Peru, Mass.) drove in Wheelahan with the first run of the game on an RBI ground out to short. Klemanchuck would make her way home on a wild pitch to give the Hawks a 2-0 lead.

Clark (6-10) refused to go down quietly in the top of the seventh.  The Cougars would load the bases with a walk, a single and a hit by pitch. Becker pitcher Kelsey Norberg (Uxbridge, Mass.) was able to strikeout Taylor Erickson (Natick, Mass.) for the first out. Clark would plate their first run when Norberg uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Lauren Mackey (Dublin, N.H.) to scamper home. After Kendra Walker (Cumberland, R.I.) was hit by a pitch to load the bases again, Norberg preserved the victory with back-to-back strikeouts.

Norberg earned her third win of the season after allowing one run on three hits, while striking out eight Cougars. Brenna Foley (Charlton, Mass.) suffered the loss after allowing two runs on four hits.

GAME TWO:

Much like game one, the Hawks waited until the sixth inning to plate a run. After Jaclyn Orangio (Maynard, Mass.) singled up the middle, she was able to advance into scoring position on a Jennifer VanAlphen (Hudson, N.Y.) groundout. Jessica Wheelahan then put the Hawks on the board with an RBI single to center.

With the Cougars down to their last out in the top of the seventh, Sami West (Gonic, N.H.) decided to help her own cause with an infield single. Danielle Tesler (Stoughton, Mass.) tied the game with a pinch-hit double down the right field line, scoring West from first base.