HARTFORD, Conn. -  The Trinity College Softball team split the day against the visiting Amherst College Mammoths after securing a 4-3 victory in game one with a walk-off single from Kennedy Rogers to send home Taylor Mikolajczak for the winning run. Bantams fell 8-6 in game two, owning a 13-8 (5-3 NESCAC) record, Mammoths sit 5-12 (2-4 NESCAC) on the season.

Bantams game one victory marked the first time since the 2011 season that Trinity Softball has defeated the Amherst College Mammoths.

Game One Key Takeaways:

• Bantams tied the game 1-1 in the first inning after Kennedy Rogers singled to left field, scoring Taylor Mikolajczak. 

• Later in the seventh inning Makenna True advanced to third and Emily Goddard scored on a passed ball. (3-2 Amherst)

  • Taylor Mikolajczak singled through the shortstop, scoring True (3-3)

  • Kennedy Rogers hit a walk-off single up the left side, scoring Mikolajczak (4-3 Trinity)

• Tiffany Stowers was in the circle for Trinity tossing 4 strikeouts, allowing 9 hits, 3 runs, and 2 walks.

Game Two Key Takeaways:

• Kennedy Rogers opened the scoring for the Bantams with a single to the pitcher reaching second on a throwing error, scoring Mikolajczak. (1-1)

• In the second inning Makenna True singled through the left side, scoring Emily Goddard (2-2)

  • Mikolajczak hit a sacrifice fly out, sending home True. (3-2 Trinity)

• Later in the fifth inning Erin Steed flew out to center field for an SAC, RBI sending home Kennedy Rogers, advancing Abigail Alper to third. (8-4 Amherst)

• In the 7th inning Erin Steed singled up the middle for 2 RBI's scoring Alper and Annika Haley (8-6 for the final)

• Erin Girard tossed for 3.2 innings (3 strikeouts, 9 hits, 4 runs) Heather Roth relieved Girard for 1.1 innings (allowing 2 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk), Shikar Kaysen closed the game for the Bantams throwing 2 strikeouts, and allowing only 3 hits with zero runs scoring.