Springfield, Mass.-April 6, 2015- The Springfield College softball team dropped a pair 1-0 decisions to visiting MIT on Monday afternoon in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action.

Springfield drops to 7-13 overall, 5-3 in conference, while MIT improves to 12-2, with a 6-0 record in conference play.

The Pride will take on Western New England at home on April 8th at 3:30pm and 5:30pm.

Game 1 - MIT 1, Springfield 0

The loan run was scored in the top of the first inning by the Engineers.  Jasmin Joseph (Woodland Hills, Calif.) blooped an infield single to the shortstop to get things going for MIT, and after stealing second, Amanda Lee (Saratoga, Calif.) worked her way on base by way of a walk.  Tori Jensen (Holliston, Mass.) stepped up with one out and delivered a double into right field, which advanced Lee to third and allowed Joseph to cross the plate.

The Pride threatened in the bottom part of the third after sophomore Alicia Pavadore (Taunton, Mass.) singled up the middle.  Junior Brielle Engelbrecht (Granby, Mass.) laid down a successful bunt, to put runners on first and second with one out, but the next two batters would be retired.

Jensen led the way for the Engineers with one hit and a run batted in.

Pavadore put together a two-hit performance for the Pride.  Mackenzie Navarro (Taunton, Mass.), Kirsten Drobiak (Jewett City, Conn.) and Elizabeth Joseph (Stamford, Conn.) also tallied hits.

Ellie Fodor (Trenton, Mich.) collected the win for MIT as she allowed six hits and struck out nine in the complete game shutout.

Talia Loda (East Haven, Conn.) took the loss after seven innings pitched as she surrendered four hits and a walk in the outing.

Game 2 - MIT 1, Springfield 0

Game two proved to be another pitcher's duel as the contest remained scoreless until the seventh inning.

The Engineers led off the top of the seventh with a single to right center off the bat of Ali Trueworthy (Rochester, N.H.).  A batter later, Alexandra Marshall roped a hit into right center to score Trueworthy from second.

Springfield threatened in the bottom half of the seventh as Drobiak blasted a two out double to right center.  Jenna Webb (Harrison, N.Y.) worked the count full but could not find a gap as she was retired for the final out of the game.

Marshall tallied two hits for MIT, providing the big RBI blast in the seventh.  Joseph, Lee, Trueworthy and Karly McLaughlin (Edwardsville, Ill.) also provided hits.

Alexandra Marshall (Glen Head, N.Y.) retired all but two batters in the game as she not,ched the complete game shut-out.  The junior moves to a 6-0 record.

Camdyn Morgillo (West Haven, Conn.) went the distance for the Pride, as she yielded only six hits and one run.  The sophomore fanned three batters.  Drobiak collected the Pride's only hit of the game.