BABSON PARK, Mass.—Junior Moira O'Reilly (Columbus, Ohio) won her 10th straight decision in the opener as Babson College split a non-conference softball doubleheader with visiting Framingham State University on Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Field.

The Beavers defeated the Rams, 4-2, in game one before dropping the nightcap 8-3. Babson is now 15-11 on the season while Framingham moves to 15-9 overall.

Game 1: Babson 4, Framingham State 2
Sophomore Athena Hadjipanayis (Rye, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored, classmate Sara Moore (Kennett Square, Pa.) singled twice and drove in a run and senior Lexi Morris (Lexington, Mass.) doubled and knocked in two runs to lead the Beavers. Moore also swiped three bags and O'Reilly improved to 12-2, striking out 11 while giving up two runs on five hits over 6.0 innings. Sophomore Alyssa DeStefano (Ridgefield, Conn.) retired the side in order in the seventh to record her second save.

Junior Gwendolyn Carpenter (Ashley Falls, Mass.) and sophomore Brooke Grassia (Danvers, Mass.) both finished with two hits and a run scored for the Rams. First-year Olyvia Mendonca (Taunton, Mass.) dropped to 2-3 on the year after giving up four runs on seven hits while striking out four over 6.0 innings.

The Green and White jumped on top 1-0 thanks to a two-out RBI single by senior Kate Karamouzis (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) and extended the margin to 2-0 in the third when Hadjipanayis raced home on a two-out double to left center by Morris. O'Reilly fanned eight of the first nine batters she faced but Framingham State pulled even thanks to a pair of two-out runs in the fourth. Carpenter brought home Grassia, who led off the inning with a single, with a double to the all in right and first-year Talia Duca (Hudson, N.H.) followed with an RBI single to center.

Babson responded with a two-run fifth to go back in front for good. Junior Caroline Taylor (Biddeford, Maine) singled through the right side with one out and later scored on Moore's RBI knock to make it 3-2 and Morris drove in Hadjipanayis with a sacrifice fly to center for a two-run advantage.

Game 2: Framingham State 8, Babson 3
Karamouzis finished 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored and junior Molly Hennessy (Tallahassee, Fla.) singled twice to lead Babson's seven-hit attack. Junior Chloe Joslin (Wyoming, R.I.) also singled and drove in a pair of runs in the loss. DeStefano (0-1) started an allowed four earned runs on five hits over 2.1 innings, while first-year Natasha Taubenheim (Westport, Conn.) gave up three runs over 4.2 innings of relief.

Carpenter, Grassia, junior Kelsey McGuill (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and sophomore Makayla Rooney (Peabody, Mass.) all finished with two hits and drove in two runs apiece for the Rams. Junior Ally Moran (Wilmington, Mass.) improved to 11-3 in the circle giving up two earned runs on seven hits to go along with three strikeouts in a complete-game effort.

The teams traded runs in the first before Framingham State broke the game open with a four-run third. Rooney and Carpenter both knocked in runs with singles to left field and McGuill followed with a two-run base hit to center to make it 5-1.

Karamouzis led off the last of the fourth with a triple and scored on Joslin's infield single, and Morris reached on a two-base error and raced home on Joslin's sacrifice fly to center to cut the Babson deficit to 5-3 in the sixth. The Rams responded with a two-out rally though, as Grassia plated two runs with a triple to right center and then scored on Rooney's single up the middle one batter later for a five-run lead.

Framingham State returns to action on Thursday when it hosts UMass Boston at 3 p.m. while Babson welcomes Emerson to Alumni Field for a doubleheader on Friday at 3 p.m.

GAME NOTES
• The Beavers are 17-7 all-time against Framingham State.
• Ten of Babson's 15 wins this spring have come by either one or two runs.
• Moore extended her hitting streak to 13 with knocks in both contests.
• Tuesday's game two loss dropped Babson to 21-4 at Alumni Field going back to the start of last season.