BABSON PARK, Mass.— Junior Abby McClaflin (Easthampton, Mass.) belted a grand slam to highlight a nine-run fifth inning and Endicott College went on to defeat Babson College, 11-6, in a non-conference softball game Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Field.

With the setback, Babson had a four-game winning streak stopped and fell to 17-19 on the season while Endicott has won 10 of its last 12 games to up its record to 21-11.

Junior Ruby Madia (Princeton Junction, N.J.) had two hits including a double and scored a run for the Beavers and first-year Alexa Young (Madison, Conn.) had a single and a run scored with three RBIs. Senior Sophia Pak (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and juniors Charlotte Raymond (Wrentham, Mass.) and Devin McCall (Virginia Beach, Va.) also drove in runs in the setback. Junior Lexi Sealey (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) struck out two batters in 4.1 innings but was tagged for six runs and took the loss in the circle.

McClaflin finished with two hits and two runs scored, sophomore Catherine Seay (Marlborough, Mass.) had two hits with a double and two RBI, and junior Elyse Saccoccio (Coventry, R.I.) drove in a pair for the Gulls. Junior Kylyn McLaren (Rochester, N.H.) had two hits with a double and an RBI and senior Ella Tower (Windham, N.H.) and junior Mia Mitchell (Medford, Mass.) each knocked in a run in the victory. Senior Emma Sheehan (Plainville, Mass.) earned the win in relief and classmate Analise Grady (Reading, Mass.) struck out five over the final three inning to preserve the victory.

The teams traded unearned runs in the first inning. McLaren knocked an RBI single through the right side in the top half of the inning and McCall drew a two-out bases-loaded walk in the bottom half for the hosts. McLaren led off the third inning with a double down the left field line and came home on Tower's single to right to put the Gulls up 2-1.

Babson produced a four-run fourth inning to take the lead. After McCall led off with a walk and Madia ripped a double to left center, Young brought them both home with a single to right. Pak later had an RBI single up the middle and came around to score on Raymond's RBI groundout to cap the rally.

The Gulls came right back and exploded for nine runs in the top of the fifth. Saccoccio hit a two-run single down the left-field line to spark the rally, Seay followed with a two-run double over the center fielder's head, and after three straight walks brought home another run, McClaflin smashed her third home run of the season over the left field fence for the grand slam as the Endicott lead quickly grew to 11-5.

The Beavers tacked on one run in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Young by Grady struck out her fifth batter to end the game.

Babson will host Wellesley in a key New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) doubleheader Friday at 3 p.m. at Alumni Field. Endicott will travel to Nichols on Wednesday for a Conference of New England (CNE) twin bill at 2:30 p.m. in Dudley, Mass.

 GAME NOTES
• Babson is 14-15 all-time against Endicott in a series that dates back to 2000 after having a four-game winning streak against the Gulls at Alumni Field snapped.
• Madia has hits in four of her last five games going 6-for-14 with a double, two triples and five RBI.
• Young's three runs batted in were the first three of her career.