The University of Toronto Varsity Blues softball team secured another three wins in another busy weekend with back-to-back doubleheaders.
Toronto opened the weekend on their home diamond at Hendon Park versus the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The Blues earned a dominant 14-4 win before dropping a 5-4 decision in the Saturday (Oct. 3) doubleheader. With the U of T offence on fire for Game 1, the trio of Alexia Verches, Jorja Sandilands, and Priya Callewaert all registered two hits while combining for nine RBI's. Vanessa Jeffrey earned the win in the pitching circle with Toronto needing just four innings to secure the victory. In a much tighter Game 2, Kae Lin Whiton delivered a highlight two RBI double, while Olivia Mather worked all six innings in the tough one-run loss.
On Sunday (Oct. 4), the Blues traveled to Waterloo where they collected 10-3 and 7-0 wins over the Waterloo Warriors. At the plate in Game 1, Tala Rennie went 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs, while Grace Baker went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs. Jeffrey recorded another win from the pitching circle delivering a complete seven inning effort. In Game 2, Alexa Aquanno earned the shutout with four strikeouts across five innings of work. Rennie was perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
The Blues will conclude the OUS regular season next weekend with back-to-back doubleheaders versus city rivals. First, Toronto will meet the York Lions on Saturday (Oct. 10). They then close out the season versus the TMU Bold on Sunday (Oct. 11).
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