Smith College Drops NEWMAC Doubleheader to No. 18 WPI

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The Smith College softball team dropped both ends of a NEWMAC doubleheader to No. 18 WPI on Friday at the Smith Softball Field, falling 6-3 in the opener and 8-2 in the nightcap. The Bears finish the day at 15-16 overall and 7-7 in conference play. Game 1: WPI 6, Smith 3 Smith jumped on the Engineers in the bottom of the first, plating two unearned runs after Gabbie Chinnis (Charleston, SC/Charleston County School of Arts) and Ally Knutson (Green Bay, WI/Bay Port) both reached on errors and advanced into scoring position. Violet Peverly (Granby, CT/Loomis Chaffee)…