Rosenzweig triggers MIT walkoff win in NCAA Championships
Sierra Rosenzweig
Sierra Rosenzweig of Anchorage singled and scored the tying run in the seventh and final inning as the MIT softball team beat Eastern Nazarene College 5-4 for its second straight walkoff win at the NCAA D3 Championships in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The starting left fielder finished 2-for-3 with a run and RBI from the No. 9 spot in the lineup.
Rosenzweig, of East High fame, might bat at the bottom of the lineup, but Rosenzweig has a reputation for coming up big in the biggest games of the season.
Last year, she kickstarted a late-game rally that led to a 7-5 win over Williams College in Game 3 of the NCAA Super Regional. She led off the inning with a walk and later scored the go-ahead run.
This time she tripled in a run in the second inning and then singled and scored the tying run.
It was her fifth triple of the season. Last month she broke the single-game school record with three triples in a 10-6 victory over Emerson.
The junior is hitting .271 in 41 games with one home run and 10 RBIs.