Yale Athletics

This past weekend, the Bulldogs (1–4, 0–0 Ivy) fought hard in a series of games in Texas. 

After a tough 5–7 loss against Tarleton (11–4, 0–0 WAC) on Friday, the Elis tackled the sixth annual Boerner Invitational in Arlington, where they played UT Arlington (7–8, 0–0 WAC), North Texas (12–2, 0–0 AAC) and Northwestern State (1–13, 0–0 SLC). They came away victorious against Northwestern State but ultimately fell to UT Arlington and North Texas.

Tarleton started off strong, holding the Bulldogs six runs to nothing by the end of the fourth inning. SJ Mull ’25 led Yale’s fight back with a hit that allowed Isabella Fortini ’27 to score a run in the top of the fifth. The Bulldogs racked up four other runs in the following inning. Despite their opponent’s huge run in the sixth inning, Tarleton kept Yale scoreless in the top of the seventh, securing their home win.

This game saw outstanding contributions from various players, including Fortini and Ella Cross ’28. In addition to her one run, Fortini had two hits on three at-bats and one run batted in. As just a first year, Cross made her mark with two hits, two runs batted in and one run, while Kaitlin Oikle ’27 recorded her first hit and run batted in. Ultimately, the Bulldogs’ late start led to a close loss against the Texans.

The Boerner Invitational took place over two days at the Allan Saxe Field in Arlington. Yale fell to North Texas 12–0 and UT Arlington 9–5 on opening day. 

Although both the Bulldogs and North Texas started off slow — scoreless after the first two innings — the Mean Green jumped ahead with a whopping 10 runs in the bottom of the third. Yale failed to score for the remaining two innings, and North Texas secured the win with two more runs in the fourth inning.

The Bulldogs came out to a late start as they turned their attention to UT Arlington. The Mavericks gained a 9–0 lead by the third inning. 

Despite the tough beginning, Yale kept the Mavericks scoreless for the remainder of the game and scored five runs, with Lauren Perren ’25 scoring a home run — two runs total — and two runs batted in. 

Yale split on the second day of the invitational, beating Northwestern State 5–2 but falling to North Texas 10–3 in their second meeting. 

Fortini, Cross, Perren and Oikle once again had excellent performances, with Perren hitting her second home run of the season against Northwestern State. Cross and Oikle each had two hits on three at-bats against Northwestern State and North Texas, respectively, while Fortini added three RBIs in the Bulldogs’ game against Northwestern State.

The Bulldogs look to turn things around and continue out-of-conference play against Central Connecticut State (0–4, 0–0 NEC) this Wednesday at home.