BOSTON—The Emerson College Softball team dropped a pair of games (11-3, 5-3) to the visiting Babson College Beavers Friday afternoon at Rotch Field.

With the losses, Emerson sinks to 8-14 overall and 0-10 in conference play, while Babson improves to 14-10 and 6-4 in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.

In game one, Emerson struck first, putting up one run in the bottom of the second inning on a sacrifice fly to deep right field off the bat of sophomore right fielder Shelby Carney to plate freshman first baseman Jillian Gearin.

Senior outfielder Lindsey Schmid smashed a three-run home run to center field in the top of the third to give Babson the edge, 3-1.

Emerson stormed back in the bottom of the same inning with a two-run shot from Jackie DeFusco to knot the score at 3-all.

Babson scratched three runs on four hits in the fourth and Emerson couldn't answer, as the Lions had bases loaded and nobody out in the fourth and failed to push a run across.

Junior catcher Catie Benoit crushed a solo homer to right center for Babson in the fifth and the Lions were sat down in order in the fifth and sixth innings.

Benoit went deep again as part of a four-run seventh inning for the Beavers and Ali Reilly had a round-tripper of her own in the inning as Babson smacked four home runs in the game.

Benoit and senior Nicole Ravetier led the Beavers, each going 3-for-4 at the plate, both scored two runs and drove in three runs apiece.

Freshman pitcher Alexis Ellis-Alvarez suffered the loss in a complete-game effort. She allowed 11 runs (eight earned) on 16 hits, gave up no walks and struck out one.

Senior Meghan Hayes and freshman Ali Reilly combined in the circle to hold the Lions to just three hits.

In game two, Babson posted two early runs on a solo home run by Lindsey Schmid as the second batter of the game and a sacrifice fly from junior outfielder Maya Lacy in the second inning.