MEDFORD, Mass. — Bowdoin College’s run in the NESCAC Softball Tournament came to an end as topseeded Tufts earned an 8-0 win to clinch their eighth conference title Sunday morning.

The Polar Bears (30-14), who needed a sweep of the Jumbos on Sunday to earn the league title, finished as conference runners-up for the third time in program history. The Jumbos (38-3) earned the NESCAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Hannah Wurgaft’s lead-off single in the first inning was Bowdoin’s only hit of the game as Tufts pitcher Rebecca DiBiase retired the next 18 batters. Michelle Cooprider gave the hosts a 1-0 lead on a home run in the bottom of the first, but it was a fiverun third inning that proved to be the difference in the game.

The Polar Bears unwillingly aided the rally with a pair of key errors in the frame, leading to the five unearned runs. Bri Keenan delivered the big blow — a two-run double — as the Jumbos pushed their advantage to 6-0. Emily Beinecke delivered a run-scoring single in the fourth and Keenan clinched the eight-run win with a single in the sixth inning.

Melissa DellaTorre took the loss for Bowdoin by permitting two earned runs over 2.2 frames of work. Julia Geaumont pitched three innings in relief, allowing two earned runs.

On Saturday, Casey Correa doubled in the fifth and sixth innings to spur Bowdoin to a 5-1 come-frombehind victory over Middlebury.

Trailing 1-0, Bowdoin scored three runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth.

Correa doubled with one out in the fifth inning and then went to third on a wind-aided double by Siena Mitman. Toni DaCampo singled home both runs to give Bowdoin a 2-1 advantage. Gen Barlow followed with a single up the middle scoring DaCampo and it was 3-1.

Bowdoin led off the sixth with a single by Adriane Krul. She was doubled to third by Victoria Rusch. Correa drove a two-run double off the fence in left, giving the Polar Bears a 5-1 margin.

Geaumont allowed four hits and one run in seven innings for her 11th victory.

In Game Three on Saturday, Della Torre threw a four-hit shutout as the Polar Bears stayed alive with a 2-0 victory over Wesleyan.

Bowdoin scored with the benefit of two walks and two passed balls in the bottom of the first. Krul came through with a two-out single up the middle to score Wurgaft.

The Polar Bears pushed their lead to 2-0 in the third when Barlow tripled with two outs and Katie Gately followed by popping a perfectly placed infield single over the third baseman’s head to score Barlow.

Della Torre struck out four and walked two while improving to 14-7.

Gately, who finished 2-for-3 for Bowdoin, was the lone batter with multiple hits.

On Friday, Bowdoin dropped its opener Middlebury 3-0.

Middlebury pitcher Elizabeth Morris spun a three-hit shutout, allowing a single each to Wurgaft, Krul and DaCampo.

The Panthers broke through in the third. Singles by Jackie Stern and Jessa Hoffman were followed by a two-run double by Jessica Poracky.

Women’s tennis

On Saturday, winning two of three doubles matches and its first three singles pairings, second-seeded Williams notched a 5-1 victory over third-seeded Bowdoin to advance to the title game of the 2013 NESCAC Championship.

With the victory, Williams improved to 17-4 and played Amherst in the NESCAC title match on Sunday. The Polar Bears fell to 14- 4 on the year and are expected to receive an NCAA Tournament bid.

Putting Bowdoin on the board, Kate Winingham and Emma Lewis earned an 8-3 third doubles decision over Nancy Worley and Veranika Li. After Maria Pylypiv and Kathleen Elkins tied things up with an 8-5 victory over Chantalle Lavertu and Kellen Alberstone in the second slot, the Ephs’ Kara Shoemaker and Rebbeca Curran edged out Tiffany Cheng and Emma Chow, 9-8 (8-6), to put Williams ahead after doubles play.

Worley extended the Williams lead with a 6-1, 6-3 fourth singles triumph over Winingham before Elkins took down Lavertu, 6-2, 6-2 in the second slot. Pylypiv closed things out with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Lewis in fifth singles.

On Friday, a sweep of doubles propelled the Polar Bears to a 5-0 sweep of sixth-seeded Trinity in the quarterfinals.

Holding their own at the top of the doubles order, Bowdoin’s Chow and Cheng dispatched Melita Ferjanic and Hillary Hoyt, 8-1. Alberstone and Lavertu then earned an 8-4 No. 2 doubles decision over Senzosihle Mauve-Maphrisa and Morgan Feldman, before Winingham and Lewis completed the doubles sweep with an 8-2 triumph over Regan Cherna and Elizabeth Gerber.

Chow inched the Polar Bears closer to the victory with a 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles before Winingham closed out the Bantams with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Cherna in the No. 4 slot.

Baseball

Bowdoin concluded its regular season with a split against Middlebury in a non-conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.

Middlebury shut out the Polar Bears 2-0 in the opening game of the series before Bowdoin battled back with a 9-0 victory in game two.

Bowdoin concluded the regular season with a 23-13 record, while the Panthers carried a 10-18 mark.

Trailing 1-0, Bowdoin looked to break through in the bottom of the third as back-to-back singles from John Lefeber and Tim McGarry gave the Polar Bears two runners. McGarry and Lefeber both advanced into scoring position off a long fly ball by Dan Findley, but were left on base as Middlebury forced the third out of the inning.

After allowing a run in the first, Erik Jacobsen retired the Panthers’ lineup in order for three straight innings.

Dylan Sinnickson hit his second double of the game to begin the sixth for Middlebury and quickly advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. Michael Morris drove in the Panthers second run of the game, which ended the scoring for both sides with Middlebury shutting out Bowdoin 2-0.

Eric Truss earned the win for Middlebury with a full game performance.

Truss allowed four hits scattered over seven innings, while walking three and striking out four. Jacobsen pitched a complete game for Bowdoin, giving up five hits and two earned runs. In seven innings, he struck out six and walked two.

Bowdoin’s pitching staff combined for seven scoreless innings, allowing only four hits, in the second game of the afternoon.

Harry Ridge started for the Polar Bears and pitched five clean innings. The Polar Bears’ offense quickly found its rhythm in the bottom of the first as a two-out double by Luke Regan drove in a pair of runs.

The 2-0 lead carried into the third, before Bowdoin tacked on another three runs. With McGarry on first, Aaron Rosen hit an RBI double to center. The bases loaded, Sam Canales knocked out a two-run single to go ahead 5-0.

The Polar Bears travel to Wesleyan for their first game of the NESCAC playoffs on Friday with a 3 p.m. start. The two teams have never met during the regular season.

Track and field

Coby Horowitz came away with a New England title as Bowdoin competed at the New England Division III Championship Saturday at Colby.

Horowitz claimed the crown in the 1500-meter run (3:48.77) to take the lone first-place finish for Bowdoin at the meet. The Polar Bear women finished eighth among competing teams while the Bowdoin men placed ninth overall.

Horowitz moved up to No. 3 on the NCAA qualifying list with his winning time, which was nearly a second and a half clear of the secondplace finisher.

Jacob Ellis continued his excellent rookie campaign by capturing a second-place showing in the 800 (1:52.29), edged at the line by just .08 seconds. The duo was joined by Christian Sleeper and Taylor Love to take a second-place finish in the 4 x 800 relay in a time of 7:41.86.

Other top performances for the men included Chris Genco’s sixthplace in the long jump (21-08.75), James Boeding’s seventh-place in the 3000 steeplechase (9:22.37) and Sam Chick taking eighth in the 400 hurdles (54.66)

Erin Silva took the top finish for the Bowdoin women with a thirdplace finish in the pole vault (11- 07.75). Katherine Harmon had a personal best in the hammer throw (169-09.50), which was good enough for fourth place overall in the event. Randi London collected a fifth-place finish in the shot put (40-06.75).

Michele Kaufman was sixth in the long jump (17-00.75) and earned sixth in the 100 meter hurdles for Bowdoin. Hayleigh Kein placed sixth in the high jump (5-02,25), Katherine Krupp took seventh in the triple jump (10.82 meters) and Emily Clark finished seventh in the 400 hurdles (1:04.65) to round out the top Polar Bear finishers.

The top relay squad for the women onSaturdaywasthe4x800meter relay team that placed fifth overall id Ally Fulton, Carolyn Veilleux, Camille Wasinger and Maggie Bryan (9:28.70).