Vermont takes three from UM

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BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine scored just three runs in the first three games of the weekend before exploding for eight in a college softball win over Vermont on Sunday. The Black Bears scored four runs in the second inning en route to…
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BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine scored just three runs in the first three games of the weekend before exploding for eight in a college softball win over Vermont on Sunday.

The Black Bears scored four runs in the second inning en route to an 8-1 victory in the second of two games Sunday to salvage a win after dropping two games Saturday (1-0 and 4-3) and the early game Sunday (1-0) to the Catamounts.

In Saturday’s opener, Vermont’s Jamie Sawyer’s single in the bottom of the 10th scored Cheri Toms for the game-winning run. The win snapped the Catamounts’ 17-game losing streak. Erica Sobel, Sara Asadoorian, Lauren Dulkis and Rachel Bain each singled for the Black Bears.

In Saturday’s late game, Vermont rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth, including a Maggie Tieman sacrifice fly that allowed two runs to score and put the Catamounts up for good. Ashley Yuhas’ RBI double and a Sobel RBI single gave Maine an early lead.

In Sunday’s first game, Jamie Sawyer broke up a scoreless game in the sixth inning when she came in on a Tieman double. The Black Bears managed just a single apiece from Sobel and Katherine Churchill.

In Sunday’s nightcap, Maine’s Melissa Mather singled three times, while Amanda Stevens and Bain each chipped in with two RBIs. Carrie Green struck out five in the win. Kristy Winberg doubled for Vermont.

(Saturday’s First Game)

Maine 000 000 000 0 – 0 4 1

Vermont 000 000 000 1 – 1 8 2

Green and Bain; Toms and Connor

(Saturday’s Second Game)

Maine 200 010 0 – 3 9 1

Vermont 010 030 x – 4 9 1

Jaegge and Bain; Totaro and Gyles

(Sunday’s First Game)

Maine 000 000 0 – 0 2 1

Vermont 000 001 x – 1 6 0

Yuhas and Bain; Massey and Connor

(Sunday’s Second Game)

Maine (9-34) 040 040 0 – 8 9 0

Vermont (8-21) 000 100 0 – 1 6 3

Green and Bain; Totaro, Toms (6) and Gyles

UMF takes two over Husson

At Bangor, on Saturday, the University of Maine at Farmington took both games of a doubleheader over Husson College, 4-3 and 7-2.

In game one, Becky Roak ripped a home run for the Beavers while Rachelle Dube rapped two singles.

Dawn Doucette and Nikkie Steinhart each nailed two singles for the Braves as Sami Hibbard singled with an RBI.

In game two, Roak and Molly Leopin each notched a double and a single to lead UMF to another win.

Andrea Bennett, Dorice Ritwelle, and Sarah Topham each singled for UM-Farmington.

Hibbard ripped a double and a single for the Braves while Dawn Doucette nailed an RBI double.

(First Game)

UM-Farmington 000 001 3 – 4 8 4

Husson 110 100 0 – 3 7 1

(Second Game)

UM-Farmington 300 301 x – 7 7 3

Husson 000 002 0 – 2 7 4

So. Maine sweeps on Saturday

At Willimantic, Conn., on Saturday, the University of Southern Maine dropped Eastern Connecticut College twice in a doubleheader, 4-2 and 6-2.

(First Game)

Southern Maine 003 100 0 – 4 11 1

Eastern Connecticut 000 000 2 – 2 7 2

Gagnon and Fulton; Kaczynksi and Rowan

(Second Game)

Southern Maine (15-7) 140 000 1 – 6 13 0

Eastern Conn. (12-17) 000 000 2 – 2 8 2

Becher and Heath; Kaczynksi, D’Amico (2) and Parsons

Colby drops 5 at Tufts tourney

At Medford, Mass., the White Mules lost all five games at the Tufts Invitational this weekend, including a 2-0 loss to Emerson and a 1-0 loss to Endicott in the consolation game Sunday.

(Saturday’s First Game)

Colby 000 000 – 0 0 1

Tufts 210 302 – 8 11 0

Lisavich, Thurston (5) and Ayotte; Moreau and Drake

(Saturday’s Second Game)

Colby 000 000 – 0 1 4

Tufts 221 201 – 8 8 0

Trasher, Thurston (5) and Ayotte; Brecher and Drake

(Saturday’s Third Game)

Endicott 020 110 6 – 10 11 0

Colby 040 220 0 – 8 15 4

Dutney and Bell; Greenleaf and Ayotte

(Sunday’s First Game)

Emerson 010 010 0 – 2 5 2

Colby 000 000 0 – 0 4 1

Trexler and Pini; Lisavich and Ayotte

(Sunday’s Second Game)

Endicott 010 000 0 – 1 3 2

Colby 000 000 0 – 0 1 1

Mangini and Bell; Greenleaf and Ayotte

Thomas sweeps weekend series

At Waterville, the Terriers pounded out 46 hits in four games and picked up two wins against Lyndon State Saturday (8-3 and 9-1) and two against Johnson State Sunday (20-1 and 11-0).

In Saturday’s first game, Courtney Corbett sparked Thomas with a first-inning grand slam. Corbett added a triple and Tracey Ayotte had a double. In Saturday’s second game, Corbett doubled and tripled to lead Thomas.

In Sunday’s opener, Erin Lovely racked up a double and two singles as the Terriers had 18 hits. In Sunday’s nightcap, Heather Farrell tossed a one-hitter. Corbett drove in two runs on a single and a triple.

(Saturday’s First Game)

Lyndon State 300 000 0 – 3 3 0

Thomas 422 000 x – 8 9 2

Norris and Breault; Burnell and Pelow

(Saturday’s Second Game)

Lyndon State 001 00 – 1 5 1

Thomas 220 14 – 9 8 2

Keating, Norris (5) and Breault; Farrell and Pelow

(Sunday’s First Game)

Johnson State 100 00 – 1 2 0

Thomas 055 (10)x – 20 18 2

Mazza and Cunniff; Burnell and Pelow

(Sunday’s Second Game)

Johnson State 000 00 – 0 1 2

Thomas 520 4x – 11 11 0

Nelson and Cunniff; Farrell and Pelow

St. Joseph’s sweeps Husson

At Bangor, Cortney Sirois racked up five hits in and six RBIs in two games as the Monks swept the Braves 11-4 and 5-0 in a Sunday doubleheader.

In the first game, Sirois homered, scored three runs and drove in four. Erin Weston led Husson with three singles and two RBIs. Kelly Dow doubled and drove in a run.

In the second game, Kristin Gaudette pitched a no-hitter, strking out one and walking four.

(Sunday’s First Game)

St. Joseph’s 030 330 2 – 11 15 3

Husson 003 100 0 – 4 10 4

Webster and Picard; Dow and Henderson

(Sunday’s Second Game)

St. Joseph’s (14-8) 005 000 0 – 5 4 1

Husson (8-12) 000 000 0 – 0 0 3

Gaudette and Picard; Dow and Henderson

Anchorwomen sweep Huskies

At Providence, R.I., Rhode Island College came from behind in both games as the Anchorwomen won twice Sunday, taking the first game 3-2 and the second 7-6.

(Sunday’s First Game)

Southern Maine 100 100 0 – 2 5 1

RIC 000 010 2 – 3 6 0

Gagnon and Fulton; Warrington and Ferreira

(Sunday’s Second Game)

Southern Maine (15-9) 000 104 001 0 – 6 7 3

RIC (21-13) 013 000 101 1 – 7 14 4

Becher and Heath; Warrington and Ferreira

Baseball

Husson takes two over UMF

At Bangor, on Saturday, Husson College rolled past the University of Maine at Farmington in both games of a doubleheader, 8-1 and 11-0.

In game one, John Montgomery pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and also went 4-for-4 at the plate with and RBI while Tony LaPrino tallied two RBIs for the Braves.

Bryant Williams went 2-for-3 with a double and Mike Fullerton ripped an RBI triple for the Beavers.

In game two, Don Sawyer went 4-for-5 with an RBI while Jason Folsom tallied a home run and three RBIs and pitcher Rob Worcester struck out 14 while spinning a one-hitter.

Mike Fullerton notched a single for UMF.

(First Game)

UM-Farmington 001 000 0 – 1 4 5

Husson 001 340 0 – 8 11 1

Montgomery and McGlinn; Fay, Casavant (6) and Cushman

(Second Game)

UM-Farmington (6-8) 000 000 0 – 0 1 1

Husson (12-8) 265 020 2 – 11 20 0

R. Worcester and M. Worcester; Walton and Potts

USM posts Saturday sweep

At Gorham Saturday, the University of Southern Maine picked up two wins over the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in a doubleheader, 15-7 and 5-3.

In game one, Pat Toomey notched a home run and a double with five RBIs while Jody Curcuru also homered and had five hits on the day for the Huskies. In game two, Shaun Richardson nailed the game-winning double for USM.

(First Game)

U-Mass-Dartmouth 100 131 001 – 7 11 4

So. Maine 235 003 20x – 15 20 3

Taylor, Lauzon (3), Daley (6), Gilkis (7) and Rahme; Russell and L’Italien

(Second Game)

U-Mass-Dartmouth (18-10) 000 102 000 – 3 8 3

So. Maine (19-7) 010 000 22x – 5 9 1

Troup and Rahme; Adams, Gunning (8), Pelletier (8) and McDonough

USM sweeps UMass-Boston

At Boston, Jason Dority rapped six hits and drove in nine runs to power the Huskies of Gorham past the Beacons in a Sunday doubleheader 25-7 in the first game and 10-8 in the second.

In the first game, Southern Maine scored nine runs in the first inning. Craig Gureckis hit three doubles and finished with seven RBIs. Dority and Gureckis also homered. In the second game, the Huskies rallied from a two-run deficit in the fourth. Dority had three RBIs and Jody Curcuru doubled twice.

(Sunday’s First Game)

Southern Maine 921 007 015 – 25 25 0

UMass-Boston 010 004 020 – 7 10 3

Liddy, Ferrante (7), Loveless (9) and L’Italien; J. Forbes, T. Forbes (1) and Tapley

(Sunday’s Second Game)

UMass-Boston (11-17) 102 201 101 – 8 11 1

Southern Maine (21-7) 003 430 00x – 10 14 0

Mesa and Colon; Southwick, Gunning (4), Carlson (6), Loveless (9), Pelletier (9) and McDonough, L’Italien

Tufts sweeps Colby

At Waterville, the Jumbos rallied for a 9-7 win in the first game of doubleheader thanks to six White Mule errors in the fifth and sixth innings combined. Tufts took the second game 19-0.

In the first game, Jeff Owen and Lucas Cummings hit RBI singles for Colby.

(Saturday’s First Game)

Tufts 012 042 0 – 9 9 2

Colby 005 000 2 – 7 9 6

Lapham, Shapiro (5) and Suprenant; Presbrey, Lord (5), Deacon (6), Geiger (7) and Owen

(Saturday’s Second Game)

Tufts (14-9-1) 011 405 116 – 19 20 1

Colby (6-11) 000 000 000 – 0 4 4


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