November 07, 2024
COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Beavers earn split with Castleton State

CASTLETON, Vt. – Megan Goodrow hit two home runs and a single to drive in five runs to lead the University of Maine at Farmington past Castleton State College 13-3 in the first game of a NAC softball doubleheader Thursday.

Castleton came back to win the nightcap 7-6.

In the first game, Kelly McDonough singled four times for UM-Farmington and McKell Barnes had two doubles. Lauren Overlock had two doubles and three runs scored.

Tosha Whittemore had two singles and two RBIs for Castleton.

In the second game, Sarah Flore hit had an RBI groundout in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Castleton the win. Alicia Zraunig hit a home run and two singles.

Barnes homered and singled to lead the Beavers. Goodrow had a double and two singles and Kasey McPhail singled twice.

(First Game)

UM-Farmington 104 440 – 13 14 5

Castleton 011 01x – 3 6 4

Defilipp and Barnes; Carpenter and McGinness

(Second Game)

UM-Farmington (16-6) 002 020 2 – 6 11 3

Castleton (10-20) 211 010 2 – 7 11 2

Bergeron, Carman (3), Defilipp (7) and Conners; Rogers, Whittemore (6) and McGinness

Colby 6, Bowdoin 2

At Waterville, Annie Wilson hit a three-run triple in the second inning to help lift Colby College over Bowdoin College of Brunswick.

Alyssa Crowell allowed just two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two to earn the complete-game win for Colby.

Colby’s Carlie Minichino doubled.

Clare Ronan doubled and scored a run for Bowdoin.

Bowdoin (22-10) 020 000 0 – 2 3 2

Colby (9-12) 040 101 x – 6 6 2

Jacobs and Coleman; Crowell and Fort, Poulin (7)

USM gets split

At Gorham, Sabrina Mills slapped an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to propel the University of Southern Maine to a 7-6 victory over Bridgewater State in the first game of a doubleheader.

Bridgewater won the nightcap 3-2 in five innings, as darkness suspended that contest.

In the opener, Stacey Stuart knocked a pair RBI doubles, one in the bottom of the fifth and another in the bottom of the ninth.

Meghan Noyes led Bridgewater with a two-run single and RBI double.

In the nightcap, Noyes and Lindsey Allison each had an RBI single for the Bears as they captured the split.

Kristina Grondin had an RBI single for Southern Maine.

(First Game)

Bridgewater St. 010 004 001 0 – 6 8 3

So. Maine 000 131 001 1 – 7 10 5

Ducinski, Vancelette (5), Verronneau (6) and Allison; Deroche, O’Connor (6), Grondin (6) and Sevigny

(Second Game)

Bridgewater St. (21-15) 020 01 – 3 4 0

Southern Maine (16-17) 100 01 – 2 9 1

Verronneau and Allison; Grondin and Sevigney

Maine Maritime sweeps Thomas

At Waterville, Brittany Oxley doubled and singled while driving in two runs to help lead Thomas College to the 6-2 win over Maine Maritime Academy of Castine in Wednesday’s opening game. The Terriers also won the second game 6-1.

In the first game, Kim Denbow doubled and scored two runs for Thomas and Jen Higgins had a single and an RBI.

Nicole Poland and Hannah Seamans each singled twice.

In the second game, Lindsay Sierra had two singles and two RBIs to lead Thomas. Denbow singled twice.

Maine Maritime’s Megan Russell hit two singles.

(First Game)

Maine Maritime 010 000 1 – 2 8 1

Thomas 014 100 x – 6 7 2

Barker, Richard (6) and Poland; Smith and Clements, Thurston

(Second Game)

Maine Maritime 000 010 0 – 1 5 1

Thomas 000 321 x – 6 7 0

Barker and Arris; Libby and Clements

Correction: A shorter version of these results ran in the State edition.

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