ORONO – Ashley Gray pitched a one-hitter, despite walking seven, and struck out four Sunday as the University of Maryland Baltimore County completed its America East softball series sweep of the University of Maine with a 10-0 victory at Kessock Field.

The Retrievers also won both of Saturday’s games, 3-2 and 6-2, to eliminate the Black Bears from postseason contention.

In Saturday’s first game, Dana Shepherd and Gray homered to pace the Retrievers.

Terren Hall hit a two-run home run for Maine and Alexis Souhlaris doubled and singled.

In Saturday’s second game, Gray homered and doubled with two runs scored for UMBC. Shepherd and Lauren Brummell each had a triple and two singles. Kali Shirk homered and singled.

Stephanie George paced Maine with a solo home run and Ashley Waters added two singles.

In Sunday’s game, Shirk had a home run and two singles with three RBIs for UMBC.

Ashley Waters singled for Maine’s lone hit.

(Saturday’s First Game)

UMBC 200 001 0 – 3 5 1

Maine 000 200 0 – 2 4 1

Weigman and Shirk; Balent and Spangler

(Saturday’s Second Game)

UMBC 202 011 0 – 6 15 0

Maine 001 001 0 – 2 7 0

Weigman, Gray (3) and Shirk; Balent, Montano (3), McGivney (4) and Spangler

(Sunday’s Game)

UMBC (24-27) 060 100 3 – 10 15 2

Maine (11-39) 000 000 0 – 0 1 1

Gray and Shirk; McGivney, Montano (3) and Spangler

Colby, Saint Joseph’s split

At Waterville, Alex Essman hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to help lead Colby College to the 7-1 victory over Saint Joseph’s College of Standish in Saturday’s opening game. The Monks took the second game 9-5.

In the first game, Carlie Minichino added a two-run home run and a double for the Mules. Lizzi Fort and Christine Gillespie hit back-to-back doubles.

Megan Farrell doubled and scored a run to lead the Monks. Alysn Ludwig singled twice.

In the second game, Alyssa Dunn had a three-run home run in the first inning for Saint Joseph’s. Jillian Kimball had three runs and two RBIs.

Gillespie tripled and doubled to lead Colby.

(First Game)

Saint Joseph’s 010 000 0 – 1 6 0

Colby 020 023 x – 7 12 1

Wezowicz and Howard; Tasi, Crowell (4) and Poulin, Fort (4)

(Second Game)

Saint Joseph’s (26-16) 302 101 2 – 9 11 2

Colby (17-14) 000 302 0 – 5 6 3

Walsh and Neff; Roehn, Crowell (4) and Santos, Fort (4)

Baseball

Southern Maine earns sweep

At Gorham Saturday, Ryan Pike’s two-run triple highlighted a three-run eighth inning as the University of Southern Maine knocked off Western Connecticut State 12-10 in the first game of a Little East Conference doubleheader.

The Huskies won the nightcap, which was called due to darkness after eight innings, 9-5.

In the opener, Chris Burleson gave the Huskies some insurance with an RBI single in the eighth. USM led 5-0 at one point but trailed 9-8 going into the home half of the sixth.

Zack Dandrea hit a two-run single to put Western Connecticut on top in the sixth.

In the nightcap, Eddie Skeffington and Collin Henry each hit an RBI single and Ryan Gaffney stroked a two-run single to key a five-run outburst in the fourth for USM.

After the visitors tied it in the sixth, the Huskies pushed across four in the seventh, keyed by Andrew Stacy’s RBI double.

Matt Gardiner knocked a solo homer for WCSU.

(First Game)

Western Conn. 003 024 001 – 10 17 2

Southern Maine 050 031 03x – 12 17 2

Bainer, Scribner (5), Murray (8) and Bedard; Curran, deBethune (6), Hahn (7) and Berthiaume

(Second Game)

Western Conn. (17-23) 101 102 00 – 5 9 1

Southern Maine (29-10) 000 500 4x – 9 13 2

Mangano, Postemsky (7) and Gardiner; Fessenden, deBethune (4), Hahn (6) and Berthiaume

Lyndon State 10, UMPI 8

At Lyndon Center, Vt., the Hornets raced out to an 8-0 first-inning lead then held on to beat UMaine-Presque Isle Saturday.

Matt Lapham had four singles and two RBIs for the winners.

A.J. Pennartz had three singles and a two-run homer for the Owls.

UMPI (5-19) 031 220 000 – 8 14 1

Lyndon State (16-13) 800 020 00x – 10 16 3

DeKay, Dupuis (8) and Ramsdell; Royer, Picard (3) and Lapham

Amherst sweeps Saint Joseph’s

At Amherst, Mass., Amherst College took a pair from Saint Joseph’s of Standish on Saturday, winning the first game 11-4 and the second game 4-1.

In the first game, the Lord Jeffs plated five runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to break it open.

Nat Pedley knocked an RBI double for Amherst.

Ben Grant-Roy led the Monks with a single and two RBIs.

In the second game, Pedley knocked in three runs on a triple and a single to lift Amherst.

Saint Joseph’s was held to four hits. Wade Oliver, Brian Schools, Andrew Wood and Nick Johnson all singled.

(First Game)

Saint Joseph’s 001 030 0 – 4 9 6

Amherst 012 530 x – 11 9 0

Roberge, Dion (4), Stout (5) and Adams; Blank, McKenna (5) and Aller

(Second Game)

Saint Joseph’s (26-15) 001 000 0 – 1 4 2

Amherst (21-9-1) 020 002 x – 4 7 1

Burdin, Dion (6), Nanof (6), Stout (6) and Wood; Cetkovski, Harris (4) and Allar