Black Bears Drop Doubleheader at UMBC

Friday, March 22

Baltimore, Md.

5:00 PM

University of Maine

1-19, 0-1

UMBC

12-9, 1-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
MAINE	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	1
UMBC	1	0	0	3	3	1	X	8	11	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
MAINE	0	3	0	1	0	4	5	1
UMBC	8	2	0	0	2	12	9	2

Photo by: Meg Kelly

3/22/2024 10:41:00 PM | Softball

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BALTIMORE, Md. – The University of Maine softball team dropped both ends of an America East-opening doubleheader at UMBC on Friday night.

Game 20
Score: UMBC 8, Maine 2
Stadium: UMBC Softball Stadium
How it Happened

UMBC took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first off of a left field double and stretched it out to 4-0 with two home runs in the fourth inning.
The Black Bears got on the board in the top of the fifth … Katie Jo Moery earned a walk and then stole second … Gabby Papushka reached on drop-third strike wild pitch and Moery moved over, setting up a two-run double for Kennedy Priest.
The Retrievers then added three runs in the fifth and one run in the sixth for the 8-2 final.

Game Notes

Caitlyn Fallon started, throwing 3.1innings while allowing four runs on five hits with three strikeouts and one walk … Isabelle True went 2.2 innings in relief, allowing four runs – three earned – on six hits while walking three.
Kennedy Priest went 1-for-2 at the plate while Rylee Kent and Kenedee Giddens were 1-for-3 … Priest finished with two doubles.
Katie Jo Moery and Gabby Papushka scored the runs for Maine.

Game 21
Score: UMBC 12, Maine 4
Stadium: UMBC Softball Stadium
How it Happened

UMBC jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
The Black Bears responded with three runs in the top of the second frame … Katie Jo Moery started the frame off with a single and then Anna Margetis singled to drive her in … a Keira Inman double plated Margetis … Inman scored on a throwing error.
UMBC put two more runs on the board in the bottom half of the second.
After Kyli Hernandez doubled to left center in the fourth, she scored on another UMBC error to make it 10-4.
UMBC then closed out the game with two runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Game Notes

Kyli Hernandez (1-for-3), Katie Jo Moery (1-for-2), Anna Margetis (1-for-3), Rylee Kent (1-for-3) and Keira Inman (1-for-2) collected hits for the Black Bears.
Kaly Thomas, Ava Zettlemoyer, Alysen Rieth and Caitlyn Fallon all pitched for Maine … Rieth went a team-high 3.2 innings while allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts and eight walks.