Black Bears Fall Short to Retrievers

Saturday, April 20

Orono, Maine

12:00 PM

University of Maine

3-30, 0

UMBC

17-18, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
umbc	0	0	0	1	6	0	3	10	11	3
MAINE	0	1	3	1	0	1	1	7	6	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
umbc	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	8	9	2
MAINE	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	7	9	2

Photo by: Seth Poplaski

4/20/2024 8:11:00 PM | Softball

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ORONO, Maine – UMBC held off comebacks from the University of Maine softball team in both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, holding on for 10-7 and 10-8 wins.

Game 33
Score: UMBC 10, Maine 7
Stadium: UMaine Softball Complex
How it Happened

The Black Bears took a 1-0 lead in the second and then made it 4-0 in the third.
UMBC and Maine both put up single runs in the fourth frame for a 4-1 Maine edge after four.
The Retrievers pushed six runs across the plate to take a 7-5 lead in the top of the fifth on just three hits as the Maine pitchers gave up seven walks.
An Anna Margetis sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth made it a one-run game before UMBC took a 10-6 lead in the seventh.
Gabby Papushka led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and then came around to score … the Black Bears had the tying run at the plate but UMBC got the final strikeout for the 10-7 final.

Game Notes

Gabby Papushka went 2-for-3 for her third multi-hit game of the season.
Katie Jo Moery was 1-for-4 with two RBI … Kennedy Priest and Krista Francia both went went 1-for-2 with one RBI and one run scored … Kenedee Giddens was 1-for-4.
Caitlyn Fallon started, going 4.1 innings while giving up five runs on six hits with six walks and three strikeouts … Kaly Thomas gave up two runs in taking the loss while Isabelle True threw 2.2 innings of relief, giving up three runs on five hits.

Game 34
Score: UMBC 8, Maine 7
Stadium: UMaine Softball Complex
How it Happened

UMBC and Maine traded runs in the first frame for a 1-1 after one score line.
The Retrievers then steadily built an 8-1 edge with two runs in the second, three in the third and two in the fourth.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Black Bears used three consecutive singles to load the bases for Caitlyn Fallon … Fallon sent a grand slam over the fence in left center field.
The Black Bears then used a single from Kennedy Priest, a double from Maggie Helms and an infield single from Katie Jo Moery to make it a one-run game with two outs before UMBC got the final strikeout.

Game Notes

Caitlyn Fallon went 1-for-3 with a grand slam … it was her second home run of the season and the first grand slam of her career.
Fallon's grand slam was the first for Maine since Kya Enos on Feb. 19, 2022.
Maggie Helms was 1-for-2 with her second double of the season.
Katie Jo Moery was 1-for-3 for her sixth multi-hit game of the season ... she has a five-game hit streak.
Anna Margetis (1-for-4), Krista Francia (1-for-3), Keira Inman (1-for-3) and Kennedy Priest (1-for-1) all registered hits for Maine … Francia scored two runs.
Isabelle True started, going 2.0 innings while giving up six runs – four earned … Alysen Rieth threw 5.0 innings in relief, giving up two runs while striking out a season-high six.