ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine softball team saw its season come to an end on Thursday on the second day of the 2024 America East Championship.
 
The Black Bears dropped a 3-2 contest to second-seeded Binghamton. Maine then fell in the elimination game to Bryant, 7-4.

Game 45
Score: Binghamton 3, Maine 2
Stadium: UMaine Softball Complex
How it Happened

• After three scoreless innings, Caitlyn Fallon's two-run home run to left put the Black Bears up 2-0 in the top of the fourth.
• The Bearcats responded in the bottom half of the frame … first Bianca Lawson hit a two-run shot and then Bella Farina doubled to left field to put Binghamton on top, 3-2.
• The Black Bears left a runner on base in the sixth and seventh innings.

Game Notes

• Caitlyn Fallon went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a walk.
• Isabelle True started, going 3.2 innings while giving up three runs on four hits with one strikeout and no walks … Alysen Rieth threw 2.1 innings of hit-less, scoreless relief.

Game 46
Score: Bryant 7, Maine 4
Stadium: UMaine Softball Complex
How it Happened

• The Bulldogs went up, 1-0, in the bottom of the first on a solo home run.
• Bryant then pushed six runs across in the bottom of the third to take a 7-0 lead after three.
• The Black Bears began to chip away in the top of the fifth when Nora Campo homered to center field … an inning later, Katie Jo Moery doubled and then scored on a Rylee Kent single to make it 7-2.
• In the top of the seventh, Maggie Helms walked and moved to third on a Campo double … Kyrah Haba-Dailey then plated Helms … a Gabby Papushka single up the middle made it a 7-4 but the Bulldogs were able to strand the Black Bears and close out the game.

Game Notes

• Nora Campo finished 2-for-3 with one double, one RBI and one run scored.
• Katie Jo Moery went 1-for-4 with a double and run scored … it was her 10th double of the season.
• Anna Margetis, Rylee Kent and Gabby Papushka all notched a hit for Maine.
• Isabelle True started, throwing 2.0 innings while giving up five runs on five hits with two walks … Alysen Rieth went 0.2 innings of relief before giving way to Caitlyn Fallon … Fallon threw 3.1 innings of scoreless softball.