Maine tops Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, falls to Lipscomb

Friday, February 21

Mobile, Ala.

10:00 AM

University of Maine

1-4

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

4-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maine	2	0	1	0	2	4	9	10	4
Texas A&M-CC	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maine	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Lipscomb	0	13	5	0	X	18	16	0

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Maine tops Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, falls to Lipscomb

2/21/2025 6:55:00 PM | Softball

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The 9-1 win in game one was the first for head coach Kimberly Stiles at Maine.

MOBILE, Ala. – The University of Maine softball team picked up a win over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in the opening game of the 2025 Mardi Gras Classic before falling to Lipscomb in the second game on Friday afternoon at Jaguar Field.

The Black Bears' 9-1 win over the Islanders marked the first win at Maine for head coach Kimberly Stiles.

Game 5
Score: Maine 9, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi 1
Stadium: Jaguar Field
How it Happened

Kyrah Haba-Dailey started the game off with a 10-pitch at bat, earning a walk … Haba-Dailey and Gabby Papushka then both on a Francesca Guerrera single down the right field line.
Haba-Dailey scored in the top of the third, coming home on an Immy Gie single.
The Black Bears responded to an Islander's run in the bottom of the fourth with two runs in the top of the fifth thanks in part to a Haba-Dailey double, Papushka triple and a Guerrera sacrifice fly.
Maine pushed four runs across in the top of the sixth and held the Islanders off the board in the bottom of the sixth for the run-rule victory.
The top of the sixth for Maine included an Eviana Robles double, Papushka two-run home run and singles from Kyli Hernandez and Bailey Snowberger.

Game Notes

Madison Simmerman started, throwing 4.0 innings while allowing one run on three hits to earn her first career victory … Alysen Rieth threw 2.0 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief.
Gabby Papushka was 3-for-4 with a triple, two-run home run and a single while Kyrah Haba-Dailey went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one walk.
Francesca Guerrera was 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Seven total Black Bears collected hits.

Game 6
Score: Lipscomb 18, Maine 0
Stadium: Jaguar Field
How it Happened

After a scoreless opening inning and a half, the Bison exploded for 13 runs in the bottom of the second frame.
Lipscomb then added five more runs in the bottom of the third and didn't allowed the Black Bears to score in the fourth or fifth for the 18-0 run-rule final score.

Game Notes

Abby Rhee recorded her first career hit with a single in the top of the fifth inning.
Emma DeBoer made her Maine debut in the second inning.

Up Next

Maine will play two games tomorrow, with a 10 a.m. first pitch against Lipscomb and a slated 3 p.m. start against Notre Dame.
The Black Bears are scheduled to play a 1:30 p.m. game against South Alabama on Sunday.