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Black Bears drop Sunday finale at Bryant
3/23/2025 2:28:00 PM | Softball
Gabby Papushka and Francesca Guerrera had multi-hit games.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The University of Maine softball dropped an America East contest to Bryant on Sunday afternoon at Conaty Park.
Game 26
Score:Â Bryant 13, Maine 2
Stadium:Â Conaty Park
How it Happened
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Game 26
Score:Â Bryant 13, Maine 2
Stadium:Â Conaty Park
How it Happened
- The Black Bears went up 2-0 in the top of the first … Gabby Papushka led off the game with a double and then came around to score on a Keira Inman sacrifice fly … Kyrah Haba-Dailey then scored on a wild pitch.
- The Bulldogs, though, took a 3-2 lead in the home half of the first and then tacked on eight runs in the bottom of the second inning for an 11-2 lead after two.
- Bryant then closed the game out with two runs in the third before two shutout innings for the run rule victory.
- Madison Simmerman started, throwing 1.0 innings while Kaly Thomas, Alysen Rieth and Ava Zettlemoyer all threw in relief.
- Gabby Papushka went 2-for-3 with a double and scored one run.
- Francesca Guerrera was 2-for-3.
- Kyrah Haba-Dailey scored one run while Keira Inman recorded one RBI.
Up Next
- The Black Bears will remain on the road next weekend, traveling to UMass Lowell for a three-game series against the River Hawks.
- Maine will play a double header on Saturday, March 29 and a single game on Sunday, March 30.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MCKILLOP (2-3)
L: Simmerman, Madison (3-7)

Batting:
2B: Papushka, Gabby 1
RBI: Inman, Keira 1
SF: Inman, Keira 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Papushka, Gabby 1 ; Haba-Dailey, Kyrah 1

Batting:
2B: BISHOP 1 ; POWELL 1
HR: COCHRAN 1
RBI: COLEMAN 2 ; CLENDENIN 2 ; ROHWER 3 ; COCHRAN 2 ; BISHOP 1 ; POWELL 2
SF: ROHWER 1
Base Running:
RUNS: COLEMAN 2 ; HOUK 3 ; CLENDENIN 1 ; ROHWER 1 ; COCHRAN 2 ; BISHOP 1 ; RAINER 1 ; POWELL 1 ; LEWIS 1
SB: COLEMAN 1 ; HOUK 1
HBP: BISHOP 1
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