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Preview: Softball wraps up non-conference play at Stonehill on Tuesday

Maine will play a doubleheader against the Skyhawks.

ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine softball team will wrap up non-conference play on Tuesday with a doubleheader at Stonehill at Fr. Gartland Field.
 
Both contests are set to be streamed on NEC Front Row.
 
Game 33 | Maine at Stonehill
Tuesday, April 8 | 1:00 p.m.
Easton, Mass. | NEC Front Row
 
Game 34 | Maine at Stonehill
Tuesday, April 8 | 3:00 p.m.
Easton, Mass. | NEC Front Row
 
HOW TO WATCH/FOLLOW
  • Both games of the non-conference doubleheader will stream on NEC Front Row.
  • Live stats will be available via StonehillSkyhawks.com
SERIES HISTORY vs STONEHILL
  • Maine is 2-1 in the all-time series with Stonehill.
  • The first-ever meeting between these two teams came in 1982, with Maine dropping a 7-4 contest.
  • The Black Bears and Skyhawks then met for two games during the 2023 season, with Maine earning 9-4 and 9-0 road wins.
ABOUT STONEHILL
  • Stonehill brings an overall mark of 9-21 into Tuesday's doubleheader.
  • The Skyhawks are 2-3 in the last five meetings and 2-1 in the last three games, most recently picking up a 4-3 win over Mercyhurst on Saturday.
  • Isabella Therrien leads Stonehill with her .365 batting average and team-leading 27 hits, while also leading the way in slugging percentage (.527) and sitting third in on-base percentage (.390).
  • Six different pitchers have seen time in the circle, with Lauren Donovan throwing a team-high 472.2 innings … Harper Sullivan leads the team with a 3-2 record.
QUICK HITS
  • The Black Bears are coming off of an 0-3 week against UMBC in the home-opening series at the Pierre & Catherine Labat Softball Complex.
  • Alysen Rieth has thrown an America East-leading 94.0 innings and is tied second in the conference with eight complete games … Rieth is third in the league with 81 strikeouts.
  • Madison Simmerman is third overall in the conference with a 3.04 earned run average while throwing 71.1 innings.
  • Morgan Pool (19) and Bailey Snowberger (16) sit first and tied third respectively, in the America East in walks earned.
  • Pool has caught 14 runners stealing, a league-best.
  • Gabby Papushka is tied for the America East lead in triples with three while sitting third in doubles with seven.
UP NEXT
  • The Black Bears will return home this weekend to host Binghamton for a three-game series on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Gabby Papushka

#7 Gabby Papushka

OF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Alysen Rieth

#33 Alysen Rieth

P
5' 7"
Junior
L/L
Madison Simmerman

#21 Madison Simmerman

UTIL
6' 0"
Freshman
L/R
Morgan  Pool

#5 Morgan Pool

UTIL
5' 5"
Freshman
S/R
Bailey Snowberger

#11 Bailey Snowberger

INF
5' 2"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Gabby Papushka

#7 Gabby Papushka

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
OF
Alysen Rieth

#33 Alysen Rieth

5' 7"
Junior
L/L
P
Madison Simmerman

#21 Madison Simmerman

6' 0"
Freshman
L/R
UTIL
Morgan  Pool

#5 Morgan Pool

5' 5"
Freshman
S/R
UTIL
Bailey Snowberger

#11 Bailey Snowberger

5' 2"
Freshman
R/R
INF
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