Hampton, Va. – The University of Maine softball team split two games on the second day of Battle at the Bay at Pirate Stadium.
 
The Black Bears earned a win over Saint Francis in the first game before falling to host Hampton in close game in the nightcap.
 
Game 13
Score: Maine 12, Saint Francis 4
Stadium: Pirate Stadium
How it Happened

• After a scoreless first frame, the Black Bears erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the second … a Maggie Helms double brought in the first run and then Morgan Pool knocked a two-RBI single to left … after Maine got another run on an error, Alli Goetz tripled down the right field line to clear the bases for a 7-0 lead.
• Saint Francis pushed two runs across in the top of the third … Maine responded with three runs on RBIs from Neve Adams, Pool and Francesca Guerrera.
• The Black Bears made it 11-2 in the bottom of the fourth when Goetz scored on an error … the Red Flash had another two-run frame in the fifth to extend the game at 11-4.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Keira Inman doubled and then ended up scoring the run-rule winning run on a throwing error by the centerfielder.

Game Notes

• Kyla Brogan threw 4.0 innings in picking up the win … Brogan allowed two runs on three hits … Hannah Hipwell threw 1.0 innings of relief
• Seven different Black Bears recorded a hit.
• Alli Goetz went 1-for-1 with one triple, three RBI and two walks while Morgan Pool was 1-for-2 with three RBI.
• Keira Inman was 2-for-4 with one run scored and one double.
• Maggie Helms was 1-for-2 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI … Annika Shearer and Neve Adams also scored two runs each.
• The win marked Maine's third straight, the first such winning streak during regular season play since 2019.

 
Game 14
Score: Hampton 6, Maine 4
Stadium: Pirate Stadium
How it Happened

• The Black Bears took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second … with the bases loaded, Maggie Helms drove a ball to shortstop to drive in Alli Goetz … the very next batter, Keira Inman scored on a dropped third strike.
• The Pirates manufactured a five-run inning in the third to jump out to a 5-2 lead.
• In the top of the fourth, Kaelyn Larkin drove in two on a fielder's choice to pull Maine within one … the Pirates responded with one run in the home half of the inning for a 6-4 scoreline through four – that would hold over the final three innings.

Game Notes

• Alysen Rieth started, throwing 2.1 innings while giving up five runs on five hits … Ava Zettlemoyer went 3.2 innings in relief, allowing one run on three hits.
• Eviana Robles was 3-for-4 while Keira Inman went 1-for-2 and Maggie Helms went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
• Kaelyn Larkin had two RBI, driving in a pair on a fielder's choice while Neve Adams had one RBI and one run scored.

Up Next

• Maine will wrap up the Battle at the Bay tomorrow with a 1 p.m. first pitch against Hampton.