Monmouth takes two from Maine in non-conference action

Wednesday, March 18

West Long Branch, N.J.

12:00 PM

University of Maine

6-16

Monmouth

8-14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maine	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
Monmouth University	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	7	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maine	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	7	10	0
Monmouth University	4	0	0	1	1	5	X	11	11	3

Monmouth takes two from Maine in non-conference action

3/18/2026 5:41:00 PM | Softball

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Kaelyn Larkin and Francesca Guerrera each had four hits on the day.

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The University of Maine softball dropped a doubleheader at Monmouth on Wednesday afternoon at Monmouth University Softball Park.

The Black Bears will be back in action with a single game at Iona tomorrow, March 19.

Game 22
Score: Monmouth 3, Maine 2
Stadium: MU Softball Park
How it Happened

Francesca Guerrera led the game off with a single and then came around to score three batters later on a Kaelyn Larkin single.
The Black Bears made it 2-0 in the top of the third when Annika Shearer drove in a run with a deep single to center.
The Hawks used a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to even the game at 2-2 … Monmouth continued to threaten in the frame, loading the bases with one out, but Alysen Rieth got out of the jam with a strikeout and a groundout.
In the bottom of the seventh, Monmouth walked it off with an RBI single up the middle.

Game Notes

Alysen Rieth started for Maine, throwing 6.1 innings while giving up three runs on seven hits … Rieth tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts.
Francesca Guerrera led Maine with a 2-for-2 and scored one run and added a walk.
Kaelyn Larkin and Annika Shearer were both 1-for-3 with an RBI … Keira Inman added a hit.

Game 23
Score: Monmouth 11, Maine 7
Stadium: MU Softball Park
How it Happened

The Hawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the home half of the first … the hosts then made it 5-0 in the bottom of the fourth.
In the top of the fifth, the Black Bears pushed six runs across to take a 6-5 lead … the first three runners reached, with Eviana Robles scoring on an error … then Peyton Archer had a two RBI single followed by a Morgan Pool RBI double before Annika Shearer's RBI single and Kaelyn Larkin's RBI double gave Maine the lead.
Monmouth tied the game up, 6-6, in the bottom of the fifth and then Maine retook the lead in the top of the sixth, with Pool driving in Maggie Helms.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Hawks plated five runs to take an 11-7 lead and held off another Maine rally in the top of the seventh.

Game Notes

Ava Zettlemoyer started, throwing 5.2 innings while giving up 11 runs on 11 hits … Hannah Hipwell threw 0.1 innings of relief.
Kaelyn Larkin was 3-for-4 with a double while Francesca Guerrera was 2-for-4 … Morgan Pool was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double … seven different Black Bears had hits on the day.

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