Thursday, March 19
New Rochelle, N.Y.
2:00 PM
University of Maine
7-17
7
at
3
Iona
5-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Iona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Black Bears pick up win over Gaels
3/19/2026 4:26:00 PM | Softball
Maine earned a 7-3 win over Iona on Thursday afternoon.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The University of Maine softball team earned a 7-3 win over Iona on Thursday afternoon at Donald E. Walsh Field.
Maine will now open up America East play tomorrow at UMass Lowell.
Game 24
Score: Maine 7, Iona 3
Stadium:
How it Happened
Up Next
Maine will now open up America East play tomorrow at UMass Lowell.
Game 24
Score: Maine 7, Iona 3
Stadium:
How it Happened
- The Black Bears took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first … Francesca Guerrera earned a leadoff walk and eventually came in on a Keira Inman sacrifice fly … one batter later, Kaelyn Larkin scored on a wild pitch.
- Maine added a run in the top of the third, with an Inman's single to left field bringing in Annika Shearer from second.
- Shearer and Kaelyn Larkin opened the fifth inning with back-to-back doubles, with Shearer crossing the plate for a 4-0 lead.
- The Gaels pushed three across in the bottom of the fifth on the back of three singles and a double … Maine responded with one run in the top of the sixth.
- Hannah Hipwell started in the circle, throwing 4.2 innings while allowing three runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts in picking up her first career win.
- Alysen Rieth (1.1) and Ava Zettlemoyer (1.0) both made relief appearances.
- Annika Shearer was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored.
- Five other Black Bears recorded a hit, including Kaelyn Larkin with an RBI double and two runs scored … Keira Inman and Neve Adams had two RBI each.
Up Next
- The Black Bears will begin America East play tomorrow when it starts a three-game series at UMass Lowell.
- Maine and UML are scheduled to play a single game on Friday, March 20 and a doubleheader on Saturday, March 21.
Players Mentioned
C
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
UTIL
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Hipwell, Hannah (1-2)
L: Piazza, Marylou (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Shearer, Annika 1 ; Larkin, Kaelyn 1
RBI: Larkin, Kaelyn 1 ; Robles, Eviana 1 ; Inman, Keira 2 ; Adams, Neve 2
SF: Inman, Keira 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guerrera, Francesca 1 ; Shearer, Annika 3 ; Larkin, Kaelyn 2 ; Archer, Peyton 1
SB: Shearer, Annika 1 ; Archer, Peyton 1
HBP: Robles, Eviana 1
Batting:
2B: Fischer, Brianna 1
RBI: Morales, Rachael 2 ; Fischer, Brianna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morales, Rachael 1 ; Pina, Sara 1 ; Lichtner, Alivia 1
SB: Fischer, Brianna 1
CS: Downey, LeeAnn 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
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