University of Maine
7-18, 0-1
UMass Lowell
10-13, 1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| UMass Lowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
River Hawks top Black Bears in extra innings
3/20/2026 4:01:00 PM | Softball
Francesca Guerrera had two doubles and a home run for Maine.
The River Hawks loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth and walked it off for a 12-11 win.
The two conference foes will meet for a doubleheader tomorrow, beginning at 1 p.m. at River View Field.
Game 25
Score: UMass Lowell 12, Maine 11 (8)
Stadium: River View Field
How it Happened
- Maine took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when Francesca Guerrera's double to left center brought around Maggie Helms.
- The Black Bears then hit three solo shots around a few UMass Lowell runs … Kaelyn Larkin then led off the fourth with her first career home run … after Guerrera sent one over the fence in the fifth for a 4-0 lead, the hosts responded with three runs in bottom half.
- In the top of the sixth, Maine exploded for seven runs … Larkin sent her second long ball of the day to center for a 5-3 lead, Keira Inman scored on a wild pitch and Morgan Pool earned an RBI walk for a 7-3 lead … a Guerrera double made it 10-3 before an Annika Shearer sacrifice fly drove in Guerrera for an 11-3 lead.
- In the bottom of the sixth, UMass Lowell pushed three runs across … the River Hawks followed it up with a five-run seventh inning to force extra innings.
- UMass Lowell loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth and won the game on an infield single.
- Maine is now 19-20 in the all-time series with UMass Lowell.
- Alysen Rieth started and threw 5.1 total innings … Ava Zettlemoyer (0.2) and Hannah Hipwell (1.2) appeared in relief.
- Francesca Guerrera was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run … she had five RBI and two runs scored.
- Kaelyn Larkin was 2-for-4 with two home runs.
- Maggie Helms recorded two hits for her first career multi-hit game.
- Morgan Pool earned three walks and scored two runs.
Up Next
- Maine and UML are scheduled to play a doubleheader tomorrow, Saturday, March 21, to close out the weekend.
- The Black Bears will play a non-conference doubleheader at Stonehill on Wednesday, March 25 before returning home for the home-opening series against Binghamton March 28-29.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Olivia DeCitise (7-6)
L: Hipwell, Hannah (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Guerrera, Francesca 2
HR: Guerrera, Francesca 1 ; Larkin, Kaelyn 2
RBI: Guerrera, Francesca 5 ; Shearer, Annika 1 ; Larkin, Kaelyn 2 ; Pool, Morgan 1
SF: Shearer, Annika 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guerrera, Francesca 2 ; Larkin, Kaelyn 2 ; Inman, Keira 1 ; Archer, Peyton 1 ; Helms, Maggie 1 ; Hernandez, Kyli 1 ; Adams, Neve 1 ; Pool, Morgan 2
HBP: Archer, Peyton 1
Batting:
2B: Elizabeth Neeld 1 ; Caroline Calkins 1 ; Kate Hardy 1 ; Ella Van Alstyne 1
HR: Thyanais Santiago 1
RBI: Emily Baumes 2 ; Avery Spinello-Branch 1 ; Isabel Quintanilla 2 ; Thyanais Santiago 4 ; Caroline Calkins 1 ; Kate Hardy 1 ; Ella Van Alstyne 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Julia Rowley 1 ; Grace Rowan 1 ; Katelyn Fitzgerald 2 ; Elizabeth Neeld 2 ; Taylor Dolan 1 ; Thyanais Santiago 2 ; Caroline Calkins 1 ; Ella Van Alstyne 2
SB: Elizabeth Neeld 1 ; Ella Van Alstyne 1
