
Black Bears split doubleheader with Skyhawks
3/25/2026 6:07:00 PM | Softball
Madison Hand had four RBI in the game two win.
EASTON, Mass. – The University of Maine softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Stonehill at Fr. Gartland Field on Wednesday afternoon.
After falling in the first game, the Black Bears bounced back for a win in the second game.
Game 28
Score: Stonehill 7, Maine 3
Stadium: Fr. Gartland Field
How it Happened
Game 29
Score: Maine 7, Stonehill 5
Stadium: Fr. Gartland Field
How it Happened
Up Next
After falling in the first game, the Black Bears bounced back for a win in the second game.
Game 28
Score: Stonehill 7, Maine 3
Stadium: Fr. Gartland Field
How it Happened
- Stonehill took a 2-0 lead in the home half of the first with a pair of RBI singles … Maine responded with one run in the top of the second, with Neve Adams driving in Keira Inman.
- The Skyhawks pushed the lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the second.
- Each team scored one run in the fifth … Kaelyn Larkin singled through the left side to bring in one run and Stonehill used a two-RBI double to make it a 6-2 game.
- Maine added one run in the top of the sixth, with Adams driving in her second of the game with a sacrifice fly, and Stonehill again answered with one run of its own … the Skyhawks would take the 7-3 win.
- Alysen Rieth started, throwing 2.0 innings … Kyla Brogan tossed 3.0 innings in relief while Ava Zettlemoyer threw 1.0 innings of relief.
- Kaelyn Larkin and Madison Hand recorded hits for Maine.
- Keira Inman earned two walks, stole two bases and scored two runs.
- Neve Adams had two RBI.
Game 29
Score: Maine 7, Stonehill 5
Stadium: Fr. Gartland Field
How it Happened
- Maine took a lead in the top of the first on a two-run home run by Madison Hand … Stonehill pushed one run across to make it 2-1 game after one inning.
- A Morgan Pool sacrifice fly made it 3-1 Black Bears in the second … the Skyhawks responded with three runs in the bottom half of the third to go up, 4-3.
- In the top of the fourth, Keira Inman's solo shot to right center tied the game … Maine then added three runs in the fifth on a Kaelyn Larkin RBI double and a two-RBI single from Madison Hand.
- Stonehill would get one run back on a solo home run in the sixth but Maine held on for the 7-5 win.
- Hannah Hipwell started in the circle, throwing 2.1 innings … Ava Zettlemoyer threw 2.2 innings in relief while Alysen Rieth tossed 2.0 innings of relief and picked up her second save of the season.
- Kaelyn Larkin and Madison Hand both went 2-for-3 … Hand had four RBI and a home run while Larkin had one RBI, two runs scored and a double.
- Keira Inman and Maggie Helms were 1-for-3 while Francesca Guerrera and Annika Shearer were 1-for-4.
Up Next
- The Black Bears will play a doubleheader at Binghamton on Sunday, March 29.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alexa Hospodar (1-5)
L: Rieth, Alysen (3-10)

Batting:
RBI: Larkin, Kaelyn 1 ; Helms, Maggie 1 ; Adams, Neve 2
SF: Adams, Neve 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Inman, Keira 2 ; Hernandez, Kyli 1
SB: Inman, Keira 2

Batting:
2B: Madalena Creo 1
RBI: Juliana Alicea 1 ; Harper Sullivan 4 ; Jessica Brill 1 ; Madalena Creo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor Schoonmaker 2 ; Juli Murillo 3 ; Sarah Taylor 1 ; Luka Bornhorst 1
SB: Taylor Schoonmaker 1 ; Juli Murillo 1
Game Leaders
Tuesday, April 28
Sunday, April 19
Friday, March 27
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