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Beavers bash their way past Gordon

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WENHAM, Mass. -- The University of Maine at Farmington slugged its way into the 2012 season with a 13-0, 15-1 sweep of Gordon College in non-conference softball action this afternoon.

The Beavers (2-0) are scheduled to visit Eastern Nazarene College Tuesday at 3 p.m. for a doubleheader. Live stats The Fighting Scots slipped to 4-8.

In the first game, Devin Fitzgerald (Casco, Maine) tripled home two runs and Michelle Cote (Arundel, Maine), Meaghan Donnell (Rochester, N.H.) and Casey Mull (Portland, Maine) each UMF jumped out to a 6-0 first-inning lead and rolled to the 13-0 five-inning win.

Kaitlyn Bartlett (Chesterville, Maine) clubbed a three-run home run and drew a bases-loaded walk to lead the Beavers. UMF was the beneficiary of nine Gordon free passes. Mull was the lone repeat hitter in the win.

Emma Vaillancourt (Saco, Maine) spun a two-hitter for the Beavers with one walk and nine strikeouts.

Kerry McPartlan had both hits for the Scots.

Skylar Bareford took the loss with five hits allowed, nine walks and one strikeout over 2.2 innings of work.

In the second game, Jillian Withee (Salem TWP, Maine) smacked two singles and a double with four RBI as UMF pounded out 16 hits in the 15-1 five-inning rout of the Scots.

Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, N.H.) doubled twice and drove in three runs for the Beavers, who also received a single and a double each from Bartlett and Amy Jones (Augusta, Maine). Lily Barry (Hermon, Maine) was also a repeat hitter in the victory with a pair of singles and two RBI.

UMF scored 14 runs over the first three innings.

Bartlett picked up the victory, tossing a three-hitter with four strikeouts, but enduring seven walks.

Shannon Dodds singled twice for Gordon, which scraped together a run in the second on two walks and an error.

 Kaitlyn Bartlett  Jillian Withee  Casey Mull  Devin Fitzgerald  Shannon Mitchell
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Players Mentioned

Lily Barry

#8 Lily Barry

OF
5' 7"
Junior
Kaitlyn Bartlett

#25 Kaitlyn Bartlett

P/DP
5' 9"
Junior
Michelle Cote

#1 Michelle Cote

OF
5' 0"
Freshman
Meaghan Donnell

#12 Meaghan Donnell

C/IF
5' 3"
Senior
Devin Fitzgerald

#10 Devin Fitzgerald

IF
5' 5"
Sophomore
Amy Jones

#11 Amy Jones

IF
5' 2"
Sophomore
Shannon Mitchell

#9 Shannon Mitchell

IF
5' 9"
Senior
Casey Mull

#18 Casey Mull

OF
5' 7"
Sophomore
Emma Vaillancourt

#22 Emma Vaillancourt

P
5' 5"
Sophomore
Jillian Withee

#5 Jillian Withee

IF
5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Lily Barry

#8 Lily Barry

5' 7"
Junior
OF
Kaitlyn Bartlett

#25 Kaitlyn Bartlett

5' 9"
Junior
P/DP
Michelle Cote

#1 Michelle Cote

5' 0"
Freshman
OF
Meaghan Donnell

#12 Meaghan Donnell

5' 3"
Senior
C/IF
Devin Fitzgerald

#10 Devin Fitzgerald

5' 5"
Sophomore
IF
Amy Jones

#11 Amy Jones

5' 2"
Sophomore
IF
Shannon Mitchell

#9 Shannon Mitchell

5' 9"
Senior
IF
Casey Mull

#18 Casey Mull

5' 7"
Sophomore
OF
Emma Vaillancourt

#22 Emma Vaillancourt

5' 5"
Sophomore
P
Jillian Withee

#5 Jillian Withee

5' 5"
Sophomore
IF

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