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SB 4/25/24
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10
Winner Me.-Farmington ME.-FARM 12-9
5
Vermont State Lyndon VERMONT 6-16
Winner
Me.-Farmington ME.-FARM
12-9
10
Final
5
Vermont State Lyndon VERMONT
6-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Me.-Farmington ME.-FARM 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 10 10 4
Vermont State Lyndon VERMONT 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 8 5

W: Bergen, Mack (6-2) L: V. Valentine (3-9) S: Schievink, Carleigh (4)

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Winner Me.-Farmington ME.-FARM 13-9
1
Vermont State Lyndon VERMONT 6-17
Winner
Me.-Farmington ME.-FARM
13-9
12
Final
1
Vermont State Lyndon VERMONT
6-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Me.-Farmington ME.-FARM 2 3 3 0 4 12 16 2
Vermont State Lyndon VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4

W: Mayo, Melissa (3-2) L: B. Quire (3-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Offense Powers Beavers Past Lyndon

LYNDONVILLE, Maine - The University of Maine at Farmington softball team used an offensive onslaught against Vermont State University Lyndon in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. The Beavers topped the Hornets in game one, 10-5 and 12-1 in game two.

Game One

The Beavers offense got off to a fast start in game one as Abby Wrinn (Wolcott, Conn.) led off the game with a double and Jojo Daigneault (Canton, Conn.) followed with a single to give the Beavers a pair of runners in scoring position with nobody out. Wrinn scored on a wild pitch and Daigneault was stranded on 3rd base as Hornet starting pitcher Victoria Valentine settled in and striking out the next two batters and inducing an inning ending popout.

Reilly Russell (Windham, Maine) drew a one out walk in the top of the 2nd inning. The next batter was Jessica Dow (Saco, Maine) who blasted a home run to straight away left, extending the Beaver lead to 3-0.

Lyndon got a run back in the bottom half of the 2nd as Valentine singled and came around to score on a pair of errors.

Riann Fortin cut the Hornet deficit in half with an RBI single to center in the bottom of the 4th, driving in Saleena Porter who led off the inning with a hit by pitch.

Farmington got back in the run column in the top of the 5th. Wrinn led off the inning with a single and came around to score on an RBI single for Christa Allen (Harrison, Maine). Allen advanced to 2nd on an error and later scored on an RBI single from Grace Pratt (Rockland, Maine).

First-year starting pitcher Mack Bergen (Winnipeg, Manitoba) found herself in trouble to open up the 5th. Lindsey Gannon led off with a double and crossed the plate on a one-out RBI single from Blake Southworth. Claudia Knapp followed with a double to give the Hornets runners on 2nd and 3rd with just one down. Southworth scored on an error and Knapp tied the game up, scoring on another Fortin RBI single.

Taylor Truman (Monmouth, Maine) reached on an error to open up the 6th and was pinch run for by Russell. Russell quickly stole 3rd bases and scored on an SAC fly from Dow to help Farmington regain a 6-5 lead.

The Beavers put up a four spot in the top of the 7th to put the game away. Maddie Pike (Kennebunk, Maine) delivered a one-out single to start the rally for Farmington. Allen followed with a walk and Pratt singled to load the bases for Katie Morse (Dixfield, Maine). Morse drove a ball to deep center field the was misplayed, allowing two runs to score. Pratt scored on a 1st and 3rd double steal and Dow added another RBI, singling to record her 4th RBI of the game and made it a 10-5 game.

Carleigh Schievink (Charlestown, Mass.) set the Hornets down in order in the bottom of the 7th to close out the win for Farmington. 

Game Two

Similarly to game one, the Beaver offense staked them to another early lead in game two. Wrinn reached on an error to lead off the game and later scored on an RBI double from Pike. Pike came in to score on an RBI single from Pratt to give the Beavers a 2-0 lead after a half inning.

Fortin stayed hot to open game two for the Hornets, recording an RBI double to score Southworth who had also doubled earlier in the inning.

The Beaver offense kept rolling in the top of the 2nd. Truman singled to lead off the inning and Dow followed with a single of her own to put traffic on the bases quickly. Emily Collins (Moscow, Maine) dropped down a sac bunt and Wrinn followed with a clutch two-RBI triple to right to bring in Truman and Dow. Two batters later Pike singled in Wrinn to help Farmington open up a 5-1 lead.

Bella Miller (Lewiston, Maine) led off the 3rd inning with a single and later scored on a passed ball to make it a 6-1 game. Dow singled once again and later scored on an error and Collins scored on a wild pitch to open up a seven-run Beaver lead through two and a half. 

The Beaver offense continued to tear the cover off the ball in the 5th. Truman ripped another single to lead off the inning before Dow blasted her 2nd home run of the day to make it a 10-1 ball game. Collins kept the line moving with a single and then instantly stole 2nd base. Wrinn followed with an RBI double and later scored on a single from Pike.

The Beavers went on to win 12-1 via mercy rule. Melissa Mayo (Bridgton, Maine) picked up win, hurling five innings and surrendering three hits while striking out six.

UP NEXT

The Beavers return to action on Saturday afternoon for another NAC doubleheader. The Beavers host UMPI with game one scheduled for 1:00 PM.
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