Auburn, ME - Game One
Central Maine Community College Mustangs snatched the lead late in the game in a 6-4 victory over Bay Path University Wildcats on Saturday. The game was tied at four with the Mustangs batting in the bottom of the fifth when Sage Cormier singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run. The Mustangs got on the board in the first inning when Emily Sanfacon singled driving in a run.
Olivia Scott was credited with the victory for the Mustangs. The hurler allowed eight hits and four runs over seven innings, striking out 11 and walking one.
Isabelle Ferrara took the loss for Bay Path University Wildcats. Ferrara lasted six innings, allowing ten hits and six runs while striking out two.
The Mustangs tallied ten hits with Sanfacon, Sarah Poli, and Paige Ouellette all collected multiple hits. Sanfacon went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Mustangs in hits.
Game Two
CM stayed in it until the end, but the Wildcats pulled away in extra innings to secure a 10-8 victory in the second game of the doubleheader. The game was tied at eight with the Wildcats batting in the top of the eighth when Emma Scheeren tripled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
The Mustangs collected 11 hits and the Wildcats had 13 in the high-scoring affair. CM fired up the offense in the first inning, when Emily Sanfacon grounded out, scoring one run. The Mustangs evened things up at eight in the bottom of the seventh inning when Paige Ouellette singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run. The offensive firepower by the Mustangs was led by Sanfacon and Olivia Scott, who all drove in runs.
Ramsey took the win for the Wildcats. The hurler surrendered seven runs on nine hits over five innings, striking out two. Isabelle Ferrara threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen. Ferrara recorded the last nine outs to earn the save for the Wildcats.
Riley McNamara took the loss for the Mustangs. The hurler went six innings, allowing eight runs on 11 hits and striking out three. The Mustangs collected 11 hits. Scott, Emily Wormwood, Sage Cormier, and Ouellette all managed multiple hits for Central Maine Community College Mustangs. Ouellette, Cormier, Wormwood, and Scott each collected two hits to lead the Mustangs.
Coach Robertson stated, "Game One we played well for the win. We gave Scotty the runs she needed for the win. Nice to see her collect 11k as she been battling an arm injury. Game two we just honestly couldn't close it out. We had the lead, and we took our foot off the gas, and it cost us. We just need to find a way to be consistent for both games every time we play. Riley pitched well enough to win that game, but errors and mental error as well cost us the game. She has been battling a bad back and we just need to find a way to help her close out games."