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Softball Completes Series Sweep of Bobcats

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

LEWISTON, Maine – Bowdoin softball completed the series sweep with a pair of wins at Bates on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (12-7-1, 3-1 NESCAC) captured a 6-3 victory in the opener before pinning an 11-6 setback on the Bobcats (0-26, 0-3 NESCAC) in game two.

Game One Highlights

  • Bowdoin jumped out to quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first off a Caroline Rice double that drove in Emily Griffin.
  • Emma Stevens cleared the fence for a three-run homer in the top of the third to give the Polar Bears a 4-0 advantage.
  • The Bobcats responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Emma Schiller drove in a pair with a double and eventually scored on a passed ball.
  • Samantha Valdivia tallied an RBI off a fielder's choice chip to third that drove in Marisa O'Toole.
  • Julia Geaumont capped the game with an RBI single in the top of the seventh as the Polar Bears earned the 6-3 victory.
  • Samantha Roy earned the win in the circle with four strikeouts and a walk, while allowing five hits. Geaumont pitched the final two innings for a save with one strikeout.

Game Two Highlights

  • Griffin began the game with an RBI double in the top of the first, scoring Jordan Gowdy.
  • Bates took its first lead of the day with five-runs in the bottom half of the inning.  Maddie Inlow tallied a two-run double, followed quickly by RBI singles from Madison Fox and Tori Fitzgerald. Fox later scored on a passed ball.
  • The Polar Bears cut into Bates' lead in their next at bat, pushing three runs across the plate. A Lauren O'Shea walk forced Katie Gately home and Gowdy knocked in a pair of runs with a single.
  • Karen Lockhart cleared the center field fence for a solo homerun in the second.
  • Rice scored in the top of the fourth off a wild pitch and Gately singled through the left side to drive in the tying run.
  • Claire McCarthy hit a two-run triple in the sixth to give Bowdoin the lead and Gately added her second RBI of the day with a single through the right side.
  • McCarthy again put the ball in play in the seventh, allowing Geaumont to score, and Gately tagged an RBI double to center to conclude the game.

Up Next

  • Bowdoin returns to Tufts on Sunday to complete the rained-out doubleheader from last weekend with game one starting at 12:00 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Katie Gately

#22 Katie Gately

1B
5' 9"
Julia Geaumont

#12 Julia Geaumont

P
5' 7"
Jordan Gowdy

#5 Jordan Gowdy

C/OF
5' 5"
Emily Griffin

#6 Emily Griffin

P
5' 7"
Claire McCarthy

#7 Claire McCarthy

C
5' 9"
Lauren O

#3 Lauren O'Shea

IF
5' 3"
Marisa O

#8 Marisa O'Toole

IF
5' 6"
Caroline Rice

#9 Caroline Rice

OF/1B
5' 4"
Samantha Roy

#17 Samantha Roy

P/OF
5' 7"
Emma Stevens

#13 Emma Stevens

OF
5' 6"
Samantha Valdivia

#10 Samantha Valdivia

IF
5' 4"

Players Mentioned

Katie Gately

#22 Katie Gately

5' 9"
1B
Julia Geaumont

#12 Julia Geaumont

5' 7"
P
Jordan Gowdy

#5 Jordan Gowdy

5' 5"
C/OF
Emily Griffin

#6 Emily Griffin

5' 7"
P
Claire McCarthy

#7 Claire McCarthy

5' 9"
C
Lauren O

#3 Lauren O'Shea

5' 3"
IF
Marisa O

#8 Marisa O'Toole

5' 6"
IF
Caroline Rice

#9 Caroline Rice

5' 4"
OF/1B
Samantha Roy

#17 Samantha Roy

5' 7"
P/OF
Emma Stevens

#13 Emma Stevens

5' 6"
OF
Samantha Valdivia

#10 Samantha Valdivia

5' 4"
IF