Bobcats Bounce Bowdoin in Series Opener

Box Score

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bates softball team spoiled Bowdoin's senior day with a six-run fifth to defeat the Polar Bears 6-4 on Friday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (22-8, 7-3 NESCAC) held a lead through four innings before the Bobcats (16-10, 2-5 NESCAC) plated six runs with two outs.

Game Highlights

Bowdoin scored one run in the second, third, and fourth innings. In the bottom of the second, Claire McCarthy led off with a single to right and eventually came around to score on an RBI single by Samantha Valdivia.
In the third, with Lauren O'Shea waiting on third, McCarthy singled to left to double Bowdoin's lead.
Ali Miller got the Polar Bears started in the fourth with a two out single to left. Miller stole second and scored on a single to right off the bat of Jordan Gowdy.
The Bobcats stormed back with six runs in the fifth, all coming with two outs on the board. Andrea Russo plated the first run with a single.
Kirsten Pelletier followed up with a single which allowed Caroline Bass to later score on a fielding error. Julia Panepinto kept the Bobcats streak alive with an RBI double to left and Paige Ahlholm plated two more off a single.
Bates managed one more run, an RBI double from Mary Collette, before the Polar Bears could send them to the dugout.
Bowdoin answered with a run in the sixth as Maddie Rouhana led off with a single to left and quickly came around to score on Valdivia's triple.
Bates escaped a bases loaded situation later in the inning, allowing just the early run.

By the Numbers

Gowdy and O'Shea each had a pair of stolen bases.
Panepinto and Collette each had a double for Bates, while Miller tagged one for Bowdoin.
Pelletier pitched a complete game for the Bobcats, allowing four hits with five strikeouts and a walk. The Polar Bears combined for 15 hits.
Kate Hoadley pitched 4.2 innings, allowing five hits with four strikeouts. Ruby Siltanen pitched the remainder of the game with one hit and strikeout.

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