AMHERST, Mass. – The Bowdoin College softball team closed out its spring break schedule with a doubleheader split at Amherst on Sunday. The Polar Bears stand at 9-9 this season after the games.
 
Game One Highlights

• Trailing 1-0 after one inning of play, Bowdoin exploded for five runs in the second inning of a 9-4 win over the Mammoths in Sunday's opener.
• After an RBI single by Lilly Armstrong and sac fly from JK Bradley, Angelina Mayers continued her torrid play at the plate, launching a three-run homer to give Bowdoin the early edge.
• With Amherst closing the gap to 6-4 heading into the seventh, Bowdoin put it out of reach with three runs, that included a sac fly by Shea Sullivan and bases loaded walk by Armstrong.
• Ava Biasotti kept the Mammoths at bay, tossing a complete game, permitting four earned runs and striking out seven.
• Armstrong had three hits, including a pair of doubles, while Katryna Dukehart also had two hits in the win.

Game Two Highlights

• Bowdoin couldn't get the bats going in game two, and were held to four hits in a 5-0 setback to cap the afternoon.
• Amherst scored a single run in the second, third and fifth innings to build a lead and put it away with a pair in the sixth.
• Armstrong, Dukehart, Biasotti, and Sydney Lang accounted for the Bowdoin hits.
• Maddie Current took the loss despite keeping Bowdoin in striking distance, finishing with four earned runs across six innings pitched with five strikeouts.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will hope to open its home campaign next weekend with doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday against Williams and Middlebury, respectively, at Pickard Field.