CLERMONT, Fla. – The Bowdoin College softball team picked up three more wins on its final two days of its spring break trip to Florida this week, capping an extremely successful start to their campaign.
The Polar Bears stand at 11-3 overall, their most successful Florida trip since going 13-3 in 2018.
Game Highlights
- Bowdoin finished their trip with wins over Keuka (11-2), SUNY Brockport (11-0), and Carleton (11-5), and a loss to Wisconsin-River Falls (5-4).
- Against Keuka, Anika Ewert led the offense with three runs scored while Elise Siciliano, Sydney Lang, and Shea Sullivan had two hits apiece. Ava Biasotti tossed three innings, striking out two for the win. Bowdoin used a six-run second inning to propel themselves to the mercy-rule win in five innings.
- Bowdoin fell behind early and rallied, but suffered an eventual extra-inning loss to River Falls, 5-4. Ewert had three hits while Siciliano had three RBI in the loss. Katherine Hester tossed five strong innings, allowing no earned runs and striking out three.
- Bowdoin capped its trip with two more offensive outbursts, including an 11-0 win over Brockport. Bowdoin scored six in the first inning on its way to the win. Ewert had three more hits, three runs scored and three RBI. Maddie Current got the win with 4.0 innings pitched, allowing no earned runs and just three hits.
- The Polar Bears ended their trip with an 11-5 win over Carleton. Trailing 3-1 after the first inning, Bowdoin scored five in the second and never looked back. Sydney Lang had a three-run homer in the win while Ewert had five hits and JK Bradley had three hits and three RBI. Kathleen Hester collected the wins with 4.0 innings, striking out eight and allowing just one earned run.
Up Next
- Bowdoin will return home to open its new Pickard Field softball stadium on Sunday, March 24 against Wesleyan at noon.
