BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin softball team cleaned up on Tuesday evening with a doubleheader sweep of visiting University of Maine-Farmington.
 
The Polar Bears climb to 13-2 after a 3-1 victory in game one and 11-4 win in game two. The Beavers drop to 2-8.
 
Game One Highlights

• Anika Ewert got Bowdoin rolling with an inside the park homerun to lead off the first. Maddie Paschke added an RBI groundout to make it 2-0.
• Rosie Panenka's third inning RBI single to center gave the Polar Bears a 3-0 lead.
• Lisa Truchin spoiled the shutout game when she doubled to center and plated a runner.
• Ewert went 2-for-3 and Kaitlyn Fado hit 2-for-4.
• Maddie Current started the game and pitched five innings with one hit allowed and four strikeouts.
• Ava Biassoti pitched the final two innings and allowed one run off three hits with a strikeout.

 
Game Two Highlights

• The Beavers took a 3-0 lead to open the game. Bowdoin answered with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the first.
• Fado tied the game in the second with an RBI single to center.
• UMF regained the lead in the fourth as Reilly Russell hit a bomb to straight away center field.
• Bowdoin took its first lead of the game in the fourth on RBI singles from Hannah Murray and Ewert.
• The Polar Bears posted a four-run fifth. Margaret Flanery-Goodman, Chloe Garcia, Hannah Murray, and Fado all drove in runs. Garcia tagged a double.
• Bowdoin scored two more runs in the sixth inning to push the score to 11-4.
• Ewert, Penelope Fong-Picariello, Flannery-Goodman, Garcia, Baylie Wong, Hannah Murray, and Fado all had multi-hit games.
• Sophia Hahn started the game for Bowdoin and allowed six hits. Kathleen Hester earned the win with 3.2 innings of work and one hit allowed, while fanning four.

Up Next

• Bowdoin hosts Thomas for a Friday doubleheader with a 4:00 p.m. start.