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April 24, 2008
Thomas Gets Back to Winning Ways with Sweep of MMA
Thomas 6, MMA 2; Thomas 6, MMA 1
Waterville, Me -- The Thomas College Softball team got
back to its winning ways in today's matchup with a sweep of the
Mariners of Maine Maritime. The Terriers improved their North
Atlantic Conference record to 15 -1 and overall record to 18-9.
The Mariners are 5-15 in the NAC and 7-15 overall.
In the opener, the Terriers got the offense working and capitalized
on the seven walks provided by MMA to win 6-2.
The offense from the Terriers came in the third inning with a walk by Kristy Clements
(Monroe, ME) followed by a Brittany Oxley (Vassalboro, ME) double. Kim Denbow (Readfield, ME) hit her
own double in the inning after a Nikki Smith (Bucksport, ME) walk.
Smith was the winning pitcher for game one. She pitched seven innings, struck out seven, gave up one earned run and walked none
For the Mariners Nicole Poland (Damariscotta, ME) and Hannah Seamans (Athens, ME) were the
contributors on offense with two hits apiece, but it was Brittany Hunt (Hickory, NC) who pushed across the only earned run of the game.
The second run came in the top of the seventh on an error.
Amanda Barker (Waterville, ME) was the Mariners starting pitcher and received the loss. She gave up six runs, struck out five and walked seven.
She was relieved in the sixth inning by Danielle Richard (Milford, ME) she gave up one hit and struck out one.
In the Second Game the Terriers again were able to get the offense going and capitalized for six runs on seven hits
The Terrier offense got fired up in the bottom of the fourth. The inning started off by a walk to Brittany Morin
(Winslow, ME) and an error on a Kristy Clements hit. The Terriers struck for three runs
in the inning and they were driven in by Kim Denbow (Readfield, ME),
Lindsey Sierra (Turner, ME) and Julia Lorenz (Brewer, ME).
Two more runs came in the fifth inning off a Morin sacrifice and timely base running by Jen Higgins (Old Town, Me).
The Mariners offense came from the pitcher Amanda Barker, she
drove in the lone run, and Danielle Richard was the player who
scored. Megan Russell led her team in averages
going 2-3 against Libby. The lone Mariner run came in the fifth inning.
Amanda Barker was the losing pitcher in the second game, going six innings,
striking out 5 walking three and giving up six runs on seven hits.
The Terriers next game will be home on Saturday April 26 at
1:00 against Lesley College. This is another NAC Conference
double header for the Terriers as they look to continue their
winning ways
and secure home field throughout the playoffs.
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