HARTFORD, Connecticut — Bates College came back in Game 1 of its doubleheader to defeat Trinity 5-3 in seven innings, and continued the momentum in Game 2 with a 4-3 victory. In the first contest, the Bobcats scored four times in the top of the seventh. With the bases loaded, Jack Arend earned a walk […]
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Women's lacrosse: Mammoths stifle Bobcats
Liv Sandford, right, of Bates College, battles Amherst College’s Rebecca Wistreich for a loose ball during Saturday’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — After allowing a five-goal flurry early in Saturday’s NESCAC women’s lacrosse game against No. 4 Amherst, Bates virtually shut down the Mammoths for the final 50 […]
College softball: Bowdoin slugs to doubleheader sweep of Bates
Bates shortstop Tori Fitzgerald makes a diving catch on a short blooper to the infield during Saturday’s softball game against Bowdoin. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bowdoin made sure to make the most of its hits during a NESCAC softball doubleheader against Bates on Saturday. That was something the Polar Bears failed to do Friday […]
College roundup: Bates softball beats Bowdoin for first time since 2012
BRUNSWICK — The Bates College softball team scored six times in the fifth inning and held on to top NESCAC East rival Bowdoin by a score fo 6-4 in college softball action Friday afternoon. The win is Bates’ first over Bowdoin since 2012. Trailing 3-0, the Bobcats (16-10) got to work against Bowdoin starter Kate […]
Buxton throws no-hitter as Bates sweeps UMF
LEWISTON — Payton Buxton tossed Bates College’s second softball no-hitter of the season Tuesday in an 8-1 victory over the University of Maine atFarmington in Game 2 of the doubleheader Tuesday at Lafayette Street Field. Buxton struck out five and walked one. The lone run she allowed came in the top of third as Alyssa Dillan scored […]
College softball: Pelletier pitching in at Bates
Bates College pitcher Kirsten Pelletier (2) talks with her coach and teammates during Saturday’s doubleheader against Tufts in Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Kirsten Pelletier pitched nine-plus innings on Saturday — and played the outfield — then left the Bates College softball field with her shins wrapped in ice. Less than 20 hours later, she tossed seven […]
Men’s Lacrosse: Bobcats burn Camels in OT
Parker Strong of Bates College celebrates his first half goal to bring the Bobcats within one against Connecticut College in Lewiston on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — As victories go, they don’t come much sweeter or timelier than Bates’ 11-10 overtime win over Connecticut College on Senior Day Saturday at Garcelon Field. Andrew Small […]
College softball: Tufts sweeps Bates in NESCAC doubleheader
Maggie Lebinski of Tufts crosses the plate to score the winning run for the Jumbos during the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Bates College in Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bates College couldn’t capitalize on its chances and dropped a NESCAC softball doubleheader to Tufts by scores of 1-0 and 7-0 on Saturday. […]
College roundup: Bates baseball, softball teams win at home
LEWISTON — Six pitchers and a seven-run third inning helped the Bates baseball team prevail over Plymouth State 7-0 on Thursday in the Bobcats first game of 2018 at Leahey Field. Brendan Smith, Cameron Carlson, Will Slayne, Mark Russell, Peter Schuldt and Ryan Moralejo combined to hold the Panthers to just three hits. Zach Avila, […]
Women's tennis: Bates' Silverman serves aces and the community
Bates College senior and Brunswick High School graduate Maisie Silverman is the captain of this year’s women’s tennis team. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Maisie Silverman estimates she has 10 family members that attended Bowdoin College. Moving to Brunswick when she was 6 from Boston, Massachusetts, the natural expectation was for Silverman to attend the […]