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 […]
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College Softball: Bates lets lead slip, splits with Thomas
Bates catcher Tori Fitzgerald tags out Thomas College’s Kayla Bess as she tries to score during the first of Monday afternoon’s double header in Lewiston.After gobbling up a grounder by Thomas College batter Lauren Farina, left, Bates third baseman Julia Panepinto fires to first base for a force out during the first game of Monday’s […]
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College softball: Kat McKay is back in the game at USM
Kat McKay — the mother, wife and coach — is still an athlete, and a formidable foe. This week, another notch in the belt of her successful return to playing the game she loves came at the expense of a former player, Kylie Martin. A year ago, when the pair said goodbye after McKay coached […]
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College softball: USM sweeps Bates in home opener
After lengthy travel delays trying to return from Florida early in the week and having a home opener postponed a day, it has been nearly a week since the Huskies played last. The wait proved worth it for USM as the Huskies continued its hot start Thursday with a sweep of Bates in doubleheader action. […]
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College softball: Sister Act II – Merrill sisters of Telstar High School keep on playing at Husson University
There was a point in Lyndsay Merrill’s softball career when she could have said, “Enough is enough.” While at Telstar Regional High School, she endured two ACL surgeries and missed the better part of two softball seasons, including her senior year. But she still had a passion for the sport. Equally important, she has an […]
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College softball: Time of transition
LEWISTON — When McKell Barnes saw the job listing, she thought it just might be the right opportunity for her. “My career goal growing up and playing softball was that I always knew that I wanted to be a college head coach,” Barnes said. “Before that, I was a high school math teacher, and I […]