Media, PA - The CM Softball team traveled to Pennsylvania to play a 4-game 2-day road trip vs Penn State Brandywine.
Game 1: Mustangs L, 15-1
The Mustangs started game one with first-year Makayla Gross (Farmington, Me) who pitched the first 2 innings allowing 8 hits, 0 strike outs while walking 3 batters and allowing 9 runs on 8 hits. The Mustangs next gave the ball to second-year, Olivia Scott (Quispamsis, New Brunswick), who pitched the 3rd and 4th innings allowing 6 hits, 3 strike outs while walking two batters and giving up 7 runs.
With Central Maine seeing the outside for the first time this spring the Mustangs made 2 official errors while making a few mental errors as well. Avery Herrick (Dexter, Me) had the sole hit with Haley Fernald (Bridgton, Me) collecting the RBI for CM. The Mustangs stranded 4 on base
Crystal Cassario picked up the win for Brandywine
Game 2: Mustangs L, 4-3
In game 2, the Mustangs turned to first-year Avery Herrick (Dexter, ME) to make the start. Herrick pitched the complete game allowing 4 hits, 3 strike outs while walking 1 batter and allowing 4 runs to cross the plate.
Game 2 saw the Mustangs shake of the game 1 rust and came out more aggressive at the plate. Avery Herrick helped herself at the plate along with Abby Ferland (Monmouth, Me) who both collected 2 hits. Emily Wormwood (Bowdoinham, Me) Olivia Gallon (S. Paris, Me) and Olivia Scott (Quispamsis, New Brunswick), each contributed hits for the Mustangs.
Rebecca Halford picked up the win for Brandywine
Game 3: Mustangs L, 8-3
In game 3, the Mustangs tried to continue how they ended on day 1. They Mustangs tied 1-1 till the 3rd inning when Brandywine popped a 4 run inning. The Mustangs could not match Brandywine at the plate only scoring 3 runs for the game. In this game the Mustangs again turned to first-year Avery Herrick (Dexter, ME) to make the start. Herrick pitched the complete game allowing 13 hits, 4 strike outs while walking 4 batters.
At the plate the Mustangs Avery Herrick (Dexter, Me) Haley Fernald (Bridgton, Me) Abby Ferland (Monmouth, Me) and and Olivia Scott (Quispamsis, New Brunswick), each getting a hit while Olivia Gallon (S. Paris, Me) and Olivia Scott drove in runs. The Mustangs stranded 5 on base.
Crystal Cassario picked up the win for Brandywine
Game 4: Mustangs L, 7-3
In Game 4 of the series The Mustangs next gave the ball to second-year, Olivia Scott (Quispamsis, New Brunswick), who went 4innings allowing 9 hits, 4 strike outs while walking three batters and giving up 4 runs. The Mustangs then turned to first-year Makayla Gross (Farmington, Me) who finished the game pitching 3 innings allowing 7 hits, 1 strike outs while walking 0 batters and allowing 1 earned run on 9 hits.
At the plate Emily Wormwood (Bowdoinham, Me) got herself in a groove collecting 3 hits one being a double and an RBI. Avery Herrick and Haley Fernald kept their bats going at the plate as well collecting hits along with Maria Dostie (Lewiston, Me) and Makayla Gross (Farmington, Me) both collect hits. The Mustangs stranded 7 on base.
Rebecca Halford picked up the win for Brandywine
After the game Head Coach, Bruce Robertson, commented, "This was a good road trip for us. If we want to take our program to the next level meaning Nationals, we need to see the competition that will be there. Brandywine is a team that has won the PCUAC 6 straight years and appears at Nationals regularly. I felt we played well for not having an outdoor practice. Our pitchers pitched well enough to win 3 out of the 4 games but we need to supply hits and runs to help them out."
The Mustangs home opener is Saturday March 26 vs University of Maine Presque isle with game times at 2 and 4 pm.
