Auburn, ME - The Mustangs hosted the Knights of CCRI on Saturday in doubleheader action.
Game 1
Mustangs 4 Knights 2
Sage Reed was dominant in the circle as she rang up 15 strikeouts. Reed surrendered 5 hits and 2 runs while walking 3.
The Mustangs were the first to get on the board in the second inning when Emily Sanfacon hit a solo inside-the-park homerun. The Mustangs added to their lead in the bottom of the third inning when Alissa Michaud hit an inside-the-park homerun as well.
Emily Sanfacon went 2-4 at the plate leading the Mustangs in hits. Sam Withee, Jade Sullivan, McKenna Ridlon and Allee Wellman each added hits. Paige Ouellette added a stolen base.
The Mustangs committed 2 errors
Game 2
Mustangs 5 Knights 16
The Mustangs had trouble keeping up with the Knights in game 2.
Lauryn Wood got the start for the Mustangs. Wood struggled in the circle going 1.25 innings and giving up 5 hits and 10 runs. Wood had 1 strike out, 5 walks and 3 wild pitches. Wood was replaced by Brooke Gero who went .5 inning giving up 2 hits allowing 1 run while walking 1. Gero was then replaced by Alexis Michaud who went 3 innings allowing 7 hits, 5 runs and striking out 2.
The Knights jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first after an error and home run and never looked back.
The Mustangs collected 10 hits. Paige Ouellette and Miah Gallan each had two hits while Kiera Greene, Sam Withee, Emily Sanfacon, McKenna Ridlon, Allee Wellman and Alyvia Perreault all added hits. Miah Gallan also added 2 stolen bases for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs committed 2 errors.
Head Softball Coach, Bruce Robertson, stated, "I thought we played very well in game 1. Sage pitched her best game of the fall with 15 strikeouts. We made some timely hits when we needed them. Game 2 was not what we wanted after the way we played in Game 1. We struggled in the circle, but hit the ball well. Once again, errors hurt us. We are slowly seeing progress with this group. With the fall season almost complete I feel we are headed in the right direction for spring."
