NORTH ADAMS, Mass -- The Buccaneers and Trailblazers met for their conference doubleheader on Wednesday in a makeup from Saturday when they were snowed out. With snowflakes flying, the Trailblazers got the best of the Bucs winning game one 7-5 and game two, 11-3.

Game One

The Basics

Final: Trailblazers 7, Buccaneers 4

Records: Maritime 14-11 (1-4)

               MCLA 10-11 (3-2)

In the Circle

Maritime: Jennamarie Klemp (L, 7-7): 5.2 IP | 10 H | 7 R | 6 ER | 2 BB | 3 K

MCLA: Julia Johansen (W, 7-5): 7 IP | 8 H | 4 R | 3 ER | 3 BB | 1 K

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Reagan Kerecz, Kelsey Booker, and Rubi Butler had two hits in the loss. Sarah Holler and Eva Warren had one.
• Kerecz, Hannah Burton, and Holler had an RBI.
• Kerecz, Burton, Butler, and Warren scored the Buccaneers four runs.
• Kerecz and Holler had a double in the loss.

MCLA

• Maddy Teta had three hits in the win. Maggie Closinski recorded two, and five other players had one.
• Ella Staffier and Alexandra Espel drove in two runs. Hailey Peabody had one RBI.
• Teta scored twice, and five other MCLA players scored one run.
• Teta recorded a triple and a double, Peabody had a triple, and Staffier and Closinski had doubles.
• Ezmeralda Albright had a stolen base in the win.

How It Happened

The Buccaneers jumped out to an early lead, getting their first run in the top of the first inning on a Holler double that brought in Burton to score.

In the top of the second, the Buccaneers scored three more times to take a 4-0 lead. Kerecz doubled in Butler, Burton grounded out with Warren at third, who came in to score. Booker singled in Kerecz for the third run of the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth, MCLA put a run on the board on a sacrifice fly by Staffier to make the score 4-1 Bucs after four. 

The wheels came off for Maritime in the bottom of the fifth with MCLA plating five runs to take a two-run, 6-4 advantage through five.

The Trailblazers added a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to extend their lead to 7-4. 

The Buccaneers bats went cold, and they were unable to close the gap, losing game one by the same 7-4 score.

Game Two

The Basics

Final: Trailblazers 11, Buccaneers 3

Records: Maritime 14-12 (1-5)

               MCLA 11-11 (4-2)

In the Circle

Maritime: Ashleigh Catlett (L, 7-5): 0.0 IP | 4 H | 7 R | 7 ER | 3 BB | 0 K

                Jennamarie Klemp: 4.2 IP | 8 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 0 BB | 1 K

MCLA: Hailey Peabody (W, 4-5): 5 IP | 5 H | 3 R | 1 ER | 6 BB | 1 K

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Reagan Kerecz, Hannah Burton, Kelsey Booker, Ab'c'de Patane, and Klemp all had one hit.
• Booker and Klemp drove in one run apiece.
• Kerecz, Burton, and Ryan McDonald scored the Bucs runs.
• Burton recorded a double.

MCLA

• Maddy Teta had three hits in the game. Ella Staffier and Samantha Wheeler had two hits. Five other Trailblazers had one.
• Teta, Madyson Torres, Maggie Closinski, and Wheeler each drove in two runs. Staffier, Ezmeralda Albright, and Alexandra Espel drove in one.
• Teta and Espel scored twice, and seven other Trailblazers scored once.
• Espel hit a hole run, Closinski had a triple, Teta and Wheeler recorded two doubles, and Staffier and Veronica Deacon had one double.
• Staffier stole two bags, and Teta took one.

How it Happened

The Buccaneers scored in the top of the first in game two, as they did in game one, on a Booker single that brought in Kerecz. In the bottom of the first, MCLA took it to the Bucs, scoring eight runs in the inning and led 8-1 after one.

After a scoreless second, the Bucs got a run back on an error that allowed Burton to score. The Trailblazers for the run back in the bottom of the frame on a Wheeler double that scored Deacon. MCLA led, 9-2, after three.

In the top of the fifth, the Buccaneers chipped away again, scoring once more on a Klemp single up the middle to bring in McDonald. But, in the bottom of the fifth, Espel homered and Teta singled in Wheeler to give the Trailblazers the 11-3 mercy-rule win in game two.

What's Next

The Buccaneers come back home on Saturday for a conference doubleheader with Salem State beginning at 1pm.