BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Maritime softball hosted Regis College for a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday at home. After losing game one, 11-4, the Buccaneers bounced back in game two to winning 5-2.

Game One

The Basics

Final: Pride 11, Buccaneers 4

Records: Maritime 16-15

               Regis 11-18

In the Circle

Maritime: Jennamarie Klemp (L, 8-9): 3.2 IP | 14 H | 11 R | 11 ER | 0 BB | 0 K

                Lillian Ross: 3.1 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 0 K

Regis: Mel Rees (W, 2-2): 7 IP | 9 H | 4 R | 3 ER | 2 BB | 4 K

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Kelsey Booker and Sarah Holler had two hits in the loss. Reagan Kerecz, Hannah Burton, Natalie Gale, Ross, and Ryleigh Ward all had a hit.
• Klemp, Ward, and Booker all drove in a run.
• Holler, Rubi Butler, and Gale scored.
• Booker had a home run, the only extra-base hit for Maritime.
• Ward recorded a stolen base.

Regis

• Bianca Burke and Madigan Lawler recorded three hits in the win. Chloe Beland, Lynsey Kay, Gabriella Blanchard, and Sydney Grund had two hits. Rees, Lexi Nichols, and Grace Motto had one hit.
• Motto drove in three runs, Blanchard and Lawler knocked in two. Beland, Kay, Rees, and Nichols drove in one.
• Burke, Kay, Nichols, and Blanchard scored twice. Beland, Michaela Edwards, and Madi Zancan scored once.
• Lawler recorded two doubles, and Beland and Rees had one.
• Burke stole two bags in the game.

How It Happened

Regis jumped out to a big lead in the top of the first inning with five runs before the Buccaneers had a chance to defend themselves. The Pride held a 5-0 lead through the first inning.

In the bottom of the second, Maritime cut the deficit to two runs with three runs of their own. Klemp hit a sacrifice fly to right, Ward singled in Butler, and Gale scored on a throwing error on a double steal. 

Booker made it a one-run game in the bottom of the third with a solo home run on the first pitch of the inning. The Bucs trailed 5-4 after three innings.

In the top of the fourth, the Pride struck again, putting up six runs in the inning. 

Ross came in to pitch for the Bucs and shut the Pride down the rest of the way, but the Buccaneers bats couldn't get rolling. Maritime dropped game one, 11-4.

Game Two

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 5, Pride 2

Records: Maritime 17-15

               Regis 11-19

In the Circle

Maritime: Ashleigh Catlett (W, 9-6): 7 IP | 5 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 2 BB | 4 K

Regis: Mya Gaspie (L, 1-4): 4 IP | 4 H | 5 R | 4 ER | 3 BB | 3 K

           Kate Julian: 2 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 1 K

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Ab'c'de Patane had two hits in the win. Reagan Kerecz, Hannah Burton, and Sarah Holler had one base knock. 
• Holler and Patane drove in two runs apiece.
• Burton scored twice, Kelsey Booker, Holler, and Patane scored once.
• Patane hit a home run, the only extra-base hit for the Bucs.
• Burton recorded a steal for Maritime.

Regis

• Bianca Burke, Chloe Beland, Mel Rees, Lexi Nichols, and Grace Motto had one hit each.
• Beland and Lynsey Kay drove in runs.
• Burke and Motto scored the two Pride runs.
• Motto notched a triple, and Beland and Rees had doubles.

How It Happened

Maritime struck first in game two with two runs in the bottom of the first. Holler singled in Burton, and Patane knocked in Holler to give the Bucs a 2-0 lead after one inning.

After a scoreless second, the Buccaneers scored three times in the bottom of the third. Burton came in to score on a wild pitch, Holler grounded out, bringing in Booker, and Patane hit a solo home run to left center field to give Maritime a commanding 5-0 advantage.

Regis finally put runs on the board in the top of the sixth inning thanks to a Beland double that scored Motto after her triple, and Kay grounded out to bring in Burke from third. The Bucs led by three, 5-2, after six.

In the top of the seventh, Catlett cruised through three hitters, getting two ground outs and striking out the third hitter of the inning to end the game, earning the 5-2 win in game two and a split of the doubleheader with Regis.

What's Next

Maritime hosts Framingham State in conference play on Sunday, April 27th, beginning at 12pm.