CHESTNUT HILL, Mass – Tuesday afternoon, the Buccaneers traveled to Pine Manor College to take on the Gators in the first of two doubleheaders with the non-conference opponent this week. At the end of the two games, the previously winless Buccaneers, now have two wins to their record with a 12-3 win in game one and a 17-4 victory in game two. Both games were won by mercy rule in the fifth inning.

Game One

How It Happened

The Buccaneers spread their scoring out over the five innings of play in game one. They began by scoring four runs in the top of the first innings. The first two runs were scored on a Madison Ovadek (Greenland, N.H.) single, to bring home Rachel Gardner (Bourne, Mass) and Lucia Buzzell (Quincy, Mass). Meghan Reilly (Pawling, N.Y.) drove in the next run on a single, scoring Malarie Pittsley (Dighton, Mass). Jenna Nalette (Goffstown, N.H.) drove in the inning's fourth run on a single, plating Ovadek.

Ovadek drove in her third run of the game in the second inning which started a three run rally, the other two runs in the inning scoring on PMC errors.

In the top of the third, the Buccaneers took the eight run lead to put them in a spot to win their first game of the season by mercy rule, and they added three additional runs in the inning to take an 11-0 lead after two and a half innings.

In the bottom of the fourth, Pine Manor got on the board, scoring two runs on a Feven Bedard-Khalid (Miami, Fla) single.

The Bucs added a 12^th run in the top of the fifth as Ovadek hits her first career home run to run the score to 12-2. In the bottom of the fifth, needing three runs to escape the five-inning loss, the Gators scored once. The game ended, in favor of the Buccaneers, 12-3, after five innings.

Inside The Numbers

In The Circle

Pine Manor: Kristina Giunta (Boston, Mass) (L): CG | 5 IP | 11 H | 12 R | 6 ER | 4 BB | 0 K

Mass Maritime: Jenna Nalette (Goffstown, N.H.) (W, 1-7): CG | 5 IP | 4 H | 3 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 6 K

At The Plate

The Bucs batted 11-for-31 in game one. Ovadek led the way with three hits, four RBI, and three runs scored. Gardner also had a multi-hit game for Maritime.

Maritime had three extra base hits in the game, two off the bat of Ovadek, a double and a home run, the other from freshman Camryn Roberts-Capak (Marstons Mills, Mass).

Buzzell and Gardner joined Ovadek, scoring three times each in the game. Pittsley scored twice. Capak, Once.

The Bucs drew four walks, did not strike out and left eight runners on base.

Game Two

How It Happened

Neither team scored in the first innings of game two, thought the Bucs did strike first in the top of the second, scoring two runs. Reilly hit an infield single to score Gardner and Savanna Leite (New Bedford, Mass) walked with the bases loaded to drive in Pittsley.

The top of the third was the big inning for the Buccaneers, scoring seven runs to take a 10-0 lead. The first run of the innings scored on a Reilly single, plating Emily Goodwin (Halifax, Mass). The following two runs scored on errors, which was followed by a Hannah Benton (Barnstable, Mass) single to bring home Buzzell. Goodwin drove in Leite later in the innings and then a two base error by the Gators allowed the ninth and tenth runs to score.

In the top of the fourth, Pittsley hits her first collegiate home run, a three run shot, bringing in Ovadek, Norton and herself. Before the fourth was over, the Buccaneers had 15 runs on the board. They would add two more in the fifth on a passed ball and a fielder's choice to take the game two win in five innings, and doubleheader sweep, 17-4 over Pine Manor.

Inside The Numbers

In The Circle

Pine Manor: Ashley Smith (Decatur, Ala) (L): CG | 5 IP | 14 H | 17 R | 5 ER | 4 BB | 0 K

Mass Maritime: Malarie Pittley (Dighton, Mass) (W, 1-9): CG | 5 IP | 7 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 2 BB | 4 K

At The Plate

The Bucs went 14-for-35 at the plate in game two. Pittsley led the offensive attack with three hits. She also had three RBI and scored four times.

Three others, Goodwin, Gardner, and Reilly, had multi-hit games.

Reilly, Benton, and Leite each drove in two runs in game two.

Pittsley's home run was the only extra base hit in the game.

Maritime walked four times, didn't strike out, and left seven runners on base.

Pine Manor batted 5-for-19 in the game. They had four extra base hits, all doubles.

Smith had the lone multi-hit game for the Gators and drove in two runs.

Kiana Wilkerson (Everett, Mass) scored twice for the hosts.

Pine Manor drew two walks, struck out four times and left five runners on base in game two.

Up Next: The Buccaneers host Pine Manor on Thursday at Alison Rollins field for another non-conference doubleheader. First pitch of game one it scheduled for 3:30pm.