BUZZARDS BAY, MA -- Softball played host to Worcester State in a conference doubleheader at Rollins Field on Monday afternoon. Though the Bucs kept game one close, the Lancers came out firing on all cylinders in game two to sweep the season series, 2-1 and 20-4.

Game One

The Basics

Final: Lancer 2, Buccaneers 1

Records: Worcester (13-14, 6-1)

              Maritime (7-20, 0-7)

In The Circle

Worcester: Emily Bartlett (W, 7-6): 3 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 8 K

Maritime: Malarie Pittsley (L, 3-11): 4 IP | 4 H | 2 R | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K

                Sicily DiDomenico: 3 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 2 K

At The Plate

Maritime

• Cam Roberts-Capak, Maia Ostromecki, and Rubi Butler all had hits in the game for the Bucs.
• Butler drove in a run.
• Ostromecki hit a double and scored the run.
• Abby Pope drew the only walk of the game.
• Roberts-Capak stole a bag, her 15th of the season, the new single-season stolen base record for Maritime Softball.

Worcester

• Lead off hitter Emma Lanpher had two hits in the game. Five other Lancers tallied hits.
• Jackie Andry was the only one to drive in a run.
• Abigail Koziol and Emily Bartlett scored the two runs.
• Lanpher had a double to her credit.

How It Happened

Game one of the doubleheader was fairly straight forward with both pitching staffs and defenses playing well. It took until the fourth inning for either team to get on the board.

In the top of the fourth, Worcester scored both of their runs. Koziol scored on a throwing error by the Bucs on a bunt from Bartlett. Andry then grounded out to second to score Bartlett and give the Lancers a 2-0 lead at the time.

In the bottom of the fifth, Maritime cut the Lancer lead in half on a Butler single to right, scoring Ostromecki. 

Things settled down in the final two innings with the Bucs unable to close the gap and the Lancers unable to add insurance. The game ended 2-1 to Worcester.

Game Two

The Basics

Final: Lancer 20, Buccaneers 4

Records: Worcester (14-14, 7-1)

               Maritime (7-21, 0-8)

In The Circle

Worcester: Jen Thorburn (W, 6-3): 5 IP | 8 H | 4 R | 2 ER | 0 BB | 1 K

Maritime: Malarie Pittsley (L, 3-12): 2 IP | 8 H | 10 R | 2 ER | 2 BB | 0 K

                Sicily DiDomenico: 3 IP | 9 H | 10 R | 4 ER | 1 BB | 2 K

At the Plate

Maritime

• Pittsley had two hits in the game, including a double.
• Cam Roberts-Capak, Kylie Deasy, Kayley Wright, Mikayla Hunter, Maia Ostromecki, and Carleen Harring all had singles for the Bucs.
• Pittsley and Wright each drove in two runs. 
• Roberts-Capak scored twice. Pope and Pittsley each scored once.

Worcester

• Naraylee Baez went 4-for-4 in the game with four singles.
• Brynna Meeker and Rachel Sinclair each had three hits.
• Emma Lenpher, Abigail Koziol, and Jacqui Schwalm all had two hits.
• Meeker and Koziol each had a double, Sinclair recorded a triple and Schwalm hit an inside the park grand slam.
• Koziol and Schwalm drove in four runs each, Sinclair brought two across.
• Meeker and Sinclair each scored three times.
• Lanpher, Meeker, Emily Bartlett and Schwalm all had stolen bases.

How It Happened

After a close game in game one, the Lancers did not mess around in game two scoring four in the top of the first inning. Maritime answered in the bottom of the first with a run of their own but still trailed 4-1 after one.

In the second, Worcester scored one on a wild pitch with Lanpher at third. They went on to tack on eight in the third inning, two more in the fourth and five in the fifth, including four on Schwalm's inside the park grand slam to right center.

In the bottom of the fifth, Maritime didn't go down without a fight. They scored three runs, two on a Pittsley double and one on a Wright single. Worcester shut down the rally there and took game two, 20-4, in five innings.

What's Next

The Buccaneers will travel to Anna Maria on Wednesday for their final non-conference games of the season with the AMCATS beginning at 4pm.