CMJ 236 Assignment 12-1: Sports Event

Nick Acheson
April 14, 2010

BANGOR- The Husson University Eagles softball team defeated the University of Maine Farmington (UMF) Beavers 8-5 on Wednesday afternoon at O’Keefe field. With the win the Eagles improve to 13-12 overall (5-0 in conference play) while the Beavers fall to 4-5 overall (2-3 in conference play).

UMF got out to an early lead in the top of the first inning when Kaitlyn Bartlett hit a two-run homerun to centerfield. Husson answered back in the bottom of the second inning with 3 runs when Megan Richard hit a leadoff double and Sarah Risser followed with an RBI single down the right field line. After the next two hitters got out, Brianna Webster doubled, scoring Risser, then Courtney Hill hit a single scoring Webster.

Husson added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning when Aimee Mortensen worked a leadoff walk and then Brianna Webster hit her second double of the game scoring Mortensen. After another Husson single moved Webster to third base, Cassie Berry hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Webster and giving the Eagles a 5-2 lead.

Husson University scored another run in the fifth inning when Megan Richard smashed a solo home run over the center field fence.

After being shut out from the second through the fifth inning, the UMF Beavers came alive in the top of the sixth scoring 3 runs beginning a with a single by pitcher Jessica Timmerick and then two consecutive errors by Husson allowed UMF to keep the inning alive. Right fielder, Kasey McPhail hit a bloop double down the left field line allowing two more runs to score. After 6 innings, UMF trailed 5-6.

UMF was unable to hold the Eagles to a one-run lead. Husson added a two run cushion in the bottom of the inning when Dorothy Cameron reached base with a single and then scored on an RBI double by Cassie Berry. Berry then scored when the next batter, Kodi Lyon, hit a single to left-center field.

In the top of the seventh inning the Beavers couldn’t get anything going. The first three batters flied out to left, struck out, and then flied out to third base to end the game.

Husson pitcher, Nicole Sargent, got the win going 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits, and striking out 4. Jessica Timmerick received the loss for UMF.

Husson scored 8 runs, on 14 hits, with 2 errors while UMF scored 5 runs, on 7 hits, and had 0 errors.