The America East softball schedule hit the midway point and saw Albany and Stony Brook sweep series over the weekend while UMBC took two of three at Maine. Recap each series below.
Albany (19-9, 8-3 AE) at Hartford (7-19, 1-8 AE)
Game 1: Albany 7, Hartford 0 - Box Score
Game 2: Albany 11, Hartford 1 (6) - Box Score
Game 3: Albany 4, Hartford 1 - Box Score
- Albany extended its conference-win streak to six games, outscoring Hartford, 22-2 over three games en route to a sweep.
- The Great Danes jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning of game one as Vicky McFarland walked and scored.
- The single run was enough for Brittany MacFawn, who allowed just two baserunners and fanned 13, as she one-hit the Hawks in a complete game effort.
- Albany added three runs in both the fourth and sixth innings with Lauren Alcorn knocking in five of the runs.
- In game two, Albany scored six times in the first en route to an 11-1 win.
- The Great Danes took advantage of three Hawk errors, scoring six unearned runs.
- MacKenzie Thompson allowed just one run over six innings to earn her fifth win of the season.
- In game three, Brittany MacFawn allowed just one run in a complete-game effort and struck out 11 Hawks.
- She became Albany's all-time strikeout leader in the game with 736.
- The Great Danes scored three times in the first three innings.
- McFarland had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run.
UMBC (24-16, 2-6 AE) at Maine (14-13, 6-5 AE)
Game 1: UMBC 3, Maine 0 - Box Score
Game 2: Maine 8, UMBC 0 (6) - Box Score
Game 3: UMBC 7, Maine 6 - Box Score
- UMBC posted its first two league wins, taking two of three at Maine.
- In the series opener, Jessica Holte fired a four-hit shutout to improve to 14-6 on the season.
- Kelly Lane delivered RBI singles in the fourth and sixth innings to power the UMBC offense.
- Erin Bogdanovich fired a three-hit shutout in game two, allowing just three hits and striking out seven.
- Maine pounded out 13 hits, scored four times, three in the fourth and once in the sixth in the 8-0 triumph.
- Shelly Obert had a pair of hits, including a double, and drove in three.
- In game three, UMBC scored five times in the first inning en route to the 7-6 win.
- Danielle O'Neill smacked her eighth homer of the season.
- Holte hurled three shutout innings out of the bullpen to earn the save.
Stony Brook (20-14, 10-1 AE) at UMass Lowell (7-23, 0-5 AE)
Game 1: Stony Brook 5, UMass Lowell 0 - Box Score
Game 2: Stony Brook 2, UMass Lowell 1 - Box Score
Game 3: Stony Brook 10, UMass Lowell 1 (5) - Box Score
- Stony Brook outscored UMass Lowell, 17-2, to sweep the River Hawks over the weekend.
- The first-place Seawolves improved to 10-1 in America East play and hold a two-game lead over second-place Albany.
- Home runs from Bria Greene (2) and Jessica Combs powered the Seawolves to a 5-0 win in game one.
- Allison Cukrov fired a one-hitter, allowing just a one-out double in the fifth, and struck out seven.
- In game two, Stony Brook scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings as Jessica Zeilman (fielder's choice) and Bria Greene (single) drove in runs as the Seawolves won, 2-1.
- Jane Sallen allowed just one run on six hits to earn her sixth win of the year.
- In the series finale, Stony Brook had 13 hits and scored multiple runs in the third (2), fourth (3) and fifth (5), on way to a 10-1 victory.
- Combs went 3-for-3, drove in three and scored three runs.
- Cukrov allowed just one run on one hit to win her 11th-straight decision.