ORONO, Maine –The Hartford softball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Maine in their series finale on Sunday afternoon.
 
With the loss, the Hawks fall to 3-5 on the season and 1-5 in the America East, while the Black Bears improve to 6-12 overall and 4-2 the America East. 
 

MAINE 3, HARTFORD 1
The game started out as a pitcher's duel, with neither hurler allowing any scoring opportunities. Sophomore Caylee English would tally two strikeouts in her second start of the series, preventing Maine from scoring a run. However, the Black Bears would strike first, tallying two runs in the fourth before adding one more in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. The Hawks would respond in the top of the sixth. With one out, Chandler Mitchell recorded a single and followed it up with her fourth stolen base of the weekend to advance to second. Danielle Rocheleau would get on a base in the next at bat, advancing Mitchell to third before Mara Sczecienski hit a sacrifice fly to left, plating Mitchell and cutting the deficit to 3-1. The Hawks comeback effort would ultimately fall short as Maine took game three, and the series, 3-1.

 
NEWS AND NOTES
·       English (2-2) started inside the circle, allowing seven hits and two earned runs in 4.2 innings of work
·       Lauren Card pitched 1.1 innings of relief, allowing no hits
·       Mitchell recorded her fourth stolen base of the weekend
·       Mitchell, Rocheleau and Samantha Nagel all tallied hits for the Hawks
 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to the Hartford Softball Field for a three-game set against UMass Lowell this upcoming weekend. Saturday's doubleheader is set to begin at 1 p.m., while Sunday's first pitch is scheduled to be thrown at noon.
 
 
 
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