BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin softball team extended its win-streak eight games with a pair of victories over visiting Saint Joseph's College on Tuesday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (21-10) earned a 6-2 victory in game one and pinned a 15-1 setback on the Monks (10-13) in game two.

Game One Highlights

• The Monks quickly went ahead 1-0 in the top of the first as Meghan Elliott doubled down the left field line for an RBI.
• Ruby Siltanen evened the score for Bowdoin with a solo homer in the second.
• The Polar Bears had their first lead of the day as Andrea Dorsa doubled to center in the fourth to plate Natasha Fingar.
• Saint Joseph's knotted the game at 2-2 in the top of the fifth off an RBI double to right from Melodie Bailey.
• Allison Rutz scored on a passed ball in the bottom half of the inning to give Bowdoin the lead.
• Rutz later tagged a two-run single in the sixth. Caroline Rice drove in Rutz with a double to center.
• Rutz and Siltanen both went 2-for-3. Rice went 3-for-3 and Samantha Valdivia was 2-for-4.
• Meghan Elliott was the lone Monk with multiple hits, going 2-for-4.
• Madisyn Charest, Maizie Lee, Elliott, and Bailey all had doubles.
• Rutz pitched four innings with six hits allowed and a pair of strikeouts. Samantha Roy pitched the final three innings with two hits and as many strikeouts.
• Kate Whitney pitched five innings, surrendering seven hits, before Caitlyn King pitched the final inning with four hits allowed.

Game Two Highlights

• Again, the Monks scored in the first inning. Bailey doubled to left and drove in Charest.
• Maddie Rouhana gave Bowdoin the lead with a two-run double down the left field line in the bottom half of the inning.
• Rice and Valdivia both had RBI singles in the second.
• Bowdoin exploded for 11 runs in the fourth to put the game away. Rice and Rutz each tagged an RBI double and Rouhana had a two-run single.
• The Polar Bears hit three fourth inning homeruns, beginning with Caroline Sablone's two-run shot to left.
• Valdivia hit a grand slam and Rutz followed with a solo shot.
• Siltanen pitched five innings and allowed four hits with five strikeouts.
• Valdivia had five RBI and Rouhana had four.
• Bowdoin combined for 16 hits, with every player recording at least one.
• Charest went 2-for-2 for the Monks and added a stolen base.

Up Next

• The Monks play a doubleheader on Friday against Simmons at home.
• Bowdoin host Wesleyan at noon on Saturday for a non-conference matchup.

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