Orono, Maine --
Jolie Torrens hit a pinch-hit two run homer in the eighth inning in game one, and
Kya Matter struck out 11 in a complete game one-hitter in game two as the UMBC Softball team swept a doubleheader at Maine to complete the three game sweep.
The Retrievers took game one, 4-2, in eight innings, and then cruised to a 6-1 victory in game two.
Haley Luginbill and
Jerzie Nutile each homered in game two, while
Maggie Frisvold pitched the final four innings in relief in game one to earn the victory.
In game one,
Abby Brenowitz and Nutile each had two hits, while
Erin Behel and
Emily Riggs each had RBI hits. Torrens' pinch-hit, two-run, two-out homer in the eighth scored Frisvold to account for the final winning runs. Â
Amya Lundy had a hit and a stolen base in the contest.
The Retrievers went up 1-0 in the second on an
Amaya Carroll bloop to score Lundy, and they took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on Nutile's solo homer. A Torrens sacrifice fly in the fourth plated Carroll and made it 3-0, before Luginbill's three-run blast in the sixth made it 6-0.
Matter gave up her only hit of the game on a two out single in the bottom of the sixth that scored the Black Bears only run of the game.
UMBC will host UAlbany next weekend at The Diamond.