Unidentified Seawolves crossed the place patting one run to what would be a thrashing of Northern Essex Community College, 23-4.

Post Combined 13-5 Record Last Two Weeks

By The Beacon Sports Staff
Regardless of a spring that is reluctant to venture north of the Mason Dixon Line, the SMCC softball and baseball teams have turned up the heat over the last 2 weeks. While both teams have combined for an impressive 13-5 record overall, their combined conference record barely has slipped above .500% at 5-3.
On the upside of the conference record, both teams have swept Central Maine Community College in their season series, taking 6 out of 6 and outscoring the Mustangs 75-13. For coverage of the latest SMCC/CMCC baseball games see page 12. On the not-so-well-done side of the softball and baseball conference record, the Wolves have posted a 1-3 record this spring against New Hampshire Technical Institute, and a 4-5 season series against the Concord crews while being bested 47-30 in runs scored.
Since the last Beacon, the Lady Wolves have reversed their fortunes on the softball diamond, compiling a 7-2 record and pulling their conference record to within 2 games of .500% (4-6), while outscoring their opponents 84-45. The lady’s overall record now stands at 10-11 with 2 games remaining against conference foe St. Joseph’s of Vermont, which were played in Vermont on the 26th.
The Lady Wolves have won 4 games against Dean College (11-2, 15-3, 7-5 and 11-30), taken 2 against CMCC (8-0 and 8-4), and won handily against Northern Essex Community College 23-4. The only thorn in their side over the course of the last 9 games has been conference powerhouse NHTI (9-1 in YSCC play), who the Lady Wolves lost their April 12th double header to by the scores of 0-14 and 1-10.
In the realm of maybe a parallel universe that has presented itself, the Men Wolves have posted a 5-4 since the last Beacon. SMCC grabbed wins over University-Maine Presque Isle (12-2 and 5-2), over CMCC (5-1 and 20-4), split a double header with NHTI (1-4 and 4-1 thus the parallel universe reference), were swept in a double header by Dean College (2-12 twice), and lost to Northern Essex Community College 5-7.
The game of the last two weeks for the Lady Wolves has to be their April 23rd, 8-3 victory over CMCC in South Portland. After spotting the Mustangs a 2-run lead in the bottom of the first inning, the Lady Wolves started to chip away, plating 1 run in the bottom of the first. The Lady Wolves hit the mother load in the bottom of the second inning as 4 batters crossed home plate. The offensive outburst was started with a single by Erica Brochu, which was followed by a triple by pitcher Charlotte Lewis, driving Brochu home.
Charlotte Lewis, Anna Allard and Kathryn Gilio touched home plate twice each, accounting for 6 of the 8 runs SMCC plated. Charlotte Lewis belted out two triples, earning her two RBI’s. Anna Allard found the bases four times, collecting two RBI’s, as did Kathryn Gilio who went 3-4 at the plate.
On the men’s side of the diamonds, the game of the last two weeks has to be the realm of maybe another parallel universe that exists: a double-header against New Hampshire Technical Institute in which SMCC and NHTI both won one game with the score of 4-1.
In the first game, the Lynx grabbed a one-run lead in the top of the fourth inning after 3 innings of scoreless play. After the Seawolves were not able to respond in the bottom of the fourth inning, NHTI would pad their lead by plating 3 more runs in the top of the fifth inning. Michael Mageles would be the only SMCC batter to cross the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, cutting the Lynx lead to 3.
In the second game, NHTI grabbed a one-run lead in the top of the first inning but was never able to force another batter across the plate as Seawolves starting pitcher Nate Boyle would last all 7 innings, striking out 7 and only giving up three hits.
The Men Wolves would finally get on the scoreboard in the fourth inning when Kyle Reichert collected an RBU with a single that drove in Justin Ciszewski.
The Wolves plated three more runs in the sixth inning as designated hitter Caleb Burpee drove in a run with a single. A wild pitch and an error by NHTI lead to two more runs and the Seawolves were on their way to splitting the double-header in a realm of “maybe a parallel universe does exist” afternoon.
The Beacon wishes both squads the best of luck with their remaining games against the College of Saint Joseph’s of Vermont and the YSCC playoffs. Hopefully softball and baseball fortune will shine upon the squads as all springs should heed a summer of opportunity and possibilities, forcing into the distant memory a winter that has overstayed its welcome.