The Becaon Sports Staff

The softball and baseball diamonds at SMCC are once again active after a belligerent winter has relented and the remnants of snow have receded. This past weekend both squads hosted home openers as the Lady Seawolves took on the Warriors of Massasoit Community College, while the Men Wolves battled it out with the Knights of the Community College of Rhode Island in double headers Saturday afternoon.

The women’s home season opener started a week later than it should have as two games against the University of Main Presque Isle were postponed. The Lady Seawolves also had late March games against Northern Essex Community College cancelled. The season did start for the Lady’s on March 26th when thy played two at Dean College, dropping both 16-7, 11-9.

The Lady Wolves rebounded brilliantly against the Massasoit Warriors Saturday with a come-from-behind win in the first game 12-10, and putting together an offensive outburst in the second game, winning 10-2 in five innings.

First-year pitcher Sarah Guimond threw 11 of the 12 innings played, earning two wins for the day’s work. First-year infielder Kaylah Abdul had a banner day at the plate pushing across seven runs, while crossing the plate four times, and swiping four bases.

Head Coach Ray Magnant reflecting on the day’s play stated, “I was extremely pleased with the way this team played today in both games—in all areas. I was most impressed with the way the ladies kept their heads up and fought back when we fell behind in the late innings of game one. That’s the sign of a good team!”

The Lady Seawolves have leveled their record at 2-2 for the spring season and will take on SUNY Delhi in non-conference doubleheader Wednesday, April 12. The first pitch is scheduled to cross he plate at 3:30 p.m.

On the men’s diamond, the start of their season was postponed like the lady’s season, as their season didn’t start until April third when they traveled to Massachusetts to take on Dean College.

The Men Wolves have yet to break into the win column as they have dropped their first five games of the spring season. The men have lost to Dean three times (6-4 at Dean, 8-5 and 10-1 here at SMCC) and dropped two in their season home opener on Saturday against CCRI (7-4 and 11-1).

In Saturday’s action, Carter Chabot evened the score with a solo homer over the center field fence after SMCC spotted CCRI a one run lead in the first inning. CCRI would plate two more runs before SMCC would even the score again by way of a wild pitch and a fielder’s choice.

The Knights broke it open in the fifth pushing across three runs on four hits to reclaim a 6-3 lead.

Sophomore Amos Herrin (Wilton, Maine) earned the start on the bump for the SeaWolves in the first of the double dip. In his second start of the season, Herrin tossed a complete seven innings and allowed seven runs, four earned, on 11 hits. The right-hander faced 36 batters and recorded six strikeouts.

The SeaWolves were only able to muster one run against CCRI’s Dave Simmons who came on in relief and struck out nine of the 16 batters he faced. Simmons worked out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh to shut the door on a 7-4 win. CCRI’s Matt Kennedy earned the win going four strong allowing just three runs on two hits. SMCC pitcher Herrin was taxed with the loss.

The Wolves would drop the second game 11-1 as their offense never was able to generate the runs needed to make the game competitive.

Coach Yanni commented, “We battled today against a talented CCRI squad. In both games we played from behind and I was pleased with our ability to keep the energy and manufacture runs with runners in scoring position—we get another chance tomorrow.”

The Men Seawolves take on Northern Essex Community College in a 9 inning game on Tuesday April 11th with the first windup scheduled for 3:30