Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State College swept a MASCAC softball doubleheader with Mass. Maritime Academy on Thursday afternoon at Alumni Park in Bridgewater. 

The host Bears won the opener, 14-2, and completed the sweep with a 19-1 victory in game two.  Both ends of the twinbill were stopped in the fifth inning due to the eight-run mercy rule.

Senior outfielder Meghan Noyes (Stoughton, MA) went 6-for-7 at the plate in the doubleheader with five runs scored and four runs batted in.  Sophomores Jordan McDermott (East Bridgewater, MA) and Michaela Ferreira (Fall River, MA) each scored six runs apiece for the Bears.

Junior right-hander Tracey Sanko (Windsor, CT) picked up the win in the circle for Bridgewater State in game one as she allowed just one run on one hit over 3 2/3 innings of work.  Sanko (4-1) walked one and struck out six as she has won each of her last three starts.

Senior righty Jamie Ducinski (Duxbury, MA) went the distance for the Bears in game two as she improved to 5-8 on the season.  Ducinski gave up one unearned run on four hits with a walk and six strikeouts.

Sophomore pitcher Holly McLaughlin (Belmont, MA)) went 2-for-3 at the plate for Mass. Maritime in the opener with an RBI single and a double.  Senior shortstop Jess O'Meara (Stoneham, MA) paced the Buccaneers in game two as she was 2-for-3 with an RBI double. 

Bridgewater (17-18, 8-4 MASCAC) wraps up regular season play on Saturday as the Bears travel to Worcester State College for a key conference doubleheader with the Lancers.  Both teams are tied for third place in the conference standings. 

Mass. Maritime (2-22, 0-12 MASCAC) travels to Westfield State on Saturday to take on the Owls.