WESTFIELD, Mass -- The Buccaneers faced a tough test on Patriots Day as they took on the #25 team in the nation, Westfield State, in conference play. The Buccaneers struggled in game one, losing 11-3, and in game two, they lost by a similar score, 10-3.

Game One

The Basics

Final: Owls 11, Buccaneers 3

Records: Maritime 10-16 (3-10)

               Westfield 28-1 (10-1)

In the Circle

Maritime: Jennamarie Klemp (L, 7-9): 4.1 IP | 13 H | 11 R | 9 ER | 4 BB | 1 K

Westfield: Angelina Vartuli (W, 11-0): 5 IP | 6 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 2 BB | 3 K

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Hannah Burton recorded two hits in the loss. Reagan Kerecs, Kelsey Booker, Ab'c'de Patane, and Carlee Hiddemen all had one hit.
• Burton had a double in the game, the lone extra-base hit by the Bucs. 
• Sarah Holler drove in two of the Bucs three runs, Hiddemen had the other RBI.
• Kerecz, Burton, and Booker scored the runs.

Westfield

• Hannah Wodecki had four hits in the Owls win. Mia Alfonso and Kassidy LaTour recorded two hits. Rylie Camacho, Sarah Hough, Allyssa Slack, Mackenzie Mike, and Arielle Ostman all had one hit.
• Wodecki and Alfonso each recorded a triple in the game. Wodecki, LaTour, Slack, and Mike had doubles.
• Wodecki and LaTour drove in three runs each. Camacho, Alfonso, Slack, and Mike drove in one.
• Camacho and Wodecki each scored three times, and Hough scored twice. LaTour, Slack, and Ostman each scored once.
• Ostman had the only stolen base of the game.

How It Happened

The Owls put a run on the board in the bottom of the first inning on a LaTour sacrifice fly. They led 1-0 through two innings.

In the top of the third, the Buccaneers answered with two runs to take a 2-1 lead. Hiddemen drove in the first run on a single to left field, scoring Kerecz. Then, Holler grounded out, allowing Booker to score from third. In the bottom of the inning, Westfield exploded for five runs, taking a 6-2 lead.

In the fourth, the Owls added a run on Alfonso's triple. The host led 7-2 after four. 

Holler hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth to bring Burton in to score and cut the deficit to four runs, 7-3. But, in the bottom of the frame, Westfield scored four runs to end the game by run rule, 11-3.

Game Two

The Basics

Final: Owls 10, Buccaneers 3

Records: Maritime 10-17 (3-11)

               Westfield 29-1 (11-1)

In The Circle

Maritime: Ashleigh Catlett (L, 3-8): 2 IP | 4 H | 6 R | 5 ER | 6 BB | 1 K

                Jennamarie Klemp: 4 IP | 6 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 1 BB | 1 K

Westfield: Joss Mettey (W, 9-1): 7 IP | 11 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 0 BB | 4 K

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Reagan Kerecz, Hannah Burton, Ab'c'de Patane, Lexi LeBlanc, and Ryleigh Ward all had two-hit games. Sarah Holler added one hit. 
• Patane hit a home run and a double in the loss.
• Holler drove in two runs, and Patane knocked in one.
• Patane scored twice, and Eva Warren scored the third Buc run.

Westfield

• Kassidy LaTour had four hits in the game. Six other Owls recorded one base hit.
• LaTour had a home run and a triple in the win. Rylie Camacho and Sarah Hough each had a double.
• LaTour drove in four runs for the Owls. Allyssa Slack, Ella Melanson, Reagan Salvatore, and Lily Dionne all drove in one.
• LaTour scored four times, and six other Owls scored once.
• Slack and Shayna Bakun each had a stolen base in the game.

How It Happened

Westfield put four runs on the board in the first inning, three on LaTour's home run and another on a Salvatore single. They led 4-0 after one inning.

In the bottom of the second, the Owls added two runs, one on a Slack RBI single, and the second on the same play due to a Buccaneer error. Westfield led 6-0 after two.

In the top of the fourth, the Bucs struck for two runs on a Holler two-RBI single to center field to make the score 6-2. Westfield answered with one run in the bottom of the inning to run the score to 7-2.

In the top of the sixth, Patane hit a solo home run, making the score 7-3. Westfield scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to make the score the eventual final, 10-3.

What's Next

Maritime takes to the road on Thursday, April 23rd to take on Regis College in Weston, MA, beginning at 5 pm.