Game 1: Salisbury State 5, Bates 4
Game 2: Salisbury State 9, Bates 2
at Salisbury, Md.

SALISBURY STATE SOFTBALL SWEEPS BATES

SALISBURY, Md. — The Bates College softball team (3-8) completed a six-game road trip today, dropping a doubleheader to host and four-time NCAA tournament participants Salisbury State University (14-4).

The Bobcats held a 4-2 lead after three innings, but Salisbury State pushed home three runs in the bottom of the fifth to take game one, 5-4, handing sophomore Krissie Whiting (Contoocook, N.H.) her second loss of the season. Bates rookie Cami Dyson (Arvada, Colo.) knocked a double for the Bobcats. SSU got a home run from Lisa Gentillela. The Seagulls jumped out to a seven-run lead after two innings in the second game and went on to the 9-2 victory.

GAME 1

BATES (3-7)             103  000  0  -- 4  8  3
SALISBURY STATE (13-4)  002  030  x  -- 5  4  3

Batteries: B, Krissie Whiting and Brooke Tardiff. 
SSU, Mary Amalfitano and Chrissy White, April Harned (6).
WP: Amalfitano. LP: Whiting (2-2).

2B: B, Cami Dyson.
HR: SSU, Lisa Gentillela.

Multiple hitters (No. hits): B, none. SSU, none.


GAME 2

BATES (3-8)             002  000  0  -- 2  7  4
SALISBURY STATE (14-4)  341  100  x  -- 9  9  2

Batteries: B, Ginger Walsh, Krissie Whiting (3), Vicki Clark (5) and Brooke Tardiff. 
SSU, Stacey Slater, Erin Willey (4) and Jackie Alivertei, Nicole Bernowski (4).
WP: Slater. LP: Walsh (0-5).

2B: SSU, Lisa Gentillela, Erin Gross, Megan Henning.

Multiple hitters (No. hits): B, Sarah Huffman 2, Laura Lent 2. SSU, none.