CASTLETON, Vermont –   Freshman Mia Coots (Hartland, Maine/Nokomis) struck out 10 in game two for a shutout, and junior Kendall Migliorini (Salem, NH) finished the doubleheader going 4-for-7 at the plate with a pair of doubles as the University of Southern Maine Huskies earned a split with the VTSU-Castleton Spartans in a Little East Conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon.   
 
Records:
GM 1 – VTSU-Castleton 2, Southern Maine 0
Southern Maine (8-13, 3-2 LEC)                                                         000 000 0    0-3-0 
VTSU-Castleton (14-7, 3-2 LEC)                                                        200 000 x    2-4-2
 
 
GM 2 – Southern Maine
Southern Maine (9-13, 4-2 LEC)                                                         100 220 0    5-8-2 
VTSU-Castleton (14-8, 3-3 LEC)                                                        000 000 0    0-4-1
 
Pitching Records:
GM 1 – Southern Maine vs. VTSU-Castleton
WP: CU, Madison Gould(6-2),6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 RE, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
LP:  SM, Lexus McIntosh (4-7) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR
 
GM 2 – Southern Maine vs VTSU-Castleton
WP: SM, Mia Coots (5-6), 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
LP:  CU, Alex Brouillette (4-2), 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
 
How It Happened: Game One – Castleton 2, Southern Maine 0

• Samera Rideout hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first and the VTSU-Castleton Spartans rode the solid pitching of starter Madison Gould to take a 2-0 win in game one. 
• Gould struck out eight and allowed just three hits and a walk to earn her sixth win of the season, and earn the shutout. 
• Junior Lexus McIntosh (Lancaster, NH/White Mountains Regional) absorbed the loss despite a strong pitching effort. McIntosh pitched six innings allowing four hits and walk.  Junior Kendall Migliorini (Salem, NH) collected two of the Huskies' three hits, including a double.

 
Game Two -  Southern Maine 5, Castleton 0

• Coots threw an outstanding seven innings striking out a career-high 10 to earn the 5-0 shutout in game two.  Coots held the Spartan hitters to just four singles and a walk in the win.
• Migliorini, junior Mackenzie Renner (Alton, NH/Prospect Mountain) and sophomore Maddy Paradis (Salem, NH) each had doubles for Southern Maine as part of an eight-hit attack. Migliorini, and freshman Gwen Christie (Barnstead, NH) each had RBI.
• Migliorini put the Huskies up early 1-0 in the top of the first with a two-out RBI double to the gap in left, scoring junior Alana Delisle (Amesbury, Mass.) who reached safely with a one-out single.
• Coots dominated from there keeping the Spartans off the scoreboard and not allowing a baserunner past first as USM remained ahead 1-0 through three innings. 
• The Huskies upped their lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth with a pair of runs.  Renner led off the inning with a double, and the Huskies took advantage of a single from sophomore Finley Folkett (Morden, Manitoba/Canada) a walk, and a critical fielding error.
• Southern Maine made it 5-0 in the top of the fifth.  Patient at the plate, USM loaded the bases on a single from Migliorini and back-to-back-to-back walks from Renner, Paradis and freshman Hannah Garcia (Dartmouth, Mass.) the Huskies led 4-0. Christie made it 5-0 with an RBI single to left.
• Up 5-0, Coots continued to roll.  And in the bottom of the seventh, Coots struck out a pair of batters to get her new career high, and earn the win.

 
Up Next:
 Southern Maine returns home against LEC opponent Keene State on Tuesday, April 15 (4:00 pm), and remain at home on Thursday, April 17 against non-conference opponent Bowdoin (4:00pm)
 
 
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