Monks Win Two More

STANDISH, ME - Behind strong pitching from first year Gabrielle Burrola (Gallup, NM) and junior Colleen Delahanty (Warren, ME), St. Joe's took two from Maine Farmington on Tuesday afternoon.

First-year Colby McKenney (Saco, ME) was 2 for 3 with a game-tying double as St. Joe's took game one 6-5. The Monks completed the sweep with a 7-5 victory in the night cap. St. Joe's improves to 17-11 while Maine Farmington drops to 14-9 overall.

Farmington jumped out 2-0 in the first inning of game one, but the Monks answered back in the bottom of the inning as senior captain Leanne Morton (Gorham, ME) hit a 2 RBI double.

The Beavers added a run in the second and 2 more in the third to go up 5-3.

McKenney ripped a 2 RBI double in the fifth and scored the go-ahead run as Morton reached on a fielder's choice.

Burrola went 2 for 4 and struck out six as she improved to 8-6 while sophomore Meagan Carman (Unity, ME) took the loss for Farmington.

First-year Kristi Albert (Farmingdale, ME) and junior Jamie Morrison (Auburn, ME) added two hits apiece.

In game 2, Burrola drove in first-year Alysn Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) to give the Monks a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

St. Joe's plated 5 runs in the third after singles by Albert, first-year Deb Drown (Gorham, ME) and a walk by Ludwig loaded the bases for a 3 RBI double by Burrola. McKenney doubled to score Burrola and went home on a wild pitch to make it 6-0.

Farmington got on the scoreboard with 4 runs on 5 hits in the fourth and added a run in the fifth to close in on the Monks 6-5.

Sophomore Megan Farrell (Abington, MA) singled to score Burrola in the fifth and help secure the win for St. Joe's.

Colleen Delahanty (Warren, ME) improved to 9-5 with the win while first-year Sarah Defilipp (Brewer, ME) took the loss for Farmington.

The Monks, along with teams from Bates and Brandeis, head to Colby College in Waterville for a two-day tournament this weekend, April 22-23. Saturday's games are at 2 and 4 PM; Sundays are at 12 and 2 PM.