Seawolves Drop Game One to Bay Path

DUBOIS, PA. —Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) softball battled back late but came up just short against Bay Path, falling 5-4 on Monday at the USCAA Small College World Series. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
After three scoreless innings, SMCC broke through in the fourth when Jayden Tripp (Prospect, Maine) laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Ariana Cross (Orrington, Maine) and give the Seawolves a 1-0 lead.

Bay Path answered in the fifth, using a wild pitch and a three-run home run from Madison Sunderland to take a 4-1 advantage.

The Seawolves responded immediately in the bottom half. Ella Voth (Lacombe, Alberta, Canada) drove in Emma Hartt (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) on a fielder's choice, Drea Rideout (Yarmouth, Maine) followed with an RBI triple, and Cross added an RBI single to tie the game at 4-4.

Bay Path regained the lead in the sixth on a sacrifice fly, and SMCC could not push across the tying run over the final two innings.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
W: Madison Sunderland (7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 8 K)
L: Sloan Scotvold (7.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 9 BB, 9 K)

LEADING HITTERS
Drea Rideout: 2-for-4, R, RBI, 3B
Ariana Cross: 1-for-4, R, RBI
Ella Voth: 1-for-4, R, RBI, SB
Sloan Scotvold: 1-for-3
Carly Youngblood: 1-for-3
Emma Hartt: 1-for-3, R

ON DECK
The Seawolves will continue play at the USCAA Small College World Series in DuBois, Pennsylvania when they face the University of Maine at Augusta on Tuesday May 12, 2026 at 2:00PM.