Mott flexes power in split at Macomb

WARREN, Mich. - The Mott Community College softball team continued the MCCAA season with a doubleheader against Macomb Community College on Friday in Warren, Mich. 

The Bears held on for a 6-3 win in the opener before dropping their first MCCAA game of the season 12-8 in the finale. The split moves Mott to 13-7 overall and 5-1 in the MCCAA. The Bears and Monarchs were tied atop the Eastern Division following the doubleheader. 

Game One Highlights:

• The Bears scored twice in the second on a pair of solo home runs by Claire Ouellette and Khloe Williams. 

• Mott increased its lead to 5-0 in the third with an RBI double from Cassie Sylvester, followed by a two-run home run from Taryn Murphy.

• The Monarchs crept back in the game with one run in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings.

• Ouellette provided an insurance run in the top of the seventh to help the Bears put the game away. 

• Sylvester, Murphy, and Ouellette each finished with two hits.

• Maggie Boehm moved to 6-1 on the season with a complete game. She tossed all seven innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on seven hits, while walking four, and striking out seven.  

Game Two Highlights:

• Macomb jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings. 

• The Bears got right back in the game on a grand slam home run from Murphy in the top of the third.

• After the Monarchs pushed their lead to 8-4, Murphy homered again in the fifth, followed by an RBI from Boehm and a two-run single from Hannah Bollinger, as the Bears tied the game at 8-8. 

• Macomb used a grand slam of its own in the sixth to pull away for the win. 

• Murphy led the Bears with two homers, five RBIs, two runs, and three hits. 

• Heaven Withers and Ouellette each finished with two hits. 

• Joey Newton took the loss on the mound, allowing six runs on seven hits, and striking out three. 

Up Next:

The Bears take on St. Clair County Community College for a doubleheader at 3 pm on Tuesday at home.