UMBC

Stephanie Weigman picked up two victories with 6.1 scoreless innings, while Lauren Brummell and Julia Culotta combined for five RBI in two games.

COLLEGE PARK, Md.—UMBC freshman Stephanie Weigman pitched 6.1 scoreless innings in two games to pick up the win in both, as the Retrievers defeated St. Peter’s, 4-2, and Niagara, 6-4, on the second day of the Maryland Spring Break Classic.

Sophomore Amanda Fefel started game one for UMBC and breezed through the first three innings, retiring nine of the first 10 batters. But St. Peter’s starter Tricia Reingle was just as effective, retiring nine of 11 Retrievers in the first three innings.

The Peahens struck first in the top of the fourth when first baseman Megan Papierniak drove in a run with a two-out double. But the Retrievers took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning on a two-run single by freshman first baseman Julia Culotta.

St. Peter’s knotted the score at 2-2 in the top of the fifth on a two-out RBI single by third baseman Kristen Kinneer, and the score remained tied until the bottom of the sixth, when senior shortstop Dana Shepherd drove in Fefel with a one-out single, then scored when Culotta tripled to center, giving the Retrievers the 4-2 lead and the victory.

Fefel allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out four in 4.2 innings of work Weigman relieved her in the fifth and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and no walks while striking out four to pick up the victory. Reingle went the distance for the Peahens and gave up four runs on seven hits.

Culotta and Fefel led the Retrievers offensively, each contributing 2-for-3 efforts at the plate. Culotta drove in three of UMBC’s four runs.

Both teams went down in order in the first inning of the nightcap, but Niagara scored first on a one-out homer by left fielder Jenna Baker.

UMBC took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the frame on back-to-back two-out doubles by freshman outfielders Lynn Pronobis and Lauren Brummell.

But the Purple Eagles went ahead, 4-2, in the top of the third when third baseman Kayla Hines hit a two-out RBI single, which was followed by a home run by second baseman Teresa Healy.

The Retrievers answered right back in the bottom of the inning with three runs of their own on back-to-back run-scoring singles by Fefel and senior pitcher Ashley Gray and a sacrifice fly by right fielder Krista Kearns for a 5-4 advantage.

UMBC tacked another run on in the sixth when Brummell hit another RBI double to give the Retrievers the 6-4 victory.

Gray started the game in the circle for UMBC and allowed four runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four in three innings of work. Weigman pitched the final four innings and gave up just two hits and one walk while striking out four to earn her second victory of the day.

Brooke Viola pitched the first three innings for Niagara and gave up five runs on four hits and two walks. Katie Gleiser allowed one run on three hits and a walk in three innings of relief.

Brummell and Gray each had two hits to pace the Retrievers offensively in the game.

UMBC plays 23rd-ranked Maryland Sunday at 1 p.m. on the final day of the Maryland Spring Break Classic.