Softball Drops NCAA Regional Opener to Moravian

5/14/2026 | Softball | Box Score

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Bowdoin softball team dropped its regional opener to host Moravian 6-2 on Thursday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (27-10) scored early but could not rally against the Greyhounds (33-10) down the stretch.

Game Highlights

Bowdoin scored first with an RBI groundout by Penelope Fong-Picariello in the first inning. Elise Siciliano scored on the play to make it 1-0.
Moravian answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning. A two-run single up the middle gave the Greyhounds the lead and they followed up with an RBI double and RBI single.
Ellie Sullivan put down a sacrifice bunt in the second inning to cut the lead in half.
Kyra Holtje put the game away with a two-run blast to center in the fourth.

By The Numbers

Five Polar Bears had hits in the game with Sammie Wright being the lone player with a multi-hit day.
Wright and Kaitlyn Fado both had stolen bases.
Sullivan hit a two-out triple in the fourth.
Maddie Current suffered the loss with three runs allowed in .2 innings of work.
Kathleen Hester put 4.1 innings in on the rubber with four hits allowed and a pair of runs. Sophia Hahn closed out the final inning.