Saturday, February 21
Hampton, Va.
2:30 PM
Hampton University
4-4
6
vs
4
Maine
4-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Hampton | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Photo by: Katie Gilmore
Five-run Third Leads Hampton Over Maine 6-4
2.21.26 | Softball
HAMPTON, Va. (Feb. 21, 2026) … Carmynn Bonner and Violet Salazar each had two-run singles in a five-run third as the Hampton Pirates knocked off Maine 6-4 in day two of the Battle of the Bay Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Maine (4-10) opened the scoring in the second inning with two runs on no hits as they took advantage of four walks to take the early 2-0 lead.
Hampton (4-4) broke the game open in the third with their five-run outburst. Amani Johnson walked and went to second on an Aitrhina Aiken single. Both moved up a base on a single from Kylee Quinn. Sydney Evans reached on a fielders choice as Johnson beat the throw to the plate to get Hampton on the board down 2-1.
Bonner followed with a two-run single to score Quinn and Aiken. After a walk to Camryn Hamilton and an out, Salazar ripped a shot down the left field line to plate Bonner and Evans for a 5-2 Hampton lead.
Maine trimmed the deficit to 5-4 as they plated two runs on a fielders choice from Kael Larkin.
The Pirates got an insurance run in the sixth as Aiken started the inning with a double and went to third on a wild pitch. Following a groundout, Evans laced a single to right to plate Aiken as Hampton took a 6-2 lead.
McKenzie Rimmer-Jones went the distance winning her second decision of the year with her second complete game allowing five hits and striking out eight.
Aiken was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, while Evans was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and the duo of Bonner and Salazar also drove in two.
Hampton is scheduled to play Saint Francis at 11 am and Maine at 2 pm on Sunday.
Maine (4-10) opened the scoring in the second inning with two runs on no hits as they took advantage of four walks to take the early 2-0 lead.
Hampton (4-4) broke the game open in the third with their five-run outburst. Amani Johnson walked and went to second on an Aitrhina Aiken single. Both moved up a base on a single from Kylee Quinn. Sydney Evans reached on a fielders choice as Johnson beat the throw to the plate to get Hampton on the board down 2-1.
Bonner followed with a two-run single to score Quinn and Aiken. After a walk to Camryn Hamilton and an out, Salazar ripped a shot down the left field line to plate Bonner and Evans for a 5-2 Hampton lead.
Maine trimmed the deficit to 5-4 as they plated two runs on a fielders choice from Kael Larkin.
The Pirates got an insurance run in the sixth as Aiken started the inning with a double and went to third on a wild pitch. Following a groundout, Evans laced a single to right to plate Aiken as Hampton took a 6-2 lead.
McKenzie Rimmer-Jones went the distance winning her second decision of the year with her second complete game allowing five hits and striking out eight.
Aiken was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, while Evans was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and the duo of Bonner and Salazar also drove in two.
Hampton is scheduled to play Saint Francis at 11 am and Maine at 2 pm on Sunday.
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Players Mentioned
P/OF
/ Softball
IF
/ Softball
C/1B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
CF
/ Softball
P/1B
/ Softball
SS
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Rimmer-Jones, McKenzie (0-0)
L: Rieth, Alysen (0-0)
Batting:
RBI: Hand, Madison 2 ; Helms, Maggie 1 ; Adams, Neve 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guerrera, Francesca 1 ; Goetz, Alli 1 ; Inman, Keira 1 ; Adams, Neve 1
CS: Inman, Keira 1
Batting:
2B: Aiken, Aitirihna 1
RBI: Evans, Sydney 2 ; Bonner, Carmynn 2 ; Salazar, Violet 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Aiken, Aitirihna 2 ; Quinn, Kylee 1 ; Evans, Sydney 1 ; Bonner, Carmynn 1 ; Johnson, Amani 1
CS: Evans, Sydney 1
Game Leaders
dp/c
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
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