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Pelletier no hits Colby as Bates softball clinches a playoff spot in the NESCAC Tournament

LEWISTON —  Kirsten Pelletier threw her second no-hitter of the season as the Bates defeated Colby 8-0 in five innings on Friday, clinching a spot in the eight-team NESCAC Softball Championship tournament. Pelletier gave up only two walks and struck out 10 batters and lowered her earned-run average to 1.95. Pelletier also no-hit North Central […]

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College Lacrosse: Bates men clinch NESCAC tournament berth, will face Wesleyan

WATERVILLE — With its season on the line, the Bates College men’s lacrosse team defeated Colby College 20-15 on Wednesday afternoon in annual Flahive, McDuffee, Sandler Memorial Game. The win propelled them into the conference tournament for the fourth straight season. Bates (8-7, 4-6 NESCAC) will travel to face top-seeded Wesleyan (12-2, 9-1 NESCAC) for the quarterfinals, […]

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Bates nearing its carbon-neutral goal

John Rasmussen, energy manager at the Bates College facility services, points out a new burner on an old boiler in the Cullen Maintenance Center on Wednesday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — After its first full winter using a new fuel oil created by turning plants into a burnable liquid, Bates College officials say they […]

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Bates claims seventh straight President’s Cup Regatta

Bates College hosted the 22nd President’s Cup regatta at the school’s boathouse along the Androscoggin River in Greene on Sunday Morning. The women’s 8 teams, above, dominated in their races against rivals Bowdoin and Colby. The Bates team won seven of 10 races Sunday to clinch the President’s Cup for the seventh consecutive year. Visit […]

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College Baseball: Bates sweeps Trinity

HARTFORD, Connecticut — Bates College came back in Game 1 of its doubleheader to defeat Trinity 5-3 in seven innings, and continued the momentum in Game 2 with a 4-3 victory. In the first contest, the Bobcats scored four times in the top of the seventh. With the bases loaded, Jack Arend earned a walk […]

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Women's lacrosse: Mammoths stifle Bobcats

Liv Sandford, right, of Bates College, battles Amherst College’s Rebecca Wistreich for a loose ball during Saturday’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — After allowing a five-goal flurry early in Saturday’s NESCAC women’s lacrosse game against No. 4 Amherst, Bates virtually shut down the Mammoths for the final 50 […]

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College softball: Bowdoin slugs to doubleheader sweep of Bates

Bates shortstop Tori Fitzgerald makes a diving catch on a short blooper to the infield during Saturday’s softball game against Bowdoin. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bowdoin made sure to make the most of its hits during a NESCAC softball doubleheader against Bates on Saturday. That was something the Polar Bears failed to do Friday […]