YSCC SEMIFINAL:

AUBURN, MAINE – Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) softball advanced to the YSCC Championship with a 29-2 win over NHTI in Sunday's semifinal at Central Maine Community College.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Seawolves wasted no time, scoring 12 runs in the first inning and adding 17 more across the next three frames. SMCC racked up 27 hits as a team and stole five bases in a relentless offensive attack.

Emily Hutchins (Kennebunk, Maine) went 4-for-4 with three triples and five RBIs, while Sarah Wilkins (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada) had a 4-for-4 day with three home runs, a triple, and six RBIs. Courtney Frohaug (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) and Ariana Cross (Orrington, Maine) each added four hits, and DeLanie Perry (DeLand, Florida) finished 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

Cassidy Dunham (Keene, New Hampshire) picked up the win, striking out five and allowing just three hits in five innings.

PITCHERS OF RECORD:
Win: Cassidy Dunham (5-0) – 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 5 K
Loss: Madison Darling – 1.0 IP, 11 H, 11 R (11 ER), 0 BB, 0 K

LEADING HITTERS – SMCC:
Sarah Wilkins: 4-for-4, 3 HR, 3B, 6 RBI, 4 R
Emily Hutchins: 4-for-4, 3 3B, 5 RBI, 3 R
Courtney Frohaug: 4-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
DeLanie Perry: 3-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R
Ariana Cross: 5-for-5, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 3 R

YSCC CHAMPIONSHIP:

HOW IT HAPPENED:

SMCC captured the 2025 YSCC title shutting out the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) 10-0 behind a pitching clinic from Wilkins—who tossed her fourth no-hitter of the season.

Wilkins struck out 10 in five innings. She also reached base and scored once offensively.

DeLanie Perry added two hits and three RBIs, raising her team-leading RBI total to 83. Sloan Scotvold (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada) contributed a double and a triple with three RBIs, and Cross and Cameron Crerar (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) each added two hits.

PITCHERS OF RECORD:
Win: Sarah Wilkins (8-1) – 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K (4th career no-hitter)
Loss: Addison McCormick – 4.0 IP, 9 H, 10 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 3 K

LEADING HITTERS – SMCC:
DeLanie Perry: 2-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 R
Sloan Scotvold: 2-for-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R
Ariana Cross: 2-for-2, RBI, 2 SB
Cameron Crerar: 2-for-3, 2 R, SB
Ella Voth: 0-for-1, 2 BB, R, SB

NEXT UP:
SMCC advances to the USCAA Small College World Series as the No. 4 seed and will face Penn State Mont Alto in the quarterfinals on May 12, 2025 in DuBois, Pennsylvania.