BIDDEFORD — The University of New England wiped out an early three-run deficit with four runs in the bottom of the first inning on the way to an 11-3, 5-inning win Thursday over Nichols in the Commonwealth Coast Conference softball tournament.
Taylor Commesso’s three-run homer in the top of the gave the the sixth-seeded Bison (17-18-1) a quick lead.
But the second-seeded Nor’easters responded with an inside-the-park homer from Avery Alberghini and a two-run single by Anna Sessa. UNE then pulled away to advance.
Andrea Gosper was 3 for 3 with three RBI for UNE (25-14), which added four runs in the second and single runs in each of the next three innings.
The Nor’easters travel to Beverly, Massachusetts, to face top-seeded Endicott in a winners’ bracket game at 1:15 p.m. Friday.
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