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An advocate has spoken of her disappointment after a bill improving rights for victims of insane offenders stalled in parliament. This week, Parliament voted to send the Rights for Victims of Insane Offenders Bill back to the Justice Committee after Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann raised concerns about the proposed wording of the insanity verdict. The Select Committee had already reported back in favour of the bill, which proposed changing the formal finding of the court from “not guilty on account of insanity” to “proven but insane”.
The Huskies beat Plymouth State twice and clinch the Little East Conference regular-season title.
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GORHAM Kirsten Pelletier and Alexis Brown each pitched a three-hitter, and Southern Maine clinched the No. 1 seed in the Little East Conference softball tournament by sweeping a doubleheader Saturday against Plymouth State, winning 9-0 and 4-2.
Ashley Tinsman paced the Game 1 offense in support of Pelletier (12-0), going 3 for 5 with two doubles and four RBI.
In Game 2, USM (29-2-1, 15-1 Little East) erased a 2-0 deficit with three runs in the fourth inning. Madison Day tied it with a two-run double, then scored on a single by Hannah Shields.
Friday’s Maine college roundup: USM softball picks up two more wins
The Huskies improve to 27-2-1 by defeating Castleton twice, 10-1 and 6-4.
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GORHAM Ashley Tinsman belted a go-ahead three-run homer and finished with four RBI in Game 2 as Southern Maine completed a softball doubleheader sweep with a 6-4 victory Friday against Castleton, after taking a 10-1 win in the opener.
With USM designated as the visiting team in both games, Tinsman’s home run in the top of the fifth inning gave the Huskies (27-2-1, 13-1 Little East) a 4-2 lead in Game 2. Samantha Hauck added an RBI single in the sixth, and Madison Day doubled home Tinsman following a leadoff walk in the seventh.
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The Stony Brook softball team has hit poorly with runners in scoring position for most of the season, but has consistently found ways to win regardless. This Saturday and Sunday, their struggles finally caught up to them when they were swept by the Albany Great Danes in a three-game road series; the Seawolves were outscored 11-3 despite outhitting Albany 21-17.
The trio of losses dropped Stony Brook to 9-4 in-conference and into a first-place tie with the UMBC Retrievers, who swept the Maine Black Bears this weekend. The Seawolves conclude their regular season next weekend at home against UMBC in a series that will now determine the America East champion.