BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College softball team rounded out its regular season slate with a doubleheader sweep of visiting UMaine-Farmington on Tuesday afternoon at Pickard Field.

The Polar Bears (24-12) combined dominant pitching and a high-powered offense to down the Beavers (14-12) 8-2 in the opening game and 6-0 in a chilly nightcap.

Cielle Collins got Bowdoin started with an RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the first of game one, capitalizing on a bases-loaded opportunity.

The Beavers looked to break through in their following at-bat with runners on second and third with only one out, but Julia Geaumont battled back for consecutive strikeouts to close the inning.

Back to back doubles in the bottom of the third put Bowdoin on top 2-0 after Nicole Nelson drove Emily Griffin in from second. Collins tacked on another RBI for the team’s fifth straight hit of the inning, followed by a two-run double to center from Siena Mitman.

Adriane Krul and Nelson added to the Polar Bears’ run total with an RBI each in the bottom of the fifth.

Mitman closed out the game for Bowdoin with a solo shot to straightaway center.

Geaumont (two innings), Alana Luzzio (four innings) and Griffin combined on the mound for 10 strikeouts. Courtney Fowler pitched six innings for the Beavers, allowing 18 hits and eight runs with one strikeout.

Bowdoin got its first run of the second game in the opening inning off a sacrifice fly by Nicole Nelson.

A big fourth inning put three more runs up for the Polar Bears, beginning with a tworun single off the bat of Luzzio. Krul later fouled out deep to left field, allowing Collins to tag up and advance home.

Griffin pitched three innings for Bowdoin, collecting one strikeout while allowing two walks and three hits. Melissa DellaTorre finished out the game by allowing three hits and fanning seven.

Bowdoin will travel to Williams on Friday afternoon for the opening game of the NESCAC Championship Tournament. The Ephs and Polar Bears meet at 2:30 p.m.

Baseball

The University of Southern Maine scored three times in the fifth inning en route to a 5- 2 win at Bowdoin on Tuesday afternoon.

The fifth-ranked Huskies improved to 27-8 after earning their second win of the season against the Polar Bears. Bowdoin, which was playing its final regular-season home game, fell to 17-14-1.

USM got on the board in the fourth inning when Sam Dexter doubled to lead off the frame and moved to third one out later. Chris Bernard lofted a sacrifice fly to left to score Dexter and give the visitors a 1-0 lead.

Jake Glauser led off the fifth inning with a single and moved to second on a base hit by Troy Thibodeau. After Matt Bender laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners to second and third, Paul McDonough tapped a grounder to short that scored Glauser. Bowdoin appeared to be out of the inning one play later, but a throwing error extended the inning and allowed Thibodeau to score. Dexter singled home John Carey as the Huskies increased their advantage to 4-0.

Bowdoin cut into the lead in the sixth when Kyle LeBlanc singled and advanced to second on a throwing error. Aaron Rosen doubled him home to make it a 4-1 game.

But, USM got the run back in the eighth when Carey delivered a two-out single that plated Thibodeau.

Rosen ripped an RBI single to score Cole DiRoberto in the ninth for the Polar Bears, but that was as close as Bowdoin was able to get.

Logan Carman worked seven innings for USM, allowing no earned runs and striking out three to collect the victory. Harry Ridge took the loss for the Polar Bears after working five innings and permitting a pair of earned runs.

Dexter, Bernard and Thibodeau had two hits apiece for the Huskies. Rosen had a fourhit day in the loss for the Polar Bears.