WATERVILLE, Maine -- Colby sophomore Wiley Holton allowed no earned runs in a complete game and drove in a run for the Mules in a 4-1 win over the Bates softball team in NESCAC East softball on Sunday.

Bates (9-12, 1-6 NESCAC East) will next host Husson in a doubleheader Tuesday at 3pm.

Holton pitched a four-hitter, struck out three, and did not walk a batter. She earned her sixth win of the season and her second straight over Bates after winning the second game of the doubleheader in Lewiston on Saturday.

The Mules (9-16, 2-7 NESCAC East) scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Grace Farnkoff reached on an error and advanced to second on Kathleen Mason's sacrifice bunt. Carly Swartz singled to push Farnkoff to third base, while Katie McLaughlin had an infield single to load the bases. Robin Spofford singled to bring in Farnkoff with the first run and Skylar Labbe plated Swartz with the second run on a sacrifice fly to right field.

Holton retired the first nine Bates batters before sophomore Andrea Russo (Cheshire, Conn.) was hit by a pitch to the start the fourth inning. She was sacrificed over to second by sophomore Julia Panepinto (Buffalo, N.Y.). After the second out, first-year Julia Treadwell (Falmouth, Maine) singled to right field to bring in Russo and went all the way to third when the ball got past the outfielder for an error.

The Mules added a lone run in the third inning for a 3-1 margin. Paige Hartnett walked to lead off the inning and took second when Farnkoff grounded out to shortstop for the second out. Mason's single brought in Hartnett from second base.

With two outs in the fifth inning, Hartnett singled to help the Mules score their final run. Holton had a slicing fly ball for a triple to right field that first-year India Woolmington (New York, N.Y.) made a nice sliding effort on, but was unable to come up with the catch.

Holton was still strong in the seventh inning. She had two strikeouts, had an easy pop up go directly to her, and allowed a single.

First-year pitcher Kirsten Pelletier (Sidney, Maine) went the distance for Bates, allowing four runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Pelletier dipped to 5-7 with the loss.

Russo was hit by a pitch, had a hit, and scored the lone run for the Bobcats.