March 15, 2010

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Bowdoin College baseball team split a doubleheader against Rhode Island College on Monday, falling in game one 5-0 before bouncing back to take the nightcap 7-1. The Polar Bears stand at 3-1 this year while the Anchorman are 4-2 this season.

Rhode Island College's Andrew McKeon stymied the hot Polar Bear bats in the opener, as Bowdoin could only muster five hits in their first setback of the season. Matt Ruane and Dan Findley each had a hit and a stolen base while Brendan Garner rapped a double. Joe Pace was tagged with the loss on the mound for the Polar Bears.

The Bowdoin offense came alive in the second game as Dan Hicks led the team with a 3-4 day with a single, double and triple. Findley also collected three hits with two RBI while Brett Gorman, Joe Comizio and Kevin Zikaras had two knocks apiece. Ben Higgins earned the win for Bowdoin, allowing two hits over four innings, striking out four. David Bernstein tossed three innings of relief to earn the save.

GAME ONE
Rhode Island College 5 - 9 - 1
Bowdoin 0 - 5 - 1
Winning Pitcher: McKean
Losing Pitcher: Pace

GAME TWO
Bowdoin 7 - 12 - 1
Rhode Island College 1 - 2 - 1
Winning Pitcher: Higgins
Losing Pitcher: Hoey
Save: Bernstein