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GAME TWO BOX
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ORONO, Maine - The Trinity College baseball team rapped out 22 runs
and 27 hits en route to a 6-1, 16-8 doubleheader sweep of Bowdoin
on Saturday. The Bantams sweep the three-game NESCAC East Division
series from the Polar Bears and improve to 12-2 (3-0 NESCAC) with
the wins. Bowdoin drops to 10-11 (0-3) with the loss.
The Bantams were able to chase Bowdoin starter Ben Higgins after
1.2 innings, taking a 3-0 lead. The Polar Bears cut the lead to 3-1
when Matt Ruane came around to score on a Trinity error in the
third, but Bantam starter shut down Bowdoin from there, going seven
innings and scattering seven hits while striking out six in the
victory. Matt Sullivan and Alex Rokicki had a pair of hits apiece
for Trinity while Reid Auger, Jason Koperniak and Adam Marquit had
two hits each for the Polar Bears.
An offensive outburst by both teams resulted in a back-and-forth
affair in the nightcap. Bowdoin held a 4-2 lead after scoring a
pair of runs in the second frame courtesy of a Dan Hicks solo home
run and an RBI single from Brett Gorman. The Bantams responded with
three in the third as Sean Killeen ripped a solo homer of his own
and consecutive doubles by Ryan Piacentini and Adam Koris. Trinity
put the game out of reach with a six-run seventh inning as James
Wood and Koris delivered run-scoring doubles to spark the rally.
Connor O'Sullivan-Pierce earned the win with five innings of relief
for Trinity, allowing three runs. Tim Welch took the loss in relief
for Bowdoin. Killeen led all batters with a four-hit day including
three runs scored and four RBI.
