WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Bowdoin College baseball team exploded for 27 runs in a pair of wins against Salve Regina on Monday, sweeping a twinbill 18-3 and 9-8 over the Seahawks. The Polar Bears stand at 2-2 overall this season.

Adam Marquit was the hitting star for Bowdoin, going 5-8 with two triples and three stolen bases on the afternoon. He got things going for the Polar Bears in game one with an early triple that aided a six-run first inning outburst. The Polar Bears padded their lead in the fifth, as consecutive doubles by Brendan Garner and Ben Higgins increased the lead to 11-3. Marquit added a two-run single in the sixth and a triple in the seventh to round out the win. Joe Pace tossed six strong innings in his season debut, allowing three earned runs while striking out nine.

Game two was a back-and-forth affair that Bowdoin survived thanks to a four-run third inning. With the bases loaded, Kevin Zikaras scored on a wild pitch before a two-run single was delivered by Ian Edwards. Matt Ruane had a pair of doubles and two runs scored while Zikaras ended with two triples, three runs scored and three rbi. Bowdoin pieced together their pitching in game two, with Carter Butland (1.1 innings), Eric Chenelle (1.2), Sean Kleier (0.2) paving the way for rookie Jordan Edgett (2 IP, 4 ER) to close out the game with a strikeout for his first career win.

Game One
Bowdoin         620 034 3 - 18-20-0
Salve Regina  101 100 0 -   3-7-0
WP- Pace
LP- Poletti

Game Two
Salve Regina 110 005 1 - 8-6-0
Bowdoin        104 202 x - 9-10-0
WP- Edgett
LP- N/A