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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College baseball team rallied for
two runs in the bottom of the ninth to take a 6-5 victory over
Brandeis in a non-conference game at Pickard Field on Wednesday
afternoon. The Polar Bears improve to 21-15 this season and become
the third-winningest team in school history with their 21st victory
on the year. Brandeis, who has dropped six of their last seven
meetings with Bowdoin, fall to 16-22 on the year.
Brandeis took advantage of a trio of Bowdoin errors to score a
three unearned runs in the third inning. Mike Alfego picked up a
sacrifice fly in the frame while Artie Posch earned a run-scoring
single to give the visitors the early advantage. The Judges
extended their lead with a Nick Gallagher RBI single in the fourth
that made it 4-0 before Bowdoin got one back in the bottom of the
inning on a sacrifice fly from Jordan Edgett.
Bowdoin rallied to tie the game with three runs in the fifth frame
when Brett Gorman laced an RBI double that plated both Reid Auger
and Jason Koperniak. Joe Berte followed with a run-scoring single
to tie the game at 4-4.
Brandeis scored the go-ahead run in the eight inning when a
leadoff single and stolen base by Julian Calvin set up an rbi
double by John Chu, who was thrown out going to third on the play.
The lost baserunner would prove costly, as the Polar Bears strung
together the winning rally with one out in the ninth. After
Bowdoin's Matt Ruane singled to right and was replaced by pinch
runner Nick Tom, Brett Gorman moved him to third base with a
single. Koperniak tied the game with an RBI single as Gorman
traveled to third on the play. After an intentional walk to Berte
that loaded the bases, Jordan Edgett laced the first pitch he saw
through the left side for the game-winning hit.
Pat Nicholson was charged with the loss for Brandeis after
scattering 10 hits over 8.1 innings pitched, striking out eight.
Bowdoin's Tim Welch went 8.0 innings, permitting two earned runs
and whiffing six before giving way to reliever Sean Kleier, who
struck out the side in the ninth inning and collected the win when
the Polar Bears rallied. Tony Deshler and Gallagher led Brandeis
with two hits apiece. Joe Pace, Gorman and Berte had two hits each
for the Polar Bears.
