WATERVILLE, Maine - Brett Gorman homered to tie the game and Dan Hicks had an RBI single to bring in the game-winning run in the seventh inning as Bowdoin College came from behind for a 7-5 win over Colby College in NESCAC East baseball Friday at Coombs Field.

Bowdoin (20-5, 3-1 NESCAC) reaches the 20-win plateau for the second-straight season and fifth time in program history, with all five seasons coming under head coach Mike Connolly. Colby falls to 9-10 overall and 0-7 in the league. The two teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader at Bowdoin on Saturday at noon.

Colby held a 5-3 lead after three innings after scoring two runs in the second inning thanks to a two-run single by Nick Ruocco. Bowdoin had single runs in the first and second innings without the benefit of a base hit. The Polar Bears used one hit batter, two walks, and a Colby error to score one in the first. Bowdoin used two hit batters, a sacrifice bunt, and a sacrifice fly by Reid Auger to get the second inning run.

Bowdoin took a 3-2 lead in the top of the third on an RBI single by Kevin Zikaras, but Colby's Brendan Gallagher ripped a two-run triple in the bottom of the third and Nikolas Atsalis had an RBI single as the Mules took a 5-3 lead. The Polar Bears once again scored a run without a hit in the fourth inning thanks to a leadoff walk by Adam Marquit. He reached third bases on two consecutive outs and then scored on a Colby wild pitch.

After taking the lead in the seventh, Bowdoin added an insurance run in the eighth when Marquit scored his second run of the game on an RBI from Brendan Garner on a fielder's choice. Dan Findley had one hit and a pair of walks for Bowdoin. Marquit finished with three walks and had a sacrifice bunt, while Hicks had one hit, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch.  Zikaras finished with one hit, one walk, was hit by a pitch, and had an RBI.

Carter Butland entered the game in relief in the sixth inning and went on to get the victory.