GAME ONE BOX SCORE
GAME TWO BOX SCORE
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Colby College baseball team earned their
first NESCAC wins over Bowdoin since 2002, sweeping a doubleheader
from the Polar Bears on Saturday, winning the opener 2-1 before
taking the nightcap 9-1. The win snaps a 12-game losing streak for
the Mules (11-10, 2-7 NESCAC) against the Polar Bears (20-7, 3-3
NESCAC) dating back to 2006.
Colby prevailed in a pitcher's duel in game one, as Matt Moore
stymied the Bowdoin bats for six innings, allowing one earned run
while scattering seven hits and four walks. The lone Bowdoin run
came in the third, when Dan Findley fisted a single to center that
plated Joe Comizio. Colby rebounded by scraping together two runs
in the fifth to take the lead. With the bases loaded, Ryan Conlon
delivered a one-run single before Bowdoin pitcher Oliver Van Zant
hit Mike Mastrocola with a pitch to score another run. Will
Hartigan slammed the door for Colby in the seventh to earn the
save. Van Zant no-hit the Mules for four innings, but walked six
batters in addition to his three hits.
The Mules poured it on in game two, taking advantage of five
Bowdoin errors in a 9-1 win. The Mules scored three runs in the
fourth inning, and added another in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead.
Bowdoin was able to get one back in the seventh, but Colby added
five unearned runs in the eighth and ninth to seal the win. Nikolas
Atsalis and Kenneth Kaufman had two hits apiece for the Mules,
while Richard Newton reached base three times and scored three runs
for Colby. Nathanael Sugarbaker spun a gem for Colby, allowing no
earned runs and just three hits over seven innings, striking out
eight. Steve Hall allowed three runs in four innings while striking
out seven for the Polar Bears in the loss.
Colby had lost 23 of their last 24 meetings against the Polar
Bears heading into Saturday's sweep.
