GORHAM, Maine - The University of Southern Maine pounded out 20 hits and had a pair of huge innings en route to a 15-12 win over Bowdoin on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies improve to 19-15 this season while the Polar Bears drop to 20-11 overall.

Forrest Chadwick finished a double shy of the cycle for USM, who had six players with at least two hits in the game, led by a 5-for-5 performance from senior Josh Mackey.  Chadwick was 3-for-5 at the plate, including a homerun and a triple as part of a seven run first inning for the Huskies. John Lefeber had three hits and three RBI for the Bowdoin, who got three hits from Kyle LeBlanc, including two doubles and three runs scored.

Trailing 2-0, the Huskies batted around their lineup, scoring seven runs on six hits to claim the lead for good.  Chadwick led off the inning with a solo homerun, his sixth of the season, and collected a two-out, two-RBI triple down the right field line before the Huskies were retired.

Falling behind the Huskies 9-5 after three full innings, Bowdoin battled back to within one run of USM, plating two runs in the top of the fourth and one in the top of the fifth to trial 9-8.  Freshmen DH Justin Lefeber and OF Matt Savard each had an RBI in the fourth inning.  Lefeber drove in his run on a RBI double, while Savard knocked in a run with a groundout RBI.  In the fifth, junior SS Jordan Edgett had an RBI single. With its lead cut to a single run, Southern Maine put the game out of reach with six runs in the bottom of the fifth on seven hits for a 15-8 lead.
           
The Polar Bears scored two runs  in the top of the sixth and two more in the top of the ninth, but the Huskies were able to hold on for the win.