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Bobcats Bounce Baseball in Series Opener

Box Score

WATEVILLE, Maine – The Bowdoin baseball team's late rally forced extra-innings but Bates came away with a 3-2 ten-inning victory in the Friday afternoon series opener.

The Bobcats remain perfect in NESCAC East action and climb to 8-5 (4-0 NESCAC). The Polar Bears slip to 6-10 (0-1 NESCAC) to begin their conference schedule.

Game Highlights

  • Kyle Carter drove in the game's first run in the bottom of the second off an RBI single. Asher MacDonald doubled the Bates run tally with a sacrifice fly to center in the same inning.
  • Bowdoin battled back as Colby Joncas got the Polar Bears on the board following a wild pitch in the sixth.
  • Nick Sadler forced extra-innings with a game-tying single that drove in Sean Mullaney in the ninth.
  • The Bobcats came away with the win in the tenth off an RBI single from Brendan Fox.
  • Max Vogel-Freedman went eight innings on the mound for Bowdoin and allowed three hits and a pair of runs while tallying eight strikeouts. Connor Rooney pitched the final two innings and surrendered the game ending run while fanning a pair and walking two.
  • Connor Speed pitched eight innings for Bates and allowed four hits and a pair of runs. Jake Shapiro earned the win with two innings of work.

By the Numbers

  • Bowdoin stranded ten runners through ten innings of play, while Bates left just five men on base.
  • Cody Todesco was the only player on either team to have a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 at the plate.
  • John Dinucci had the game's lone extra-base hit.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears and Bobcats conclude the series with a doubleheader beginning at noon on Saturday afternoon on the Colby College campus.
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Players Mentioned

Colby Joncas

#33 Colby Joncas

C
5' 11"
Freshman
'19
Sean Mullaney

#6 Sean Mullaney

IF
5' 10"
Freshman
'17
Connor Rooney

#17 Connor Rooney

P
6' 0"
Freshman
'18
Nick Sadler

#11 Nick Sadler

OF
5' 10"
Freshman
'18
Cody Todesco

#9 Cody Todesco

IF
5' 8"
Sophomore
So
Max Vogel-Freedman

#5 Max Vogel-Freedman

P
5' 10"
Junior
Jr

Players Mentioned

Colby Joncas

#33 Colby Joncas

5' 11"
Freshman
'19
C
Sean Mullaney

#6 Sean Mullaney

5' 10"
Freshman
'17
IF
Connor Rooney

#17 Connor Rooney

6' 0"
Freshman
'18
P
Nick Sadler

#11 Nick Sadler

5' 10"
Freshman
'18
OF
Cody Todesco

#9 Cody Todesco

5' 8"
Sophomore
So
IF
Max Vogel-Freedman

#5 Max Vogel-Freedman

5' 10"
Junior
Jr
P