FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mike Mastrocola rapped three hits, including a triple, and drove home four runs during a 17-2 win by Colby in the opener of a doubleheader Saturday against Plymouth State.

Brendan Gallagher slammed a three-run home run as the Mules (7-5) completed the sweep with a 12-6 victory in the second game.

Colby won the final four games of its spring trip.

Nate Sugarbaker and reliever Mark Nelson combined on a two-hitter in the first game.

Kevin Gallagher, who had two hits in the second game, belted a home run during a six-run fourth inning.

ST. JOSEPH’S SWEEPS NEW JERSEY CITY: Tyler Laverriere struck out six in six innings to help St. Joseph’s College (11-1) nail down the first of two victories (7-2 and 6-4) over New Jersey City (6-7) at Jersey City, N.J.

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BRYANT UNIVERSITY SWEEPS MAINE: The University of Maine (7-14) lost twice to Bryant University (11-10), falling 4-1 and 8-3, at Smithfield, R.I.

BATES 9, SALEM STATE 4: Karl Alexander threw six shutout innings, allowing just three singles, as Bates (10-4) opened an 8-0 lead over the Vikings (11-5) in Salem, Mass.

Kevin McGregor led the Bobcats with three hits and three RBI.

RAMAPO 9, SOUTHERN MAINE 7: Marco Carolla’s pinch-hit single gave Ramapo (13-2) an 8-7 fifth-inning lead over the Huskies (6-4) in Winter Haven, Fla.

Carolla added another RBI single in the seventh.

Nick Grady had three hits and scored twice for USM.

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SMCC, BRIARCLIFFE SPLIT: Donnie Cray’s fourth-inning two-run homer gave the Seawolves a 2-1 lead over Briarcliffe (5-6) in the second game of a doubleheader in Holbrook, N.Y. The Seawolves (10-9) added three more in the fifth and held on for a 5-3 victory and a split of the doubleheader.

The Bulldogs won the opener 9-0.

SOFTBALL

BATES SWEEPS FISHER: Bates College (4-4) scored 39 runs in 11 innings to complete a doubleheader sweep of Fisher College (0-13), 23-1 and 16-3 at Lynn, Mass.

Mary Lewis was 9 for 10 and scored eight runs for Bates.

SOUTHERN MAINE LOSES TWICE: The Huskies (0-4) fell to the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets 9-1 in five innings, and the seventh-ranked DePauw University Tigers 6-0 at Clermont, Fla.

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ST. JOSEPH’S SWEEPS ALBERTUS MAGNUS: Theresa Hendrix had four hits, including a three-run double in the opener, as the Monks (9-3) defeated the Falcons (5-7) 4-0 and 8-2 at New Haven, Conn.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

ENDICOTT 19, SOUTHERN MAINE 4: Morgan DeShaw scored seven goals for Endicott (4-2) in a rout of the University of Southern Maine (4-4) at Hannaford Field in Gorham.

Rosie Forster had three goals for USM.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 15, CURRY COLLEGE 13: Hannah Tavella scored the tying goal with 44 seconds left, and scored the only two goals in overtime to lift the University of New England (6-2) over Curry College (3-3) in a Commonwealth Coast Conference opener at Biddeford.

TRINITY 14, BATES 8: Senior attack Caite Irvine scored six goals and recorded one assist to lead Trinity College (5-0), ranked fifth nationally, to a victory over Bates College (3-3) at Hartford, Conn.

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MEN’S LACROSSE

TRINITY 10, BATES 7: Matthew Hauck led Trinity (3-2, 2-0 NESCAC) with three goals, and Rob Nogueras added two during a victory over the Bobcats (3-4, 1-3) in Lewiston.

WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE 8, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 5: Ryan Gillis’ five goals led the Colonials (5-2) to victory over UNE (4-5) in Danbury, Conn.

BOWDOIN 13, HAMILTON 9: Mark Flibotte and Franklin Reis scored three times each for Bowdoin (4-1, 2-1 NESCAC) during a victory over Hamilton (1-4, 0-4) in Clinton, N.Y., that made Tom McCabe the winningest coach in Bowdoin lacrosse history.

The victory moves McCabe, in his 22nd and final season, past former coach Mort LaPointe for first place on the school’s all-time wins list with 219. McCabe’s career total stands 11th among active Division III coaches and 15th all time in Division III history.

ST. JOSEPH’S 13, ANNA MARIA 11: Jonathan Horgan had five goals and two assists as St. Joe’s (3-5, 1-0) beat the AMCATS (4-4, 1-1) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play in Paxton, Mass.


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