MANSFIELD, Conn. — The Bowdoin College baseball team saw its season come to an end Friday, falling to Western New England University, 7-1, in the NCAA Regionals.

The Polar Bears (26-20) ended their season with the second-most wins in school history, a runner-up finish in the New England Small College Athletic Conference Tournament, the team’s second ever NCAA Division III Tournament berth and the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory all-time.

After being held to seven hits in a setback against Wheaton on Thursday, nearly every member of the Western New England lineup had at least one base knock, led by Matt Anthonis, who was 4-for-5 with two runs scored.

The Golden Bears struck first in the top of the second, with an RBI each going to Stephen Buckley and with the early 2-0 advantage.

Bowdoin cut into the lead in the bottom of the third. Tim McGarry drove in a run, but WNE pitcher Mark DiTommasso retired 12 of the next 16 hitters he faced.

WNE scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth frames to build a 5-1 advantage.

DiTommasso ran out of gas in the eighth, as the Polar Bears loaded the bases. But, reliever Mike Lawlor retired two straight Bowdoin hitters to escape, and the Golden Bears added a pair of runs in the ninth frame.

DiTommasso improved to 6-0, pitching 7-1 innings on nine hits, two strikeouts and one walk.

Bowdoin senior starter Tim Welch surrendered four runs on eight hits, one walk and one strikeout. Reliever Henry Van Zant struck out four Golden Bears in three innings of relief work. Oliver Van Zant and John Lefeber each had two hits.

Lacrosse honors

Six members for the Bowdoin women’s squad received All-Region awards announced by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association on Friday.

Seniors Elizabeth Clegg and Katie Herter, along with junior Carolyn Gorajek and sophomore Molly Paduda were named as First Team All-Pilgrim selections. Senior Katie Stewart and first-year Natalie Moore were honored as Second Team choices.

Gorajek led Bowdoin in scoring and, at the conclusion of the regular season, finished second in the NESCAC in points (66) and third in goals (48). After just three seasons, she has netted 123 career goals to rank sixth in school history, while her 167 career points stand fourth all-time.

Meanwhile, Clegg finished ninth in the league with 38 goals and 11th in the conference with 46 points on the season. The senior closes out her time at Bowdoin with 140 career goals, ranking second all-time, just five behind Jill Bermingham’s career mark of 145.

Paduda was again a force on the Bowdoin defense this spring. The junior sparkplug was second on the team with 29 groundballs and third on the squad with 13 caused turnovers.

Herter closed out her career in fine fashion, leading the team with 45 draw controls and ranking sixth in the league. She was third on the squad with 25 points and finishes her career with 82 goals and 30 assists. Herter ends her time at Bowdoin ranking first in program history with 149 draw controls and sixth all-time with 115 ground balls.

Stewart had a 22-point season to cap a fantastic career. She closes out her career with 102 goals in 63 career games, ranking second all-time at Bowdoin with 98 caused turnovers and among the top- 10 all-time with 102 groundballs.

Moore was thrust into a starting position early and the season and proved to be worthy of the post, solidifying a Polar Bear defense that allowed 9.01 goals/game this spring. She started 11 of Bowdoin’s 16 contests this spring.

Bowdoin finished its campaign with a record of 10-6 and a No. 13 ranking in the final IWLCA Division III poll.

Softball

Bowdoin’s Amy Hackett, Gen Barlow and Casey Correa have been named All- Region performers by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

The senior Hackett played second base, hit .347 this season and drove in 36 runs. She finished eighth all-time at Bowdoin with 139 hits, is the record holder in career triples (16) and walks (52), and stole 47 bases, placing her second alltime.

Barlow’s 49 RBIs and 14 doubles led the New England Small College Athletic Conference this season, while her 46 runs scored and 20 walks were second in conference. She also hit seven home runs and total 96 bases, and her .417 batting average was eight in the NESCAC. Barlow bested Kristie Miller’s Bowdoin mark of 85 total bases in a season, and tied Miller with her seven home runs as the tops in Polar Bears softball history.

And, Correa backstopped Bowdoin’s pitching staff while hitting .394, with seven home runs and 40 RBIs, the third most in single season school history. Her 82 total bvases are fourth highest in a season at Bowdoin. She threw out 10 potential base-stealers.