Dylan McNary tied the game with a home run in the seventh inning, and Myles Sargent hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth as Maine rallied for its 10th straight baseball win, 5-4 over Binghamton in an America East game Saturday night in Vestal, New York.
Jeremiah Jenkins staked Maine (17-11, 11-0 America East) to an early lead when he belted a three-run homer in the top of the first. Binghamton (18-12, 5-3) got single runs in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings to go ahead, 4-3.
Gianni Gambardella earned the win with four scoreless innings in relief of Caleb Leys.
USM LOSES TWICE: Bryce Afthim pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on nine hits while striking out five, but Southern Maine (9-17, 4-5 Little East) lost 2-0 to Eastern Connecticut State (24-5, 9-1) in the second game of a doubleheader in Willimantic, Connecticut.
ECSU won the opener, 3-2.
ST. JOSEPH’S SPLITS: Luke Stephens was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored as the Monks (12-16, 6-4 GNAC) salvaged a doubleheader split against Elms (16-8, 6-4) with a 9-4 win in Standish. Justin Miller homered twice as Elms won the first game, 8-7.
BOWDOIN LOSES TWICE: Kevin Murray hit a three-run homer in Game 1, but Bowdoin (12-9, 2-4 NESCAC) was swept by Tufts (17-6, 6-0) in Medford, Massachusetts, losing 4-3 and 10-6.
COLBY SWEEPS HUSSON: Brady O’Brien hit a two-run homer and Cole Palmeri had a solo homer as the Mules (16-7) scored five times in the fourth inning to complete a doubleheader sweep against the Eagles (9-12) with a 7-1 win in Waterville.
Clint Flippo had a solo home run as Colby won the first game, 9-4.
BATES LOSES TWICE: Henry Jamieson was 3 for 4 with three RBI, but Bates (12-12, 1-8 NESCAC) lost 9-7 in the second game of a doubleheader against Trinity (17-7, 6-3) in Lewiston.
Trinity won the first game, 4-2.
SMCC SPLITS: Derek Hoh drove in two runs as the SeaWolves (14-11, 5-1 YSCC) won 7-2 in the first game of a doubleheader against NHTI in South Portland.
NHTI won the second game, 6-4.
SOFTBALL
ST. JOSEPH’S SWEEPS: Meredith Pence struck out 13 and Olivia Howe hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as St. Joseph’s (14-12, 4-0 GNAC) won 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader against Johnson & Wales (21-9, 3-2) at Standish.
Howe added two hits and an RBI in the second game, which the Monks won 3-1.
MAINE SPLITS: Kelby Drews had an RBI double and Katie Jo Moery drove in a run with a fielder’s choice as the Black Bears (10-26, 3-6 America East) scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the first game of a doubleheader against UMass Lowell (14-21-1, 4-6) in Orono.
Lowell won the second game, 5-0.
USM SPLITS: Hannah Shields had three hits and Belle Snyder threw a no-hitter as Southern Maine (10-14, 4-4 Little East) won 4-0 in the second game of a doubleheader against UMass Dartmouth (17-10, 4-4) in Gorham.
UMass Dartmouth won the first game, 6-5.
UNE SWEEPS: Kenzie Bessette tripled and scored on an error in the top of the seventh inning to give the University of New England (8-18, 5-3 Commonwealth Coast) a 3-2 win over Curry (11-15-1, 2-6) in the first game of a doubleheader in Milton, Massachusetts.
Bessette was 3 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI as the Nor’easters won the second game, 8-0. Makenzy Herron added three hits, while Abby Miner had two hits and three RBI.
BOWDOIN SPLITS: Angelica Mayers was 3 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored as the Polar Bears (17-13, 8-6 NESCAC) won 5-1 in the second game of a doubleheader against Wesleyan (11-15, 1-7) in Middletown, Connecticut.
Wesleyan won the first game, 6-4.
BATES SPLITS: Madison Hollis was 2 for 5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored as Bates (11-10, 5-6 NESCAC) won 8-1 in the opener of a doubleheader against Hamilton (16-13, 6-7) at Clinton, New York.
Kennedy Jones added three hits and two RBI.
Hamilton won the second game, 3-2.
COLBY SWEEPS: Logan Luebbe went 3 for 4 to lead the Mules (16-8, 5-3 NESCAC) to a 3-2 win over Middlebury (13-9, 4-4), completing a doubleheader sweep in Middlebury, Vermont.
Carissa Cassidy had two hits in the opener, which Colby won 5-2.
MEN’S LACROSSE
WESTERN CONNECTICUT 22, SOUTHERN MAINE 4: Schuyler Wetmore had two goals and an assist for USM (2-10, 0-4 Little East) in a loss to the Wolves (10-3, 4-0) in Gorham.
ROGER WILLIAMS 15, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 8: Colin Watt and Andrew Lawrence both scored three goals, but UNE (7-7, 1-4 Commonwealth Coast) lost to Roger Williams (7-5, 3-2) in Bristol, Rhode Island.
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 17, BATES 6: Will Masterson had three goals and an assist, but Bates (1-11, 0-9 NESCAC) allowed seven goals in the second quarter and lost to Connecticut College (5-6, 3-5) in New London, Connecticut.
MIDDLEBURY 22, COLBY 12: Nick Hassan, Jack Goller and Bennett Goller each had two goals and an assist for Colby (2-9, 0-8 NESCAC) in a loss to Middlebury (11-1, 7-1) at Middlebury, Vermont.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
JOHNSON & WALES 11, ST. JOSEPH’S 9: Mackenzie Siebert scored three times for St. Joseph’s (11-3, 0-1 GNAC), who gave up three goals in the fourth quarter to lose to the Wildcats (10-2, 10-0) in Providence, Rhode Island.
ROGER WILLIAMS 26, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 7: Morgan White scored four times, but UNE (9-5, 3-3 Commonwealth Coast) fell to Roger Williams (8-6, 5-1) in Bristol, Rhode Island.
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 13, BATES 10: Bates (5-9, 1-8 NESCAC) scored five goals in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough in a loss to Connecticut College (5-7, 1-7 NESCAC) in Lewiston.
Caroline Taggart had three goals, while Maddy Roelofs and Hannah Matthews each scored twice for Bates.
MIDDLEBURY 17, COLBY 5: Colby (9-5, 5-3 NESCAC) allowed 11 first-half goals and lost to Middlebury (13-0, 8-0) in Waterville.
Annie Eddy scored twice for Colby.
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