GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Cam Seymour (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) went 5 for 8 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI as the University of Southern Maine Huskies swept a Little East Conference doubleheader from the Keene State College Owls by scores of 6-4 and 10-5 Sunday afternoon at Ed Flaherty Field.
            The two wins extended the 21st-ranked Huskies current winning streak to four games, and  improved their record to 14-6 overall and 6-4 in the conference.  The Owls have dropped seven straight to stand at 2-11 overall and 1-6 in LEC play.
            In the opening game of the twin bill, Seymour became the 20th player in program history to have three doubles in a single game, going 3 for 4 with two runs scored.  In the nightcap, Seymour was 2 for 4, including his team-leading seventh home run of the season, with two runs scored and four RBI.  Led by Seymour, Southern Maine had 24 hits in the doubleheader.
 
Game One
            Southern Maine had to come from behind in the eighth inning of the opener to secure the victory.  Seymour ignited a three-run rally with his third double of the game.  After senior Andrew Hillier (Bangor, Maine) was plunked with a pitch, both runners moved up on a balk.  Seymour scored, with Hillier moving to third, on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Jonathan Wilson (East Granby, Conn.).  Hillier scored the go ahead run on a single through the left side from sophomore Tom Vesosky (Colchester, Vt.).  Vesosky, running on the pitch, scored all the way from first on a single to center off the bat of junior Jason Komulainen (Gorham, Maine).
            Keene State had taken a 4-3 against USM senior Ben Lambert (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) in the top half of the frame on an RBI single from junior Brendan Eaton (Nottingham, N.H./Coe-Brown).
            The Owls jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third after two outs.  Three singles and two walks produced three runs.  Sophomore Josh Beayon (Pittsford, Vt./Otter Valley) drove in the first two with a single, and senior Joe Barter (Coventry, R.I./Mt. St. Charles) followed with an RBI single.
            Southern Maine got two back in the fifth on a two-run single from junior Sam Troiano (South Portland, Maine).  The Huskies tied it in the sixth on doubles by Seymour and Wilson.
            Seymour and Troiano had three hits apiece in the game.  Vesosky had a pair of hits and two runs scored.  Freshman Bryce Afthim (Windham, Maine) picked up the win in relief of Lambert.  Seymour came on to record the final two outs via strikeouts to record his first career save.  Lambert finished the game with a no decision, striking out 11.
            In addition to going 3 for 4 at the plate, Beayon pitched the first seven innings for the Owls.  He allowed three runs on nine hits and did not walk a batter.  He struck out six.  Senior Ryan Sliwinski (Sherborn, Mass.) took the loss.
 
Game Two
            The Huskies had to come from behind again trailing 2-0 before scoring three in the home half of the fourth, and six more in the fifth.
            In the fourth, USM took advantage of two hits, a walk and two Owl miscues to plate three unearned runs.  Seymour had a two-run single in the frame.
            The next inning, the Huskies batted around to score six.  Vesosky had an RBI triple to start the rally.  Troiano and senior Andrew Olszak (Danvers, Mass.) had RBI singles, and Seymour capped off the rally with a two-run homer into the trees in right center field.
            Keene State came back for three runs in the seventh getting five singles in the inning.  Junior Mike Collins (Auburn, Mass.) and sophomore Mark Barrett (Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood) had RBI singles, and the third run came home on a ground out from senior Josh DeFrancisco (Bridgeport, Conn./Fairfield Prep).
            Seymour would score the final run in the home half of the seventh scoring from first on a double to right center from Hillier.
            Sophomore Arlo Pike (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle) led the Huskies' 12-hit attack going 4 for 4 with a walk and two runs scored.  Seymour was the only other repeat hitter for USM.  Senior hurler Gage Feeney (Cutler, Maine/Washington Academy) evened his record at 2-2 working five innings allowing two runs on four hits while striking out three.
            Barrett and Barter had a pair of safeties for the Owls.  Senior starter Isaac Keehn (Norwalk, Conn.) was tagged with the loss after going 4.2 innings, allowing six runs (three earned) on four hits and five walks.  He struck out five.
 
Up Next
            Southern Maine's scheduled doubleheader with Plymouth State University on Wednesday has been rescheduled for May 5.  The Huskies will travel to Eastern Connecticut State University for a Little East Conference doubleheader on Friday.  Keene State is scheduled for a single game at home with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Wednesday.