STANDISH, Maine  – Junior Arlo Pike (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle) was 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored and three RBI to lead a 12-hit attack as the University of Southern Maine Huskies shut out the St. Joseph's College Monks 12-0 in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon at Larry Mahaney Field.
 
Both teams entered the game riding win streaks.  SJC had won its last four contests, while the Huskies had won their last three.  USM has now won four in a row and has outscored its opponents 35-5 in those games.
 
Husky freshman Clay Robbins (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) earned the first win of his collegiate career, pitching 5.1 scoreless innings allowing five hits without a walk while striking out three. All five of the SJC hits were singles.  
 
THE BASICS:
Records:
Southern Maine (8-12)
Saint Joseph's College (12-10)
 
Score: 
Southern Maine 12,  Saint Joseph's College 0
 
Pitching: USM 12, SJC 0
Winning Pitcher: SM, Clay Robbins (1-3): 5.1 IP, 0 runs, 5 hits, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
Losing Pitcher: SJC, Johnny Flynn (0-3) : 2.1 IP, 5 runs (4 earned), 5 hits, 1 walks, 2 strikeouts
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a scoreless first two innings, Southern Maine jumped on top of SJC with five runs in the top of the third.  Sophomores Janek Luksza (South Paris, Maine/Oxford Hills) and Cam Seymour (Saco, Maine/thornton Academy) had an RBI single and RBI double respectively to start the inning, while Pike added two more runs to the Husky tally for a 4-0 lead with a double to left.  USM made it 5-0 on an RBI single from sophomore Lucas Francis (Libson, Maine) before ending the inning.
• A Husky double play from Luksza and Seymour helped erase a lead off single from the Monks in the bottom of the third and USM scored three more runs in the top of the fourth to take a commanding 3-0 lead. Seymour reached on a one-out double to start the inning and scored on an RBI single from senior Jason Komulainen (Gorham, Maine).  Up 6-0, Pike launched his second home run in as many games – a two-run shot to left – making it 8-0
• Robbins sat the SJC batters in order in the home half of the fourth before USM made it 11-0 in the top of the fifth  USM took advantage of a hit by pitch, a walk, a passed ball and an RBI ground out from junior tom Vesosky (Colchester, Vermont) and an RBI single from Luksza to make it 10-0 before Pike had an RBI walk for the 11-0 scoreline. USM scored its final run of the game in the seventh off of one of five SJC errors in the game.
• Luksza was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI for the Huskies, while junior Jonathan Wilson (East Granby, Conn) went 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Seymour finished the game with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBi in a 2-for-5 effort at the plate.

UP NEXT:
Southern Maine returns to LEC play during the weekend heading to Western Connecticut on Saturday (12:00 pm) for a doubleheader.