WATERVILLE, Maine   –   Ryan Grace hit a two-run walk-off double to the gap in right to lift the Colby College Mules to a 13-12 come-from-behind win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday night at Coombs Field.
 
The Huskies had rallied from a 10-7 deficit with five runs in the top of the ninth, highlighted by a two-run home run from junior Anthony Poole (South Portland, Maine), to lead 12-10 in the Mules' final at bat.
 
 
Series History:
Facing each other for the second time this season, today's game marked the 64^th meeting between the University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Colby College Mules. The Huskies lead the overall series 49-15, but the Mules earned a 5-3 win in their first meeting of 2024 on March 6, 2024. 
 
Team Records:
Southern Maine (7-15)          301  020  015    12-9-2
Colby College (17-4)             112  500  013    13-10-2
 
Pitching Record:
WP:  Greg Levin (1-0), 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
LP:   Matt Burnett (2-5), 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:  Colby 13, Southern Maine 12

• Southern Maine led early scoring three runs in the top of the first on an RBI single from senior Cam Seymour (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) and two unearned runs on a Colby fielding error.
• Scoring a single run in the bottom of the first and second, Colby cut its deficit to 3-2. Genki Leclair and Clint Flippo each had RBI grounders for the Mules.
• USM extended its lead to 4-2 in the top of the third as Poole and Seymour reached on a hit-by-pitch and walk to lead off and senior Christian Siciliano singled to center field for an RBI. However, the Mules came right back in the bottom of the third to tie the game up with a two-run double down the left field line from Noah Reichman.
• A quiet fourth from the Huskies was followed by a five-run outburst from the Mules.  Colby took a 9-4 lead on four hits, two hit batters, a walk, and a pair of wild pitches.  Cole Tully had an RBI single for Colby, while Reichman drove in another pair of runs with a single up the middle.
• USM took two runs back in the top of the fifth as senior Jack LeBlond (Lewiston, Maine/Bridgton Academy) and sophomore Chris Quigley each picked up an RBI.  The Huskies scored both of their runs without registering a hit in the fifth to trail 9-6. USM drew three walks and two hit-by-pitches in the inning.
• The score remained unchanged through the seventh inning. In the top of the eight, USM chipped away, scoring another run to trail 9-7.  Sophomore Hunter Brissette (Lisbon, Maine/Lisbon Falls) singled through the left side to start the inning and moved up to third on a pair of wild pitches.  Seymour was able to bring Brissette home with an RBI ground-out. However, Colby made it 10-7 in the bottom of the inning as Tully picked up another RBI fielder's choice.
• Trailing 10-7, USM rallied to score five runs on three hits and a pair of walks. LeBlond singled to start the inning and scored the first run on an RBI sacrifice fly from Dylan Firmer.  Brissette made it 10-9 with a fielder's choice RBI before sophomore Kyle Douin (Augusta, Maine/Cony) pulled the Huskies even with a double to right scoring Brissette all the way from first. After Douin moved up a base on a wild pitch, Poole hit a home run down the right field line to put the Huskies ahead 12-10. 
• Down two runs, Reichman led the inning with a single for the Mules.  USM erased a the lead runner with a fielder's choice play on Colby's next batter.  A walk made it runners on first and second with one out before the Mules pushed across their first run on an infield error.  Again with runners on first and second, Grace smacked a hard-hit ball into right-center for the game-tying and game-winning run.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts Babson College on Thursday (3:30 pm) in non-conference action. USM returns to Little East Conference action on Saturday, April 13 hosting Eastern Connecticut in a doubleheader (12:00 & 3:00 pm). The Warriors are ranked 20^th in the latest d3baseball.com national poll.
 
 
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