GORHAM, Maine – Sophomore
Kyle Douin (Augusta, Maine/Cony) went 3-for-5 at the dish with two runs scored and four RBI to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to an 8-2 win over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears Tuesday evening at Ed Flaherty Field.
Senior
Dylan Miner (East Baldwin, Maine/Sacopee Valley) earned the win on the mound for the Huskies. The Huskies' starter, Miner scattered five hits and a walk over six innings of solid work while picking up four strikeouts.
Series History:
Today's game marked the 65
th meeting between the Huskies and Polar Bears. Southern Maine leads the overall series 48-17, and has won the last four consecutively over Bowdoin, including a 7-3 win on April 25, 2022. Bowdoin last defeated USM, 8-3, during the 2018 season.
Team Records:
Bowdoin College (13-11) 000 000 110 2-6-2
Southern Maine (9-16) 105 200 00x 8-7-0
Pitching Record:
WP:
Dylan Miner (1-1), 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LP: Hugh Devine (2-1), 2.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
HOW IT HAPPENED: Southern Maine 8, Bowdoin 2
- Closing out the top of the first with a double play, Southern Maine jumped on top of the Polar Bears 1-0 in its first at bat. Sophomore Hunter Brissette (Lisbon, Maine/Lisbon Falls) led off the inning with a single to left field and then crossed home plate following a Douin triple to right field.
- Miner kept the 1-0 lead working out of a bases-loaded situation with two outs in the top of the second picking uup a strikeout to end the inning. In the top of the third Miner took Bowdoin down in order.
- The Huskies broke the game open in the bottom of the third scoring five runs on four hits and three walks. USM loaded the bases on back-to-back singles from sophomores Dylan Firmin (Stratham, N.H./Exter) and Chris Quigley (Halifax, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) and a walk to Brissette. With no outs, Douin picked up two more RBI with a single to right for a 3-0 USM lead. Senior Christian Siciliano (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was hit by a pitch to earn an RBI, while senior Jack LeBlond (Lewiston, Maine/Bridgton Academy) made it 6-0 with an two-run single up the middle.
- USM scored its final two runs of the game in the bottom of the fourth to lead by a commanding 8-0 score. Brissette drew a one-out walk and was again driven home by Douin – this time on a double to the gap in left. Douin would be the Huskies' eighth run advancing to third on a wild pitch, and then scoring on a wild pitch before the inning ended.
- The score remained unchanged until the top of the seventh when Bowdoin broke up the shutout. Henry Bibeau led off the inning with a double, and moved up a base on a passed ball before scoring on a wild pitch. The Polar Bears added one more run in the top of the eighth when Kevin Murray hit a solo shot home run off of USM reliever senior Matt Burnett (Ellsworth, Maine). Burnett settled after the home run and got a pair of strikeouts and a pop out in his inning of work.
- Leading 8-2 in the top of the ninth, USM senior Lucas Francis (Lisbon, Maine) closed the door on the game getting a pair of ground outs and a pop up.
INSIDE THE STATS
- Douin finished the game with a single, double and a triple. The Huskies sophomore has hit safely in his last five games, including three doubles, a triple and three home runs. He is hitting .354 with a team-leading 44 RBI.
- Brissette has hit safely in the Huskies' last 11 games. He is hitting .378 (31-for-82) with five doubles and 15 RBI. He has a .436 on-base percentage.
Up Next:
Southern Maine remains at home and will host top-ranked Endicott College on Wednesday (3:30 pm) in a non-conference game. The Huskies return to Little East Conference play on Saturday (12:00 pm) hosting Keene State College in a doubleheader at Ed Flaherty Field.
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