Ranked second in its division, the baseball team took two in a three-game series at Trinity last weekend.
Bowdoin beat the Bantams on Friday 4-2. The early innings were slow, but in the top of the fourth, the Polar Bears found their way to the scoreboard with a pair of runs. With one out and the bases loaded, Trinity’s pitcher hit Sean Mullaney ’17, before Kyle LeBlanc ’14 scored the next run on a groundout to second base.
The fifth inning saw Bowdoin add to its lead with another pair of runs. Peter Cimini ’16 hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Chad Martin ’16 to move to third base and driving home Sam Canales ’15. Cole DiRoberto ’15 then nailed a two-out RBI single. Trinity struck back with a run in the fifth and threatened a ninth-inning comeback, but Henry Van Zant ’15 closed out the victory.
Pitcher Erik Jacobsen ’15 tossed seven impressive innings, scattering six hits and striking out a pair for his second win of the year.
Saturday’s doubleheader started with a 6-0 shutout of the Bantams. Bowdoin starter Harry Ridge ’16 threw a strong six innings, allowing two hits and striking out four. Van Zant followed with a perfect inning of his own, striking out the side.
An error in the top of the second by the Bantam’s shortstop allowed shortstop Aaron Rosen ’15 to score. Three innings later, Bowdoin scored a few to finish the fifth inning with a 4-0 lead.
The Polar Bears found their last three runs in the top of the seventh. Rosen doubled with the bases loaded, plating Mullaney and Jacobsen, before a DiRoberto hit scored another run. This game ended with a 6-0 score, giving Bowdoin a 2-0 lead in the series.
Bowdoin’s good fortune ran out in the third game. Unlike the first two games of the series, Trinity scored first in the bottom of the fourth. The Bantams plated three more in the sixth inning, giving Trinity a 4-0. Bowdoin didn’t get on the scoreboard until the top of the eighth. Chris Cameron ’15 came off the bench with a walk before advancing to second on a wild pitch and scoring on a Mullaney single.
“Cameron sparked our rally,” Rosen said, “One of the bigger highlights in the series, for sure.”
With one out left, back-to-back hits by Rosen and Martin brought the score to within one, but Bowdoin’s comeback was thwarted when the game was called due to rain.
“Coach [Mike Connolly] stressed that when you get ahead of a team, especially conference teams, you can’t think about previous games already won,” Mullaney said.
This weekend the Polar Bears face off against Bates, at Bowdoin on Friday at noon. They then head to Lewiston on Saturday to play a double header. The first game starts at 2:30 p.m. and the second at 4 p.m.