APPLETON, Wis. — Junior Forrest Chadwick grounded a single through the right side of a drawn-in infield to score sophomore Jake Glauser from third base in the top of the 10th inning as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Millsaps College Majors, 2-1, in the opening game of the 2013 NCAA Division III College World Series at Fox Cities Stadium.
The victory moves the Huskies (43-8) into a winners’ bracket game on Saturday afternoon (5:30 p.m. EDT) against the winner of the game between Ithaca College and Linfield College. The Majors (38-13) will face an elimination game Saturday morning (11:00 a.m. EDT) against the loser of the Ithaca-Linfield game.
Glauser, pinch-hitting for junior Troy Thibodeau to lead off the 10th inning, worked a walk from Millsaps senior right-handed starter Will Edwards. Glauser moved to second when senior Stephen Gates’ throw to second base on an attempted sacrifice by USM freshman Sam Dexter struck Edwards in the head and bounced over to third base. Edwards would leave the game after being evaluated by the Millsaps athletic trainer and coaches.
Millsaps called on freshman Harper Grier to face junior John Carey who successfully sacrificed Glauser and Dexter along. Senior Tucker was intentionally walked to load the bases bringing Chadwick to the plate. Chadwick grounded his single between the first and second basemen to bring home Glauser. Harper got out of the inning without further damage on consecutive fielders’ choice ground balls.
Sophomore Andrew Richards, who came on in relief of USM rookie starter Shyler Scates in the sixth inning, surrendered a one-out single to Gates in the home half of the 10th, but stranded him at first on two fly ball outs. Richards, who improved his record to 10-2, allowed no runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three.
American East Tourney
Maine 3, Stony Brook 1
LOWELL, Mass. — Mike Connolly pitched a complete game, allowing just one run, as the University of Maine baseball team defeated Stony Brook 3-1 on Friday afternoon in the 2013 America East Tournament. The Black Bears face Binghamton at 8 p.m. on Friday night at LeLacheur Park to try to force a Game 7 on Saturday.
After four scoreless innings, Stony Brook struck with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Johnny Caputo reached on an infield single, stole second, moved to third on a balk and scored when Brett Tenuto singled to right field.
Maine took the lead with three runs in the top of the sixth inning. Colin Gay drew a walk and Sam Balzano had a chopper that resulted in a double down the right field line. Both runners scored when Michael Fransoso singled through the right side. Fransoso advanced to second on the play, stole third and scored when Eric White singled to left field.
In the late game, Maine walloped Binghamton with a 6-1 victory to advance to the finals on Saturday.
Track and field
Bowdoin’s Harmon sets record in hammer throw
LA CROSSE, Wis. — For the second straight day, a Bowdoin athlete set a new school record and earned All-American honors at the Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
Friday, it was junior hammer thrower Katherine Harmon who, after entering the competition seeded 13th, threw a distance of 172’ 6” to take eighth place and earn her first All-American award. The Auburn, Maine native broke the school mark on her second throw of the day, surpassing the mark of 172’ 4” formerly held by Louise Duffus ‘07.
Harmon joins sophomore Erin Silva, who earned a seventh-place finish and All-American status in the pole vault on Thursday.
In other Bowdoin action on Friday, first-year Jacob Ellis finished second in his 800 meter heat (1:51.50) and is seeded fifth entering Saturday’s final.
Boys’ lacrosse
Messalonskee 9, Lewiston 7
OAKLAND — Lewiston (8-3) rallied with six second-half goals, but it wasn’t enough as Messalonskee slipped away with a 8-7 victory in a boys’ lacrosse game Friday.
Lewiston’s Tanner Hubbard scored three goals, Max Bolduc had two, and Logan Lecompte and Riley Bolduc each scored one. Messalonskee’s J.T. Tinle, James Varney and Erik Van Derkarr each scored two goals.
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