College roundup: Sophomore pitcher helps UMF baseball team gain Saturday sweep – Bangor Daily News

LYNN, Massachusetts — Sophomore righthander Nate Pushard allowed only three hits and didn’t walk a batter to lead the University of Maine-Farmington by Fisher College 2-1 in the first game of a baseball doubleheader Saturday at Fraser Field.

UMF won the second game 6-4, but dropped an 8-4 decision to Fisher on Sunday.

In Saturday’s first game, Pushard (1-0) struck out three and was backed up in the second inning by Jordan Croteau’s RBI single. UMF’s second run came across on an infield error in the fourth.

Croteau also doubled for UMF.

Nelson Lopez singled and drove in a run for Fisher.

In the second game, Kyle Peterson scattered seven hits and four runs over six innings to help UMF notch the win. Mark Leahy pitched a scoreless seventh to earn a save.

Jimmy Parks sparked the Beavers with two singles, a sacrifice fly and two RBIs. Trevor Hisler and Ben Keene each added a single and an RBI.

Cody Mercier doubled twice and drove in two runs for Fisher.

On Sunday, Grayson Weber held the Beavers to one hit in eight innings to record the win for Fisher.

Weber (2-0) struck out nine and walked two for Fisher (9-12) before UMF reached reliever Zach LeBlanc for four runs.

Reinaldo Moreta singled twice and drove in two runs for Fisher while Kyle Anulao added two hits and two RBIs.

Riley Chickering hit as two-run double for UMF (2-1). He was also the losing pitcher after scattering four hits for two runs in six innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out six.

UMPI, Anna Maria split

At Northborough, Massachusetts, Matt Cauchon raced home from third to score the winning run in the top of the ninth to give the University of Maine-Maine Presque Isle Owls a 10-9 victory over the Anna Maria AMCATS in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.

The AMCATS won the first game 5-1.

In the second game, Cauchon drew a one-out walk in the ninth, stole second, advanced to third on Brady Rowe’s single and scored when Matt Curry reached on an infield error.

Solomon Fast and Jesus Garcia each drove in two runs to spark UMPI (3-9) with Fast notching a double. Saul Nunez gave up a run and three hits in two innings of relief to earn the win.

Joseph Fahey led the AMCATS (1-12) with a triple, two singles and an RBI while James Marcello drove in two runs with a double and single.

In the first game, freshman righthander Callan Finn-McMahon held the Owls to four hits and five walks while striking out three to earn the victory.

Marcello doubled and drove in two runs while Tanner Jakola also had two RBIs.

Rowe recorded an RBI single for the Owls and Matt Curry doubled.

Softball

UMPI sweeps Wheelock

At Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Sara Packard drove in four runs in the first game and Dinah Bilodeau had five RBIs in the second game as the UMaine-Presque Isle Owls rolled to a doubleheader sweep of the Wildcats 14-4 and 18-0.

Packard also picked up two pitching wins.

In the first game, Packard cranked a two-run homer to left center in the third inning and added a solo shot in the fifth to lead the Owls (5-1). She also singled.

Katie Patenaude chipped in with a three-run double while Bilodeau and Jordi Legassie each added a double and single. Amanda Allen also had two hits.

Maggie Doyle drove in two runs for Wheelock (0-6).

In the second game, Bilodeau hit two, two-run singles to spark the Owls. Nicole Marucci added a double, single and two RBIs while Allen contributed two hits.

Samantha Leahon had two hits for Wheelock.

Women’s Lacrosse

Salem State 15, UMF 15

At Salem, Massachusetts, Erin Riley scored four goals to lead Salem State by UMaine-Farmington on Saturday.

Courtney Smith, Carolyn Woodin and Kristina Conlon each added three goals for Salem State (1-1) and Jen Toussaint made 13 saves.

Mara Balboni sparked UMF (1-1) with three goals. Carly Raymond added a goal and an assist while Alaina Shorey and Jaclyn Langevin each added a goal. Alyssa Arsenault made seven saves.

Men’s Lacrosse

Regis 5, Husson 4

At Boucher Field in Bangor on Saturday, Alex Ferran’s unassisted goal with 7:41 left in the game gave Regis the winning edge.

Ferran finished with two goals to lead Regis (4-1) while Danny Rancano and AJ Karofsky each added a goal and an assist. Colin Spillane also scored a goal and D.J. Barrie made 16 saves.

Brandon Corbo recorded two goals and two assists to spark Husson (0-4). Jack White and Brooks Gay each added a goal and Matt Martin made nine saves.

Wheelock 11, UMF 4

At Brookline, Massachusetts, Eddie Romero scored five goals to propel Wheelock by the University of Maine-Farmington on Sunday.

Keenan Brown added three goals for Wheelock (4-3) while Brendan Nardone added two and Brian Peatfield had one. Noah Horning made nine saves.

Casey Wrigley scored two goals to lead UMF (0-3) while Travis St. Pierre and Cameron McAllister each added one. Caleb Carr finished with 17 saves.

Men’s Hockey

Northeastern 3, UMass Lowell 2

At TD Garden in Boston on Saturday night, for the first time in nearly three decades, the Northeastern Huskies won the Hockey East title with the win over UMass Lowell in front of 14,018 fans.

The title is Northeastern’s first since 1988 and its second all-time.

Zach Aston-Reese scored the game-winning goal with 8:57 remaining in the third period after the River Hawks twice came back from one-goal deficits to tie it. Adam Gaudette potted his second goal of the postseason to open the night’s scoring, and Nolan Stevens scored his team-leading 19th goal of the season to put the Huskies up 2-1. Ryan Ruck made 21 saves to secure the win.

Northeastern struck first just 1:12 into the game on a beautiful passing play by Sikura, McMurtry and Gaudette. After shrugging off a defender in the neutral zone, McMurtry gained the UML line with speed and dished a feed to Sikura on the left wing. Sikura promptly returned the feed to the slot for McMurtry, who quickly dispensed the puck to the right wing for Gaudette to tuck home.

UMass Lowell responded just 2:13 later when the puck caromed hard off the boards behind Ruck and bounced into the low right slot for John Edwardh to snipe home from a difficult angle.

The Huskies reestablished the lead at 2-1 with a power-play goal at the 13:30 mark of the first period when Nolan Stevens redirected a John Stevens point shot over the blocker of River Hawks netminder Kevin Boyle.

The River Hawks tied the game at 2-2 with 6:26 remaining in the second stanza when Adam Chapie dug out a loose puck behind the NU net and scored on a wrap around, whipping the disc over the shoulder of Ruck at the left of the cage.

Aston-Reese put NU in the lead for good at 3-2 with 8:57 remaining in the third with another power-play goal. After John Stevens broke his stick on a shot from the point, the puck trickled toward the net, allowing Aston-Reese to gobble up the loose disc and roof a backhand from the low slot.

Men’s Basketball

Florida 74, Ohio State 66

Florida started the second half on a 14-2 run to break open a close game and defeat Ohio State 74-66 in a second-round NIT game on Sunday at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The Gators (21-14) started the game on a 9-0 run and came out in the second half just as hot as they increased one-point halftime lead to a 45-32 lead.

JaQuan Lyle stopped the bleeding and finally scored on a layup. But poor defense, turnovers and fouls doomed the Buckeyes (21-14), who lost an NIT game for the first time in coach Thad Matta’s career in Columbus.

Florida, which now has won four of its last five games, played without their second-leading scorer John Egbunu (11.5 points per game) after he underwent thumb surgery Thursday.

Dorrian Finney-Smith led the Gators with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Finney-Smith got plenty of help as freshman Kevarrius Hayes, who came into the game averaging 2.1 points per game scored 14 points for the Gators. Kasey Hill added 15 and Justin Leon came off the bench and chipped in with 12 points.

Ohio State was without its second-leading scorer Keita Bates-Diop (11.8), who was out because of an illness.

Marc Loving led Ohio State with 20 points and Lyle added 19 points.

The Gators maintained a comfortable lead throughout the second half, although 5-foot-9 A.J. Harris provided some excitement for the Buckeyes.

Harris drove baseline and dunked to cut the lead to 11 at 60-49. Moments later he drove the lane and passed behind the back to Daniel Giddens, who dunked and was fouled to bring the Buckeyes to within seven at 62-53.

But Hill nailed a 3-point jumper to extend the lead to 10 and the Gators sailed from there.

Florida will play the winner of the Monmouth-George Washington game, which will be played Monday.