BANGOR, ME – Husson University split its doubleheader with Lyndon at the Winkin Sports Complex. The Eagles won game one 3-1 on the back of a strong outing from starter Ryan Arsenault.

Arsenault went the distance, pitching around three hits and allowing just one run while striking out eight. Husson dropped game two 7-6, falling behind early, but rallied back to within one but couldn't surpass the seven runs Lyndon State put up in the first two innings.

In Game 1, the Eagles got plenty of offense out of the leadoff spot as Cody McInnis went 3-4 and scored a run to set things up for the rest of the lineup.Ethan Guerette and Shawn Smith each had an RBI, and Kyle Vanidestine got two hits in his three at bats.

Husson started the scoring in the top of the first when clean-up hitter singled to right to score McInnis from third. The Hornets answered in the home half of the inning when Robert Trucott (Lyndonville, Vt.) hit a sac-fly to center that scored Korey Marsh (Essex, Vt.). Arsenault and Lyndon starter Isaac Earle (Vernon, Vt.) mowed down batters in the middle innings before the Eagles finally got back on the board in the fifth when Guerette hit a solo shot to put Husson on top by a run.

Husson added some insurance in the top of the sixth when Chris Maguire scored on a balk.

In Game 2, the Eagles fell behind early, but battled back thanks in large part to a 3-4 day at the plate from third baseman Jake Arthers who knocked in a run and scored 2. Guerette had another good game at the plate going 2-3 scoring a run to push his team-leading total to 30 and also knocking in another.

Kyle Savage pitched well out of the bullpen, going 4 and two thirds scoreless striking out 8, and his work was the catalyst for the late Eagle rally. Husson picked up where they left off in game one, scoring in the top of the first, Maguire hit a sac-fly to right scoring Arthers to go up 1-0 on the Hornets.

Lyndon responded for five runs in the home half, jumping out early with five hits in the inning. They'd score again in the second when Jake Ainsworth (Fairfax, Vt.) doubled to score Marsh, who singled to lead off the inning. Savage came in to stop the bleeding, and shut out the Hornet offense for the rest of the game.

The Eagle offense mounted a comeback in the fifth, Guerette singled to right center plating Dylan Foster who singled to lead off the rally. Smith doubled down the line in right to score Arthers, and Maguire hit a sac-fly for his second RBI of the game. Smith scored when Vanidestine reached on an error, but that was all the runs in the inning, and Husson ended the inning down two.

The Eagles rallied again in the sixth; Arthers singled to left to score Tom Crews who doubled to start of the inning, the second time in a row Husson got lead-off hits to start an inning. Husson left two on to end the scoring and that was all the Eagle bats had in them and Lyndon would win 7-6.