Presque Isle, ME - For the second day in a row the Northern Vermont University-Lyndon baseball team got their bats going at the expense of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.  And for the second day in a row the Hornets swept a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader from the Owls.  Lyndon has now won nine games in a row.  The Hornets now sit at 9-8 overall and 9-5 in NAC play, good for second place in the East Division.  UMPI remains winless in 14 games this season, including 13 conference contests.

Game 1 - NVU-Lyndon 6, UMaine-Presque Isle 2

For the first time in the series runs were hard to come by in the early going.  With the Hornets holding a slim 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth inning a two-run double from Codi Smith (Hartford, VT) followed by a two-run home run from Jordan Cane (Merrimac, MA) gave the Hornets some breathing room.  The Owls only managed one more run, as Lyndon came away with the victory.

TJ Santaw (Newport, VT) had a perfect day at the plate for the Hornets, going three for three with a walk in his four plate appearances.  Cane finished with three runs batted in.  Nicholas Perfitt had a pair of hits, including a home run, to lead the Owls.

Sam Ognenoff (Brattleboro, VT) pitched a strong seven innings to earn the complete game victory.  He scattered five hits and struck out six without walking a batter.  Perfitt started for UMPI and took the loss.

Game 2 - NVU-Lyndon 15, UMaine-Presque Isle 7

Smith was the story in game two.  He had a huge game at the plate, going four for four with a home run, a double, five runs batted in, and three runs scored.  He also started on the mound and was dominant, yielding only three hits while striking out 13 over six innings of work and picking up the win.

Cane also had a big game at the plate.  He wnet four for four, drove in three runs, and homered for the third game in a row.  Parker Perron (Barton, VT) had a pair of hits.  Santaw tripled and Ryder Thornton (Essex, VT) and Shea McCaffrey (Lyndonville, VT) both doubled, as six of the Hornets' 18 hits were of the extra base variety.  Timothy Burns had a pair of doubles for the Owls and Bailey Corley drove in two runs.

Corley started and took the loss for UMPI.

The Hornets will close out the regular season with a pivotal five game series against Thomas College next weekend.  The Hornets are currently a game ahead of the Terriers for second place in the NAC East and a berth in the conference playoffs.  The series will begin on Thursday with a single game at Thomas, and will continue Saturday and Sunday with a pair of doubleheaders at the Skip Pound Baseball Complex.