Bangor, ME - Husson University swept both ends of Sunday's North Atlantic Conferecne baseball doubleheader against Northern Vermont University-Lyndon. The Eagles scored in each of the first five innings on their way to a 9-2 victory in the opener. Husson then picked up a 6-2 victory in the nightcap. The Eagles evened their overall record at 9-9 and improved to 4-0 in NAC play. The Hornets fell to 3-16 on the season and 0-4 in conference.
Game 1 - Husson 9, NVU-Lyndon 2
The Hornets jumped in front when TJ Santaw (Newport, VT) led off the game with a double and Tyler Murro (Littleton, NH) doubled him home. Husson tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when Ethan Stoddard's sacrifice fly brought home Akira Warren. The Eagles grabbed the lead in the following inning when Tanner Evans delivered a two-run double.
Husson extended their advantage to 7-1 with two runs in the third and fourth innings. Lyndon then got one run back in the top of the fifth inning after Dalton Berry (Tavares, FL) reached on a bunt single, moved to second on a balk, and scored on Dylan Wilson's (Monroe, CT) two-out base hit. Husson then tacked on two more in the bottom of the fifth, thanks to a two-run triple from Evans, to account for the final score.
Brandon Brunell went five innings, scattering seven hits and striking out three to earn the win for Husson. Hornet starter Nathan Bigelow (East Hampton, CT) took the loss despite striking out five in 3.1 innings of work.
Game 2 - Husson 6, NVU-Lyndon 2
Husson grabbed the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Evans lined a one-out double to center field and Jackson Curtis followed with an RBI single. The Eagles made it 2-0 with an unearned run in the second inning.
Lyndon got back to within a run in the top of the fourth frame. Wilson led off with a base hit, moved to second on a passed ball, and scored when Steven Friscia (Smithtown, NY) delivered a two-out single. Husson got the run back by manufacturing a run in the bottom of the inning despite no ball leaving the infield.
Lyndon again closed to within a run in the top of the fifth inning. Will Perkins (Holtwood, PA) singled through the right side of the infield to score Berry, who had been hit by a pitch. Lyndon also had the tying run at third base with one out, but the Hornets could not push another run across.
Stoddard's two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning gave Husson some breathing room, and the Eagles added an insurance run in the sixth.
Connor Abood went the distance for Husson, allowing one earned run and striking out ten without issuing a walk to get the win. Dale Ostermann (Milford, DE) went 5.1 innings for Lyndon, allwoing five earned runs and striking out three against one walk.
The Hornets will return to the diamond on Thursday afternoon when they travel to Norwich University for a non-conference game. First pitch will be at 3:00 pm.
