DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – University of Maine freshman Mike Collar scattered seven hits while allowing just one run to lead the Black Bears to a 5-1 victory over Iowa Saturday morning at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Maine is now 8-0 and off to its best start since 1903. The Black Bears were to face the University of Akron Sunday night, but the game Zips was postponed due to weather. Akron is already scheduled to play another team Monday, so the game could not be immediately rescheduled. Maine is looking for another team to play on Monday. Another win would give the Bears their best start ever.

In Saturday’s game, Maine scored two runs in the first inning. Mike Livulpi opened the game with a single, went to second on a Mike Ross walk, and advanced to third when Iowa starter Nick Jensen hit Joe Drapeau with a pitch. Jon Hambelton plated Livulpi with a sacrifice fly and Ross scored on a Jesse Carlton single. Carlton also homered in the fourth and Alain Picard drove in Drapeau in the sixth. Hambelton doubled and scored in the eighth.

Collar struck out two and walked two in eight innings of work.

Toby Humes’ double drove in John Paul Cappellano for Iowa’s only run.

Husson 12, Framingham State 2

At Lake Wales, Fla., Saturday, Donnie Sawyer’s double and three singles with three RBIs led Husson over Framingham State.

Mike Worcester tallied a three-run home run and a single for the Braves as Matt Soucy hit two singles.

Matt Blood notched two singles and an RBI for Framingham and Tim Jupin singled twice with an RBI.

Husson 101 512 2 – 12 13 1

Framingham St. 100 000 1 – 2 10 3

Montgomery, Dostie (7) and Worcester; Moulton, Wadsworth (3), Stockbrite (4), Clang (6) and Jupin

Softball

Northern Illinois 4, Maine 0

At Clearwater, Fla., Saturday, Kathy LeClear led Northern Illinois over Maine with a triple, two singles and an RBI.

Samantha Knoll added two singles while both Gretchen Szymski and Bethany Olson singled for an RBI. Pitcher Amy Krahula earned the shutout.

Amanda Stevens and Erica Sobel each notched two singles for the Black Bears.

Maine 000 000 0 – 0 7 2

Northern Illinois 010 210 x – 4 7 1 Yuhae, Oreen (5) and Bain; Krahula and Shemoski

Liberty 5, Maine 2

At Clearwater, Fla., Saturday, Cheryl Wyrick led Liberty over Maine with two hits and an RBI.

Ali Thompson struck out seven and tallied two hits for Liberty while Lindsay Schwind and Allison Terry each singled for RBIs.

Leigh Ann Hlywak chipped in with two hits for the Black Bears and Rachel Bain had a single and an RBI.

Maine 000 002 0 – 2 5 0

Liberty 100 310 x – 5 10 0

Green, Jaegge (4) and Bain; Thompson and Johnson

St. Joseph’s 8, Suffolk 1

At Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, Kelly Premo and Sarah Ouellette each tallied three hits for St. Joseph’s in a win over Suffolk.

Sarah Webster and Becca Neault chipped in with two hits apiece for the Monks of Standish.

Tanya Hutton led the Suffolk attack with two hits as Kathleen Tolson notched a hit and an RBI.

St. Joseph’s 100 000 7 – 8 12 2

Suffolk 000 000 1 -1 6 4

Webster and Picard; Covino and Tolson

St. Joseph’s 6, Babson 2

At Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, Sue Picard’s two hits and two RBIs led St. Joseph’s of Standish over Babson.

Cortney Sirois, Becca Neault, and Kelly Premo each notched a hit and an RBI for the Monks.

Michelle Malone led the Babson attack with a hit and an RBI.

St. Joseph’s 000 051 0 – 6 8 1

Babson 001 010 0 – 2 5 4

Gaudette and Bain; Kelly and Habersaat

Black Bears 5, Hawkeyes 1

Maine (8-0) Iowa (8-5)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI

Livulpi, cf 5 1 2 0 Cappellano, rf 3 1 0

Ross, lf 4 1 0 0 Vitense, ss 3 0 0

Drapeau, 3b 3 1 1 0 Dvorsky, c 4 0 0

Hambelton, dh 3 1 2 1 Humes, dh 3 1

Carlton, 1b 3 1 2 2 Carlson, 1b 2 0 0

Picard, c 4 0 0 1 Coppieters, lf 2 0 0

Reynolds, 2b 4 0 1 1 Mattiace, 3b 4 0 0

Young, rf 4 0 0 0 Burks, 2b 4 0 0

Reichley, ss 4 0 1 0 Jansen, lf-1b 3 0 0

a-Reid 1 0 0 0

Bucklin, cf 3 0 1 0

Totals 34 5 9 5 32 1 7 1

Maine 200 101 010?5

Iowa 100 000 000?1

LOB? Maine 6, Iowa 7

D? Livulpi, Hambelton; Humes, Burks

HR? Carlton (1)

DP? Iowa

S? Vitense

SF? Hambelton

Maine IP R ER H BB SO

Collar (W, 2-0) 8 1 1 6 2 2

Labelle 1 0 0 1 0 1

Iowa IP R ER H BB SO

Jensen (L, 1-2) 7 4 4 7 1 3

Miguel 2 1 1 2 1 3

HBP? Drapeau by Jensen

T? 2:18

Attendance: 112