FORT MYERS, Fla. – Ryan Adams tossed a four-hitter as the University of Southern Maine shut out St. Thomas 4-0 in the opener of a college baseball doubleheader Tuesday.

The Tommies of St. Paul, Minn., won the nightcap 8-5.

In the first game, Tyler Delorme, Andy Lang, and Pat McCarthy provided Adams with all the runs he would need with RBI singles. Adam Lemieux added a sacrifice fly.

In the second game, Carse Garven and Delorme each provided solo homers for the Huskies, but it wasn’t enough.

Heath Henderson belted a homer for the Tommies, the NCAA Division III defending champions. Eric Johnson added a two-run triple for the winners.

(First Game)

Southern Maine 001 300 0 – 4 9 0

St. Thomas 000 000 0 – 0 4 0

Adams and L’Italien; Whinnery and Olson

(Second Game)

St. Thomas (7-3) 100 014 2 – 8 5 0

Southern Maine (7-3) 110 000 3 – 5 8 2

Lindstrom, Vitcak (4), Nelson and Olson (6); Liddy, Boileau (6), Hutchings (6), McDonough (7) and Melanson

Softball

Southern Maine splits twinbill

At Cape Coral, Fla., Sunshine Anders roped a two-run double as the Huskies took advantage of seven Lawrence errors, and scored eight runs in two innings to roll to an 11-3 victory.

Middlebury shut out USM in the second game 1-0.

Renee Heath rapped two singles, drove in a run and scored a run for the winners. Melissa Henderson gave up her first run of the year, snapping her 28-inning scoreless streak.

In the second game, Lindsay Ladd scored on an error for Middlebury. Megan McCarthy got the win for Middlebury.

Jessie Becher yielded just two hits for the Huskies.

(First Game)

Southern Maine 440 003 – 11 9 0

Lawrence 000 030 – 3 10 7

Henderson, Eldridge (5) and Heath; Varda and White

(Second Game)

Middlebury (1-3) 000 001 0 – 1 2 1

Southern Maine (9-3) 000 000 0 – 0 3 3

Becher and Fulton; McCarthy and Slack

Men’s basketball

Arkansas will interview Heath

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles was given permission to talk with Kent State basketball coach Stan Heath about replacing Nolan Richardson as the Razorbacks’ coach.

“I gave Frank Broyles permission to talk with Coach Heath,” Kent State athletic director Laing Kennedy said Tuesday.

He said Broyles contacted him on Monday. Kennedy said he did not know when Heath would be interviewed.

Also, Wyoming athletic director Lee Moon confirmed that Cowboys coach Steve McClain is in the running for the Arkansas job. McClain flew into Fayetteville on Monday night.

The Razorbacks are looking for a coach after buying out Richardson’s contract earlier this month. Richardson was let go after making comments that administrators found damaging to the basketball program.