WATERVILLE – Scott Brawn jolted a two-run home run to spark a four-run fourth-inning rally Thursday as Thomas College posted a 5-2 Maine Athletic Conference baseball victory over the University of Maine-Farmington.

Ryan O’Connor capped off the burst with a two-run single for Thomas. Travis Hotham belted a solo homer in the first. Scott Sibley added a single.

Tom Ventura rapped a double and Keith LeBlanc notched a pair of singles for the Beavers.

UM-Farmington (8-13) 002 000 0 – 2 6 2

Thomas (14-12) 100 400 x – 5 8 2

Casavant, Conway (6) and Ventura; Hotham and Brawn

Southern Maine 10, Saint Joseph’s 9

At Standish, Darren Meader delivered the winning run with a fielder’s choice in the 10th inning, lifting Southern Maine of Gorham to victory over Saint Joseph’s.

Christian Boileau pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Huskies. Adam Lemieux paced USM with a home run and three singles. Tyler Delorme provided a double and a single.

Jim Becvar doubled and singled for the Monks, while Howard Rutherford and Derek McIntosh chipped in with two singles each.

So. Maine (21-11-1) 001 320 201 1 – 10 10 0

Saint Joseph’s (20-15) 300 011 004 0 – 9 9 2

Kent, Andrews (5), Carlson (7), Boileau (9) and Melanson; Cowpwerthwaited, Wheaton (6), Dalton (7), Vasil (9), Boles (9), Berry (10) and McIntosh

Softball

Colby sweeps Bates

At Waterville, the White Mules got solid pitching performances in sweeping a doubleheader from in-state rival Bates, 4-1 in the first game and 1-0 in the second.

In the first game, Annette Caswell went the distance, scattering five hits, giving up the one run, striking out five and walking four. Kate Hurd doubled and singled for Colby.

Brooke Tardiff doubled for Bates of Lewiston.

In the second game, Toni-Lynn Robbins got the shutout win, going seven innings, allowing just three hits, walking only one and striking out three. Shannon Emerson singled twice for the White Mules.

Lindsay Maycock and Sarah Levine doubled for the Bobcats. Cami Dyson scattered seven hits in taking the loss.

(First Game)

Bates 100 000 0 – 1 5 1

Colby 001 210 x – 4 6 3

Walsh and Dyson; Caswell and Riley

(Second Game)

Bates 000 000 0 – 0 3 2

Colby 100 000 x – 1 7 1

Dyson and Tardiff; Robbins and Ayotte

Saint Joseph’s 9, U-New England 1

At Standish, Kahler Dowling scattered five hits in five innings as the Monks beat the Nor’easters.

Sue Picard paced Saint Joseph’s with a home run and a double, Kelly Premo tripled and singled and Sarah Ouellette singled twice.

Emily Willoughby singled twice for U-New England of Biddeford.

U-New England (15-14) 100 00 – 1 5 1

Saint Joseph’s (21-16) 233 1x – 9 9 3

Monteith and Parent; Dowling and Picard