BANGOR – It was a memorable day for the Brawn family Wednesday.

For the first time in their lives, Husson College junior outfielder-DH Sean Brawn played against his older brother Scott, a catcher-DH for Thomas College of Waterville.

Husson swept Thomas 3-0 and 4-1 at the Winkin Complex.

The two had always been teammates or they played for teams in different age groups.

Scott is 17 months older than Sean.

“It was a little different at first,” said Sean. “He was just another enemy once we were on the field, but off the field, he’s my brother. We’re real close.”

“It was pretty interesting, actually,” said Scott. “We talked a couple nights ago about it. We were giving each other a couple of tips here and there. There was a little bit of rivalry going on. I knew they’d be good games. I wish we could have hit a little better. But it’s all in fun.”

Scott said there wasn’t any extra anxiety.

“I wasn’t nervous at all. He’s with his Husson teammates now. He’s a good player and everything,” said Scott. “It would have been more enjoyable if we had won.”

Sean said he had been needling his brother this week.

“I called him the last two nights and told him we were going to smoke him,” quipped Sean. “He was giving it back to me. It was playful fun.”

“We took care of business today and that’s all that matters, I guess,” added Sean. “I enjoyed it. It was fun. I can’t wait until we do it again when we play down there or meet them in the [North Atlantic Conference] Tournament.”

Scott Brawn said his brother has been chiding him about it for six months.

“I’d been letting him shoot off at the mouth,” grinned Scott Brawn. “But they did beat us, so I can’t say anything now.”

Sean went 2-for-6 in the twinbill with a run batted in and a run scored. Scott went 0-for-6.

The brothers are offensive catalysts for their teams as Scott hits third in the Thomas lineup while Sean hits in the cleanup spot for Husson.

The Brawns are from Augusta and, in recent years, they had played together at Cony High School and with the Augusta American Legion team. They were also teammates at Thomas College before Sean transferred to Husson this year.

Sean Brawn said their parents, Steve Brawn and Tina Lander, were at the game and their grandparents had quizzed them about it beforehand.

“Our grandparents were asking us who was going to win and all that stuff,” said Sean. “It was a family issue.”

He added that he didn’t know who his parents were cheering for, “but I’m sure they wanted both of us to do well.”