Southern Maine rallies past Endicott

GORHAM – Max Arsenault and Ryan Bourque opened the sixth inning with back-to-back singles and scored on an errant pickoff attempt and a groundout, respectively, as the University of Maine edged Endicott College 7-5 in college baseball action on Tuesday.

Eddie Skeffington paced Southern Maine with three singles and an RBI, while Nick Vardaro posted two singles and two RBIs, and Bourque had two singles.

Pat Foley pitched 3 2/3 innings of one-hit shutout relief to earn the win for the Huskies.

Pat Vincent singled twice for Endicott.

Endicott (14-7) 000 401 000 – 5 6 4

So. Maine (11-5) 001 402 00x – 7 11 7

Bedard, Daggett (4) and Gomez; Rogers, Foley (6) and Arsenault

Lacrosse

USM 10, Maine Maritime 5

At Gorham, T.J. Bell scored four goals to lead the University of Southern Maine to victory.

Brian White scored three goals and had one assist for the 1-4 Huskies. Travis Witham and Tim Beauchamp each had a goal and an assist, and Mark St. John added a goal. Mark Morissette made 13 saves.

Dan Berry scored two goals for the 2-3 Mariners of Castine. Nathan Bolduc and Garrett Hutchins each had a goal and an assist, and Will Hood scored a goal. Roscoe Bishop and Patrick Jones combined to stop 12 shots.

Men’s hockey

CHA down to five teams

LEWISTON, N.Y. – College Hockey America is in jeopardy of losing its automatic NCAA tournament berth following Air Force’s decision Tuesday to join Atlantic Hockey for the 2006-07 season.

Air Force’s pending departure will leave the CHA with five teams – Alabama-Huntsville, Bemidji State, Niagara, Robert Morris and Wayne State.

Unless another program can be added, the conference would lose its automatic berth after the 2006-07 season.

“We are disappointed with Air Force’s announcement because the academy has been a valued league member,” Niagara athletics director Mike Hermann said. “Clearly, expansion is critical for our league to grow.”

Niagara has considered leaving the CHA but was turned down in last summer’s bid to join the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

CHA commissioner Bob Peters was not immediately available for comment.

Air Force will join a growing conference in Atlantic Hockey, which added Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology last December. With Air Force, the conference will have 10 teams after next year.