McCormack’s score earns split for Bobcats

LEWISTON – Casey McCormack scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning on an overthrow during an attempted double play as Bates won 6-5 and salvaged a split of Monday’s doubleheader against Fisher College.

Fisher won the opener 7-3.

Tom Beaton had two hits and three RBIs in the second game for the Bocats, and Brian Buckley had a two-run double.

Kenny Rivera and Kevin Ryan had three hits each for Fisher. Rivera homered.

In the opener, Robert Mondello pitched six innings of five-hit shutout baseball and Eddy Delcarmen hit a two-run homer and an RBI single.

Beaton had two hits and an RBI for the Bobcats, whose 14 wins are their most since 1992.

(First Game)

Fisher College 103 021 0 – 7 9 1

Bates 000 000 3 – 3 8 4

Mondello, Tardugno (7) and Pena, Perry (6); Heide, Griesbach (5), Vitti (7) and Webb.

(Second Game)

Fisher College (30-21) 121 000 10 – 5 10 3

Bates (14-21) 020 300 01 – 6 9 2

Michael, Dorso (4), Shanahan (5), Ryan (7), Tardugno (8) and Perry; VanderVliet, Bousquet (7), Murphy-Romboletti (8) and Egelson