March 28, 2024
COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Southern Maine falls in championship round

HARWICH, Mass. – Chandler Barnard scattered four hits in a complete-game effort as Trinity College defeated the University of Southern Maine of Gorham 10-3 in the championship game of the NCAA Division III New England Regional Sunday.

The Huskies won two elimination games on Saturday to reach the championship round.

In Sunday’s game, Barnard struck out seven and walked one while driving in three runs with a double and two singles for undefeated Trinity.

Ryan Piacentini sparked a four-run third inning with a solo homer.

Anthony D’Alfonso hit a solo homer for the Huskies while Ryan Pike added a two-run shot in the sixth.

In Saturday’s first game, Eddie Skeffington belted three home runs and Adam Ross spun an eight-hitter as Southern Maine defeated Western New England College to stay alive in the tourney.

Ross walked two and struck out for in the win while Skeffington drove in six runs. Ryan Pike got the Huskies on the board with a solo homer in the second while Collin Henry knocked a two-run double.

In Saturday’s second game, the Huskies won their fourth straight elimination game, as Mark Schmidt pitched a complete game in a 9-3 victory over Wheaton College.

Henry and Ryan Jones stroked RBI singles in the third while Henry later pounded a two-run homer to spearhead a six-run fifth inning.

Josh Mackey capped that rally with a two-run double.

Schmidt struck out eight and walked five while surrendering three runs on 11 hits.

Henry finished with three RBIs in the contest while Pike, Andrew Stacy and Jordan Berthiaume each drove in two runs.

(Saturday’s First Game)

Southern Maine (35-13) 030 210 320 – 11 17 0

WNEC (33-13) 000 000 000 – 0 8 2

Ross and Berthiaume; Michaud, Rogers (2), Lopata (7), Shimansky (8) and Dominik

(Saturday’s Second Game)

Southern Maine (36-13) 002 060 100 – 9 15 1

Wheaton (34-10) 100 010 001 – 3 11 0

Schmidt and Berthiaume; Hughes, Kasik (5), Shepard (7), Simmons (9) and Lieneck

(Sunday’s Game)

Southern Maine (36-14) 000 102 000 – 3 4 2

Trinity (41-0) 034 010 20x – 10 12 1

DeBethune, Han (3), Eaton (3), Therrian (7), Stacy (8) and Berthiaume; Barnard and Killeen


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