BANGOR – Bangor rookie righthander J.C. Huguet shut out the Aces in the first game 3-0 to give the Lumberjacks a doubleheader split in Northeast League baseball action at Winkin Complex Friday night.

Eddie Gerald hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to rally the Aces by the Lumberjacks 5-4 in the second game.

In the first game, Huguet scattered five hits while walking only one and striking out three to improve to 5-3.

Paul Powell gave Huguet the only run he would need with an RBI single in the second, scoring Jose Garcia. Garcia had singled and advanced when Josh Tranum drew a walk.

The Lumberjacks added single runs in the third and fourth innings on a sacrifice fly by Shin Uchino and another RBI single by Powell.

In the second game, Bangor scored two runs in the first on Huguet’s RBI double and Mark Burke’s RBI single. The Lumberjacks added two more runs when Burke cranked a two-run homer to put them up 4-2 in the top of the eighth.

Bangor starter Adam Thomas walked Aces leadoff hitter Andy Neufeld in the bottom half of the inning. J.P. Schmidt followed with a single, setting the stage for Gerald’s three-run home run.

The Lumberjacks play the Aces again Saturday and Sunday before beginning a three-game home series against the Quebec Capitales on Tuesday through Thursday.

LUMBERJACKS 3, ACES 0

(Friday’s First Game, 7 inns.)

Bangor Aces

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI

Bello, 2b 2 1 0 0 Neufield, 2b-3b 2 0 0

Hargreaves, c 3 0 0 0 Smith, cf 3 0

Kohno, cf 2 0 0 1 Gerald, rf 3 0 0

Burke, rf 3 0 0 0 Corbeil, 1b 2 0 0

Garcia, dh 3 1 1 0 Davis, 2b 1 0 0

Tranum, 1b 2 0 0 0 Valera, dh 3 0 0

Baker, lf 3 1 1 0 Torres, c 3 0 0

Powell, ss 3 0 3 2 Correa, ss 3 0 0

Uchino, 3b 3 0 1 0 J. Schmidt, lf 2 0 0

Quezada, 3b-1b 2 0 0 0

Totals 24 3 6 3 Totals 24 0 5 0

Bangor 011 100 0?3

Aces 000 000 0?0

LOB?Bangor 3, Aces 2; 2B?Powell; 3B?Correa; SF?Kohno; SB?Bello

Bangor IP H R ER BB SO

Huguet (W,5-3) 7 5 0 0 1 3

Home IP H R ER BB SO

Pena (L,3-9) 5 2/3 5 3 3 2 6

Emmerthal 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1

T?2:03

ACES 5, LUMBERJACKS 4

(Friday’s Second Game, 8 inns.)

Bangor (20-11) Aces (10-21)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI

Bello, 2b 3 1 0 0 Neufield, 3b 2 1 1

Huguet, c 2 2 1 1 J. Schmidt, lf 4 1 0

Kokno, cf 4 0 0 0 Gerald, rf 4 1 3

Burke, rf 4 1 2 3 Valera, dh 3 0 0

Garcia, dh 4 0 1 0 Torres, c 3 0 0

Tranum, 1b 2 0 0 0 Davis, 2b 2 0 0

Baker, lf 3 0 0 0 Correa, ss 3 1 0

Powell, ss 3 0 0 0 Quezada, 1b 3 0 0

Uchino, 3b 2 0 1 0 Smith, cf 3 1 1

Totals 27 4 5 4 Totals 27 5 7 5

Bangor 200 000 02?4

Aces 001 010 03?5

LOB?Bangor 4, Aces 4; 2B?Huguet; 3B?Smith; HR?Burke; Gerald; SF?Neufield; SB?Correa

Visitor IP H R ER BB SO

A.Thomas (L,7-5) 7 7 5 5 1 6

Home IP H R ER BB SO

Gonzalez 6 2/3 4 2 2 3 9

Miranda (W,2-3) 1 1/3 1 2 2 1 2

HBP?Uchino by Gonzalez; T?2:30; ATT?1,266

Portland 6, Trenton 3

PORTLAND – Stefan Bailie and Mike O’Keefe homered in the seventh inning, breaking a 2-2 tie and leading the Portland Sea Dogs past the Trenton Thunder 6-3 Friday in the Eastern League.

Craig Wilson homered while Andy Cannizaro and Jason Grove knocked three hits apiece in the Thunder’s loss.

After Portland (60-66) took a 2-0 lead after three innings, the Thunder (59-66) tied it at two with runs in the fourth and seventh.

Following Bailie’s leadoff homer in the seventh, O’Keefe’s two-run shot made it 5-2 to finish the frame. Mike Lockwood doubled and scampered home on Kenny Perez’s single in the eighth.

Wilson homered to close the scoring at 6-3 in the ninth.

Portland reliever Drew Ehrlich (1-0) worked the sixth and seventh innings to earn the win, while Juan Perez notched his fifth save of the season.

Trenton starter Justin Pope (4-3) took the loss.