Bangor, ME - The Husson University baseball team set a record today with their 5-3 win over Colby College.  The Eagles won their 28^th game of the season, which is the most wins a Husson baseball team has ever had in one season.  Husson ends their regular season with a 28-11 record.  Colby College falls to 5-22.

Husson's starting pitcher Chris Morris (Jr. Hampden, ME) kept his great season going in the top of the first inning, as he had a one, two, three inning.  In the bottom of the inning, Kyle Vanidestine (Fy. Bangor, ME) led off with a walk.  Ethan Guerette (So. Sabattus, ME) then hit Vanidestine in with a RBI double that went all the way to the left field fence.  After an infield error, Nick Arthers (Sr. Belfast, ME) singled to left that scored Guerrette from third.  After a walk, Dennis Graham (Jr. Miramichi, CN) would hit a sacrifice fly to right field.  The Eagles would add another run on a throwing error as they took a 4-0 lead into the second inning.

In the top of the third, Brandon Nieuw (Fy. Port Chester, NY) reached on an infield error and advanced to second.  John Lerner (So. Canton, MA) then stepped up and ripped a double to left-center field, scoring Nieuw.  After a sacrifice bunt, Craig Cooper (Sr. Trumbull, CT) would hit a bloop RBI single to left field, cutting Husson's lead to 4-2.

Arthers lead off the bottom of the third with a double to the right-center gap.  Jeff Miller (Sr. Veazie, ME) would then single and steal second to put two Eagles in scoring position with no outs.  Graham would then walk to load the bases.  However, the Mules would turn a 1-2-3 double play and get a ground out to get out of the inning unharmed.  In the bottom of the fourth the Eagles would once again leave the bases loaded without getting a run.

In the top of the eighth with the score 5-2, the Mules started off the inning with two singles by John LaMantia (Jr. Gates, Mills, OH) and Cooper.  Kyle McKay (Sr. Bedford, NH) would then step up and hit a single to center, scoring LaMantia.  However, Morris would get out of the inning with a fly ball to center and a 5-3 groundball double play.

Morris went eight innings in getting the 5-3 win.  Morris improves to 5-2 on the season.  Dan Beatham (So. Dexter, ME) pitched a one, two, three ninth inning to pick up his second save of the season.