Bangor, ME – Husson University split with Thomas College with a 6-5 loss and 12-1 win in this afternoon's North Atlantic Conference East contests.  With the split, Husson's record shifts to 12-13 (5-1 conf.) while Thomas is (6-8) (1-1 conf.).

Thomas opened up the scoring in the top of the fourth inning when Tim Costa (Sr., Pelham, NH) reached on an error and Danny Burke (So., New Haven, CT) scored.  Tom Desjardins (SR., Fort Kent, ME) knocked in an RBI off a single to center field.  Husson would answer in the bottom of the second with two runs of their own, beginning with a solo homerun by Chris Maguire (Jr., Orland, ME).  A sacrifice groundout by Corey Cushing (Sr., Brewer, ME) plated Jake Arthers (So., Belfast, ME).

The top of the fifth inning proved to be a deciding one for the Terriers who tallied four runs off of five hits.  Tom Desjardins (Sr., Fort Kent, ME) collected two RBI's off a single to left field.  Mike Busa (Jr., Carver, MA) hit an RBI single to right field followed by another RBI single to right by Josh Nickerson (Jr., Stockton Springs, ME).  The fifth inning would end with Husson trailing 6-2.

The Eagles rallied in the seventh inning with three runs beginning with a score by Kyle Vanidestine (So., Bangor, ME) off an error.  Jake Arthers (So., Belfast, ME) hit a 2 RBI single to center field to bring the score to 6-5 but could the Eagles could not push additional runs across the plate.  The game ended with a 6-5 Thomas win.

Thomas' Chris Farrar (So., Sidney, ME) was credited with the win with Jacob Chamblee (Fy., South Berwick, ME) earning the save.  Nate Adams (So., Frankfort, ME) pitched a complete game for the loss.

Husson opened game two with a four run first inning that started off by an Ethan Guerette (Jr., Wales, ME) RBI single to center.  The Eagles followed with a 2 RBI single to right by Maguire and a Chase Daniels (Fy., Brewer, ME) RBI triple down the right field line. 

Thomas tallied their first run of the game in the top of the third inning when Desjardes singled to center, plating Burke.  Husson answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the third when Maguire scored off a sacrifice fly by Daniels. 

The Eagles collected two runs in the fourth inning and plated 5 runners in the fifth.  The fifth inning featured a double steal when Vanidestine stole second and Cody Haverly-Jhondro (So., Newport, ME) stole home.  The game would end with a 12-1 Eagle victory.

Husson's Chris Morris (Sr., Hampden,  ME) earned the win while Thomas' Goodall was credited with the loss. 

The Eagles and Terriers will play the second half of their conference match-up with a double-header on Saturday, April 3 at 12:00 at Husson's Winkin Complex.