BANGOR, Maine – The Husson University baseball team split a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader with the Thomas College Terriers on Tuesday evening at the Winkin Sports Complex. The Eagles won game one, 5-1, before falling in game two, 5-1. The Eagles are now 10-14 and 5-1 in the NAC while the Terriers are 13-13 and 8-2 in the NAC.
Game One: Husson 5, Thomas 1
The Terriers scored a run in the top half of the first as the lead didn't last long. Junior Jackson Curtis took a full count fastball and crushed it to center field to tie the game at one.
The game remain level at one until the bottom of the third when the Eagles brought four into score. Freshman Hunter Curtis had the big hit of the inning with a bases-clearing double followed by an RBI-double from freshman David York to make it a 5-1 ballgame.
That was all the pitching staff needed as sophomore Matt Wallingford and senior Alex Smith combined to allow a solo run on four hits en route to the NAC victory.
Game Two: Thomas 5, Husson 1
Like game one, the Terriers were able to score a run in the first inning to take the early lead.
The Eagles tied the game in the second with a RBI from freshman Keegan Cyr before the Terriers scored five unanswered runs en route to the split.
Sophomore Connor Abood started the contest as he went four-plus innings before the bullpen took over. Freshman Tanner Audyatis, junior Zain Fitzsimmons, junior Jackson Thayer, senior Brandon Brunell, and junior Ryan Robb all made a bullpen appearance.
The Eagles will hit the road tomorrow and take on the Monks of Saint Joseph's College of Maine with a 4:00 p.m. first pitch scheduled.