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Box Score 2 WATERVILLE, Maine -- University of Maine at Farmington reliever Aaron Goschke retired the Thomas College Terriers in order in each of the final two innings to seal a 2-1 win for the Beavers, in game one of the two teams' North Atlantic Conference doubleheader on Saturday at the Colby Baseball Complex.
UMaine-Farmington was unable to carry that momentum into the day's second game and dropped a 22-5 loss to Thomas, taking a split out of the twinbill.
In game one, Goschke fanned two of the six Thomas batters he faced in the sixth and seventh innings on his way to his first career save. The win was also the third win in a row for UMaine-Farmington baseball.
The Beavers had to rally for the victory after allowing the Terriers to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Kyle Gleason reached on a one-out fielder's choice grounder, and later scored on Aaron Young's single to center field.
UMaine-Farmington tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the second, after Tyler Lambert crossed on Troy Johnson's sacrifice fly to right field. The Beavers plated the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth on Riley Bartell's single into right field, allowing Jonny Pruett to score.
The Beavers picked up some timely defense in the bottom of the third after the Terriers loaded up the bases with none out. UMF picked up its first out on a force play at home plate, and Thomas's Jake Lacroix hit into a 4-3 double play to allow the Beavers to get out of the jam.
Will Harriman picked up the win for UMaine-Farmington, while Thomas' Dylan Copeland took the complete game loss.
In game two, Thomas scored a pair of runs in the first inning and plated six runs in both the second and third innings, resulting in a 14-0 lead for the Terriers after three complete.
UMaine-Farmington broke the shutout in the top of the fifth, manufacturing a pair of runs on a hit batsman, three walks, and a two-out error at third. Johnson and LaBossiere both charted RBIs for the Beavers in the fifth. However, Thomas answered with two runs in the home half of the fifth, leaving UMF still trailing by 14 runs, 16-2.
A fielder's choice grounder allowed UMaine-Farmington to add an additional run in the eighth, and a four-hit ninth inning resulted in two more Beaver runs.
UMaine-Farmington and Thomas are scheduled for two more games on Sunday, April 10. The games are tentatively scheduled for Hippach Field in Farmington, Maine, with a 1:00 p.m. start time, however fans are advised to check www.goUMFbeavers.com or UMaine-Farmington Athletics on Twitter and Facebook for venue and/or start time updates.