Game 1 Box Score (Bates 9, Colby 2)

Game 2 Box Score (Bates 11, Colby 3)

WATERVILLE, Maine -- Sophomore Erik Hood (Berlin, N.H.) and senior Adam Worrall (Duxbury, Mass.) each hit home runs as the Bates College baseball team took an 11-3 win in the second game of a doubleheader in NESCAC East Division play Saturday at Coombs Field. Bates (9-11, 3-6 NESCAC) also took a 9-2 victory in the second game.

Brian Mahoney (Sudbury, Mass.) had two hits and two RBIs in the second game for the Bobcats. Rob Schuler (Hanover, Mass.) scored three runs and Alex Maulucci (Avon, Conn.) had two hits.

Bates starting pitcher Ben Shwartz (Mattapoisett, Mass.) pitched the first seven innings of the second game for the victory, allowing only one run on six hits and two walks while striking out three. First-year Ben Thayer (Gorham, Maine) allowed two runs in 1 1/3 innings of relief, and sophomore Brian Buckley (Andover, Mass.) got the final two outs for the Bobcats.

Craig Cooper (Trumbull, Conn.) had three hits in the second game for Colby (7-15, 2-7).

Bates junior Griffin Finan (Bethesda, Md.) pitched a complete-game three-hitter for the Bobcats in the opener, allowing only one earned run, walking two and striking out one.

Casey McCormack (Keene, N.H.) and Mahoney both had two hits and three RBIs in the opener for Bates, which collected 11 hits as a team. Hood finished with three hits.

Tyler Hales (Lexington, Mass.) had two hits and Andy Carr (Conway, N.H.) had an RBI double for Colby.

Bates 9, Colby 2 (1st game)

Bates     000#024#3----9#11#2

Colby    000#200#0----2#4#2

Griffin Finan (W) and Alex Egelson; Robert Whelan (L), Robert Rosenbaum (5), Sam Kennedy-Smith (6) and Kyle McKay. 2B: Casey McCormack (B), Andy Carr (Col).

Bates 11, Colby 3 (2nd game)

Bates     040#002#230---11#10#1

Colby    010#000#002----3#7#3

Ben Shwartz (W), Ben Thayer (8), Brian Buckley (9) and Alex Egelson; Justin Clark (L), Zach Helm (6), Jordan Henry (7). 2B: Donovan Driscoll (B), Craig Cooper (Col). HR: Erik Hood (B), Adam Worrall (B).