Brian Mahoney '08 had three hits, including a home run, and leads the Bobcats with 40 hits.

Casey McCormack '08 also hit his first home run this season.

Sean VanderVliet '08 earned his second victory this season, allowing just one run in seven innings..

Game 1 Box Score (UMF 2, Bates 1)

Game 2 Box Score (Bates 6, UMF 1)

FARMINGTON, Maine -- Bates College sophomores Brian Mahoney (Sudbury, Mass.) and Casey McCormack (Keene, N.H.) each hit their first home runs this season and classmate Sean VanderVliet (Meriden, N.H.) pitched a complete-game six-hitter as the Bobcats defeated UMaine-Farmington 6-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday to earn a split and end a five-game losing streak.

The Beavers took the first game, 2-1, spoiling a solid start by Bates junior Griffin Finan (Bethesda, Md.), who surrendered two runs on five hits in a complete-game six-inning effort. Finan was outdueled by UMF first-year Craig Pendleton, who gave up just three hits in seven innings, two by Mahoney and one by sophomore Erik Hood (Berlin, N.H.).

First-year Dave Farrell (Chatham, Mass.) added a two-run double and a sacrifice fly for three RBIs in the win.

Mahoney and Hood each had three hits on the day, inching both players closer to the school record for hits in a season, which is 43. Mahoney now has 40 hits, and Hood has 39.

The Bobcats (11-18) host Colby College Friday in a nine-inning game starting at 3:30 p.m., then finish their home schedule with a doubleheader at home against Williams College on Sunday. The season ends with a doubleheader at Fisher College on Monday, May 8.