BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The Bates baseball team fell victim to a great pitching performance from Bowdoin's Jason Bogdanos in a 6-1 loss to the Polar Bears on Friday in the opener of a three-game set between the Maine rivals. The Polar Bears improve to 14-16 (7-3 NESCAC) while the Bobcats fall to 6-24 (1-9 NESCAC).

Bowdoin took an early lead with a two-run first inning. C.J. Brito-Trinidad ripped an RBI double to score Ben McKenzie and Gavin Cann followed with a run-scoring ground out to bring home Luke Chessie.

After Nick Merrill doubled home Robbie Sarmanian in the fourth inning, the Polar Bears added two more insurance runs in the fifth on RBI singles from Gavin Cann and Sarmanian to increase their lead to 5-0.

That was more than enough support for Bogdanos (5-2), who tossed a complete game, allowing just four hits and no earned runs in the win, while striking out five batters.

The Bobcats got their lone run in the top of the sixth. With one out, junior Drew Fallon (Mansfield, Mass.) reached on an error. Sophomore Christopher Cimino (Scarborough, Maine) singled him to third and senior Antonio Jareno (Marietta, Ga.) singled Fallon home, cutting the deficit to 5-1 at the time. A pick off a and a fly out ended the inning though with no more Bobcats crossing the plate.

Brito-Trinidad went 3-4 with two RBIs and a run scored while Ben McKenzie went 2-5 for the Polar Bears. 

Gavin Cann also reached base three times while Luke Chessie scored two runs.

Sophomore Corbin McAlpine (Boxborough, Mass.) took the loss for Bates, allowing five earned runs in five innings.

The Bobcats look to bounce back on Saturday when they host the Polar Bears for a noon doubleheader at Leahey Field. It's Senior Day for the Bobcats and they'll honor the class of 2022, which features Jareno, Bryan Gotti (Westwood, Mass.), Grant Iuliano (Waltham, Mass.), team captain Braden Karess (Boxborough, Mass.), team captain Kevin Lucey (Topsfield, Mass.), Ian Tolis (Madison, Conn.), and Jared Pantalony (Brooklyn, N.Y.).