CORAL GABLES, Florida — The Miami Hurricanes rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to beat the University of Maine Black Bears 6-2 in baseball action Tuesday night at Mark Light Stadium.
The Hurricanes took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh and then secured the win with the four runs, highlighted by Willie Abreu’s two-run single to right. Brandon Lopez added an RBI double, and Jacob Heyward’s infield single produced the other run.
UMaine slipped to 3-8, and Miami improved to 10-2.
UMaine sophomore righthander Justin Courtney (1-1) turned in a solid effort in the loss as he gave up two runs (one unearned) and six hits. He struck out three and walked three while throwing 96 pitches.
Freshman Jeremy Pena put the Black Bears on the scoreboard in the first inning when he cranked a home run to left.
Freshman Colin Ridley’s two-out single through the left side produced UMaine’s other run in the eighth. Freshman Danny Casals scored the run after leading off the inning with a single.
Ridley finished with three hits to pace the Black Bears, and Pena had two.
Heyward and Christopher Barr each had three hits for the Hurricanes, and Randy Batista drove in two runs.
Mt. St. Joseph 5, Husson 2
At Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida, the Mount St. Joseph Lions rallied for three runs in the top of the 14th inning to defeat the Husson Eagles of Bangor.
Zak Farmer singled home the winning run, and the Lions of Cincinnati added two more runs on Nathan Hunter’s RBI double and Austin Richey’s RBI single.
The Eagles took a 2-1 lead in the eighth when Mike Wong and Alex Chapman each scored on an outfield error.
Wong sparked Husson (0-3) with three hits.
On Monday at Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale, Coe swept Husson 10-1 and 5-4.
Coe’s Thomas Schaedel scattered seven hits while walking just two and striking out nine to earn the win in the first game.
J.T. Whitten recorded two singles, a double and an RBI to lead Husson and Alex Chapman singled twice.
In the second game, Ben Larison recorded three singles and two RBIs to lead Coe by Husson.
Chapman, Rebar, Whitten and Zach Sugar each had a single and an RBI for Husson.