Home Stand: Seawolves Rally Past UMA

SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE – Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) baseball earned a 5-2 win over the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) in a conference matchup Friday at Graves Athletic Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Moose jumped ahead early, scoring a run in the first and another in the second to take a 2-0 lead. The Seawolves answered in the fourth when Noah Gaghan (Brunswick, Maine) singled home Alex Bartlett (Thomaston, Maine).

SMCC surged ahead in the fifth. Mattias Cobham (Saint John, Canada) reached on a drop third strike and came around to score on Dom Smith's (Biddeford, Maine) groundout. A wild pitch allowed Tyler Herkalo (Parkton, Md.) to cross the plate, making it 3-2.

The Seawolves added insurance in the sixth on a Cobham RBI single and again in the eighth when Quinntin Gillies (Oshawa, Ontario) scored on a passed ball.

On the mound, freshman Carter Collin (Winthrop, Maine) steadied SMCC with four scoreless innings of relief and four strikeouts to earn the win. Mitchel Violette closed the door in the ninth for the save.

PITCHERS OF RECORD:
Win: Carter Collin (1-0) – 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Loss: Plamondon (0-1) – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 6 K
Save: Mitchel Violette (1) – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

LEADING HITTERS:

SMCC:

• Noah Gaghan (2-for-4, RBI, R)
• Mattias Cobham (1-for-4, RBI, R)
• Dom Smith (1-for-3, RBI, SB)
• Alex Bartlett (1-for-3, R, BB)
• Tyler Herkalo (0-for-2, R, BB, SB)

UMA:

• Elias Murray (1-for-3, R, SB)
• Jacob Plamondon (1-for-2, 2B, BB, R)
• Zach Fair (1-for-3, RBI)

NEXT:
The Seawolves (7-4) continue conference play on Saturday, Sept. 27, when they travel to face CMCC in a nine-inning contest beginning at 10:00 AM.