STANDISH, MAINE - In just their
second year in the conference, Saint Joseph's College captured
their second straight North Atlantic Conference Championship with a
17-6 win over Husson College.
The Monks improve to 33-8-1 in their second 30 win
season in a row while Husson stands at 27-16.
The Eagles had forced an extra inning in the game 4
match-up on Saturday, but it was all St. Joe's today as the Monks
took a 3-0 lead in the third and added to the lead in each of the
following innings. Sophomore Luke Enman (Milan,
NH) put an exclamation point on the weekend with a three-run blast
in the eighth.
Husson got on the board in the fourth as senior
Chris McInnis (Winslow, ME) scored on a sacrifice by sophomore
Andrew Patterson (Brewer, ME). In the bottom of the inning, junior
Keil Martin (Saco, ME) singled in a run and
freshman Wade Oliver (Owls Head, ME) sent
sophomore Charlie Furbush (S. Portland, ME) home
on a sacrifice fly to make it 5-1.
Senior Steve Lambert (Gonic, NH)
came in for St. Joe's in the fifth with runners on first and second
and gave up a three-run homer to senior Justin Spencer (Brewer, ME)
to close the gap to 5-4.
After senior Jason Harvey (Bucksport, ME) lined a
shot by third base, sophomore Steve Stout
(Gloucester, MA) took the mound and surrendered a single to senior
Sean Brawn (Augusta, ME). Stout loaded the bases with an
intentional walk to junior Adam Sheehan (Bucksport, ME) and got out
of the inning as Patterson grounded into a double play.
The Monks went up 10-4 in the fifth as sophomore
Dustin Spiller (Gorham, ME) lined a 2-RBI single
up the middle and sophomore Andrew Wood (S.
Portland, ME) scored on a throwing error. Sophomore Sam Adolphsen
took the mound for Husson and Spiller scored on a sacrifice fly by
Martin and Oliver singled to score sophomore Brian
Schools (Gorham, ME).
Stout struck out two in the sixth and Spiller
robbed sophomore Danny White (Dover, ME) of a base hit with one of
several impressive catches in center field. The Monks closed out
the inning with another run.
Husson added two runs on three hits in the seventh
with singles by Harvey, Brawn and Sheehan, but St. Joe's answered
with a 2-RBI double off the right center field fence by
Jake Rodden (Somersworth, NH) to extend the lead
to 13-6.
Leaving nothing to chance, St. Joe's plated four
more runs in the eighth after an RBI single by junior Mark
Clapp (Blue Hill, ME) and the three-run homer by Enman.
Stout recorded the win for the Monks while freshman
Chad Lavway (Presque-Isle, ME) took the loss for Husson.
NAC ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
MVP Wade Oliver - Saint Joseph's
College
Charlie Furbush - Saint Joseph's College
Brian Schools - Saint Joseph's College
Justin Spencer - Husson College
Jason Harvey - Husson College
Andrew Sheehan - Husson College
Adam Massey - Castleton State College
Jeremy Gilcris - Castleton State College
Jerry Randall - Thomas College
Ryan Rulman - Thomas College
