BRIGHTON, Mass. – Despite a 10-run top of the third inning, the University of Maine baseball could not hold onto a lead, falling to ACC foe Boston College in the Black Bears' non-conference finale on Tuesday at Harrington Athletics Village.
 
Between the longtime New England foes, the offensive slugfest featured 35 runs, 36 hits, 19 walks, 15 pitchers, nine doubles, but just two home runs. Eight Black Bears recorded at least one hit, with six having a multiple hit day.
 
Heren Sardinas led the Black Bears (14-30) on the day with four hits (4-for-6) and four RBIs. The Miami native fell just a triple short of the cycle, but he did smack his team-leading 10^th home run and is now first in RBI column for Maine this season (31).
 
Joe Bramanti (3-for-6) and two-time reigning America East Rookie of the Week Ryan Turenne (2-for-6) each drove in three runs. Bramanti joined Colin Ridley (3-for-3) and Caleb Kerbs (3-for-4) with three hits a piece on the day. Jeffrey Omohundro also had a multi-hit day for Maine.
 
Maine used six different pitchers in the game, while BC countered with nine.
 
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The Eagles (27-25, 10-17 ACC) scored at least one run every inning, taking an early 1-0 advantage after the first.
 
Mike Sabatine's first career RBI would come on a single between third base and the foul line in the top of the second, as the Black Bears knotted the score at 1-1.
 
BC struck for four runs in the bottom half of the second on three hits and a Black Bear error.
 
In the next frame, Maine responded with an impressive 10-run inning, it's most runs in an inning since the Black Bears scored 13 runs against UMBC in the bottom of the sixth at Mahaney Diamond on May 17, 2013. 15 batters would bat in the inning, as the Black Bears collected eight hits. Sardinas led the inning with a home run, as Maine cut its deficit to 5-2
 
Kerbs would double home both Bramanti and Danny Casals with one out. Turenne followed with a two-RBI single, as the Black Bears took its first lead at 6-5.
 
After a pitching change, Maine resumed its successful inning, as Sardinas would single in two runs, collecting three RBIs in the inning alone. A fielder's choice, an RBI single by Bramanti and a base knock from Ridley would wrap up the scoring in the innings, as the Black Bears took an 11-5 advantage. 
 
In the home half, the Eagles tallied three runs on three hits, narrowing the Black Bear lead to 11-8.
 
Maine would not be done scoring as Turenne would double home Kerbs, after the Brooklyn native led off the inning with a walk. After an Omohundro single, Sardinas blasted his third hit of the game to send home Turenne. Casals would single home both Sardinas and Omohundro, as Maine would add four runs on four hits. Maine took a 15-8 advantage after 3 ½ innings.
 
BC kept pace with the Black Bears, as three runs would slice the Maine lead to 15-11 after four innings. Maine was kept off the scoreboard in the fifth, as BC would strand three Black Bears on base. The Eagles would come within one run of the Black Bears after a three-run bottom of the fifth, with Maine grasping a 16-15 edge.
 
With two outs in the top of the sixth Bramanti would double home Casals, who reached base via a walk, extending the Black Bear lead to 16-14. The lead would not last long, as BC would tally two runs on two hits and an error to the knot the score at 16-16. 
 
Maine went down in order in the seventh, with BC taking advantage, retaking the lead at 18-16. The Eagles added an insurance run in the bottom of the eight to earn a 19-16 lead.
 
With three outs to give, Maine began the ninth with back-to-back singles from Ridley and Kerbs as the potential tying run would head to the plate. A fielder's choice, strikeout and a foul out would end any chances of a comeback, as Maine fell to Boston College, 19-16
 
Maine welcomes Binghamton for the final America East series of the regular season. Friday's senior day doubleheader is set for a noon start. Sunday's single game will 1964 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Joe Ferris, as his name and number 29 will be unveiled on the Wall of Legends on the outfield fence of Mahaney Diamond. Pregame festivities are set to begin at 10:35 a.m. prior to the 11:00 a.m. first pitch.

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