Arlington, VA – The University of Maine baseball team was defeated on Saturday afternoon by George Washington Univeristy.

Black Bears Scoring Breakdown:

The Black Bears scored seven runs on the afternoon, 3 coming in the third inning on a three-run home run off the bat of Brody Rasmussen, his first as a Black Bear. Evan Baschnagel (1B) and Drew Reynolds (1B) scored on the play.

Maine put up another two runs in the fourth inning as Zach Martin hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field. Quinn Murphy (BB) scored on the play.

Will Burns collected an RBI double in the fifth frame, scoring Rasmussen (2B) on the play.

Payton Whitehead plated the final run of the afternoon for Maine on a solo home run in the ninth inning, his second long ball of the season.

Black Bear Pitchers:

Six different arms took the mound for the Black Bears:
Caleb Leys ((0-1) - 1 IP – 5 H, 7 R (5 earned), 3 BB, 1 K), Tommy Martorano (2 IP – 4 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 2 K's), Gabe Gifford (1 and 1/3 IP – 2 H, 5 R (2 earned), 3 BB, 1 K), Brennan Rumpf (1 and 2/3 IP – 1 H, 3 R (1 earned), 2 BB, 1 K), Pierce Friedman (1 IP – 7 H, 7 R, 3 BB, 2 K) and Evan Scott (1 IP – 0 H, 0 R, 1 K).

George Washington University Recap:

GW scored 7 runs in the first, 4 in the second, 5 in the fifth, 3 in the sixth, 2 in the seventh and 5 in the eighth.

Declan Wywoda (1-1) picked up the win in relief, allowing 1 run on 2 hits, 4 walks and 1 strikeout in 3 innings of work.

Final Score: Maine – 7 | GW – 26

Notables:

Evan Scott made his collegiate debut on the mound, retiring all three batters he faced.

Maine hit three home runs in a single game for the first time on the season.

Next Time Out:

Maine (2-7) is back in action on Sunday, May 2 to wrap up the series at GW. First pitch is scheduled for 1 PM.

-UMaine-