Orono, ME – The University of Maine baseball team split a doubleheader with NJIT on Friday afternoon.

GAME ONE (7-Inn.):

Black Bear Scoring Breakdown:

Maine needed just one run at the plate as Myles Sargent made it seven-straight games with an RBI as he hit a single to center field, scoring Evan Menzel (2B).

Black Bear Pitchers:

Caleb Leys (5-1) went the distance as he threw a complete game shutout, allowing 5 hits, 2 walks and striking out 5.

NJIT Recap:

MT Morrissey (4-5) took the loss on the mound.

Final Score: Maine – 1 | NJIT – 0

GAME TWO (9 Inn.):

Black Bear Scoring Breakdown:

Damon Gaither got Maine on the board in the fourth inning as he hit a sac-fly to center field, scoring Dean O'Neill (1B).

Zach Martin hit his fifth home run of the season in the seventh inning, a solo shot to right field.

Maine put up four runs in the eighth inning, one by a Sargent single to left field, scoring Menzel (BB) and the other three coming on a three-run home run by Gaither, his fourth of the season. Aidan Bardi (1B) and Sargent (1B) scored on the play.

Black Bear Pitchers:

Colin Fitzgerald (5-4) went 4 innings in the start, allowing 8 runs (7 earned) on 9 hits, 3 walks and 8 strikeouts.

Jason Libby took on the majority of the relief work as he allowed just 1 run in 4 and 1/3 innings of work, allowing 4 hits and striking out 2.

Sebastian Holt went 2/3 of an inning in relief, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 1 strikeout.

NJIT Recap:

The Highlanders scored three runs in the first, five in the second and two in the ninth.

Nate DeSchryver (2-3) picked up the win while Colin Kidd (2) grabbed the save.

Final Score: Maine – 6 | NJIT – 10

Next Time Out:

Maine (17-22, 11-6 AE) wraps up their series against the Highlanders on Saturday, April 26 at 2 PM.

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