Baseball Takes 2 At SMCC

On a rainy Tuesday in Portland, Maine - The York County Community College Hawks won both games of the Conference Double Header matchup against SMCC. 

All of the scoring in Game One came in the third inning, when Cam Sengenberger singled to left, driving in Caden Fontaine. Second Year outfielder Elijah Greenleaf tacked on the next two with a sharply hit ball through the left side. 

Three runs was more than enough in this one, as First Year Pitcher Brady Batson was dominant, tossing 7 shut-out innings of 2-hit baseball, stranding all 5 runners that were allowed to reach base en-route to his second win of the season. 

Game two was played through continuous pockets of rain - but that didn't put a damper on either team's bats - as the sides combined for 16 hits and 11 runs in a high scoring affair. 

First Year Infielder Gabe Leitch led the way for the hawks, driving in four runs to bring his season total to a conference-best 15 RBI. 

James Erickson - who led the USCAA in wins last season - picked up his conference-best third win, and lowered his ERA to 2.63 - allowing just one earned run over 6 innings of work.

The Hawks scored in 4 of the 7 innings in their 9-2 victory in Game 2. 

The Hawks have two remaining conference games against NHTI this Saturday before closing out the season with a few non conference matchups against Bunker Hill and UMFK.