Waterville, MAINE - Colby Baseball hosted Trinity College for a three game series this weekend. The series started with a double header on Saturday. Colby won both games, the first 2-1 and the second 9-6. Game three was on Sunday May 1st, and resulted in the largest victory of the sweep, 14-7. Game one began at 12:00 PM, game two at 2:30 PM, and game 3 was Sunday at 12:00 PM. 

Nicholas Thompson got the start game one. He pitched an incredible eight innings, allowing only one earned run on three hits. Despite the incredible performance, it was not Thompson who earned the win for the Mules. Jack Pletter came in with one inning to go and performed when he was needed most. He threw 12 pitches and collected three outs after facing only four batters, securing the win for Colby. 

Trinity scored in the top of the first, which the Mules quickly responded to as they scored in the bottom of the second. Then the game remained scoreless until the bottom of the ninth when Drew Miller hit in Brady O'Brien for the walk off victory. It was Miller who led the team in both hits and RBIs, with two of each. Patrick McConnell also had two hits, and Cole Palmeri and Marcus Forrester each had one of their own. 

Game two saw Ryan Grecco get the win on the mound. He pitched one and one third innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits. Jack Bohrer and Matthew Scibilio each pitched two and one third innings, but Bohrer allowed three runs on four hits while Scibilio allowed no runs on only one hit. Finally, Elijah Cohen finished off the day with a save, allowing no hits or runs in the bottom of the sixth. 

Offensively, the Mules exploded in a way they were desperate to in game one. Colby scored three in the first, four in the second, and two in the fourth to give them nine runs, two more than they needed for the victory. Short Stop, Charlie Furlong, led the team in hits with two. He also had an RBI. Marcus Forrester, Brady O'Brien, Cole Palmeri, Drew Miller, Clint Flippo, Matthew Panker, and Greg LeClair all had one hit of their own. Thus, indicating that the Mules won the game as a team and did not rely on any one individual. 

Finally, game three saw Colby assert dominance over Trinity, winning 14-7 and securing a tie for the top record in the NESCAC east, as well as a home series in the first round of the NESCAC playoff.

The Mules put up nine runs in the first inning and didn't relent for the remainder of the game. They scored another in the sixth, and put the game away completely with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. Drew Miller finished up his fantastic series with two hits, two RBIs, and three runs of his own in three at bats. However, it wasn't Drew who led the team in hits. Instead, Junior Matthew Panker collected three hits and one RBI of his own to help lead the team to victory. Freshman catcher, Ethan Hillenberg also had two hits. Marcus Forrester, Brady O'Brien, Charlie Furlong, Cole Palmeri, Clint Flippo, and Dylan Nastri all had one hit. O'Brien and Miller each had homeruns on the day, with O'Brien's driving in three runs. Nastri's one hit was a three RBI triple. 

Julian Erro got the win on the mound, pitching four and two thirds innings while allowing four earned runs on six hits. Charlie Jodka came in for Erro, pitching one and a third innings and allowing no runs on one hit. Finally, John Doyle, Michael Ciaccio, and Adam Hoechstetter all pitched one inning of their own. Doyle and Ciaccio each pitched great innings, allowing no hits or runs. 

The Mules play next when they host New England College on Tuesday, May 3rd at 4:00 PM. This is the final game of the regular season and is against a top team in the region.