Auburndale, FL - The Colby College Mules defeated the Augustana College Vikings with a final score of 11-7 in their Sunday afternoon game. Senior Cole Palmeri homered twice, pulling himself within range of breaking the Colby all-time home run record.

Key Takeaways:

• Palmeri homered to left in the first inning, knocking in Ryan Grace and Marcus Forrester.
• The Vikings tied the game at 3-3, but Clint Flippo singled to right field in the second inning, scoring Patrick Shrake and Noah Reichman.
• Later in the second inning, Palmeri homered again to left, scoring Flippo.
• After allowing two home runs in two at-bats, Augustana intentionally walked Palmeri in his next three at-bats.
• In the sixth inning, Brady O'Brien doubled to center field, scoring Palmeri and Flippo.
• Thomas Rioux pitched four strong innings while Ryan Grecco picked up the win. Grecco struck out three and walked one.

Palmeri continued his strong senior campaign, wielding an OPS of well over 1.000 and a batting average of .500. The Mules sit at 8-3 and remain atop NESCAC East after defeating the 12-5 Vikings.

Colby will face #19 Kalamazoo College on Monday, March 25 at 2:00 PM as they look to continue their winning streak in Auburndale, Florida.