Waterville, ME - The Colby College Mules (25-8) defeated the Bates College Bobcats (12-17) in both games of their Saturday afternoon doubleheader. The Mules won the first game of Senior Day 5-0 and won the second 7-3.

Game One Key Takeaways:

• In the second inning, Clint Flippo singled through the left side. Noah Reichman scored on the play.
• Patrick McConnell singled through the right side in the fourth inning.
• Reichman blew the game open in the fifth inning with a grand slam. Brady O'Brien, Ethan Hillenberg, and Ryan Grace scored on the play.
• Thomas Rioux tossed a complete game shutout, allowing no walks while striking out five batters.

Game Two Key Takeaways:

• In the first inning, Genki LeClair doubled to right center field, scoring Reichman and Grace.
• Hillenberg singled to center field later in the first inning to score LeClair.
• In the fifth inning, LeClair scored on a McConnell single to second base.
• Grace singled to right center in the eighth inning on a play that scored Marcus Forrester.
• Derek Woods picked up his fourth win of the year and Ryan Grecco earned the save as they combined for eight strikeouts and one walk.

The Mules will wrap up their 2024 regular season on Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 PM when the Plymouth State University Panthers travel to Coombs Field.