Waterville, ME - The Colby College Mules (3-0) defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies (0-4) by a score of 5-4 in their Tuesday afternoon matchup at Coombs field. Colby put up three runs in the eighth inning to pull away from a charging Huskies offense.

Key Takeaways:

• Patrick Shrake scored on a Tony Silva double to open up the first inning.
• Marco Zirpolo doubled in the seventh inning to score Ethan Hillenberg.
• Ryan Grace and Corey Aubuchon scored on a Kai Aoki double in the eighth inning.
• Hillenberg hit a sacrifice fly to score Silva later in the eighth inning.
• Matt Mahoney (1-0) picked up the win and Matt Higgins earned his first save of the year as they and Ryan Grecco struck out fourteen batters.

The Mules will return to action when they travel to Beverly, MA to take on the #6 Endicott College Gulls on Saturday, March 8. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for noon.