Volume CXXXI, Number 24 May 3, 2002 f

Bears topple Bates in doubleheader
J.P. HERNANDEZ
STAFF WRITER

The Bowdoin Baseball Team defeated Bates in three straight games over the weekend, but fell to the Monks from St. Joseph's on Tuesday. The Polar Bears now stand at 14-17 with two games left to play in the season.
"It's been a disappointing season," sophomore second baseman Justin King said. "We came into the year with high hopes."

Junior Chris Davidson at bat earlier this week. The men's record is 14-17 and they look to wrap up their season this weekend. (Henry Coppola, Bowdoin Orient)

In the first game against Bates last Friday, senior captain Scott Jamieson threw a complete game gem. He went the distance and allowed only six hits.
The team got all the runs it would need in the fourth inning. Senior Rob Metzler started things off by reaching base on an error. He then stole second, and was able to reach third when the Bates catcher's throw skipped into the outfield. Jimmy Shea '05 then singled to score Metzler, giving Bowdoin a 1-0 lead.

Later in the inning, sophomore Kevin Bougie scored on a passed ball to up the Bear lead to 2-0. Bates got one back in the top of the ninth on a homer by Drew McKenna, but could do no more damage. The Bears finished atop a 2-1 score.

The men's success against Bates continued the next day with two more wins in a Saturday doubleheader.

Pitcher Tom McMahon '05. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient)

In the first game, Metzler had three hits for the Bears, including a home run, while Shea and Bougie also notched two hits apiece. Andy Workman '04, who allowed only three hits and no runs across six innings, picked up the 3-1 win and Scott Boruchow '03 got the save.

The final game of the series against Bates was a wild one. The Bears held off a six-run ninth inning from Bates to take a 12-10 victory. A five-run effort in the seventh helped Bowdoin secure the win. Workman, already coming off of a strong pitching performance in the previous game, had a big day at the plate. He doubled and homered in the contest.

Senior Seth Paradis also contributed a home run for the Polar Bears.

Despite the weekend's successes, the Polar Bears suffered a frustrating loss to St. Joseph's on Tuesday. On the strength of seven runs in the first two innings, the Bears jumped to an early lead. However, the Monks rallied back to take an eventual 12-11 win. Paradis had a particularly noteworthy game for the Bears, going 4-for-6 with two runs scored.

The Polar Bears finish off their season with three home games this weekend; first, tomorrow's two against the Middlebury Panthers, beginning at noon. A game with the Judges from Brandeis will wrap up the spring on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

"We can win this weekend [against Middlebury and Brandeis] and go out on a positive note," King said. "Right now we're playing for pride and with the hope of building on things for next year."