College roundup: Hunter Owen shuts out reigning CWS champions

Portland Press Herald, Maine
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Mar. 18—Hunter Owen of South Portland pitched a two-hitter Friday night to lead Vanderbilt to an 8-0 win over third-ranked Mississippi, the defending College World Series champion, at Nashville, Tennessee.

Owen, a junior left-hander, needed just 96 pitches on the way to his first collegiate complete game. He struck out 11, walked one, and retired the final 23 batters.

Owen is 2-0 with a 2.20 ERA in five starts this season, serving as the No. 2 starter for the Commodores (15-5).

WISCONSIN-STEPHENS POINT 17, SOUTHERN MAINE 2: The Huskies (1-8) opened with two runs in the top of the first inning but struggled the rest of the way as they fell to the Pointers (5-2) in a seven-inning game Saturday at Davenport, Florida.

Cam Seymour belted a solo home run, and Anthony Poole had two hits for USM.

PENN STATE MONT ALTO 6, SOUTHERN MAINE CC 5: Michael O'Brien had two hits and two RBI for Southern Maine Community College (0-3), but the SeaWolves gave up the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Nittany Lions (10-6) in Mont Alto, Pennsylvania.

SOFTBALL

DARTMOUTH 1, MAINE 0: Alexandra Gruitch allowed only three hits but gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Black Bears (7-17) lost to the Big Green (5-10) in Moraga, California.

MEN'S LACROSSE

SOUTHERN MAINE 20, HUSSON 14: Omar Contreras and Nick James each scored four goals to lead the Huskies (2-4) past the Eagles (4-3) in Gorham.

USM raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter.

Danny Carter and Gunner McAllister paced Husson with three goals apiece.

ST. JOSEPH'S 11, DEAN 10: Tim Goodfellow scored 3:39 into overtime as the Monks (3-5, 2-0 GNAC) squeezed past the Bulldogs (3-2, 0-2) in Franklin, Massachusetts.

Goodfellow finished with two goals and three assists. Xavier Michaud and Matt Denman chipped in with two goals apiece.

WILLIAMS 12, BOWDOIN 11: Will Byrne and Jason Lach each tallied three goals and an assist for Bowdoin (3-2, 1-2 NESCAC), but a fourth-quarter comeback bid fell short against the Ephs (3-1, 3-0) in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

WESLEYAN 21, COLBY 12: Jack Goller scored three goals and set up one for Colby (1-3, 0-3 NESCAC) in a lose to the Cardinals (4-1, 2-0) at Middletown, Connecticut.

Henry Popko, Doug McCarthy and Evan DeVita each added two goals for the Mules.

ST. LAWRENCE 16, BATES 7: Wil Masterson paced Bates (0-5) with four goals in a loss to the Saints (5-0) in the Mustang Classic at Owings Mills, Maryland.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

ST. JOSEPH'S 19, ANNA MARIA 4: The Monks (4-2, 2-0 GNAC) raced out to a 9-0 lead in the first quarter and cruised past the AmCats (1-4, 0-2) in Paxton, Massachusetts.

Carson Battaglia and Shauna Clark notched four goals apiece, while Lydia Clark had three goals and four assists.

WILLIAMS 12, BOWDOIN 11: Else Dean-Numcie's free-position goal just 43 seconds into overtime gave the Ephs (4-1, 2-1 NESCAC) a comeback win over the Polar Bears (2-3, 1-2) in Brunswick.

Sophia Sudano scored five goals for Bowdoin, which couldn't hold on to a 9-3 halftime lead.

AMHERST 12, BATES 8: Trish Balser, Caroline Taggart and Sadie O'Neil each scored twice for Bates (4-4, 0-3 NESCAC) in a loss to the Mammoths (4-1, 2-1) in Amherst, Massachusetts.