BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- BucBall opened its conference schedule on Tuesday afternoon with the first game of a three-game series against Bridgewater State over the next week in Buzzards Bay. Jack O'Rourke was outstanding on the mound, and Colson Loughren drove in three runs as the Buccaneers won the game, 7-3.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 7, Bears 3

Records: Maritime 9-4 (1-0)

               Bridgewater 5-5 (0-1)

On The Mound

Maritime: Jack O'Rourke (W, 1-1): 5 IP | 4 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 3 BB | 5 K

Bridgewater: Patrick Chapin (L, 2-1): 5 IP | 4 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 5 BB | 8 K

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Michael Logiudice, Nate Kaczynski, and Colsen Loughren each had two hits in the game. Jason Bouffard and Damon White added one hit in the win. 
• Loughren had a triple for the Bucs, their only extra-base hit.
• Loughren drove in three runs, White knocked in two, and Logiudice had one RBI.
• Jake Duffy, Logiudice, and Bouffard all scored twice in the game, and Kaczynski scored once. 

Bridgewater

• Ryan Flaherty had a three-hit game for the Bears. Nick Berube had two hits in the loss. Ryan Secovich, Joshua Selander, and Jeyden Espinal each had one hit. 
• Flaherty and Espinal each had one RBI in the loss. 
• Secovich, Berube, and Cam Beltramini all scored once.
• Secovich stole two bases, and Luna stole one.

How It Happened

Bridgewater scored first in the bottom of the first inning on a double steal with Luna stealing second and Secovich stealing home. They led 1-0 after one.

In the top of the third, the Buccaneers scored three runs on a bases-loaded, three-RBI triple off the bat of Loughren. The Bucs led 3-1 after three innings.

The fourth and fifth innings went scoreless, and in the top of the sixth inning, the Buccaneers tacked on four runs to extend their lead to 7-1. Logiudice singled up the middle to drive in Bouffard. Loughren then reached on an error with two outs, and Duffy came in to score. Finally, White singled through the middle, bringing in Logiudice and Kaczynski. 

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Bridgewater scored two runs to cut the deficit to four runs, 7-3. Espinal singled down the left field line to bring in Berube, and Flaherty hit an infield single that allowed Beltramini to come in to score. 

That was as close as the Bears could get as the Bucs' pitching and defense shut down the BSU offense the rest of the way, and the Buccaneers won their first conference game of the season, 7-3.

What's Next

The Buccaneers open a conference series with Salem State on Friday, March 27th, in Salem at 3 pm.