BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Baseball hosted Westfield State on Patriots Day for a conference doubleheader at Hendy Field. After struggling in game one, losing 7-5, the Bucs turned it around in game two, winning 10-5 in a hail-shortened game over the Owls.

Game One

The Basics

Final: Owls 7, Buccaneers 5

Records: Maritime 15-15 (7-11)

               Westfield 12-19 (9-7)

On the Mound

Maritime: Chase Dwight (L, 4-3): 5 IP | 5 H | 5 R | 5 ER | 6 BB | 4 K

Westfield: Sean McNamara (W, 3-4): 6 IP | 0 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 6 B | 11 LK

                 AJ Moore (Sv, 4): 0.1 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 0 K

Inside the Numbers

Mairtime

• Jake Duffy, Michael Logiudice, Aidan McCarthy, Colsen Loughren, Jason Bouffard, and Max Dunn all had one hit in the loss.
• Duffy hit his seventh home run of the season, the only extra-base hit for the Buccaneers. 
• Duffy drove in three runs, and McCarthy knocked in one.
• Logiudice scored twice in the game. Duffy, Bouffard, and Dunn scored once.
• Duffy had a stolen base in the game.

Westfield

• Antonio Scalise had three hits in the win. Sam Palmer, TJ May, and Connor Benvenuto all had one hit.
• Scalise had a home run and a double in the game, and May added a two-bagger.
• May and Scalise each drove in two runs, and Alex Martin and Colin Ryan drove in one.
• Palmer and Scalise scored two runs in the win. Nick Lenfest, Chase Racine, and Ryan scored once.
• Martin, Lenfest, Palmer, and Benvenuto all had a stolen base.

How It Happened

Westfield took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-RBI double from May.

In the top of the fourth, Scalise homered to right field to extend the lead to 3-0.

In the top of the fifth, Scalise and Ryan drove in a run apiece, and the Owls led 5-0 through five.

Being no-hit, the Buccaneers manufactured a run in the bottom of the fifth to erase the shutout for McNamara and the Owls. The Bucs trailed, 5-1, through six.

In the top of the seventh, the Owls scored two more runs on a Martin fielder's choice and now led 7-1. In the bottom of the inning, with McNamara out of the game after pitching six no-hit innings, the Buccaneers got to the Westfield bullpen for four runs. Duffy hit a three-run home run, then McCarthy hit an RBI single. With the score at 7-5, the Buccaneers got the tying run on base but were unable to erase the deficit, losing game one, 7-5.

Game Two

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 10, Owls 5

Records: Maritime 16-15 (8-11)

               Westfield 12-20 (9-8)

On The Mound

Maritime: Sam Wooley (W, 4-1): 5.2 IP | 6 H | 5 R | 4 ER | 3 BB | 4 K

Westfield: David Chaisson (L, 0-2): 0.2 IP | 1 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 2 BB | 1 K

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Nate Kaczynski and Aidan McCarthy had two hits in the win. Michael Logiudice and Costa Beechin had one hit apiece.
• Kaczynski hit his sixth home run of the season, the only extra-base hit of the game.
• Kaczynski and Beechin drove in two runs. Duffy, McCarthy, Damon White, and Jason Bouffard drove in one.
• Kaczynski scored three runs, and Logiudice scored twice. Duffy, McCarthy, White, Brayden Ramsey, and Bouffard all scored once.
• Beechin had a stolen base in the game.

Westfield

• Six different Owls had one hit in the loss.
• Nick Lenfest had a double for the guests.
• Jacob Lucas drove in two runs in the game. Lenfest and Racine drove in one each.
• Five different players scored a run in the game for Westfield.

How It Happened

Much like game one, Westfield took a lead in the top of the first, scoring three runs. In the bottom of the inning, Kaczynski homered to right field, driving in two. The Owls led, 3-2, after one.

After a scoreless second inning, the Owls extended their lead back to three runs, 5-2, thanks to a two-run single off the bat of Lucas. In the bottom of the inning, Maritime pulled within one run with two runs of their own. Duffy scored on a wild pitch, and McCarthy singled in Kaczynski. The Bucs trailed by one run, 5-4, after three. 

In the bottom of the fifth, the Buccaneers got to the Owls' bullpen for a second straight game. White was hit by a pitch, driving in Logiudice to tie the game, and from there the Buccaneers went on a scoring spree, getting six total runs in the inning. Kaczynski scored on a wild pitch, Bouffard was walked with the bases loaded, Beechin hit a two-RBI single through the right side, and Duffy hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Bouffard to score. When it was all said and done, the Bucs led 10-5.

In the top of the sixth, the Buccaneers and Wooley recorded two outs before the skies opened up, and it began hailing on Hendy Field. After some time, the field was deemed unsafe, and the game was called in favor of the Bucs, 10-5.

What's Next

The Buccaneers travel to Fitchburg on Wednesday to take on the Falcons in the final game of the three-game series between the teams at 3 pm.