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March 11, 2005

Bradenton, Fla.- Aaron Izaryk (Markham, Ontario) went 3-for-4, scored a run and drove home two as the University of Maine baseball team defeated Lehigh 6-3 on Friday afternoon in Bradenton, Fla. Maine improves to 5-6 on the season, while Lehigh falls to 3-4 on the campaign.

Joe Hough (West Roxbury, Mass.) led off the first inning with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Greg Creek (Manchester, Maine) walked and then Hough stole third and Creek second. Ryan Quintal (Manchester, N.H.) followed with a single scoring Hough. Izaryk hit a single that scored Creek for Maine's second run of the inning. Quintal scored on a passed ball.

Maine added a run in the top of the third inning. Creek walked and stole second base. Izaryk hit a double that scored Creek.

Lehigh cut the lead in half with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Black Bears answered with a single run in the top of the eighth inning. Curt Smith (Curacao, Netherlands) led off the inning with a double. Mark Ostrander (Hopkinton, Mass.) advanced Smith to third on a sacrifice. Mike Ferriggi (Bellmore, N.Y.) followed with a single that scored Smith.

Lehigh added a run in the bottom of the eighth inning, but that is as close as it would get.

Steve Richard (Billerica, Mass.) pitched 6.1 innings for Maine, allowing two runs on six hits. He struck out six batters in the game. He picks up his first win of the season. Scott Robinson (Ajax, Ontario) pitched 1.2 innings and allowed one run on one hit. Troy Martin (Dover, N.H.) pitched the ninth inning for the Black Bears to earn the save, his second of the season.

Izaryk led Maine with three hits in the game, while Quintal, Smith and Ferriggi each had two. Hough stole two bases in the game and is a perfect 8-for-8 on the season in stolen base attempts. Creek also recorded two steals in the game.

The Black Bears return to action on Saturday, March 12 when they face IPFW in Bradenton, Fla. It will be the last game for the Black Bears in the Sunshine State this season.

-U-M-