Gorham, Maine--Sophomore second baseman Cal Parrillo (Greenville, R.I.) paced the Anchormen offensively with four hits as the Rhode Island College baseball team split a doubleheader at Southern Maine (6-0, 2-5) in Little East action played on Ed Flaherty Field on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 6, 2; Southern Maine 0, 5
Rhode Island College (11-6-1, 3-1 LEC)
Southern Maine (5-12, 2-2 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE
• RIC led, 2-0, after four innings, with Parrillo picking up an RBI in the third inning and freshman catcher Lucas Pierce (Chepachet, R.I.) doubling home a run in the fourth.
 
• RIC would add a few insurance runs as sophomore pitcher Andrew Sears (West Warwick, R.I.) was dominant. He struck out a career-high 12 batters over eight innings and allowed just five Huskies to reach base as he picked up his fourth (4-1) win on the season.
 
• USM senior pitcher Joshua Joy (Smithfield, Maine) was saddled with the loss (1-3).
 
GAME TWO
• The script flipped on the Anchormen as it was the Huskies, who scored early and often, collected three runs in the fourth thanks to a hit, a hit batsman and a fielder's choice.
 
• In the fifth inning, junior left fielder Jonathan Wilson (East Granby, Conn.) singled home a run and then later scored after a double by junior designated hitter Arlo Pike (Buxton, Maine). USM led, 5-0, after the fifth inning.
 
• In the top of the ninth, senior third baseman Jarrad Grossguth (Coventry, R.I.) brought in the Anchormen's only two runs with a blast over the left field fence.

• USM sophomore pitcher Bryce Afthim (Windham, Maine) was excellent, going the complete nine innings and striking out 10 batters for his third win of the year (3-1).
 
• Sophomore pitcher Terry Murray (Norfolk, Mass.) earned the loss (2-2).
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• Parrillo was 4-for-9 with a pair of doubles.
 
• Grossguth went 2-for-7 with a homer and three RBI across both games.
 
 WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host Amherst on Monday, April 4 (3:30 p.m.).