Nashua, N.H. - Behind a complete game performance from senior ace Jon Merritt (Milton, Mass.), Clark University baseball defeated host Daniel Webster College, 12-1 to ensure the first non-losing season in the 85-season history of the program on Thursday afternoon.

The victory gives the Cougars a 16-15 overall record with the possibility of a makeup game still to be played. Clark is also one win shy of tying the school-record for wins in a season, set back in 2005.

Merritt won his school-record seventh game of the year and senior centerfielder Stephen DeMartino (East Haven, Conn.), who went over the 100 career hit mark in a win over UMass-Boston on Tuesday, tied the school record with 47 hits this season.

Phil DiMarco (Bellingham, Mass.) paced the offense going a perfect 4 for 4 just missing the cycle with a single, double and triple, and knocked in four runs.

Ron Bathrick (North Haven. Conn.) added a 3 for 5 day for the winners, knocking in two runs, while Nick Kellogg (Florence, Mass.) went 3 for 4 with a double and Shawn Lamothe (Bellingham) knocked in two runs.

Merritt, meanwhile, was magnificent, scattering six hits in allowing one first inning run and striking out 12 and walking just two. David Wesson took the loss (1-4) for the Eagles.

Clark took control with three-unearned runs in the fourth that included a two-run double from DiMarco.

The Cougars would push four across in the sixth on four hits and were aided by an error and added their final four in the eighth on four more hits including a RBI single from Bathrick and a RBI double from Justin Griffin (Manchester, N.H.).