STANDISH, Me. – The Clark University baseball team (9-4) opened its week with a convincing 7-3 win over St. Joe's Maine (8-9) on Wednesday afternoon from Larry Mahaney Field.

How it Happened

• After sophomore Billy Sullivan drew a walk in the top of the first, graduate student Chris Radovic belted a two-run homer to give the Cougars a 2-0 advantage.
• Graduate student Torsten Sloan Anderson took the bump for Clark and after allowing a base hit, retired the next two batters and then went on to retire the side in order in the bottom of the second.
• Senior Andrea Casabianca reached base in the top of the third, but failed to score and Sloan Anderson went back on the mound and retired the batters in order for the second straight inning.
• Clark's offense added two more runs in the top of the fourth when junior Ethan Belt belted an RBI double that scored sophomore Heath Cockburn and junior Anthony Keefe scored to give Clark a 4-0 lead.
• Sloan Anderson tossed another two scoreless innings before Radovic belted his second homer of the game in the top of the seventh to extend the lead to 5-0.
• The Monks added a run in the bottom of the seventh and eighth to get within three, but the Cougars scored two runs in the top of the ninth on a two-RBI single from graduate student Trevor Ham.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark recorded seven hits and drew seven walks.
• Radovic went 2-4 in the game with a pair of homers, three RBI's, and scored three runs.
• Ham drove in two runs in the contest.
• Belt and Mooney also drove in runs in the game.
• Sloan Anderson pitched 6.1 innings, struck out three batters, and only allowed one run.

What's Next

Clark will open conference play on Saturday when they play a doubleheader against Emerson beginning at 12:00 p.m.