WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University baseball team (6-5) welcomed Nichols (1-11) to Granger Field for a non-conference contest and came away with a thrilling 5-4 win over the Bison on Thursday afternoon.

How It Happened

• Senior Max Moss took the bump for Clark and tossed a scoreless first inning before junior Samuel Farrell belted a double to left center, but was left on base in a 0-0 contest.
• Moss again tossed a scoreless inning in the second and in the bottom of the second, first-year Dom Mariani walked and sophomore Tyler Jones hit a double to left field, but again the Bison got out of a jam.
• First-year Brayden Hollinrake drove in the game's first run in the bottom of the third when he connected on a suicide squeeze that scored Farrell to make it a 1-0 game.
• Nichols added a run in both the fourth and fifth before senior Ryan Caulfield and first-year Michael Soares each hit sacrifice flies that plated Farrell and senior Anthony Keefe to give Clark a 3-2 edge.
• The Bison tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the sixth and in the bottom of the seventh, Hollinrake and Caulfield each got on base, but were unable to score.
• After Nichols took a 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth, senior Michael Carterud pitched a scoreless ninth before Farrell belted a two-run homer to left field as Clark came away with a 5-4 win.

Inside the Stats

• Farrell went 3-4 with a homer, a double, three runs scored, and two RBI's.
• Hollinrake, Caulfield, and Soares also had RBI's in the contest.
• Moss tossed 5.0 innings and only allowed two runs.
• Bonini allowed one run across two innings pitched.
• Carterud earned the win with 1.1 innings pitches and allowed no runs.

What's Next

The Cougars will return to the field tomorrow for a doubleheader against Keene State beginning at 1:30 p.m.