LEWISTON, Maine – Senior DJ Caron ripped a two-run triple in the ninth to break a three-all tie and propel the Nichols College baseball team to a 7-3 win over Bates College Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at Leahey Field.

Graduate student Nathaniel Cormier finished the day 3-for-5 with a solo home run and three runs scored for the Bison (14-15-1), who also received two hits and an RBI from sophomore Johnny Knox and a 2-for-3 effort from junior Brad Ellis.

After the Bobcats tied the game in the eighth, Caron's first triple of 2022 plated graduate student Justin Hurley and senior Isaac Blanford. Caron scored on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 6-3 before Knox doubled to bring home Cormier.

Junior Kyle McCutcheon came on in relief of freshman starter Sean Ryan and struck out three in 2.2 innings of work to record his first win of 2022.

Nichols has now won three-straight and four of the last five meetings with Bates (6-22).