COLCHESTER, Vt. – Sophomore Colin Kinsella (Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop) hit two home runs and drove in five runs as the Saint Michael's College baseball team clinched a sweep of a two-game weekend series against Adelphi University, 9-7, during Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday at Doc Jacobs Field. The Panthers received a vote toward this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-18, 5-8 NE10), Adelphi (16-15, 8-7 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Kinsella, 2-for-5, 2 R, 5 RBI (career high), 2 HR
• Senior Max Kolifrath (Millbury, Mass./Millbury), 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 HP
• Senior Terence Moynihan (Stoneham, Mass./Saint Mary's), 2-for-4, 1 R
• Junior Seth Larson (Leicester, Mass./Leicester), 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B
• Sophomore Trevor Arsenault (Websterville Vt./Spaulding), 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B
• Sophomore Richard Gilboy (South Portland, Maine/South Portland), 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• Junior Keegan Burke (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan), 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, no-decision
• Sophomore Chris Robinson (Williston, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K in relief, win
• Junior Colin Burke (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan), 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K in relief, save

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Jack Wishner, 3-for-5, 1 R
• Senior Johnny Catuosco, 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• First-year Jack Tate, 3-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR
• Sophomore Billy Kind, 4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, loss

GAME FACTS

• Keegan Burke notched his 100th career strikeout during the game and moved into a tie with Nick Myers '14 for 20th in program history in strikeouts (101).
• Junior Sam Cavossa (East Falmouth, Mass./The Winchendon School) pushed his career hit total to 97; 17 players in program history have 100.
• The Purple Knights swept a series from the Panthers for the first time since March 24, 2013.

THE ACTION

• Adelphi earned its only lead of the game in the top of the first inning when senior Joe Pellegrino drove in Catuosco on a two-out single to left-center to make it 1-0.
• Larson tied the game in the home half of the second on a groundout to second that brought home Gilboy.
• Kinsella hit his first home run in the bottom of the third to right field to bring in two runs and give the Purple Knights a 3-1 lead.
• Tate hit a solo home run to lead off the fourth inning and sophomore James Eden hit a two-out single to score Wishner to tie the game at three.
• Senior Evan Balian (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield) drove in Larson on a groundout to second base in the bottom of the fourth inning to put the Purple and Gold ahead before Kinsella launched a three-run home run with two outs to put the Purple Knights up 7-3.
• Adelphi added two runs in the top of the seventh inning on a pair of RBI singles, but the Purple Knights responded with two runs in the home half to keep the lead at 9-5. Larson drove in one with an RBI knock.
• The Panthers scored twice on three hits in the ninth but left two on base when Colin Burke induced a game-ending groundout.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday vs. Pace University, 12 p.m. doubleheader.
• The Setters were ninth in this week's NCBWA East Region poll.