BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Bucs traveled to Coast Guard on Wednesday afternoon to take on the Bears in non-conference play. The teams played to a close 3-2 final that went in favor of the Bears.

The Basics

Final: Bears 3, Buccaneers 2

Records: Coast Guard (5-3)

              Maritime (2-5)

On the Mound

Coast Guard: Cody Fidler (W, 2-0): 9 IP | 7 H | 2 R | 1 ER | 0 BB | 2 K

Maritime: Justin Brown (L, 0-1): 6 IP | 3 H | 2 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 3 K

At The Plate

Maritime

• AJ Pietrafesa and Alex Shlapak each had two hits in the game. Schlapak drove in both runs for the Bucs.
• John Tropea, Brett Velzis, and Aidan Henderson each had a hit, including doubles from Velzis and Henderson.
• Chris Perito was credited with a stolen base in the game. 

Coast Guard

• The Bears had six hits in the game, two from Greg Boland and four other players recorded a hit as well.
• Boland and Parker Madden drove in runs.
• Blake Carroll and Madden each had doubles.
• Justin Stasiak stole two bases in the win.

How It Happened

It was a low scoring itchers duel between Fidler and Brown in New London. The Bears opened the scoring in the bottom of the second on a Madden double to center and an error later in the inning that scored Madden. The Bears carried their 2-0 lead through the first four innings.

Maritime scored their first run in the fifth on a Shlapak single that scored Velzis to cut the Bears lead in half. 

Neither team could find their way across the plate through the next few innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Coast Guard extended their lead to 3-1 on a Boland single.

The Bucs attempted a comeback in the ninth when Perito scored on Schlapak's second hit of the day. The Bucs clawed and tried to get the tying run in but were unable to do so and dropped the game to the Bears 3-2.

What's Next

Maritime hosts Gordon College on Friday at 4pm at Hendy Field.