Exley delivers clutch hit

STANDISH, MAINE - Senior captain Andy Exley's (Portland, ME) 3-run 2-out homer in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie and gave St. Joe's a 6-3 win over visiting Colby College.

The Monks improved to 11-7 and Colby dropped to 0-15.

After Colby scored twice in the top of the first, St. Joe's tied the score in the bottom half of the inning. Exley and sophomore Mark Clapp (Blue Hill, ME) singled and Colby pitcher Robert Jacobs (Mequon, Wisc.) intentionally walked NAC Player of the Week, senior Derek McIntosh (Auburn, ME). He then walked freshman Charlie Furbush (S. Portland, ME) and junior Aaron Cieslak, which walked in two runs.

Colby took a 3-2 lead in the second inning as Nick Spillane (Darian, CT) singled to score Robert Rosenbaum (Washington, DC).

St. Joe's tied the game in the bottom of the third as Furbush singled, Cieslak walked and junior Nick Arno (Windham, ME) reached first on a dropped third strike. Furbush scored after a throwing error by the catcher.

In the seventh inning, Arno reached first again on a dropped third strike and freshman Brian Schools (Gorham, ME) walked. Exley crushed a 3-run homer with two outs to seal the victory.

Clapp went 3/4, Exley was 3/5 and Furbush went 2/3. Colby was led by Spillane 2/5, Brian Liberty 2/4, Tyler Hales 2/5 and Steve Sandak 2/3.

St. Joe's plays at home on Friday against UMPI in a doubleheader beginning at 3 PM.