Harwich, Mass. - #2 seed Saint Joseph's College (Me.) was eliminated this evening by #5 seed Southern Maine in a game originally scheduled to start at 8 PM, but delayed by the length of SJC's earlier extra-inning game vs. Western New England, and then pushed further back by a fog delay during the Middlebury-Salem State game so that it did not start until just after 10 PM tonight, finishing just before 1 AM.

Saint Joseph's returns to Standish with a respectable record of 34-10-1. Southern Maine advances to play #6 Middlebury at 3:30 PM later today.

Freshman Chris Burleson led the way for the Huskies on the mound, going the distance and earning the win. He threw 142 pitches and fanned an impressive 13 batters.

Southern Maine's Eddie Skeffington started the scoring off in the bottom of the second with a homerun to left center as USM took a 1-0 lead.

Saint Joseph's Jake Rodden struck back in the top of the third with a triple down the right line and a run to tie it up. The teams ended the third tied at one.

Huskie junior Ryan Bourque had an RBI single to right putting USM up 2-1 as they headed into the fourth inning. Southern Maine increased their lead when Max Arsenault hit a homerun, and Josh Stowell and Jeff Skillen scored to increase the Husky lead 5-1. Mike D'Andrea followed suit hitting a two-run homer to end the fourth 7-1.

The Huskies secured the win when Skillin drove in Skeffington. Skillin went on to score USM's second run of the inning to make the score 9-1. In the top of the ninth, Bourque drove in Burleson to cap Southern Maine's scoring at 10.

The Monks turned a double play in the ninth before they tried their last luck on a comeback. Saint Joseph's could not overcome Burleson who earned the last three outs by strikeout. Mark Clapp and Wade Oliver each went 2-for-4 for the Monks.

Score by Innings                            R  H  E
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St. Joseph's (ME).... 001 000 000 -   1  7  1
Southern Maine...... 011 520 01X - 10 13 1