NORTH ADAMS, Massachusetts –  The Sanford Mainers dropped Game 2 of the North Division Semifinals to the North Adams SteepleCats by a score of 4-3 at Joe Wolfe Field. The setback evens the series up at one, with a winner-take-all game coming Sunday night at Goodall Park. 

North Adams scored their four runs in just one inning. The game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the third, until the SteepleCats began to produce at the plate. The first two runners of the inning reached base on a walk and an error which then led to three hits and four runs in the inning for North Adams. 

Sanford chipped into the deficit immediately. In the top of the fourth, Luke Jenkins (UNC Greensboro) came to the plate with one out and homered to right to make it a three run ballgame. Both offenses would be silenced until the ninth inning. 

Nic Melton (UNC Asheville) and Drew Smith (UConn) combined to throw five scoreless innings in relief but were unable to get any run support until late in the game. With a man on and two outs, Kyle Douin (Southern Maine) came to the plate and homered to right field to make it a one run game. The home run would be too little, too late as North Adams would hold on to win. The win marked the SteepleCats first postseason win since 2016.

The winner-take-all Game 3 is scheduled to begin at 6:30 at Goodall Park Sunday night. 

About the Sanford Mainers:
Sanford Mainers Baseball is Southern Maine's Premier Baseball Experience located in Sanford, Maine and is one of 13 members of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, as well as a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2001, playing its first season in 2002. The Sanford Mainers are committed to providing an outlet for collegiate baseball players from across the country to assist in skill development, while also acting as a community partner to the Southern Maine region in regard to youth activities, internships, volunteerism, and more. The Mainers are two-time league champions, taking home the title in 2004 and 2008. For more information on the Sanford Mainers, please visit our website at www.sanfordmainers.com or follow on Facebook at facebook.com/sanfordmainers or on Twitter and Instagram at @sanford_mainers.