AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The #8 Webster University baseball team was back in action this afternoon when they traveled to Auburndale, Florida, to take on the #19 University of Southern Maine Huskies. The Gorloks defeated the Huskies by a final score of 13-2 in seven innings to improve to 7-2 on the season. With the loss, the Huskies fall to 2-4 on the year.

The Gorloks put together 14 hits in the win. They rallied for six runs in the bottom of the second to jump out to an early lead. The Huskies bounced back and scored two runs in the top of the third, but two runs in the bottom half of the inning from the Gorloks put them up 8-2. Webster scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth, one run in the bottom of the fifth, and two runs in the bottom of the sixth to solidify the win.

Carter Hunt (1-0) was the starting pitcher in this one as he allowed six hits and two earned runs while striking out six in his first complete game of the season.

A.J. Smith led the way at the plate as he went 3-for-4 with two homeruns and four RBI. In addition to Smith, Parker Wielt went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, Evan Evola went 3-for-4 with two RBI, Zach Goodman went 1-for-1 with three RBI, and Adam Lovell went 1-for-4 with two RBI while Ben Swords and Matt Staker each added an RBI.

The Gorloks are back in action tomorrow, March 15^th when they travel to Port Charlotte, Florida, to take on the #6 Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors. The game is set to start at 6 p.m. EST at Centennial Park Field 10.