STAFF REPORT

MEDFORD, Mass. — Senior pitcher Dave Ryan struck out 13 in seven innings and Tufts capitalized on eight Colby errors to earn a 14-4 win in a New England Small College Athletic Conference East Division game on Friday.

Sam Sager went 3 for 5 with an RBI and three runs scored and Matt Collins drove in three to lead Tufts (13-6, 4-3 in the conference), whose first eight runs were unearned.

Taro Gold went 2 for 3 with two RBIs for Colby (9-12, 0-4).

St. Josephs 9-8, UMaine-Farmington 3-3: The Beavers took the lead early in both games but the Monks rallied to sweep the doubleheader in Standish.

UMF (3-18) led Game 1 3-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, but St. Joe’s (25-3) broke the game open with five runs in the bottom of the sixth. No. 9 hitter Brandon Chase led off the inning with a home run on a two-strike pitch, and Alex Lorenc added a three-run homer.

In the second game, UMF scored twice in the top of the first on a two-run double by Mt. View graduate Ethan Jean. The Monks took the lead for good in the second inning and then scored for five runs in the bottom of the sixth. Jean had two hits in the second game for the Beavers and pitched a scoreless inning of relief.

College softball

Tufts 5, Colby 2: Rebecca DiBiase struck out 10 as the Jumbos remained unbeaten in NESCAC play by defeating the Mules in Waterville.

Tufts (20-3 overall, 7-0 NESCAC) scored its first three runs on two Colby errors and a passed ball. The Mules just missed taking the lead when Brianne Wheeler’s bases-loaded drive hit off the left field fence. A Colby runner was thrown out on the play and the Mules (7-14 overall, 0-4 NESCAC) settled for only two runs in the inning.

Sara Hedtler had three hits for Tufts. Emily Beinecke added two hits, including a two-run double. Wheeler, Lindsay Peterson, and Lauren becker each had two hits for the Mules. Colby pitcher Megan Michie struck out eight and allowed only two earned runs.

Also Friday: Mt. Blue graduate Jimmy Neal went 2 for 5 as Lyndon State split a baseball doubleheader with Colby-Sawyer. … Messalonskee graduate Juliana Fekete scored two runs as Worcester Polytechnic softball defeated Wheaton, 5-2.