Caleb Vacchiano capped an eight-run rally in the eighth inning with a grand slam, and Southern Maine won its first Little East Conference tournament championship since 2021 by defeating Keene State 11-5 on Saturday in Gorham.

The top-seeded Huskies (30-10) completed an undefeated run through the double-elimination tournament, scoring at least 10 runs in all four games. USM earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.

Vacchiano also hit a two-run triple in the fourth inning, but USM trailed 5-3 going into the bottom of the eighth. The comeback began with four consecutive singles by Carter Higgins, Mike Anquillare, Kaiden Morin and James Main. Drew Scialdone tied the game with a sacrifice fly, and Evan Baschnagel doubled home the go-ahead run.

After Kyle Douin was walked intentionally to load the bases, Peter Keblinsky was hit by a pitch. Vacchiano then greeted Keene State reliever Dylan Ellison with a drive over the left-field fence that made it 11-5.

Vacchiano’s former high school teammate at Sacopee Valley, Carson Black (7-1), pitched eight innings to earn the win.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

STEVENS 18, ST. JOSEPH’S 6: Maddy Hogan scored five goals in the opening 22 minutes as the Ducks (16-4) built a 13-3 halftime lead and cruised past the Monks (17-4) in an NCAA Division III first-round game in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Taylor Dumond led the Monks with three goals. Ella Highbarger opened the scoring and Zoey Lailor scored twice.

CORTLAND 14, COLBY 8: Despite three goals from Joselyn Silva and two goals and an assist from both Olivia Kraus and Charlotte Michener, the Mules (9-8) were eliminated from the NCAA tournament by the Red Dragons (15-4) in a first-round game in Medford, Massachusetts.

GETTYSBURG 26, HUSSON 4: The Bullets (13-6) raced to a 12-0 lead after one quarter and eliminated the Eagles (11-5) in an NCAA Division III first-round game in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Kate Boehmcke scored twice and Gracie Gardner and Laela Martinez each got one goal for Husson.

MEN’S TENNIS

BOWDOIN 4, ROGER WILLIAMS 0: Jackson Codd won in both singles and doubles and the Polar Bears (18-4) swept the Hawks (19-6) in Brunswick to advance to the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament.

Codd, Cameron Zia and Andrew Mendelson quickly prevailed in straight sets in singles after Bowdoin clinched the doubles point by winning two of the first three matches.

The Polar Bears will play at 11 a.m. Sunday against Babson, which eliminated Bowdoin in last year’s third round.