BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Bouncing back from Saturday's afternoon shutout against Maine (9-23), the Northeastern Huskies (20-15) closed out the weekend with a 13-5 victory over the Maine Black Bears on Sunday afternoon at Friedman Diamond, going 3-1 on the weekend against the Black Bears and Merrimack. Harrison Feinberg hit three home runs -- the first time a Husky has accomplished that feat since May 7, 2024 -- and Matthew Sapienza earned the win in relief to improve to 1-3 on the season. Northeastern moves to 20-15 overall and 11-5 in CAA play.
- Feinberg wasted no time getting going, leading off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to deep left field to give Northeastern the early 1-0 lead.
- Maine answered back to take a 2-1 lead in the third on a two-run home run to left.
- Northeastern answered with a three-run fourth. AJ Aschettino singled to left and immediately stole second, then Tyler Harmony singled him home for the 2-2 tie. Carter Bentley followed with a single to load the bases, and Will Fosberg doubled down the left field line to plate Harmony and push Bentley to third. Henry DiGiorgio grounded out to first but drove in Bentley to give the Huskies a 4-2 lead.
- Maine crept back within one in the fifth, scoring twice to make it 4-4Â on a pair of doubles.
- Northeastern pushed back with a run in the fifth when Aschettino singled to right center, stole second again, and scored on a Harmony single that also moved Harmony into scoring position on a fielding error.
- Matthew Sapienza took over in the fifth and locked the game down. With Northeastern leading 5-4, Sapienza retired Maine in order in the sixth before the Huskies broke the game open with a five-run frame.
- DiGiorgio singled to left center, stole second on a wild pitch, and Charlie Criscola singled to push him to third. Feinberg then crushed a three-run home run to left center, his second of the game, to make it 8-4. Matt Brinker doubled to deep left, then Aschettino singled to score him. On Aschettino's third steal attempt of the game, he got in safely but then was able to score from second on a throwing error on the play, to cap the inning and push the lead to 10-4.
- Maine added a solo home run in the seventh to make it 10-5 before Northeastern responded with three more in the bottom half. Bentley led off with his first career home run to left center, and Feinberg followed shortly after with a two-run shot to deep right, his third homer of the day, scoring DiGiorgio who had singled and stolen second.
- Sapienza (1-3) earned the win with 3.2 innings of relief, holding Maine to just three hits and striking out one after taking over in the fifth. Ryan McCarroll got the start and gave the Huskies a strong 4.0 inning start, allowing just two runs on three hits, striking out four and offering no free bases. He left the game with a 4-2 lead before Maine tied it up.
- Feinberg finished 3-for-4 with three home runs and six RBI. Aschettino went 3-for-5 with three RBI, reaching on three singles and stealing second base three consecutive times. Harmony went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in his best offensive performance of the season. Bentley finished 2-for-5 with his first career home run and two RBI. DiGiorgio was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI.
- Northeastern finished with 17 hits and stole six bases in the contest, the most hits since 2024 in a home game vs. Stony Brook. The Huskies had 17 hits in an 11-0 win at Friedman in the back end of a May 17Â double header.
The Huskies head back on the road this week, heading to BC on Tuesday for the Baseball Beanpot championship, before heading down to North Carolina next weekend for a three-game CAA series at North Carolina A&T, with first pitch on Friday scheduled for 6 p.m.
