The Huskies won their fifth staight game and improved to 21-16. Bowdoin drops to 21-15 with the setback and visits Middlebury for a Saturday doubleheader.
Tied at 3-3 heading into the fifth inning, both teams posted five-run frames to forge an 8-8 deadlock.
But, the Huskies added a pair of two-run frames in the sixth and seventh innings to pull away. John Carey led the way for the Huskies with a 4-for-5 game, while Forrest Chadwick had three hits and three runs scored.
John Lefeber had three hits and two RBIs for the Polar Bears, who also got three hits from Jordan Edgett.
Oliver Van Zant took the loss for the Polar Bears, permitting 10 runs (just four earned) over six innings pitched with eight strikeouts.
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