STANDISH

The Bowdoin College baseball team suffered a 14-4 setback at the hands of Saint Joseph’s on Monday afternoon.

The Polar Bears fell to 9-10, while the Monks climbed to 16-5.

Bowdoin fell behind 4-0 in the bottom of the first, sparked by a two-run single from Ben Gravel.

The Polar Bears cut the lead in half with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Sawyer Billings drove in Brendan O’Neil and Ben Suski later scored on a passed ball.

Jared Gagne plated three more runs in the third with a double to left. The Monks added four more runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to take a 14-2 lead.

Matt Nakamoto singled to right in the seventh to drive in another run for Bowdoin. Jack Bliss singled to center in the eighth.

O’Neil was the only Polar Bear with multiple hits, going 3-for-5 at the plate. O’Neil added a stolen base. Bowdoin’s pitching staff combined for six strikeouts and five walks. Logan Simon and Ryan Dixon each fanned a pair of batters.

Bowdoin hosts Tufts in a key NESCAC Eastern series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m.

Men’s tennis

Bowdoin posted an authoritative win against Amherst in its home opener on Sunday afternoon at the Maine Pines Tennis Center.

The Polar Bears, ranked second in the latest ITA Division III poll, remained perfect at 11-0 this season. The seventh-ranked Mammoths fell to 7-2.

Bowdoin took all suspense out of the match early, sweeping doubles play to grab a 3-0 lead. Gil Roddy/Justin Patel cruised to an 8-0 win at No. 3, while Kyle Wolfe/Jerry Jiang recorded an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles. Grant Urken/Luke Tercek posted an 8-5 win at No. 1 to give Bowdoin the commanding lead.

The Polar Bears put the Mammoths away early in singles play, taking straight-set wins at No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 to cap the victory. Tercek (6- 3, 6-3), Wolfe (6-3, 6-3), Jiang (6-1, 6-2) and Patel (6-2, 6-1) earned the straight-set singles wins for Bowdoin, with Roddy (3-6, 6-3, 10-3) earning a comeback win at No. 5.

Bowdoin returns to action on Friday at Brandeis, followed by a visit to third-ranked Middlebury on Saturday.

Top athletes

Bowdoin junior Sam Carlin has been named the NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week.

Carlin won 23-of-30 faceoffs against Bates and scored twice, including the game-winner with 1.3 seconds remaining in a key NESCAC win last Wednesday night in Lewiston. He won the final faceoff with 16 seconds left in a tie game and never gave up the ball, depositing the game-winner before the buzzer.

He also had 18 ground balls in the win.

Carlin added seven more faceoff wins in a non-conference victory at Montclair State on Saturday as the Polar Bears won their eighth straight game.

Bowdoin will return to action on Wednesday night as it hosts Colby at Whittier Field at 7 p.m.

Bowdoin first-year Maddie Rouhana has been named the NESCAC Softball Player of the Week.

Rouhana led the Polar Bears to a weekend sweep of Colby as she batted .500, with five of her six hits being for extra bases, including a home run in Game 1 on Saturday, and two home runs in the second inning alone on Sunday against the Mules. She knocked in seven runs and scored five runs over the two days.

For the week, she batted .462 and slugged 1.462 in five games with four homers, 10 RBIs and six runs scored as Bowdoin improved to 18-6 this spring.

The freshman is enjoying a phenomenal rookie campaign that sees her rank among the team leaders in batting average (.429), hits (15) and RBIs (12). She currently leads the team with four home runs and a .829 slugging percentage.

Bowdoin returns to action on Wednesday afternoon when it entertains the University of Southern Maine in a doubleheader beginning at 3:30 p.m.