Auburn, ME - A tight game was decided in the eighth inning as CM fell to NHTI 5-3 in eight innings on Sunday. Berlkley Stevens got the win for NHTI. He pitched three shutout innings. He struck out two, walked two and surrendered two hits.

Mike Muise reached base three times in the game for the Mustangs. He singled in the sixth inning. Austin Wing couldn't get it done on the rubber for Central Maine, taking a loss. He came in relief for 1 1/3 innings, walked none, struck out one, and allowed two runs.

NHTI tied the game in the seventh on an RBI single by Chriss Gauss that scored Mike Simard. Central Maine managed to get the leadoff batter to third with no outs in the bottom of the seventh but couldn't score him.

The Lynx didn't relinquish the lead after scoring two runs in the eighth inning when it scored on a solo home run by Jeffrey Quimby and an RBI single by Steve Moran.