LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – The Thomas College baseball team defeated NVU-Lyndon in a pair of North Atlantic Conference (NAC) games on Sunday afternoon to conclude their regular season.

GAME 1 – Thomas 13, NVU-Lyndon 2
Thomas scored eight runs in the second to surge out to the early lead. The scoring started with Jacob Lacroix (Berwick, Maine) scoring on a fielder's choice, followed by a grand slam by Kyle Gleason (Danville, N.H.), his third home run of the season and second in as many days. Aaron Young (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) blasted a three-run homer to cap off the inning and make it 8-0.

Shane MacNeill (Kittery, Maine) hit an RBI single in the fourth, before Young hit his second home run of the game, a two-run shot, to make it 11-0. Lyndon got on the board with runs in the sixth and seventh, but Thomas matched with RBI singles by Young and Lacroix in the seventh to make it a 13-2 final.

Dylan Copeland (Salisbury, Mass.) pitched six innings to earn the win, giving up one run on four hits and striking out five. Andrew Pruell (Warren, Maine) came in for the seventh and allowed a run on one hit while striking out one.

GAME 2 – Thomas 10, NVU-Lyndon 8
The Terriers had another explosive second inning, this time scoring six runs to take the early edge. Lucas Harmon (Danville, N.H.) started off with a two-run double, followed by two-run singles by Ryan Kappelmann (Auburn, Maine) and Young to make it 6-0. Lyndon cut the Thomas lead with five runs in the third to make it 6-5.

Bradly Smith (Ellsworth, Maine) hit an RBI double in the fourth to bring in a run, followed by a Harmon RBI single. Gleason plated two runs on a single of his own to make it 10-5. The Hornets scored three times in the seventh, but Thomas was able to shut them down there and took the 10-8 win.

Daniel May (Honolulu, Hawaii) started for the Terriers and allowed five runs on four hits in three innings. Ryan Scepansky (Blandon, Pa.) relieved him after pitching six innings in yesterday's game and earned the win, going 3+ innings and allowing three runs on three hits. Copeland came in to close out the game, allowing a hit and holding the lead to earn the save.

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Thomas will await seeding information for the upcoming NAC East Division Championship.