NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University baseball team hosted Colby-Sawyer College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference doubleheader on Wednesday at Garrity Field.

The Chargers swept the Cadets with a 10-4 win in game one and a 12-6 victory in game two.

In game one, Colby-Sawyer jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Chargers added three runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to open up an 8-0 lead.

Norwich got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI groundout by freshman left fielder Jakob Hayes (Arlington, Texas) to make it 8-1.

Colby-Sawyer scored twice more in the sixth to open up a 10-1 lead before NU rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Senior third baseman Hayden Roberge (Middlesex, Vt.) lifted a sacrifice fly to center and freshman first baseman Ryan Miller (Westhampton, N.Y.) ripped a two-run double to right to make it 10-4, as close as the Cadets would get in the loss.

In game two, CSC plated runs in the first inning once again, this time two for a 2-0 lead. The Cadets answered in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Roberge and a sacrifice fly by senior first baseman Hunter Lavigne (Charlton, Mass.) to tie the game 2-2.

The Chargers plated a run in the top of the third to retake the lead at 3-2 before Norwich rallied once again in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore center fielder Tyler Callahan (Arlington, Mass.) ripped an RBI double to center and Roberge followed with an RBI single to center to give NU its first lead of the day at 4-3.

The lead was short-lived as CSC plated six runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to open up a 10-4 lead.

The Cadets got a run in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings but the Chargers also plated a run in the sixth and seventh to take the 12-6 win.

Hayes, Callahan and Roberge all finished the game with two hits and a run scored apiece.

Norwich falls to 11-5 overall and 2-2 in the GNAC while Colby-Sawyer improves to 5-11 and 2-2 in conference play. Norwich is next in action on Saturday, April 2nd for a GNAC twin bill against Saint Joseph's College (Maine). Game times are set for 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Garrity Field in Northfield, Vermont.