FRANKLIN, Mass.- In their return to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play, the Norwich University Baseball team split a doubleheader with Dean Saturday afternoon which gives them three wins in their last five games.

Pitching ruled the day in the first game as both sides picked up four hits. The Bulldogs struck first in the third inning by scoring two runs. The Cadets cut the lead in half in the top of the seventh with an RBI triple from Geffen Franus (Leesburg, Va.). Franus also represented the tying run, but Dean shut the door for a 2-1 victory.

That would be the shot in the arm the Cadets needed as they would have a 9-0 lead after the fourth inning of game two. PJ Morales (Bakersfield, Calif.) led off the game with a double. Two batters later, with the bases loaded, Hayden Roberge (Windsor, Vt.) drove him in. Franus, the following hitter with the bases still loaded, would drive in two more run. Zeb Perrault (Chelsea, Vt.) would drive in two more runs before the inning ended to give Norwich an early 5-0 lead.

In the fourth, Roberge would double home Abel Oropeza (Whittier, Calif.) and put him in scoring position for Franus who cranked a two-run home run to put the Cadets up by nine. Both Roberge and Franus ended the game going three for five at the plate with Roberge picking up two RBIs and Franus with five after picking up another one in the eighth taking home a 15-5 win.

Norwich will look to keep their momentum going as they host GNAC leading Lasell on Sunday April 16 in a doubleheader at 1 PM.