PORTLAND, Maine (Interstat) — Northeastern used a strong pitching performance and timely hitting to defeat Maine 5-1 on Wednesday at Portland Exposition Arena.

The Huskies improved to 26-17 while the Black Bears fell to 14-26.

Northeastern broke the game open in the third inning. Tyler Harmony singled to left field to drive in Will Fosberg, and Ryan Gerety followed with an RBI single to right field. In the fifth, Matt Brinker doubled down the left-field line to score Harrison Feinberg and Tyler Harmony, making it 5-0.

Maine’s lone run came in the ninth when Hunter St. Denis singled to left to score Troy Carpenter.

Northeastern pitchers silenced the Black Bears’ bats. David McSweeney threw two hitless innings with three strikeouts. James Morice, Jack Cropper, Andrew Rogovic, Cam Keaveney, Ryan McCarroll, Tom Mahoney and Scott Longo each tossed scoreless relief.

Brennan Rumpf and Sebastian Holt each worked a scoreless inning for Maine.

Northeastern collected nine hits to Maine’s six. The Huskies had split two earlier meetings with Maine this season, including a 5-0 loss on April 11 and a 13-5 win on April 12.