HOCKEY
Portland Pirates to receive 13 players as Buffalo Sabres trim training camp roster
The Buffalo Sabres sent 13 players Tuesday to the Portland Pirates, their new AHL affiliate.
Heading to Portland are forwards Tyler Bouck, Jimmy Bonneau, Colton Fretter, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Colin Murphy, Felix Schutz, Derek Whitmore and Josh Vatri, defensemen Paul Baier, Mike Card and Mike Kostka, and goaltenders Adam Dennis and Jhonas Enroth.
In addition, Buffalo loaned forward Philip Gogula to Kolner Haie of the German Elite League and returned defenseman Tyler Myers, the Sabres' first pick in 2008 draft, to Kolowna of the Western Hockey League.
The moves left Buffalo with 32 players remaining in camp.
COLLEGES
MEN'S SOCCER: Tim Molnar recorded a hat trick, and Patrick Jackson added a pair of goals and one assist to lead Bates (4-2) to an 11-1 victory over Thomas (3-7) in a non-conference game at Waterville.
Dustin DiGregorio, David Wood, Tyler Mehegan, Chris Okano and Haynes Johnston scored one goal apiece for the Bobcats, who outshot the Terriers, 20-4. The remaining goal was an own goal off a Thomas player.
The lone Thomas goal was scored by Andrew Pelletier.
BASEBALL: Nate Leeman had two doubles and two RBI, and Coleman Findlay struck out eight and walked two while throwing a three-hitter to lift Southern Maine Community College to a 4-0 victory over the University of New Hampshire club team (2-7) as part of a doubleheader at St. Joseph's College in Standish.
The Seawolves (12-0) completed the sweep in the second game with a 10-0 win in five innings. Scott Nappi had four hits and drove in two runs, and Charles Boettcher struck out nine and walked one in a one-hitter.
SOFTBALL: Melissa Sanborn knocked in four runs to pace SMCC to a 13-5 victory as the Seawolves salvaged a doubleheader split with the UNH club team (6-2) at South Portland.
Rachel DelCamp and Ashley Probasco had two-run doubles in the first inning to get SMCC started in its five-inning victory. UNH took the first game, 6-3.
The win secured the Yankee Small College Conference League Title for the Seawolves (7-1) along with the top seeding for Saturday's YSCC tournament at the Wainwright complex in South Portland.
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