NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University baseball team extended its modest win streak to three straight games on Saturday afternoon by sweeping a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader from Rivier. The Cadets won the opener 5-4, before exploding for a 19-6 victory in the nightcap.

Norwich (3-23-1, 2-10 GNAC) jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first inning of the opening game before hanging on for the 5-4 victory. Donovan Brown went 2-for-2 with an RBI to pace the Cadets at the plate. NU managed just three hits in the game, but benefited from five Rivier fielding errors to secure the win.

Austin Shaw (1-3) did not allow an earned run in 3.2 innings to pick up the victory.

The Cadets broke out offensively in the second game, exploding for 19 runs on 12 hits. Norwich was helped by six more Rivier fielding errors.

Norwich led 3-1 after the first inning, and the Cadets added eight more runs in the second to blow the game wide open. Bret Manning went 2-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored, while Dustin Fleming was 2-for-4 with three runs batted in and two runs scored. Brown went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Brown's replacement at third base, Sean Kennedy, went 2-for-2 with three runs batted in as well.

David Wygonski (1-4) allowed six runs on nine hits over 6.0 innings to earn the victory.

Rivier falls to 0-16 (0-12 GNAC) following the sweep.