Bowdoin defeats baseball in 13-8 slugfest

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Bowdoin College Polar Bears broke a 3-3 tie with seven runs in the fifth inning and held on from there to defeat the Bates baseball team by a score of 13-8 Friday night in NESCAC action. Bates (11-10, 2-5 NESCAC) fell behind 3-0 but rallied with three runs in the top of the fourth. Junior Ben Genser (Newton, Mass.) got things started with an infield single. Then senior Noah Jankowski (Methuen, Mass.) launched his third home run of the season, trimming the deficit to 3-2. Sophomore Gibby Sullivan (Yarmouth, Maine) got hit by a pitch and…