MEDFORD - Host Tufts clinched the NESCAC East Division pennant with a 6-4 victory over Colby College in baseball action on Friday afternoon.The win lifted Tufts to 19-7-1 overall and 8-1 in the division. Colby dropped to 8-14 and 3-7.

Tufts senior RF Dan Callahan (Medfield, MA) launched a three-run home run to right field in the bottom of the second to help Tufts take a 5-1 lead. The three RBIs gave him 118 in his career, breaking the Tufts record of 115 previously held by Bill Canon (1987-90). Junior CF Evan Zupancic (Lake Oswego, OR) also drove in a run with an infield single in a four-run second inning for Tufts.

Colby clawed back to within 5-4. They notched a single run in the fourth on junior DH Jay Johnson's (Norwood, MA) second RBI single of the game. Back-to-back singles by junior SS Kevin Brunelle (Augusta, ME) and sophomore 2B Vince Domestico (Ashland, MA) followed by a wild pitch, a passed ball, and a ground out by senior 3B Matt Simard (Auburn, ME) produced two Colby runs in the seventh. The Jumbos answered with a run in the bottom of the inning when Callahan led off with a bunt single and scored on a double over the center fielder's head by senior 1B Tim Ayres (Irvine, CA).

Tufts junior P Dave Martin (Arlington, MA) improved to 5-1, allowing seven hits and one earned run in six innings. Colby starter Jim Garrett (Yarmouth, ME) settled down after a rocky first two innings, but took the loss. Jumbo junior Brian Shapiro (Swampscott, MA) pitched three innings for a save.

Brunelle, Domestico and Johnson all had two hits for Colby. Zupancic, Callahan and sophomore 3B Adam Kacamburas (North Reading, MA) had a pair each for Tufts.

Colby 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 = 4-8-0

Tufts 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 x = 6-8-2

T - Dave Martin, Brian Shapiro (7) and Bob Kenny; C - Jim Garrett, Dan Deacon (7) and Eric Roy.

WP - Martin (5-1); LP - Garrett (0-2); SV - Shapiro (2).

2B - T, Tim Ayres; C, Kevin Brunelle, Eric Roy.

3B - T, Evan Zupancic.

HR - T, Dan Callahan (3).

SB - T, Evan Zupancic; C, Jay Johnson.

Records - Tu, 19-7-1; C, 8-14.