Brett Collacchi allowed four baserunners in eight innings of work. Salisbury athletics photo

Nothing is more fundamental in baseball as the old adage that good pitching will always stop good hitting. Our Sunday recap looks at some of the outstanding pitching performances on Sunday.

• Sunday's schedule
• Games on Monday
• Crooked innings are a staple

Adrian capped off a 3-0 weekend with another shutout of North Central (Ill.) by the final of 5-0. Jordan Frayer tossed eight scoreless innings and allowed just two singles. He gave up a single to the first hitter of the day and also a leadoff hit to start the fourth. Frayer was on mark with no walks and struck out five in his first win of the season.

Illinois Wesleyan posted wins of 4-1 and 9-3 doubleheader sweep over Rose-Hulman Institute at the Corn Crib in Normal. In the opener, junior lefthander Josh Jimenez allowed six hits, only one of which left the infield, and struck out 11 in picking up the win with the complete game. Rose-Hulman sent the tying run to the plate in the final inning but Jimenez ended the contest with a strikeout.

No. 4 Salisbury opened their Sunday with a 8-2 win over previously unbeaten Mary Washington. Brett Collacchi was superb in his second win of the season with a two-hit performance in eight innings. He struckout eight and walked two batters. Salisbury would complete the CAC sweek with a 10-9 win in the nightcap.

UW-LaCrosse opened their season with wins over two teams in the Top 25. In the Eagles' season opener, Ben Cejka scattered four hits and got a perfect inning from
Jameson Lavery to shutout No. 24 Eastern Connecticut State 10-0. Cejka and Lavery combined to strikeout nine Warriors. UW-LaCrosse went on to defeat No. 23 Rowan 5-3.

Endicott opened their 2015 season with two losses, 2-1, 8-7 to third-ranked Cortland State. The first game featured a pitching matchup between the defending CCC Pitcher of the Year from Endicott, junior righty JJ Branch, and Cortland's All-American senior left-hander Brandon McClain. Both hurlers went six scoreless innings until the seventh inning where the Gulls got on board with a run and the Red Dragons countered with two for the win. McClain earned the win, going 7.0 innings and allowing one earned run on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Branch suffered the loss as he allowed just three hits and two walks in 6.2 innings before Cortland's comeback win. He also struck out two batters. In game two Endicott and Cortland State combined for 15 runs and 28 hits with the Red Dragons prevailing by a single run.

Senior Josh Schulman pitched his first shutout in his career for the Yellowjackets. Rochester athletics photo

Rochester broke out the bats against New York University at the UAA championships but it was Josh Schulman throwing up goose eggs against the Violets. The Yellowjackets earned a 12-0 victory for a tie for third place in the UAA tournament at Sanford Memorial Stadium. Schulman tossed a 7 inning shutout, the first of his career, allowing just five hits, one walk while striking out a career best seven NYU hitters.

• Washington earns share of UAA

Trinity (Conn.) moved to 3-0 and continued their dominance from the mound. On Sunday it was Sean Meekins and Chris Speer guiding the Bantams to a 6-1, 7-1 sweep of Worcester State. Meekins allowed eight hits with no walks and 11 strikeouts in a complete game performance.  Speer also finished what he started with just five hits allowed on the afternoon.

Alex Tucci got the day started right for the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins with a 7-1 win over No. 18 Bridgewater (Va.). Tucci shutout Eagles for 7.1 innings, scattering seven hits with four strikeouts before needing a pick-me-up. Sean Greiser relieved Tucci and got out of a bases load jam without a runner crossing the plate. The Marlins were winners in game two 5-3.

Catholic swept a pair from Moravian wining 1-0 and 6-3, in Landmark Conference action at the Nationals Youth Sports Complex in Washington, D.C. The opener was a classic pitchers duel as Dan Morrin was the hard luck loser, giving up three hits in the complete game effort. Kyle Hassen (7 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 1 SO) combined with Mark Duffy (2 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 SO) for the win and save.

Newbury split an afternoon doubleheader against non-conference Anna Maria with an 8-1 win in game two after falling to the Amcats, 3-2 in the first game. The nightcap started out as a good old fashioned pitchers duel but as rain started to fall, the Nighhawks batsmen found their strokes, spoiling Amcat sophomore Andrew Sawyer's outing. The recipient of the offense was Newbury senior Danny Lumb. Lumb earned his first victory of the season tossing six innings allowing just one run while scattering seven hits and striking out five.

Sam Ackerman (pictured) and Mike Androconis has the Diplomats off to a 2-0 start to the 2015 season. Franklin and Marshall athletics photo

Franklin & Marshall swept Gallaudet in a doubleheader by a 17-0 score in game one, before following with a 3-0 shutout in the nightcap. Sam Ackerman earned the season opening win after tossing six innings, allowing only five hits and striking out three batters. In the second contest, freshman Mike Androconis got his first collegiate nod and didn't disappoint, carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning. The right-hander from Westfield, N.J. threw a complete-game shutout, surrendering only two hits, while walking one and striking out three.

Four Tufts pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Jumbos defeated Saint Vincent 12-0 at War Memorial Stadium. Starting pitcher Andrew David earned the win throwing six innings and allowing three hits with seven strikeouts.  Charlie McQuinn, Matt Rothstein and Rory Ziomek combined for four strikeouts and two hits in the final three innings.

Hampden-Sydney split its first ODAC doubleheader, taking a 4-0 win and an 11-10 loss at Roanoke. The Tigers won the first game 4-0 behind a complete game shutout from Reggie Johnson. Johnson made life difficult on the Maroon bats, going the distance, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out eight.

MCLA rallied for a 4-3 game two victory in extra innings and they took the opener 10-1 behind a solid pitching performance from Ryan Grande as the Trailblazers swept the Lesley Lynx at Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale, Fla. The freshman danced around 10 hits but made key pitches when he had too to earn his first victory in his opening start. Grande struck out six hitters and walked a pair giving up the lone run.

Berry team swept the visiting Sewanee Tigers in a 3-game SAA series this weekend. Berry won the third game on Sunday, 5-1, over the Tigers. Six pitchers combined for a seven-hit effort with Austin Parker earning the win on a staff day for the Vikings.

Dom Deliberti helped the Roos secure their first shutout of 2015. Canton athletics photo

Dom Deliberti threw five innings of shutout ball as SUNY Canton split a pair of games against Arcadia in Myrtle Beach. After dropping the opening game 3-1 the Roos bounced back with a 5-0 win in the nightcap. Deliberti gave up just five hits on two walks and two strikeouts in game two. Travis Bigelow and Keenan Shannon gave up just one hit in two innings of relief to get SUNY Canton its first shutout of 2015.

Methodist showed its offense strength on Sunday, winning a pair of games over fellow USA South member William Peace, 8-1, 10-1. The offense overshadowed outstanding performances from the two Methodist starters. Josh Howard added a fourth win to his resume, pitching a solid 8.0 innings with only four hits and one run allowed, adding six strikeouts. Travis Johnson picked up the game two win, pitching 6.0 scoreless innings and giving up just four hits with eight strikeouts.

The College of New Jersey registered its first win of the season, defeating St. Norbert 12-1 in the back-end game of a doubleheader in Lake Wales, Fla.  St. Norbert won the opener 3-1. TCNJ's Steven Volpe and St. Norbert's Brett Nohr dueled each other in game one. Volpe pitched effectively in the loss, striking out six in six and one-third innings. Nohr matched Volpe's effort and went the distance for a complete-game victory. He scattered six hits, struck out two and walked none. In the nightcap, a five-run, first inning gave Evan Edelman a comfortable cushion for his first start of 2015. The right-hander took advantage and went six innings, surrendering just one unearned run for the victory. Edelman scattered seven hits and struck out five in his season debut.

Huntingdon was dominant at the plate and on the mound in their 12-0 win over Piedmont. The team scored 10 runs in the final two innings and junior Zack Watson pitched a complete game to earn the win. Watson struck out two, walked four and scattered four hits in the seven-inning shutout that was shortened by the USA South Athletic Conference's 12-run rule.

No. 12 Shenandoah registered its second ODAC sweep of the week by taking out Guilford. The Hornets got a pair of masterful pitching performances from juniors Darrell Thompson and Michael Scimanico in the 6-1 and 9-1 victories over the Quakers. Thompson struck out ten in tossing the first 8.0 innings of game one while Scimanico had six strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work in game two.