A pair of back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning gave Earlham College the edge against No. 22 Adrian College in a damp Sadler Stadium on Friday afternoon. Earlham athletics photo by Lyndsey Hermes

Luther hosted Loras College for the conference opener for both teams. The Duhawks entered the game with a mark of 16-0 and ranked No. 15. With the temperature in the low 40's and wind gusts of up to 30 mph, combined with snow showers, added extra difficulty for pitchers and fielders throughout the afternoon. The Norse combined for 10 hits and defeated the Duhawks 11-1 in seven innings. Loras pitching could not solve the Luther bats as they added two runs in three of five inings. In the sixth, the Norse scored six runs capped off with a grand slam over the left field fence by Luke Plunkett. Plunkett finished the afternoon 2-for-3 with five rbi and scoring three times.

UW-Superior exploded for eight runs over the second and third innings in the second game of its doubleheader with Augsburg and sophomore right-hander Matt Tappe did the rest to salvage a split with an 8-3 win at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday. UW-Superior by Holden law

Sixth-ranked LaGrange held on for an 11-9 USA South win over Covenant on Friday. The Panthers have won 10 straight and upped their overall record to 19-1 and conference mark to 4-0. LC had 16 hits in the game, 10 for extra bases. The Panthers had season highs of seven doubles and three home runs. Joe Ruth hit his second home run in as many games and his team-leading fourth of the season. Cael Chatham and Matt Eden hit their first home runs of the season. Jack Layrisson had four hits, including two doubles, scored three runs and drove in one. Chatham had two doubles included in his three hits and had three RBIs. Eden, Christian Dyer, and McKinley Erves had two hits each.

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A three-run homer by graduate student Billy Duke keyed a four-run sixth as Catholic University posted a 10-6 victory over local rival Marymount (Va.) Friday at Talbot Field. The Cardinals (14-5) extended their win streak to 10, their longest since April 19, 2019 when they won 12-straight. It was also the team's second win in the last three meetings against the Saints who were receiving 14 votes in the latest D3baseball.com Top 25. Duke was 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored. He was one of nine players who had at least one hit for Catholic, including senior Matt Tesoriero and junior Derek Zelesnick who also went 2-for-4.

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The College of Wooster sophomore Corey Knauf did something no Fighting Scot pitcher had done in nearly 80 years in the Black and Gold's Florida finale on Friday afternoon. Wooster routed Williams 16-4. Knauf (2-1) , pitching in Chain O' Lakes Stadium, former spring training ballpark of the Cleveland Guardians, struck out a career-high 15 batters in the March 25 win over Williams. The right-hander's total is the third-highest single-game mark in program history, and it is the most strikeouts since Stan Partenheimer's 19-strikeout game in 1944. Knauf struck out the side in the first and second innings, and had seven strikeouts through two frames, due to an Eph batter reaching via a passed ball in the second. The strikeout haul climbed to 10 in the third inning, then Knauf struck out two in the fifth, two in the sixth, and Nate Orluk watched a pitch zoom by for a called third strike that ended the game in the seventh. Wooster provided plenty of run support for Knauf, hammering Will Jeffries (0-1) around to the tune of six runs on six hits in the bottom of the first.

Behind three home runs and a strong start by Joseph Kastner, FDU-Florham defeated King's College (Pa.), 10-7, in game one of this weekend's Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom series. FDU-Florham (12-4) senior Tommy Moore went 4-for-5, with four RBI, while Chris Kubas went 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI of his own. The top four batters of FDU's lineup crossed the plate eight times and drove in eight combined runs. King's (6-7, 0-4 MAC Freedom) saw all but one starter register at least one hit and had four student-athletes tally two hits in the series opener. The Devils scored the first eight runs of the game before the hosts could crack the scoreboard.

Susquehanna University hit a combined four home runs over Friday afternoon's Landmark Conference doubleheader with Juniata College, powering past the Eagles in both games to earn a sweep with scores of 5-2 and 14-0. The River Hawk jumped out fast on the host Eagles with two runs in the top of the first, and SU starter Dillan Weikel once again sparkled on the mound as Susquehanna picked up the game one victory. The River Hawks touched off for three homers in game two, also taking advantage of seven Juniata miscues to earn the season series win and sweep.

St. Olaf College extended its winning streak to four games by sweeping Hamilton College by scores of 2-1 and 3-1 in a pair of low-scoring games on Friday at Northeast Regional Park. In the first meetings between the two programs since 2009, St. Olaf (4-2) held Hamilton (8-7) a first-inning run in each game and generated just enough offense to win both games. The Oles scratched across single runs in the second and fifth to take the opener and got six innings of one-run ball from first year Jacob Fickenscher in his first collegiate start in game two. Sophomore Joey Glampe homered for the second time in as many days in game two, providing all the offense St. Olaf would need with a three-run home run in the third inning. Fellow sophomore Will Wamre earned the save in both games for the first two saves of his collegiate career.

JHU used a six-run ninth inning to retake the lead and snap a three-game winning streak vs. Williams on Friday morning in Winter Haven, FL. Johns Hopkins defeated Williams 13-8. Back out for the eighth inning with a three-run lead, Jakob Cohn ripped a double, clearing the bases to put Williams back in the lead heading to the ninth. Down to their final chance to avoid a four-game losing streak, the Jays broke out in the ninth. Jake Siani drew a leadoff walk and Jack Pausic singled for his fourth hit of the game. After a HBP loaded the bases, Dillon Souvignier singled to tie the contest at 8-8. Next up, Jared deFaria cleared the bases with a double, putting the Jays on top 11-8. Two batters later, Dylan Whitney followed with an RBI triple, putting Hopkins on top by four. A sac fly from Matthew Cooper finished the scoring for the inning, putting JHU up by five runs. Matt Savedoff retired the Ephs 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth to snap the skid for Hopkins.

Allegheny swept a road doubleheader at La Roche Friday. The Gators outslugged the Redhawks 25-7 including a 17-0 shutout in game two. Conor Deasy picked up the game one win while Daniel Morgano pitched the complete game two shutout. Chase Chodkowski tallied six hits on the day, including four in game two. Jacob Budnar had four hits in game two as well.

For the first time since winning the season-opener, New Jersey City University moved to one game over .500 after defeating fellow Jersey rival Drew University 2-0 this afternoon. This is also the fourth win in the last five games for the squad. Despite scoring 57 runs over this stretch, Jersey City was led today by freshman Andre Dean, who had his best performance of his young Gothic Knight career, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings with two punchouts, while only allowing four hits. This stellar performance by the right-hander gave him his first-career victory and dropped his ERA by nearly four points. The offense accomplished all it needed to and nothing more for NJCU (7-6) today, scoring two runs on six hits. The attack was led by senior catcher Mitchell Leslie as the cleanup hitter led Jersey City with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate during the low-scoring affair, including a RBI-single in the sixth to give the squad a 2-0 lead.

MSOE was back in action on Friday afternoon just a few days removed from a wild extra innings comeback against UW-Oshkosh on Sunday. The Raiders kept the positive energy going and used an opportunistic offense to grab a 9-6 win against Carroll at home. MSOE (5-8) got on the board early by taking advantage of two Carroll (6-10) errors on the first two Raider batters of the afternoon. After the Pioneers tied the game in the top of the second, the Red & White added another four to their total in their half of the inning as errors came into play once again. Another Carroll error brought one Raider run around in the bottom of the fifth and a sac fly in the eighth rounded out the scoring at nine runs for MSOE. Down 9-2, the Pioneers brought around four runs to get within reach in the top of the ninth centered around two Raiders miscues. However, it wasn't enough to prevent the Red & White from walking away with a three run win.

Franciscan opened up PAC play at Waynesburg on Friday afternoon with a 12-2 win. The Barons tallied up 17 hits and 12 runs while Jacob Watson pitched a complete game win. Franciscan athletics photo

For four innings Friday, Rutgers University-Camden was shut down by Widener University sophomore starter Sean Curran while the Pride built a 5-0 lead. The Scarlet Raptors, however, rallied against a pair of Widener relievers and coupled with three shutout relief innings by sophomore lefty Zachary Cerveny, pulled out an 8-5 victory in a non-conference game. With their third straight victory, the Scarlet Raptors improve to 10-7, while the Pride falls to 7-10. John Kasper ended his day with six innings of eight-hit ball, allowing five runs (only two earned) and no walks. He struck out five and gave way to Cerveny, who finished the game with three hitless, scoreless innings. Cerveny walked one and struck out two, while the Raptors' offense helped him raise his record to 2-1 with a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning.

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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor split a Friday doubleheader at Belhaven University, taking the first game 7-0 before falling 2-1 in game two. James McGlumphy started on the mound for UMHB and threw a complete game shutout on his way to earning the victory (3-2). McGlumphy gave up just two hits and two walks while striking out eight in his outing. Game two proved to be a pitchers' duel through and through. Rahul Champaneri started on the mound in game two and took the loss moving him to 1-3 on the season. Champaneri threw six innings, giving up two unearned runs on five hits. Trevor Ripke came in relief and threw two no-hit, shutout innings, striking out three batters. Brett Sanchez started on the mound for Belhaven and earned the win (3-1). Sanchez threw a complete game and gave up just one run on seven hits while striking out seven. Caimyn Holiday ended the day with a new school record for assists in a career in the game with his 291st.

Howard Payne University posted an 8-4 victory over LeTourneau University in the Yellow Jackets' conference series opener Friday evening. HPU's Kyle Purdes went the distance in the start for the Jackets allowing four runs (two earned) on ten hits and striking out a career-high nine batters. Joey Villarreal also had a career day for HPU going 5-for-5 at the plate, scoring twice and recording two stolen bases. Along with Villarreal four other HPU batters recorded multiple hits to total the Yellow Jackets 17 hits in the game. William Burford, RJ Roberts, Rylee McGee, and Merek Hawthorne each had a double in the game for HPU. HPU posted two-run innings in the first, seventh, and finally in the ninth to put the game out of reach for LeTourneau.

Senior shortstop Jason Jucker hit his first career home run as Brevard College (14-7) claimed a 6-3 victory over Piedmont University (8-10-1) in a USA South Conference showdown on Friday night at Loudermilk Field in Demorest, Georgia. Jucker's first-career blast stretched BC's lead to a 4-0 margin after Brevard posted three runs in the top of the fourth inning, breaking the scoreless tie. BC added a pair of critical insurance runs in the top of the eighth, and the Tornados were able to shut the door on the series-opening win. Matthew Scavotto (3-2) earned his third win of the season, hurling five and two-thirds innings without allowing an earned run. The senior lefty from Charlotte, North Carolina struck out five Piedmont batters en route to the conference win. Bryce Bowers earned his second save of the season, throwing three and a third innings of relief with four strikeouts, allowing just two hits and a run to help seal the victory.

Henry Connell started and threw six shutout innings for his first win as Claremont-Mudd-Scripps defeated Carleton 7-2 in its first of two games on Friday afternoon at Arce Field. CMS also dropped a second game to Puget Sound 12-5, as the three teams meet for five total games over three days. With the split, the Stags now stand at 11-9 on the year, while Carleton slips to 3-7 and Puget Sound improves to 11-12. Connell allowed just four singles, two of which were of the dribbler variety in the infield, struck out two and walked none to get the win in his first start. He had thrown two innings for the Stags previously, an inning of relief at Emory and another against La Verne last weekend. In the nightcap, Potter hit a two-run homer, and Cade Kritsch and David Mathias added solo shots, but it wasn't enough as Puget Sound scored seven runs in the first two innings and took a 12-5 win.

Centenary recorded a dominating 10-0 victory in eight innings over #16 Trinity University in the opener of a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series on Friday evening at Shehee Stadium. Centenary recorded its first shutout of the season, scored 10 or more runs for the eighth time this season, and won by at least 10 runs for the seventh time. Diamond Gents' freshman LHP Tyler Herrera turned in a dynamite performance on the mound as he blanked the Tigers on just three hits in his eight innings of work with nine strikeouts and just one walk. Herrera (3-0) lowered his team-low ERA to a staggering 0.69. He threw 81 pitches, 49 for strikes, and faced 27 batters.

Behind a pair of late home runs and some solid pitching down the stretch, Eastern recorded its seventh victory of the season with a 5-4, walk-off triumph over Muhlenberg College on Friday night at The Yard. Griffin Falco and Draig Cooley both went yard in the eighth to give the Eagles their first lead, and a bases-loaded walk to Sean Cottrell in the bottom of the ninth secured Eastern's fourth win in its last five games. Eight different Eagles recorded at least one hit, and five drove in a run. Gavin Mikulski put together a quality start on the mound, giving up three runs, two earned, while striking out two. Henry Hutchinson and Andy Ramos (2-2) were effective in relief, allowing just three hits and one earned run while combining to strike out five in the final 3.2 frames.

Tufts University scored four runs in the fourth and seventh innings on their way to a 13-5 victory over the #4 Lynchburg Hornets on Friday afternoon to continue their undefeated season. The Hornets (15-4) outhit the Jumbos (10-0) 12-11 in the ball game, but timely hitting and capitalizing on Lynchburg's mistakes were the differences for the Jumbos. Junior Jimmy Evans led the Tufts offense going 3 for 5 with a run scored and four rbis. Sophomore Ozzie Fleischer also had a good day at the plate, finishing 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an rbi. Avery Neaves led the Lynchburg offense, finishing 3 for 4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored. Garrett Jackson and Gavin Collins both went 2 for 5 for the Hornets as Jackson added a run scored and an rbi.

Keuka College did not want their spring trip in Florida to end but it did not end they way their fans wanted. The Wolves had both ends of a doubleheader against Colby College go to extra innings on Friday. Keuka College (3-6) lost game one of the doubleheader 6-3 in 10 innings. The Mules then walked off against the Wolves in the eighth inning of game two, winning 11-10. Neither team scored in the seventh as game two went to extra innings. The Wolves had a runner on second with one our in the top of the inning, but a strikeout and ground out ended the chance. Three straight singles for Colby in the bottom of the inning ended the game as the Mules defeated the Wolves 11-10 to sweep the doubleheader. The Wolves remain winless against the Mules on the diamond. All six games have been played in Florida.

Penn State Harrisburg stayed perfect in conference play thanks to a 10-2 victory over United East foe Wells on Friday afternoon. Penn State Harrisburg (7-10, 4-0 United East) put up a four spot in the first inning and never looked back in a 10-2 victory over conference foe Wells (6-10, 2-2 United East) on Friday afternoon. Brendan Henn went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored, while Chase Smith and Kevin Lehner also had multi-hit games. Drew Harshbarger earned his first win of the year on the mound, striking out 10 batters in six innings, while Simeon Davis and Roberto Barron did not surrender a single hit in three innings of relief.

Arcadia University scored six runs in the first inning, surviving a five-run bottom of the ninth, taking a 10-9 victory to open its Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom series at Wilkes University on Friday afternoon. Arcadia athletics photo by Lisa Murphy

After scoring just two runs through the first five innings, Gettysburg College (7-9) racked up 16 runs in its final three trips to the plate and raced past Hood College (7-12) 18-8 in a non-conference game at Kirchhoff Field on Friday. Gettysburg picked up its fourth win in five games thanks to a season high for runs, but it took a bit for the offense to get going. Hood jumped out to the lead initially on back-to-back one-out doubles by Alex Jenkins and Matthew Stout that put the visitors up 1-0. Senior Mark Seibert accounted for the Bullets' first run all by himself in the second inning. He hit a deep ball to the gap in right-center and easily made it to third base. The relay was dropped by the second baseman, allowing Seibert to make the dash home to tie the game. Gettysburg took a 2-1 lead thanks to another triple in the fourth inning. Freshman Jack Pistner hit a three-bagger over the centerfielder's head and came home on a deep infield single up the middle by junior Matthew Peipher.

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Justin Miles drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th-inning to lift Misericordia University to a 10-9 win over DeSales, Friday afternoon at Tambur Field. Miles singled through the left side of the drawn-in infield as the Cougars won their sixth straight game to improve to 12-6 overall and 4-0 in the MAC Freedom. Garrett McIlhenney was hit by pitch to start the game-winning rally and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Santino Manganella. Brady Madden and Derrick Vosburg were intentionally walked to set the stage for Miles. Matthew Lanzendorfer worked the 10th inning and recorded two of MU's 19 strikeouts to earn the win.

Behind an 11 run seventh inning, WPI run-ruled Fitchburg State 17-7 Friday afternoon at the New England Baseball Complex. The Engineers' 11 runs came via an error, some free passes, and three hits, including a game-stopping double to left center from Joe Salvon that brought home the final two runs of the game. WPI (6-5) finished the game with nine hits and while drawing 12 walks, as Kyle Johns led the way with three, as well as a 1-for-2 effort, driving in two runs while scoring another trio. Dylan Connors finished with a 3-for-4 effort, including a home run, driving in two runs and scoring three while Jacob Hand blasted a three-run shot while drawing two base-on-balls on the day. Andrew Gray got the start on the mount for WPI pitching five complete innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits, and striking out six. Both Alexander Mondro and Jack Gomes pitched an inning of relief with Gomes coming away with the victory, his second of the year, tossing the seventh inning.

Lancaster Bible College improved to 3-1 in United East play, defeating Penn St. Berks by a score of 11-3 on Friday. After Penn St. Berks shortened the lead to five runs, LBC put the game away in the last three innings. The Chargers were led by Tyler Cunningham, who went 2-5 including a two-run triple. Starting pitcher Trevor High got the win, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing three runs, one earned, on six hits. Matthew Shaeffer came on in relief, pitching the final 3.0 innings and holding the Lions scoreless on one hit, striking out four batters.

Austin Miles drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th-inning to lift Misericordia University to a 10-9 win over DeSales, Friday afternoon at Tambur Field. Miles singled through the left side of the drawn-in infield as the Cougars won their sixth straight game to improve to 12-6 overall and 4-0 in the MAC Freedom. Garrett McIlhenney was hit by pitch to start the game-winning rally and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Santino Manganella. Brady Madden and Derrick Vosburg were intentionally walked to set the stage for Miles. Matthew Lanzendorfer worked the 10th inning and recorded two of MU's 19 strikeouts to earn the win.

Buena Vista scored 7-0 runs in the first inning and that was more than enough for freshman starting pitcher Morgan Smith, as the Beavers rolled to a 13-5 road victory at Central College on Friday afternoon in game one of the three-game weekend series to begin American Rivers Conference play. Logan Mueller highlighted the first inning with a big three-run home run to cap the scoring after Calvin Harris came through with a two-run single earlier in the frame. The Dutch got two runs back in the home half and pushed across a third in the second to make it 7-3. That was as close as Central would get from there as the Dutch struggled to rally against Smith, who struck out a career-high 14 batters in the contest over his seven innings of work. All nine starters posted at least one base hit to lead BVU offensively with Mueller being one of five to record multi-hit contests. he Beavers turned in 14 hits overall with the Dutch recording seven, including four that went for extra-bases.