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| Tufts University scored three runs in the first inning on their way to a 7-2 victory at Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Tuesday afternoon. Tufts athletics photo |
Fishbaugh Field was opened in style Tuesday afternoon to begin the home schedule for Otterbein Baseball, which blasted cross-town rival Capital by double digits in both games to start league play on a high note. The Cardinals, winning both Roush Auto Rivalry Showdowns in run-rule fashion, prevailed by scores of 11-1 and 14-4 to sweep the Comets and gain initial possession of the new rivalry oar. Otterbein also launches Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play a smooth 2-0 on the chilly day. Otterbein literally walked it off in the seventh, as Noah Sprowls saw ball four with the bases loaded to get his team's cushion to double digits. Another run-rule decision would come into play in the eighth, as Brayden Quincel slipped a 2-RBI double inside third base to promptly finish the day. Noah Sprowls hit a perfect 3 for 3, Sam Edgell hit safely (in both games) to extend his notable hitting streak to 20 games, and Carter racked up another five RBI's.
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| Fourteen players recorded a hit and a dozen tallied an RBI as Gettysburg College (9-10) tied its highest run total over the last three decades in a 24-6 shellacking of Penn State York (3-6) on Tuesday at Kirchhoff Field. Mark Seibert set the program's career record for hit-by-pitches with his 35th on Tuesday. Gettysburg athletiocs photo by David Sinclair |
FDU-Florham defeated New Jersey City University, 16-2, in non-conference action this afternoon at Vincent J. and Lenda F. Naimoli Ballpark. FDU-Florham (14-5) scored seven runs in the bottom of the opening frame on just four hits after starter Anthony Molina shut the Gothic Knights down 1-2-3 in the top of the first. The devils kept adding runs and, with the lead at 15-1, the Devils used their bullpen effectively and got one inning of relief from five different student-athletes following a strong four inning start by Molina. Molina (1-0) earned the win in four innings as he scattered five hits and surrendered just one earned run on the day. With today's victory, FDU-Florham now has 14 wins, the most in a season since 2016 and the most under the direction of head coach Jamie Quinn.
Lynchburg freshman Eric Hiett drove in the go-ahead run during a 5-4 win over Hampden-Sydney Tuesday afternoon. Hiett went 2-4 batting second in the No. 5-ranked Hornets lineup. He recorded three RBI, walked, and scored a run as well. Jack Bachmore made the start and pitched four innings. He received run support in the first two frames as PJ Alvanos and Hiett singled in runs. However, the junior lefty allowed three runners to cross home in the third and left the game the next inning. He fanned two batters during the outing.
Penn State Altoona returned to action on Tuesday afternoon, traveling east to take on non-conference opponent Juniata College in a doubleheader at Langdon-Goodale Field. Penn State Altoona (8-10) pulled out an 8-7 victory in game one, and Juniata (6-11) won the nightcap 5-1. The Lions fell behind early but fought back to take the lead in the third inning. Juniata tied things up in the bottom of the fifth, but Penn State Altoona reclaimed the lead in the sixth and held on the rest of the way. The teams faced off in a nine-inning contest in game two, with Juniata establishing a lead in the bottom of the third and never relinquishing it.
Through a doubleheader seeing cold temperatures and harsh windchill, No. 16 Loras College (19-2, 3-2 A-R-C) still found it in themselves to stay hot both in the dugout and on the field with two wins against the Central College Dutch (9-6, 0-5 A-R-C). The Duhawks saw the bats warm up in both games, rattling off a combined total of 25 runs on the day. The Duhawks jumped out of the gates quickly in the first game of the series, scoring seven runs in the third. The Dutch would plate two runs in the fifth inning, seeing starting pitcher Erik Edminster off for what would become his third win on the season. Edminster pitched 5.0 innings in which he struck out three batters and allowed five runs off eight hits. Relief pitcher Julian Lopez finished off the game, getting the save with three strikeouts and only one run off of four hits. The Duhawks added one more run in the game in the top of the ninth as Fennelly scored on an RBI single from Cullen. The 13-6 win brought the Duhawks back to an even record in A-R-C play and gave them more momentum heading into the second affair of the evening. Pitching reigned supreme for the Duhawks in the nightcap against the Dutch. Matt Jeter saw the start on the bump, in which he would go for five full innings striking out four batters and only allowing two hits. Confident from Jeter's work on the defensive side, the Duhawks once again found the sweet spot on their bats on the offensive side.
No. 1 ranked Marietta College won a big non-conference game over No. 21 Denison University Tuesday evening by the score of 10-1. The Etta Express improves to 16-3 on the season, while Denison falls to 10-5 overall. Senior Gino Sabatine (3-1) had his best outing of the season throwing 5.0 innings and giving up one unearned run on one base hit. He walked two and struck out five. Sam Mathews faced the minimum number of Big Red batters over 4.0 innings to record his sixth save of the season. Mathews allowed one hit and struck out three. Marietta blew the game open with four runs in the top of the ninth. Damian Yenzi picked up an RBI when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Drew Holderbach added an RBI single, and Zach Boyd added to his team leading RBI total with a two-run single giving him 32 runs batted in on the season. Turner Hill led the offense going 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, one RBI and three stolen bases. Holderbach finished 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI.
No. 14 Shenandoah University returned to its winning ways Tuesday afternoon with a 13-4 ODAC victory over Bridgewater College. Shenandoah (17-6-1, 4-2-1 ODAC) scored at least one run in every inning except the sixth and eighth on its way to the win over the Eagles (16-7, 4-2). The Hornets pounded out 14 hits off of eight BC pitchers while SU hurler Calvin Pastel had another solid outing on the mound. Pastel (3-0) tossed the initial seven innings, throwing 52 strikes in his 82-pitch outing while scattering three hits and striking out three. He had nine groundouts and eight flyouts on balls put into play and left-handed batters were 0-for-6 against him on the day. Gavin Horning led that 14-hit attack with a 4-for-5 afternoon that included two runs scored. Kyle Lisa was 3-for-5 with two RBI and eight of the nine SU starters hit safely in the game. Nine of the Shenandoah runs were unearned as Bridgewater committed seven errors. The Eagles had at least one error in each frame save the fourth, sixth, and eighth. Waring Garber (0-3), the first of those eight pitchers, was tagged with the loss after giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings. No BC pitcher lasted more than two innings.
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| Roanoke played host to Guilford in a mid-week, Old Dominion Athletic Conference matchup. The Quakers would jump on Roanoke and race out to a 12-1 advantage. The game would feature 34 hits and 38 runs as the Maroons rallied from a 15-3 deficit to win the game, 23-15. Roanoke athletics photo |
It wasn't a Northwest Conference game, but a win over George Fox is a win over George Fox. Grant Knox earned his first win of the season and Branden Pasion and Brett Joner each collected two hits as the Wildcats picked up a 5-3 win over the Bruins Tuesday afternoon at Morse Athletic Field. George Fox's Noah Meffert singled through the left side in the first inning to bring in Shane White and open the scoring. The Bruins scored two more in the fifth on a pair of wild pitches. Nick Alder went 1 for 3 with a walk in his second start of the season and first at second base. He drove in Daniel Kahn with a second-inning RBI single through the left side to tie the game at 1-1. Pasion gave the Wildcats the lead with an RBI double to right-center in the third inning before driving in another run on a fifth-inning sacrifice fly. The 'Cats plated a run in the fifth when Wyatt Smith reached on an error that scored Garrett Moen. Pasion ripped a single up the middle in the seventh for his third RBI of the afternoon to make it 5-3 in favor of the visitors. The first baseman went 2 for 5 with his three RBI while Joner went 2 for 4. It was a bullpen game for both sides. Knox went four innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits. The arms of Sam Adams, Gavin Ludlow, Gage Mack and Colton Meyer limited the damage, Meyer throwing the last 1 1/3 innings to earn his third save of the season.
Picking up their second win in as many days, Concordia University Chicago defeated the Wheaton College Thunder on Tuesday evening. The Cougars got out early with a four-run second inning and were able to hold off a late Wheaton rally for the 7-5 victory. Zach Litke picked up his first win of the season, working 5.1 innings, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out four. Brody Mariotti and Nathan Dewey both had multi-hit games. Tyler Krater and Jaime Sandoval both recorded two RBIs in the contest.
Mount Aloysius traveled to Wilson, on Tuesday, to take on the Phoenix in a doubleheader matchup. The Mounties came away with a victory in both ends, 5-4 and 4-3. Aidan Bell led the Mounties with two hits and two RBIs, including a homerun. He had all of those in the second game. Zack Peck had the lone multi-hit game for the Mounties in Game One, going 2-for-4 and driving in one run. Both Nick Lagnese and Tyler Quade had solid performances on the mound, each throwing in the sixth inning and allowing three earned runs or less. Douglas Cannon was responsible for the save, in both ends of the doubleheader, out of the bullpen.
No. 9 nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace University was on the road to face Wilmington College in the Ohio Athletic Conference opening doubleheader on Tewsbury-Delaney Field. The Yellow Jackets (14-3, 1-1 OAC) fell in game one 6-2 to the Fightin' Quakers (11-9, 1-1 OAC) before claiming the 14-1 victory in game two. Wilmington got the 1-0 jump on the Yellow Jackets on an RBI double to left center field in the bottom of the fourth. Wilmington came back in the bottom of the fifth to tally two runs on a 2-RBI single to centerfield. The Quakers scored three in the sixth on three hits to go up 6-2 on the Yellow Jackets. It was a scoreless remaining 2.5 innings for either team as the Quakers went on to win game one, 6-2. Junior right hander Dawson Gabe (Lawrence, Ind.) started on the mound for BW and got the loss, moving to 3-1 on the season, pitched five innings, allowing three runs on eight hits, and tallied four strikeouts. Right hander Wilson came in to relieve, throwing three innings and allowed three runs on four hits and posted one strikeout.
Sewanee defeated Covenant College, 9-8, on Tuesday afternoon from Montgomery Field. With the wind blowing out to right field for most of the game, Covenant's second batter of the game in Zeke Gilbert sent a deep fly ball over the center field fence for a solo shot. The Scots would add two more runs in the frame to lead 3-0. Sewanee would reclaim the lead in the bottom half of the frame for good thanks to a base knock by TJ Meyn. Trailing 9-7 in the ninth, the Scots made it interesting after Kenny Mills led off the frame with a solo home run. Later, with the tying run on second base, Holden Shell slammed the door on the game as Andrew Brock flew out to end the game and Sewanee's losing skid. Wesley House posted a four-RBI day at the plate with two solo homers, bringing his season total to five on the year. The Tigers matched their season high in hits on the day with 16. Cy Spencer (2-0) picked up the win in relief, while Holden Shell collected his first save.
W&J starting pitchers Henry Litman and Tyler Horvat allowed just one run on six hits as they combined to toss 13 strong innings in a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of Chatham University, 5-1 and 9-2, Tuesday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park. Litman worked all seven innings in game one to guide W&J to a 5-1 victory. The senior righthanded hurler allowed just one run on four hits. Litman struck out six and issued just one walk in the win. The strong pitching continued in game two, as Horvat allowed just two hits as he tossed six scoreless innings in a 9-2 win in the nightcap. He struck out four and issued no walks during a tidy 79-pitch effort.
The University of Northwestern celebrated their home opener on Tuesday afternoon… sort of. The game was played at Reynolds Field, but the Eagles set up shop in the visitors dugout as North Central was the home team for the game. The game marked the first UMAC contest of the season for the Eagles and they defeated the Rams 28-2. As the visitors, the Eagles batted first and their offense wasted no time jumping out to an early lead. UNW exploded with a 13-run first inning. The Eagles would score five more runs in the top half of the third inning, nine runs in the top half of the fourth, and a single run in the fifth to give them a total of 28 runs on the afternoon. North Central picked up a run in the bottom half of the fourth, and hit a solo homerun in the bottom half of the seventh inning to arrive at the final score of 28-2. Sam Peterson had a big day at the plate for the Eagles. The second baseman had two hits with both of them clearing the fence. Owen Boerema got the start for the Eagles and struck out four in the two innings he pitched. The junior gave up one hit and did not allow a run.
Wesley Wade had a grand slam as part of a five RBI performance as Berry defeated Piedmont, 12-8, Tuesday afternoon at William R. Bowdoin Field, giving the Vikings 14 wins in 15 home games in 2022. Trailing 2-0 after the top of the first inning, Berry took the lead for good in the bottom of the frame. After a pair of errors on the same play allowed the Vikings to plate their first run, Andrew Pendleton's RBI ground out knotted the score, 2-2. Levi Cloud then doubled to the gap in left center, plating Wade to make it 3-2. In the fourth, the Vikings loaded the bases with two men out for Wade. The junior would connect on a deep drive to center that soared well over the fence to give the Vikings an 8-2 lead. The teams would swap runs in the eighth, with Cate finishing a 3-for-5 day at the plate with an RBI single in the bottom of the inning. Mason Carnes would retire the Lions in order in the ninth as the Vikings earned the win. Ethan Crump took the win in the mid-week outing, going four innings and allowing just two first inning runs.
St. Olaf College picked up a pair of victories at the RussMatt Invitational on Tuesday, defeating Williams College by an 8-3 margin before edging Franklin College, 4-3, at Northeast Regional Park. In the opener, St. Olaf (6-5) got seven strong innings from fifth-year senior Hunter Barber and used three multi-run innings to pick up its first-ever win over Williams (3-7) in just the second meeting between the two programs. The Oles went on to avenge a loss to Franklin (15-4) earlier in the week thanks to a three-hit game by sophomore Sam Lavin, who either scored or drove in all four of his team's runs.
Heading into the ninth inning of their first MAC Commonwealth game of the season Messiah trailed the Hood Blazers 7-3 on the road. The Falcons showed their moxie and fight, scoring seven runs on eight hits in the ninth inning alone to take a 10-7 lead. Noah Barrell came on in relief and tossed a perfect, three-up, three-down ninth to give Messiah the come-from-behind 10-7 victory to start the conference season in the win column. At the dish, Kasey Caras led the way, finishing with a pair of doubles, three runs driven in including a two-run double in the wild ninth. With the victory, Messiah moves to 11-10 on the season and 1-0 in the conference.
Wartburg scored five runs in the ninth inning to take game one 14-11 against Luther on Tuesday, Mar. 29 and led 3-1 through six innings in game two before it was suspended due to darkness. The Orange & Black are now 12-9 overall and 2-2 in American Rivers Conference. Keaton Gray reached by an error to begin the ninth inning and then Bryce Butler doubled to put runners on second and third. Stubitz and Jurgensen both hit RBI singles to tie the game at 11. With two outs and runners on the corner, Walton went deep to right field for his second homerun of the game and put the Orange & Black up 14-11. Cael Boehmer closed the bottom of the ninth with two strikeouts and earned the win on the mound in his relief effort. The junior allowed just three hits and recorded six strikeouts in five innings pitched for the Knights. Will Armstrong started on the mound, going four total innings, and recording two strikeouts in the outing.
It was a frigid Tuesday afternoon at Paolino Field, but the bat of London Camelo was plenty warm with five hits and five runs batted inas Roger Williams University overcame both the elements and Bridgewater State University, 13-8. Camelo's perfect day at the dish led the offense to their tenth double-digit scoring output in 14 games this season to back a strong outing from Dan Massaro on the mound. RWU continues to steamroll through the early portion of their schedule, improving to 13-1 on the year thus far. The Bears, meanwhile, fall to 8-6 on the campaign.
Bethany College faced Franciscan University in a PAC doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Bethany Park and swept the Barons 6-2 and 12-8. The Bison crossed the plate first in the bottom of the first after Luke Beatty hit a sacrifice fly and scored Michael Whiteherse. In the third inning the Bison extended the lead to 2-0 after Cameron Schaub hit a sacrifice fly to score Kevin Pollock. The Barons scored in the fourth inning. The Bison used a three run fifth inning to extend the lead to 5-1. In the sixth, the Barons earned a run, but the Bison added an insurance run in the sixth to take game one, 6-2. The Bison struck first to begin game two. Pollock drove in Whiteherse and Beatty hit a two-run homerun to give the Bison a 3-0 lead after one inning. The Barons used an explosive third inning to take a 6-3 lead. The Bison battled to cut the Barons lead. In the bottom of the third, Schaub reached on an error to score Pollock. Moments later, Stef Blackstone doubled scoring Schaub. Bethany trailed 6-5 after three. Colton Stoneman hit a solo homerun to tie the game at 6-6 in the sixth inning. The Bison earned the lead after Mike Hines hit a sacrifice fly to score Blackstone. In the seventh, Bethany tacked on four runs to take a 11-6 lead. The Barons added two runs in the eighth but the Bison continued to rebound back. Beatty drove in Whiteherse giving the Bison a 12-8 victory.
Tommy Moore Jr. pitched seven strong innings to lead the Lebanon Valley College to an 8-1 victory over York (pa.) in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth opener. The Dutchmen (12-8, 1-0 MACC) won a rematch of last year's conference championship series in the first of two meetings between the teams this week. The Spartans (8-10, 0-1 MACC) got on the board first with a run on two hits in the bottom of the first. LVC did most of their damage in the middle innings scoring twice in the fourth to take the lead and added four runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. The Dutchmen scored again in the eighth to set the final.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology outfielder Andy Krajecki blasted a grand slam home run among five RBIs to lead the Fightin' Engineers past Wabash College 7-1 on Tuesday. Krajecki hit his grand slam own the left field line in the fourth inning to turn a 1-1 tie into a 5-1 lead that Rose-Hulman would not relinquish. Dalton Busboom added a 4-4 performance with a double, one run and one RBI. Brett Tuttle scored two runs to provide offensive depth. Josh Erpenbeck (1-1) started on the mound and picked up the win for Rose-Hulman (9-4). The right-hander went four innings, giving up one run on three hits, allowing no walks and striking out three. Korey Marlow tossed three scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and Schuyler Wilcox closed the game with two shutout innings and three strikeouts.
DePauw dropped to 6-9 on the season with its fourth-straight loss as it fell to Division II Carson-Newman by a 13-3 score in eight innings. The Eagles improved to 18-15 with the win. Cameron Macon had two of DePauw's four hits, while Harrison Travis had three of Carson-Newman's 15. Justin Pelley started and took the loss for the Tigers to drop to 0-1, while Ryan Smithson improved to 1-1 after allowing just four hits and striking out seven with no walks in six innings.
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