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| Justin Winterfeldt homered twice as Bethel slugs its way past Hamline scoring 23 runs on 27 hits. The Royals won 15-4, and 8-4 d3photography.com photo by Ryan Coleman |
Susquehanna University fought off three separate Keystone College rallies Thursday afternoon, getting clutch hitting in a 9-6 non-conference win in action from Harold Bollinger Field. The Giants refused to go away as they pulled to within one at 7-6 after a RBI double and sacrifice fly. SU wasted no time regaining its three-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, as Evan Knapp and Adam Schreck singled to start the inning. Knapp would move to third on a fly ball by Lance Book, coming in on the second of two run-scoring balks for SU Thursday. Schreck also scored later in the frame on a two-out Keystone error. That's all the scoring the game would get, as Dominic Yeager came on in the top of the eighth for the River Hawks and nailed down his second save of the season.
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| No. 24 Shenandoah University ran its winning streak to eight games Thursday with a 4-3 non-league victory at Elizabethtown. Shenandoah (25-8-1) got the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning as Pearce Bucher tripled to right and scored as the Blue Jays (17-17) had a throwing error attempting to cut Bucher down at third. Shenandoah athletics photo |
A midweek battle of Top 25 Division III baseball programs was on tap at Schmid Field at the Stuart Sports Complex on Thursday afternoon. The #21 Aurora University Spartans defeated the #12 North Central College Cardinals 5-2. AU fell behind the Cardinals 1-0 in the first inning but after five innings, AU led NCC 4-2. In the eighth, the Cardinals got back to back singles on reliever Seth Gutknecht to start the inning. But Gutknecht got help from his defense when he got a ground ball to Rivera at thrd. Rivera stepped on the bag and fired across for the 5-3 GDP and ending the potential big inning from the visitors. Jack Fisher came on to get the save in the ninth, his first of the season with a strikeout of NCC outfielder Luke Lehnen.
A three-run home run by graduate outfielder John Mesagno in the first inning set the tone for Eastern Connecticut State University as they defeated Salve Regina University, 9-5, at Eastern Baseball Stadium on Thursday night. The rest of the Warriors' (26-2) offensive charge against the Seahawks (16-9-2) was led by senior third baseman Luke Broadhurst who fell a home run short of the cycle with his 4-for-5 game, driving in two runs. Senior outfielder Ryan Bagdasarian tacked on two RBIs of his own with a 3-for-5 game while scoring twice and stealing a base.
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Millikin scored a road conference win over Wheaton College 9-1 on April 21 in Carol Stream, Illinois. The Big Blue got a stellar starting pitching performance from Tanner Coleman who pitched a complete game allowing one earned run while scattering nine hits. Coleman had six strikeouts. Millikin had 12 hits and drew 10 walks. The Big Blue were active on the bases with six steals. Kyle Gibson, Coleman, Frank Bryan and Tommy Shaw each had two hits for the Big Blue. Shaw drove home two with Coleman and Lucas Ryan also picking up an RBI. Gibson, Garrett Fritz, Ryan and Liam McGill each drew two walks. McGill and Tyler Gade each had two stolen bases. Ben Weaver was 2-3 with an RBI for the Thunder.
Whitman College closed the Northwest Conference season in style, sweeping a doubleheader from the University of Puget Sound with a 12-7 game one win and winning the nightcap 10-9. Garrett Runyan delivered four hits with two runs and four RBI to pace the Blues past the Loggers in the opener. Beck Maguire recorded three hits and two runs and Mateus Conaway added two hits, two runs and two RBI. The nightcap saw the Blues erupt for eight runs in the sixth inning for the series-finale win. Drew Vannaman batted 3-4 with one and one RBI and Runyan doubled, homered and scored a pair of runs while driving in three more.
St. Olaf College recorded its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sweep of the season with 6-4 and 16-6 victories over Macalester College on Thursday afternoon at Mark Almli Field. St. Olaf (10-11, 4-5 MIAC) scored all six of its runs in the opener in the first inning – including a three-run home run by sophomore Joey Glampe – and held on the rest of the way to claim game one, 6-4. The Oles completed the sweep of Macalester (8-15, 4-6 MIAC) with the run-rule win in game two behind a season-high 18-hit performance.
Farmingdale State picked up a pair of non-conference victories over John Jay this afternoon. The Rams won the first game, 5-2, and followed with a convincing 15-5 decision in the second game to complete the sweep. Farmingdale State now stands at 16-10 overall, while the Bloodhounds dropped to 5-26. Junior pitcher Christian Esperon (W, 1-0) threw six innings, allowed just two runs, and struck out seven batters for his first win of the season. Junior pitcher Tyler Loft (W, 2-2) picked up the game two win after tossing two scoreless innings of relief.
Senior starting pitcher Zach Begin allowed just five hits and no runs, while striking out 12 to lead Wheaton College (Mass.) over University of Massachusetts Boston, 2-0, this afternoon at Sidell Stadium on the Wheaton campus in Norton, Mass. The Lyons win their fourth in a row to improve to 17-10 on the season, while the Beacons dip to 20-7. Begin matched his career high for strikeouts and issued just one walk for Wheaton, while allowing only one runner to reach third base in seven and two-thirds innings of work. The right-hander finished his outing in a flurry, getting the last five outs by way of the K, including four on called strikes. He improves to 2-1 on the season. Senior reliever Zach Clesas (Johnston, R.I.) earned his first save of the season after retiring all four batters he faced, including a strikeout. Senior right fielder Jake Studley (Barrington, R.I.) provided an insurance run with a solo home run as one of four hits for the Lyons.
Husson University returned to winning ways on Thursday afternoon with a North Atlantic Conference sweep over Thomas College at the Harold Alfond Diamond. The Eagles squeezed out a, 3-0, victory in game one while easing by the Terriers in game two, 13-3. The Terriers (10-19, 5-4 NAC) had their chance to change the outcome of game one as they had the bases loaded with one out but senior Jake Gregoire came into the game and got the inning-ending double play as the Eagles won game one, 3-0. Seven different batters for the Eagles recorded two hits as the Eagles combined for 17 hits in the nightcap. Freshman Tanner Evans drove in three runs while Akira Warren drove in a pair of runs and Scott scored three times.
New England College plated ten runs while the pitching staff strikes out 16 as the Pilgrims roll to a 10-1 win over Colby-Sawyer College in non-conference action Thursday afternoon at Laurie Cox Memorial Field. Wyatt Cameron picked up the win after pitching 4.0 innings with six strikeouts. Stephen Dunham threw two innings on no-hit baseball, while Shawn Sears, Tim Krol, and Corey O'Day each pitched one inning in relief.
Ramapo College won a key NJAC game over Rutgers-Newark University, 4-2, this afternoon at Jeff Maun Field. The Roadrunners improve to 12-17-1 overall, 4-7 in the NJAC while the Scarlet Raiders now stand at 12-15 overall and 2-9 in the conference. Suleski put Rutgers-Newark on the board in the eighth inning with a two-RBI double to cut the Roadrunner lead in half with two outs. Will Paoli then came into the game for Ramapo on the mound, and got the Roadrunners out of a second and third jam. Paoli induced a strikeout to end the inning. Paoli would earn his third save of the season as he worked the ninth inning and held the Scarlet Raiders scoreless as Ramapo held on for the 4-2 victory. Dominick Ciani (1-2) struck out six and fired a two-hitter in seven complete innings of work for Ramapo on the mound. Alonso led the Roadrunners at the plate this afternoon with a 3-5 day as he drove in two RBI and two runs scored.
Rockford University (10-11) won an extra-innings thriller against state-line opponent Beloit College (13-15) by a score of 6-5 on Thursday night. The Regents put together a strong 5-1 lead by the third inning and looked to be in control, but the Buccaneers slowly chipped away and tied the game before the ninth inning, forcing extras. It took a very strong pitching outing from Christian Dahlstrom to keep Beloit in check while the RU offense searched for the winning run. The Regents got the winning run in the 13th inning thanks to a passed ball to win by a final score of 6-5.
Tyler Cedeno clubbed a pair of home runs, one of which was a grand slam, on his way to a seven-RBI performance for Roger Williams University as they held off Wesleyan College, 14-6 at the Dresser Diamond on Thursday night. Cedeno's performance matched the program-record for runs driven in during a single game while his pair of longballs is just the sixth multi-home run showing in program history as he has done so in each of the past two games to become the first Hawk on record to accomplish the feat twice in a career.
Baruch won for the 10th time in their last 11 games with a 16-11 non-conference win over the Bears of St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. The visiting Bearcats exploded for 12 runs early and held off a late push by the Bears from the Skyline Conference for the 16-11 win in a game played at Kingsborough Community College. The Bearcats scored 14 runs on 15 hits and stretched their impressive streak of games with eight runs or more to nine in a row. They are also now 10-1 in their last 11 games.
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| Kean University used a five run first inning to push past visiting New Jersey City University by the final of 10-4 on Thursday afternoon in NJAC action. On the mound Nolan Rowan improved to 5-0 on the season after tossing eight innings allowing two earned runs and four hits. He struck out six and walked two. Kean athletics photo |
Ryan Murphy accounted for both runs, as #7 Rowan scored a 2-1 victory at Rutgers-Camden, in NJAC action this afternoon, and Ryan Mostrangeli drove in the winning run. Profs' lefthander Eli Atiya went eight innings, striking out eight, to earn his seventh victory of the year as Rowan improves to 23-6 (9-2 NJAC). Murphy hit his team-high eighth home run in the third inning, a solo shot, to give the Profs a 1-0 lead. It was his second game in a row with a homer. Rutgers-Camden (17-15; 4-7), which outhit the Profs, 9-6, tied it up in the fourth on an RBI single by Diego Salazar. In the eighth, Murphy doubled, and with two outs, Mostrangeli doubled to right field to bring home Murphy with the winning run. Christian Bascunan took over in the ninth inning and held the Scarlet Raptors scoreless to pick up his NJAC-leading seventh save of the season.
Senior shortstop Jason Moore had two hits and two RBI as Montclair State downed William Paterson, 7-3 in the first game of a home-and-home between the local rivals as Jeff Albies Field on Thursday afternoon. First baseman Peter Cosentino also drove in a pair of runs for the Red Hawks (25-7, 10-1 NJAC), who extended their winning streak to eight games. Anthony Guarino was 4-for-5 with and RBI with Joe Norton and Ryan McKenna recording one run batted in apiece.
St. Scholastica traveled to Moorhead this afternoon to take on the Cobbers from Concordia College-Moorhead in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown. While the Saints were blanked by the Cobbers in game one of the day, 9-0, they made up for it by rallying to take the second game, 6-2. The Saints were silenced early in this game, while the Cobbers (9-8, 4-4 MIAC) added eight runs in the first two innings, including seven in the second inning, making it an 8-0 ballgame. The Saints' who managed just five hits through seven innings, got things going in the eighth inning recording four hits in that inning alone for a Saints 5-2 lead. Grant Mergen was assigned to shut down the Cobbers for the ninth inning. Mergen was in his third inning in relief and he indeed shut down the Cobbers, striking out one and retiring the other two batters to give the Saints a 6-2 win in game two of the day.
Skidmore College scored three runs in the fifth and held on to beat Castleton, 4-3. Prior to the regularly scheduled game, Castleton (7-17-1) won 14-8 in the game from April 6 that was suspended. In the ninth, Jesus Carnedas led off for the Spartans with a bunt single and moved to third on consecutive ground ball outs. He scored on an infield error, which put the tying run on base. Tyler McClain singled and Evan Keegan walked to load the bases with two outs. Kannon Dush hit a hard line drive deep to the right-center field gap, but Jaden Torrado ran it down to save the game for the Thoroughbreds. Ethan Caiazza got the save, his third.