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| Sophomore first baseman Dillon Ysseldyke scored the go-ahead run and Ohio Wesleyan withstood a ninth-inning rally to defeat Hiram in the opener of a North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader on Thursday at Littick Field. In the nightcap, senior third baseman Luigi Russo crushed a 2-run homer for the Bishops, but the Terriers had constructed a 10-0 lead and went on to salvage a split of the twinbill. Ohio Wesleyan athletics photo by Paul Vernon |
Swarthmore College opened the Centennial Championship Tournament with an 8-1 victory over Johns Hopkins University on Thursday night. Matteo Sollecito set up the Garnet for success with four hitless innings to open the game. Casey Jordan then followed with 0.2 scoreless, while Zach Camp shut the door with 4.1 innings of one-run ball. Austin Burgess and Luke Mutz both reached base with a pair of hits as they extended their respective on-base streaks. Burgess has now reached 29-straight games, while Mutz extended his streak to 25 games. Burgess also led the way offensively with a pair of RBI doubles. The Garnet will meet Franklin and Marshall, a 7-5 winner over Washinton College.
York College picked up their sixth straight win with a come-from-behind 8-7 win over Alvernia University in game one of the 2022 MAC Commonwealth semifinals in York. The Spartans tallied two runs in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win and take a 1-0 lead in the best of three series. Jace Fetterman came up big for Lebanon Valley College with a three-run home run in the first inning as the top-seeded Dutchmen earned a 9-4 victory over fourth-seeded Widener University in the first game of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth semifinal series. LVC (27-13) scored three runs in the first inning, three runs in the fifth, and three runs in the seventh. The Pride (21-19) scored one run in the second, fourth, seventh, and ninth innings.
Top seeded NC Wesleyan College used a terrific complete game performance from senior Pitcher of the Year Derrick Carter to roll to an 8-4 win over 4th seeded Piedmont University in the First Round of the USA South Tournament on Thursday from Bauer Field. The Bishops improve to 26-15 with the tournament win and will now host #3 seed Pfeiffer University on Friday at 12:30 PM in the second round. Piedmont will first play #2 seed Huntingdon in an elimination game at 9:00 Am Friday morning from Bauer Field. Wesleyan used a 14-hit attack to get the win led by three hits apiece from infielders Davie Morgan and Jackson Hobbs while Hobbs drove in three runs. Pfeiffer University, seeded third in the East Division, played their first USA South Tournament game on Thursday afternoon, and scored a decisive 12-2 win over the West Division second-seed Huntingdon College at Bauer Field on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan University.
Bryce Bollinger threw a career-high eight innings and tied a career-high with eight strikeouts as No. 3 West seed Covenant took down No. 2 East seed Methodist, 6-3, in the opening round of the USA South Tournament on Thursday night at Cleaveland Field. Covenant (22-17) has won eight straight games and moves into the winners' bracket to face top-seed, and No. 5-ranked, LaGrange on Friday. Bollinger (7-1) was phenomenal as he limited Methodist (26-15) to just one hit over eight innings of work. The right-hander retired 10 straight batters at one point and did not allow a hit after the first inning. Joe Roth was named the USA South Player of the yYar and he celebrated the honor with a 4-for-7, three run, five RBI performance in a 27-1 win over Willian Peace.
In a rematch of the regular season finale, John Jay hit the road again and traveled to Bronx Community College to take on the CCNY Beavers in the CUNYAC Championship Play-In Game at Ohio Field. The Bloodhounds were seeking revenge after CCNY took both ends of the season ending doubleheader last weekend, thus stealing the #2 seed and home field advantage. John Jay fought valiantly but ultimately came up just short, losing 8-4. The Beavers took an early lead in the game, scoring four runs in the bottom of the second inning. John Jay got as far as having the tying run in the on deck circle. Unfortunately, the late inning rally came up just short and the Beavers held on for the win.
it was not a good day for the favorites in the second round of the GNAC playoff. Johnson & Wales defeated the Anna Maria AMCats in their first game of the double-elimination portion of the GNAC Tournament, hitting three home runs on their way to a 15-11 victory. Griffin Snyder opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, hitting a three run home run to give the Wildcats an early lead. After the AMCats grabbed one back in the bottom of the first, JWU Extended their advantage to six over the next three innings, with a pair od home runs by Riley Hasson and Snyder, opening up a 7-1 lead. Trailing 13-5 in the sixth inning, the AMCats went on a 5-0 run in the frame behind three home runs, cutting JWU's advantage to three at 13-10. The teams traded runs over the seventh and eighth innings, and the Wildcats were able to close out the game, with Kyle Cutler earning a three inning save. In the other GNAC tournament contest, Elms was a 4-0 winner over top seeded St. Joseph's (Maine).
In the first round of the NEWMAC Tournament, MIT used another great start from junior Graham Cartwright and home runs from three different players to cruise to a 16-1 win over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Thursday afternoon. Cartwright is now 6-2 on the season as he has now won five straight decisions and lowered his ERA to 3.71 for the season. Over 7.1 innings, he scattered just four hits with one run allowed and four strikeouts. First-year Brian Rapanan threw 0.2 innings of hitless relief, by followed by a perfect ninth from sophomore Karl Meyer. Offensively, Kyle Sonandres paced the MIT attack with a 4-for-5 game with three RBI and three runs scored. Teddy Schoenfeld was 2-for-6 with three RBI in the leadoff spot as he has now reached base safely in 37 of 38 games this season.
Saint Vincent split its final Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader of the regular season, dropping a 5-0 decision to Grove City in the opener before rebounding with a 6-1 win in the nightcap. By winning one of the two games, the Bearcats (24-12, 20-6) clinch the No. 2 seed in next week's PAC Baseball Championship Tournament. Senior pitcher Tate Ostrowski (Essex, Mass./Covenant Christian) fired 6 2/3 shutout innings in the opener to earn his eighth victory of the season. Ostrowski struck 10 men, giving him a Grove City-record 90 strikeouts this season. Ostrowski (8-1) also lowered his league-leading earned run average to 1.54. He yielded three hits and two walks in his outing. The second game started in a similar fashion as the first, with the Wolverines jumping out to a quick 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the bottom of the first. From there, however, it was all SVC, as the Bearcat bats rapped 13 hits to back a solid pitching performance from starter Aaron Stephan and reliever Tyler Chrise.
In fitting fashion to this season's weather, the Wilmington College concluded the home portion of its schedule with a 6-3 victory in the rain over Miami University-Hamilton on Thursday afternoon. The win improves the Fightin' Quakers' record to 20-18, marking the program's first winning season since 2005.
Hiram split a North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon over Ohio Wesleyan. The Terriers dropped a back-and-forth game one by a final of 6-5 and rallied for a big 14-3 win in game two. A scoreless sixth and seventh inning kept the one-run game intact late. DJ Neff drilled an RBI double in the eighth, giving the Batting Bishops an insurance run, now up 6-4. Hal Walker Jr. plated Kyle Workman in the top of the ninth on an RBI single, but the Terriers came up just short in the final inning falling 6-5. Walker Jr. continued his big day at the start of game two hitting an RBI single that scored Workman in the first inning. After OWU tallied a run in the sixth of game two, Workman continued his big day with a two-run single, making the score 14-3 after seven innings with Hiram winning on a run rule. The big day at the plate in game two was headlined by Walker Jr. who in game two had four hits, three runs and two RBI. Workman also collected three hits with four RBI.
Junior Arlo Pike was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run to lead a 10-hit attack as the University of Southern Maine Huskies earned their 10th consecutive win with an 8-4 victory over the Bates College Bobcats Thursday afternoon at Leahey Field. Sophomore Matt Burnett pitched well in the start getting a no-decision on 4.1 innings of work, allowing three earned runs on six hits without yielding a walk. Sophomore Lucas Francis earned the win pitching the final 4.2 innings. Francis struck out two and scattered five hits over the 4.2 innings allowing one run.
The Cabrini University Diamond Cavs picked up their 10th win in an 11 game stretch as the Cavaliers blew past the Centenary University Cyclones this afternoon by a final score of 12-5. Senior Mack McKisson, sophomore Zack Brook and freshman Sean Glatts tallied a team high three hits apiece. McKisson also had tied for the team lead with four RBIs on the afternoon. Brook and Glatts each finished the day with two runs scored, while the sophomore also drove in one. Senior Joey Moyer and sophomore Pat Toal also had multi-hit days with two each, Moyer drove home four and added one run, while Toal made it home twice. Graduate student Steven Priest and senior Dustin Sutton rounded out the Cavaliers to mark the hit column with one each. Senior Jonathan Baker toed the rubber in game two and turned in a quality start en route to his record breaking eighth victory of the season. The righty allowed five runs on nine hits, with four strikeouts in eight innings of work. Brook toed the rubber for the final inning of scoreless baseball.
Case Western Reserve University graduate student Evan Faxon fanned seven batters in eight innings of work, setting a new program record for strikeouts in a single season, as the Spartans picked up a 9-4 win at John Carroll University in the team's antepenultimate game of the 2022 regular season on Thursday afternoon. With the win, CWRU now stands at 22-16 overall, while John Carroll dropped to 18-19 with the loss. The win also completed a Spartan sweep of the two game-series between the two teams in 2022. Faxon scattered seven hits and three walks over his eight innings on the hill, throwing 130 pitches in the effort. He allowed just four runs, three of which were earned. Faxon's seven strikeouts give him 80 for the campaign, passing the previous single-season record of 75, set by former Spartan Lance Sparks in both 1994 and 1995. Faxon improved to 6-0 on the season with the win with a 4.16 earned run average.
You will have to forgive the Carleton College baseball players if they decide to no longer be fans of Hall of Famer Ernie Banks' famous phrase, "Let's play two!" For the seventh time this season, Carleton (10-21, 7-11 MIAC) won the opening game of a conference doubleheader. Each time the Knights have lost game two. In fact, Carleton dropped to 0-12 in the second game played on any given day this season with those dozen setbacks including five walk-off losses and two extra-inning defeats. That same script played out on Thursday as AJ Staff's three-hitter paved the way for Carleton to win game one by an 8-1 tally, only to see the Knights drop the second game 14-13. That result bounced Carleton from the postseason hunt because even if Carleton wins its last two games, the Knights will lose out on a tiebreaker.
Playing at Huntington Park, home of the Columbus Clippers, Heidelberg University concluded the 2022 season with a sweep of host Capital University. Heidelberg won the opener 7-0, then took the rainy night cap, 15-0, in eight innings. Brady Knizner mowed the Comets down during his seven full innings of work. He limited Capital to just three hits and did not allow a run or a walk. With his final pitch of the season, he struck out Connor Feeney, picking up his 100th collegiate strikeout. Ridge Clark threw two perfect innings and picked up his fourth save of the season. In game two , it was seven-run second for the Student Princes. As a light drizzle fell on Huntington Park, Heidelberg would add four more in the fifth. Head Coach Chad Fitzgerald began to sub in bench players, providing a chance for his graduates.
Sean Hoey's sensational starting pitching, Kainan Bayn's timely hitting, and Shane Hykin's clutch relief pitching propelled Hope College to a 2-1 victory against Trine University on Thursday. The Senior Day performance moved the Flying Dutchmen on the cusp of their 23rd MIAA championship overall and their first since 2013. Hope (24-8, 15-4 MIAA) leads second-place Kalamazoo College by 1 1/2 games heading into the final week of the regular season. The Flying Dutchmen can clinch at least a share of the regular-season title with one win during a doubleheader Trine, or one Kalamazoo loss during a three-game series against Adrian College. Hope can earn an outright title with either a sweep of Trine, one Hope win and one Kalamazoo loss, or two Kalamazoo losses. "We've got a special group. We've found ways to win," head coach Stu Fritz said. "We scratched two runs today. Sean unbelievable today. Al Money made a couple of key defensive plays at third. I can't be prouder of our team and where we're at and the position we've put ourselves in."
Susquehanna University got the victory it needed Thursday afternoon, knocking off host Juniata College in the regular season finale 10-4 to clinch a spot in the Landmark Conference Tournament. With the victory, Susquehanna (15-23) will now take on either Catholic University or the University of Scranton next Friday, May 13 at Scranton in the Landmark Conference opening round. Sean McCulloch led the River Hawks with a 4-for-6 afternoon, stealing two bags and scoring three times. McCulloch now has 30 stolen bases, which tied the school record set by Matt Ruane back in 2007.
Geneva College has seen some ups and downs this year, but the Golden Tornadoes are finishing the year well, highlighted by a doubleheader sweep of Bethany on Thursday afternoon in the final home date of the season. Geneva got a sparkling pitching outing in game one from junior Jarrett Orbin, with Orbin striking out 15 Bison on the way to an 8-1 complete-game victory. Junior Timothy Munz followed with another strong pitching outing in game two, leading the Golden Tornadoes to a 6-4 win. Geneva has now won three straight games in improving its record to 12-27, 8-18 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.ting seniors to receive a round of applause from the Heidelberg fans. In the process, the Student Princes added four runs in the top of the eighth.
The Saints took down the Knights of Neumann University in a Thursday, conference-series opener. Coming out on the winning side by a final score of 8-3, Marymount makes their way back to .500 baseball in the conference at 8-8, also clinching a playoff spot as at least the #4 seed in the upcoming AEC playoffs. Senior lefty Drew Mead threw a gem, pitching a complete game and notching the win. He went 9.0 innings allowing just three earned runs while striking out three to improve to 6-3 on the season. Ryan Maylie went 2-for-5 at the plate with a double. The senior backstop collected a run and an RBI. Ryan Lee also put together a 2-for-5 performance at the dish with a double out of the DH spot. The senior notched two runs and an RBI.