March 18, 2023

Lycoming gets first home win since 1971

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The University of Mary Washington split its Saturday doubleheader with John Carroll at V. Earl Dickinson Stadium, falling in the opener, 13-7, before winning game two, 15-2.
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A sixth-run fifth in the first game of Saturday, March 18's MAC Freedom doubleheader with DeSales helped propel Lycoming to a 9-5 win in its first home game in 52 years at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. DeSales was able to hold on for an 8-4 win in the second game. Down 5-0 heading into the fourth inning of the first game, the Warrior rally started with three in the fourth and another six in the fifth inning. DeSales loaded the bases in the sixth, but first-year Jake Wilber responded with a flyout and groundout to end the inning. In the seventh, first-year Evan Nordeen struck out the side, giving Lycoming its first home win since a 12-2 win over Juniata on April 24, 1971. The Warriors again rallied in the second game from a 5-0 deficit, scoring all four of its runs in the fourth and fifth innings of an 8-4 setback.

No 12. Lynchburg continued ODAC play Saturday and split a doubleheader, winning 9-4 and  losing 3-1 in the second game, against Roanoke. Senior Zach Potts started Game 1 on the mound for the 12th-ranked Hornets. Potts secured his fifth win of the season (5-0) allowing four earned runs over seven innings pitched. Josh Gjormand led the way for the Lynchburg offense scoring three times, driving in three runs, and falling just a homer short of the cycle. Avery Neaves scored twice and had two doubles on the day as well. In Game 2, Caleb Lingenfelter out-dueled Brandon Pond and a stream of relief pitchers for Lynchburg. Roanoke scored two runs in the bottom of the 5th giving the Maroons a 2-1 lead and added a third run in the 6th.

After falling behind 7-0, the Blue Jays steadily chipped away to even things up in the fourth inning. Strong bullpen pitching kept JHU in it and the bats continued to stay hot in the later innings to give the Jays a 16-9 win. The Lakers batted around in the top of the first inning, scoring seven runs on seven hits to grab a commanding lead early on. The Jays bounced back in the bottom of the second with four runs and scored in all but one of the remaining innings, taking the lead for good in the sixth. Hyunwoo Roh, Jack McRae and Jaspar Carmichael kept the Blue Jays in the game by only allowing one run through the final 8.2 innings. Roh earned his first career win, throwing 2.2 innings and striking out two. Runners left on base were a huge issue for the Lakers throughout the game. OSU stranded 12 runners, while Johns Hopkins only stranded five.

No. 6 Shenandoah registered its first ODAC doubleheader sweep of the season Saturday by taking 9-6 and 8-3 victories over Guilford. Shenandoah (16-2, 3-1 ODAC) had a combined 22 hits in running its winning streak over the Quakers (9-9-1, 1-4-1) to 22 games in a series that dates back to Feb. 27, 1990. After scoring one run in the first, the Hornets used a five-spot to break open game one and coasted to the 9-6 victory. The second inning proved pivotal in game two as well as Shenandoah added on to the one run it scored in the first with four more in the second on its way to the 8-3 victory.

Keystone extended its winning streak to six-straight victories on Saturday, defeating North Park 6-5 before handing FDU-Florham a 19-5 defeat. The Giants tallied four runs in the top of the eighth with the big hit coming off the bat of Anthony Raimo (go-ahead three-run homer) and held off North Park in the ninth. Keystone exploded for 15 runs in the first four innings, earning 18 hits against the Devils. Nathan Hinkley earned the win, going five innings with four strikeouts, two groundouts and nine flyouts for his 30th-career victory, the most all-time in program history, surpassing Jeremy Pierson (2002-06; 29 wins).

It took just two pitches for the first home run of the season to come off the bat of a UW-Stevens Point player's bat and the No. 3 Pointers (5-2) went on to win both games on Saturday. UWSP defeated Roger Williams (1-9) by a 9-6 final before dispatching of Southern Maine (1-8) in seven innings, 17-2. The Pointers blasted five home runs on the day, two off the bat of Bradley Comer. Trent Van Ess, Brenden Canterbury and Logan Homolka also hit long balls on the day. Comer totaled five hits on the day, three for extra bases, and he drove in eight. Canterbury added four hits, two in each game, with three runs and three RBI on the day. Payton Nelson (Wausau, Wis./West) also had four hits, hitting a double in each game, with five runs scored and an RBI in each game.

Muhlenberg wrapped up its trip to Florida with two more closely contested games, splitting with RIT. The Mules (6-7-1) took the second game, 5-3, behind the pitching of freshmen Evan Virno and Joseph Stern, who shut down the Engineers (6-5) except for one swing. One day after walking off in extra innings vs. TCNJ, Muhlenberg got another dramatic late hit in the opener but went on to lose, 4-3, in extra innings. Facing an RIT pitching staff that came in holding opponents to a .177 team batting average, the Mules managed just 11 hits in the two games, but they stayed competitive by scratching out runs and pitching well.

Tufts stayed undefeated Saturday afternoon in the opener of their West Coast trip, scoring four runs in the third inning to propel the Jumbos to a 6-3 non-conference victory over Pomona-Pitzer in action from Alumni Field. The Jumbos played on the road for the first time in 2023 on Saturday, and got on the board first in the top of the second as Jackson Duffy plated Connor Bowman with a sacrifice fly to left field to open the scoring. The big inning for the Jumbos came in the top of the third, as Tufts (4-0) pushed across four runs to take a 5-0 lead. That would be plenty of offense for the Jumbos. Connor Kinney turned in a very strong start or the Jumbos, as he went 6.1 innings while scattering four hits and allowing just one earned run. Kinney also struck out five and walked only one. Jack Schwartz worked 0.2 innings of relief, allowing only one hit, and McFall finished with two scoreless frames as he fanned three Sagehen batters.

Lebanon Valley finished off the season sweep of Eastern on Saturday with 21 runs in a pair of victories over the Eagles at McGill Field. The Dutchmen won game one 13-6 and then used a six-run fifth to take the nightcap 8-5. The Dutchmen got the bats started early in game one. They used a big six-run bottom half of the inning to put the game out of reach. The Dutchmen had 11 hits in the game with eight different batters recording a hit. LVC also drew 10 walks and stole a season-high seven bases. Similar to the opener, LVC (7-8-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening inning and batted around for the second time on the day with six runs in the bottom of the fifth on five hits. The Eagles rallied in the seventh with three runs but Tony Bennage relieved Detwiler and shut the door with a pair of ground outs to Santoro to complete the sweep.

Dylan Maria drove in three runs to help #11 Rowan to a 5-2 win over Ithaca in its final game of the trip to the RussMatt Invitational in Florida. The Profs ended the week winning four straight to go home with a 9-3 record. Maria had a two-run homer and earned another RBI by reaching on an error, also pitched 1.1 innings in the seventh and eighth. Tyler Cannon had three hits for the Profs with Ryan Murphy and Phil Sedalis each contributing two. Matt Choi made the start for Rowan and went 6.0 innings, allowing just one run and striking out five, to earn his second win of the year (2-0). Ryan Iovine, along with Maria, and Christian Bascunan earned the save, closing out the game in the ninth.

Arcadia opened its Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom series with Wilkes by sweeping both ends of its doubleheader, taking game on 1-0 in nine innings before winning game two 7-4. Game one was scoreless until the top if the ninth when Justin Massielo scored the lone run on an errant pick-off throw to third base. Hunter Curley went the first seven innings on the mound, allowing three hits with one walk and eight strikouts. Hunter Sibley earned the win with two hitless innings of relief with three strikeouts. Trey Obarowski gave Arcadia the lead in the nightcap in the sixth when he tripled and scored on a throwing error. After trading runs in the seventh, Arcadia added two more runs in the seventh to finish the scoring.

LeTourneau held for a 5-4 win on the day and marked a win for the road trip series on Saturday over Concordia. LeTourneau (10-11, 4-5 ASC) marked their first series win at Concordia (12-8, 5-4 ASC) in the NCAA era. The YellowJackets opened up a 4-0 lead in support of the starter, Aman Patel (2-3). Patel had a dominate outing allowing just three hits through 6.0 innings. He marked six strikeouts and allowed just one earned run. He was credited with the win on the day. The YellowJackets saw the home team stage a rally in the bottom of the ninth similar to Friday evening. The Tornadoes scored three runs and left runners on base before the Jackets bullpen brought in Will Bond (S, 2) who allowed a hit before forcing a pop up and a flyout to end the game and secure a win for the Jackets.

Shortstop Steve Antrim went 3-for-3 with a home run and AJ Staff collected eight strikeouts over 6.2 strong innings as Carleton picked up its first win of the year, a 6-5 triumph over Carthage. The lead swapped may time during the game until a pair of two-run innings late provide enough offense for the Knights. Carthage solved Iyer for a pair of runs in the ninth, but the sophomore closed the door to earn head coach Alec Holcomb his first victory at the helm of the program. Staff was solved for three runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk during his 6.2 frames on the hill. Iyer surrendered two runs but fanned three over his 2.1 innings of work.

The McDaniel Green Terror pitching staff pitched 18 solid innings to sweep Hood, 8-4 and 8-1, in their first home game since returning from Myrtle Beach. Ryan Kelly and Tyson Nercessian pitched the first game of the doubleheader and combined for eight strikeouts while giving up four hits and getting out of multiple jams in the last few innings. Ryan Martino pitched a gem over the first seven innings of game two. He gave up just one earned run in the third inning, and shutdown the Blazers offense the rest of the way. Connor Henderson came out of the bullpen for the final two innings and sealed the 8-1 victory.

Sophomores Hank Penders and Emmanuel Zaiter both hit their first career home runs and junior Mason Balmer had four hits in one game as Eastern Connecticut State closed out its spring trip with two wins at the Ripken Experience Saturday. Seven different players had at least two hits when No. 5 Eastern (10-1) defeated Salem State University, 16-7, in a morning game and the Warriors followed with a 5-4 decision over Worcester State University to extend their winning streak to five. Dating back to last year, Eastern has now won seven straight games decided by one run.

Webster was back in action this afternoon when they wrapped up their spring break trip with a matchup against Occidental (Calif.) College. The Gorloks defeated the Tigers by a final score of 14-6. Webster put together a season high 18 hits in the contest. It was a milestone day for Ben Swords as he competed in his 213th career baseball game at Webster. He is now tied for the most career games played in NCAA Division III Baseball history. He is tied with Roger Thompson who competed for Marietta (Ohio) College from 1984 to 1987. Carter Hunt got the start in this one as he allowed three hits and one earned run while striking out two in 3.2 innings. Deven Shulstad (1-0), J.T. Miller, Adam Hill, and Mason Young pitched in relief as the four combined to allow 10 hits and five earned runs while striking out seven in the final 5.1 innings of the game.

New England College wrapped up Spring break play with a 12-6 victory over Plattsburgh State on Saturday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Down 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth, the Pilgrims took the lead on a bases-clearing triple by senior Tim Krol to go up 5-3. The Cardinals responded with a bases-clearing double of their own by junior infielder Alex Kornblau in the seventh inning to re-take the lead. NEC did not trail for long, as they surged past Plattsburgh with six runs in the bottom of the seventh, headlined by RBI doubles by sophomore infielder Brady Philibotte and freshman outfielder Ryan Cote. They would score one more insurance run in the eighth to secure the 12-6 win.

Stevenson takes down Messiah 2-1 in the weekend home and home series. Stevenson scored a total of 15 runs on the day to take both ends of a conference doubleheader, 5-1 and 10-3, hosting Messiah to help them win both games. The pitching was on their game only allowing four runs the entire day. The Mustangs now find themselves at an solid 8-6 (4-2 MACC) record so far this season. Stevenson started strong and showed no signs of slowing down building a 5-0 lead until the seventh inning when the Falcons hit a fly ball out to the right field driving a run home. Junior Amani Jones and Brandt continued the scoring streak for the Mustangs in game two. The Mustangs were on fire in the fourth inning, scoring eight to put the game away.

With a split through the first two games, Joseph Scalzo hit a two-run bomb in the ninth of game three to seal the win and the series for No. 23 Cal Lutheran Baseball against No. 21 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday. The Stags took the first game with a score of 12-6. The Kingsmen fired back and won game three 8-5.  The Kingsmen broke a tie with CMS and La Verne at the top of the SCIAC. They are now 7-2 in conference and 12-4 overall. In the decisive third game, John Frazier started on the mound. He pitched five innings and faced 26 batters. He allowed seven hits and two runs, with two strikeouts. Frazier improved to 3-1 on the year.

Rutgers University-Camden probably wishes it would never have to leave The Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For the third straight game, the Scarlet Raptors scored in double figures, capped off an amazing week on the spring break as Rutgers-Camden rolled up 13 hits, 13 walks, seven stolen bases and program records for team and individual sacrifice flies in one game. When the dust cleared, the Scarlet Raptors owned a 20-3 victory over Cairn, improving their record to 7-5. The offense rolled up 63 hits and 60 runs in the five games, including double digits in both categories over the last three contests. The 20-run explosion against Cairn was the most runs since a similar 20-3 win over Immaculata on Feb. 23, 2020, and the Scarlet Raptors' nine-run third inning was the most since a program-record 12-run fifth inning in that Immaculata game. The Raptors' big inning Saturday came one day after an eight-run seventh inning in a 10-4 win over Salem State. Along the way, Rutgers-Camden delivered six sacrifice flies, breaking the old program mark of five set against Lincoln University on April 9, 2002. Three of those sacrifice flies were produced by sophomore outfielder Chris Bonafiglia, breaking the old single-game program mark of two, held by many players.

Lewis & Clark scored four runs in the sixth inning to earn a 4-2 game-one victory in a non-conference doubleheader split with Bushnell University on Saturday afternoon. Starting pitchers junior Brett Pierson and sophomore Luke Ritter struck out 12 batters and only gave up three total earned runs between the two games, while sophomore Brennen Davis batted in three runners and hit a home run as the Pioneers won game one 4-2, and lost game two 6-3 on a Beacon walk-off three-run homer. Lewis & Clark has played 20 of their 22 games on the road this season.

In just his first two at-bats on Saturday afternoon, Christopher Newport senior Alec Reilly delivered enough run support for the Captains pitching staff, driving in six runs with a bases clearing double in the first and a three-run homer in the third. Reilly's performance at the plate headlined a 14-run outburst at Marymount on Saturday afternoon as Christopher Newport improved to 18-6 overall this season with a 14-5 win on the road. The Captains jumped on the Saints with three runs in the first and went on to lead by as many as 11 in the contest with a 12-1 lead after five and a half frames. CNU added two more runs in the top of the eighth for the final tally as 17 different Captains got into the box score while four more pitched for CNU.

Playing in its only game at the Marietta/BSN Sports
Invitational, No. 13 nationally-ranked Denison played to a
high-scoring 21-11 win over New Jersey City University.
Denison athletics photo by Willis Glassgow

Sophomore Aaron Lautenschlager had three hits and six RBI, including five in the opener, as 14th-ranked Randolph-Macon split an ODAC doubleheader with Washington and Lee on Saturday afternoon. RMC won 15-1 in the opener and fell 8-3 in the nightcap. The Yellow Jackets started the scoring in the first and built a 8-0 lead before the generals got on the board in the fifth. The Yellow Jackets put up another crooked number in the bottom of the frame, putting the game out of reach. RMC again started the scoring in the first but W&L would keep pace and enter the eighth tied 3-3. The Generals would tally two in the eighth and three in the ninth to record the 8-3 win.

The Lynx continued their ambush of offense in today's matchup with the Illinois Wesleyan Titans with a 16-8 win. With runs in all but one inning, the Titans could not a soltion to the Lynx offense. The daggaer came in the form of a six run sixth. The scoring in the sixth was led off by a 2 RBI single by the scorching hot Quinn Blackman, followed by an RBI walk by Peter York, and a bases-clearing triple from Dante Messina. Messina then scored on a wild pitch.

Bridgewater (Va.) swept a doubleheader, 6-5 (10) and 11-10, with Averett, winning each game in walk-off fashion at the Bridgewater Baseball Field on Saturday. The Cougars went down in order to start the 10th in the opener. Isaiah Blanks reached base on a throwing error and took second after an errant pick off attempt got away from the first baseman. Blanks came around to score on a walk-off single by Brett Tharp as the Eagles picked up a 6-5 victory. In the bottom of the ninth, Jarret Biesecker started off the frame with an infield single before moving to second on a bunt base hit from Tharp. Brandon Hartman drew a walk to load the bases and Collin Reid lined an RBI single through the right side of the infield to score Biesecker and give the Eagles their second walk-off win of the day, 11-10.

Penn State Berks returned to action with a 10-6 victory over Gallaudet in both teams United East opener on Saturday afternoon at Hoy Field in the nation's capital. Colin Templin went 3-for-6 with a double and a run scored, while David Rudisill (3 RBI) and Reeser (2 RBI) were each 2-for-4 with a run scored. Josh Miiller earned his second win of the season after allowing 10 hits and four runs (two earned), while striking out five in 5.1 innings of work. Jake Murgitroyde notched his second save of the season. The sophomore right-hander surrendered two runs and struck out four batters in 3.2 innings of relief.

Sophomore Owen Davis singled in the winning run in the top of the eighth to lift Johnson & Wales to an 8-7 win over No. 20 Marietta Saturday evening in non-conference action at Pioneer Park. Davis finished the contest 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored as the Wildcats (5-3) have won five of their last six games. Junior Gus Lappin, meanwhile, went 3-for-5 with a triple and an RBI while senior Miles Kelly and sophomore Ryan St. Jean each collected two hits and drove in a run. Run-scoring singles from St. Jean in the seventh and Davis in the eighth made it an 8-6 lead for JWU. The Pioneers got one back in the eighth and loaded the bases with two down in the ninth, but freshman Brett Nickerson induced a game-ending ground ball. Freshman Elijah Barber came on in relief of starter Ryan Schultz and allowed a pair of unearned runs in 3.2 innings of work to earn his first collegiate win.

Coe ended its Florida trip with a bang on Saturday, exploding for 27 runs and 23 hits in a 27-10 seven-inning victory over Bethel. The Kohawks scored in every frame during the game and got hits from every player who recorded an at-bat. Nine Coe hitters registered an RBI in the monumental victory over the Royals with three players posting four or more runs batted in. Tyler Elliott, Tyler Bayless and Reid Rausch led the team with five, four and four RBI respectively, combining for 10 of Coe's 23 hits. Gavin Guns, Jake Brosius, Tyce Johnson, Creighton Kreshel and Kaden Haller all joined the leading trio with multiple hits in the game while James VanHooser and Kevin Lamb added one knock each. Nolan Schroeder gave up four runs in the first inning but responded well, earning his first win of the season after four-plus innings of work. Coe, which posted a 7-2 record during its spring break trip, extends its win streak to three and improves to 8-4 overall while Bethel drops to 8-3 on the year.

George Fox played in two polar opposite games, falling to Pacific Lutheran in the first game, 1-2, before blowing the doors open in a 14-7 victory in game two. The Bruins managed eight hits in the game but couldn't get a number on the scoreboard until the top of the ninth inning. PLU's Spencer Howell tossed a complete game gem in the opener. Howell went the distance on the hill, striking out three for his fourth win of the season and first complete game of the year. After three combined runs in the first game, the floodgates opened in the second. PLU jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the third with a three-run homer, but the Bruins responded with two runs in the second to cut the deficit to one. Two innings later, Fox tied the game at three with a Jared Whitaker RBI single. Four runs on four hits in the seventh broke the game open for the Bruins. Fox loaded the bases and prompted a pitching change before the Lutes could force two outs. Bleu Ellis and Miller both drove home two runs each as Fox jumped out to a 9-3 lead. Though the Lutes closed the gap, getting the game to within two, the Bruin bats once again came to the rescue. Five runs, including three from a Nakamura home run, gave Fox the 14-7 win.

WPI swept a doubleheader against Saint Joseph's (Maine) with matching 6-2 wins on Saturday at the New England Baseball Complex. WPI's Jeffrey Brennan was hot in both games, finishing the day 4-for-6 with seven RBI including a double and a grand slam, his second homerun of the season. Jacob Hand went 3-for-5 between the two games, with three runs scored, a pair of RBI, and his first homerun of the year. For the Monks, Zach Miles went 3-for-6 on the day, while Logan Dee and Michael Wearne each picked up two hits, with Wearne adding an RBI.

Rutgers University-Newark won their 3rd straight to close out their trip to Florida at the Russ Matt Central Florida Invitational. A late rally in the bottom of the 9th secured the 7-6 win for Rutgers-Newark (10-4) as Greenville (6-9) walked in six straight runs. Gilroy Prial finished 3-for-5 with two runs while Eric Recchia finished 2-for-4 with a run. Daniel Reardon got the start on the hill and hurled six innings of action and allowed five runs on seven hits. Matthew L'Hommedieu (2-0) earned his second win of the season after securing three straight outs for the Scarlet Raiders.

St. Mary's College of Maryland (4-6) hosted the Wells Express (6-9) for a United East Conference Doubleheader this afternoon. The Seahawks started the day with hot bats, taking game one 21-8. The Express would rally for game two, coming out on top by a final of 7-4. The Seahawks came out ready to go from the first pitch, jumping out to a 7-0 lead after the first inning. St. Mary's would add their most impressive offensive showing of the season to this point in the bottom fourth, scoring 10 runs off of eight hits. The Seahawks led 17-2 going into the fifth inning, going onm to win, 21-8. Offense wasn't as easy to come by to start game two for either team, as the Express led the Seahawks 2-1 after three innings. The Seahawks would trail the Express 6-1 going into the eighth inning, but the Seahawks would begin to rally but fall short.

St. Joseph's (L.I.) claimed a 19-6 non-conference win over Lehman College on Saturday afternoon. Senior Paul Gugliuzzo went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and three runs scored. Senior Ryan Decoursey finished the game 3-for-6 with a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored. Senior Anthony Cinquemani earned his third win of the season allowing four runs on six hits with four strikeouts. St. Joseph's Michael Manzolillo, Jack Kelly, and Josh Dannenberg all made appearances out of the bullpen.

Penn College dealt Penn State Abington an 18-6 setback in a United East game Saturday. The Wildcats won the three-game series (2-1) and improved to 2-1 United East, 6-7 overall, while the Lions fell to 1-2, 6-7. Jake Wagner gave Penn College a 3-0 lead with a two-run single in the second and an RBI single to left in the fourth. Nathan Gustkey made it 6-0 when he launched a three-run homer to left in the fifth before Penn College exploded for eight runs in the sixth. Cameron Dick, Tyler Rudolph, Kolten Smith, Brian Robison, and Quinn Hanafin each brought in runs in the eighth, while a balk and an error brought in two more. The Lions added two runs in the sixth before Wagner belted a grand slam home run in the seventh to put the game out of reach.

Piedmont earned a pair of impressive victories on the road at Emory Saturday with a 10-5 win and a 12-1 final in game two. The Lions totaled 12 hits in game one and spread the wealth with seven of the starting nine in the batting order recording a hit. Game two saw Piedmont continue the momentum with 12 runs on 15 hits as the offensive was explosive Saturday. Once again, the Lions saw two big innings with five runs in the fourth and sixth innings.

Stevens homered five times in sweeping King's College Saturday in a MAC Freedom doubleheader at Dobbelaar Field. Junior Christian Kreiser homered and had four RBI and first-year Dylan Fishbough hit his first career long ball as the Ducks topped the Monarchs 15-0 in the opener. Sophomore Victor Schilleci and junior Jack Irby each went deep in game two as the Ducks completed the sweep with an 11-2 victory. The victories moved the Ducks to 11-5 on the year and to 3-2 in conference play. Stevens has won five straight and has claimed all eight historical meetings with the Monarchs. Justin Richards hit a two-run blast to account for the only runs of the day for King's, who dropped to 6-7 on the year and to 1-4 in league play. The Monarchs have lost their last five games.

Penn State Harrisburg put up double-digit run totals in each of a pair of sizeable victories on Saturday afternoon to complete the weekend sweep of United East foe Lancaster Bible. The Lions (9-5, 2-0 United East) scored in each of the first four innings of an 11-2 victory over Lancaster Bible (2-10, 0-2 United East) in the opening contest of a doubleheader. Penn State Harrisburg (10-5, 3-0 United East) put up eight runs in the first inning and never looked back in a 11-0 shutout victory over Lancaster Bible (2-11, 0-3 United East) in the final contest of the weekend.

Bates slugged three home runs and tallied 20 hits in a doubleheader sweep of Brandeis Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats (6-2) took game one 13-8 and cruised to a 9-3 victory over the Judges (2-6) in game two. Bates is off to the program's best start to a season since 2012. Senior Henry Jamieson smacked a solo home run in the third inning to put the Bobcats ahead for good in a 13-8 win over Brandeis in game one of Saturday's doubleheader. Bates added four runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth to pull away for the victory. Junior Luke Linnehan tossed five shutout innings and the Bates baseball team completed the doubleheader sweep with a 9-3 win over Brandeis in game two Saturday afternoon. Linnehan allowed four hits and struck out four in the contest. He walked just one batter in the contest and lowered his ERA to 1.98 through three starts, improving his win-loss record to 2-1 on the young season.

Sewanee split two games on Friday and Saturday as the Tigers wrapped up play at March Madness II. Sewanee was defeated by Illinois Wesleyan, 10-6, on Friday and bounced back with a 13-3 victory over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Sewanee started the game with an RBI double by Charlie Teel after a two-out free pass by Hunter Herndon. The Titans flipped the script quickly in the bottom of the third. Trailing 2-1, IWU scored nine times in the frame to make it a 10-2 lead. In Sewanee's final game of the week, the Tigers took advantage of two walks and an error to score seven runs in the bottom of the second. Sewanee put the game into a mercy rule situation (10-run lead after seven innings) in the fifth. Leading 12-2, Charlie Teel recorded a productive out on a sacrifice fly.