Several offenses were smokin' on Saturday. Chatham and MUW both scored 36 runs whil Misericordia scored 37. Penn State Behrend had the most runs in a game (24) as they scored 33 on the day. Rutgers-Newark and Montclair State both scored 30+ as they split their doubleheader. Six other teams with 30 + runs scored.
Right-hander Graham O'Gorman fires the 11th no-hitter in Hope history during a 6-0 victory vs. Lawrence in Game 1 of a doubleheader in Florida. The junior faced 25 batters in 7 innings.
Benedictine silenced the powerful Spartan offense to take two NACC contests. Across Lake Michigan, Hope moved into sole possession of the MIAA lead with a set upcoming with Adrian on the horizon.
Former Hope College pitcher Jim Kaat will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., this summer.
Kaat, who earned All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors in 1957, went on to pitch in Major League Baseball for 25 seasons and win 283 games.
It does not have the same feel as the basketball rivalry but don't tell Hope head coach Stu Fritz. The Dutchmen walked off the nightcap after the offense flexed their muscles in the opener.
Nick Lepore’s two-out hit capped a four-day run rally that propelled the Flying Dutchmen to a 7-5 victory on Wednesday at Adrian College. Hope (30-9 overall) advanced to face Adrian College, a 7-5 winner against Alma College earlier in the day.
The two losses dropped Hope out of first place in the MIAA, as Adrian College swept a doubleheader from Albion on Monday to move into the top spot in the conference.
The sophomore from Holland, Michigan (West Ottawa HS) worked fast — yet effectively — and propelled the Flying Dutchmen to a 5-0 victory against Trine University in Game 1 of a doubleheader.