Salve Regina took two games from Babson, 7-3 and 8-5, and they earn a key NEWMAC series win. Nearby Eastern Connecticut State saw their division leading win steak stop at 20 games as they lost game two today to Southern Maine.
On the weekend, the teams in the first two regions got back to business with the snow and rain just a memory. Coast Guard split a tough doubleheader with No 6 Salve Regina. Both games were nail biters by final scores of 3-1 in favor of the Bears in game one and 6-5 in favor of the Seahawks in game two.
Worcester secured a split with MCLA on Monday with a 22 run outburst in game two but needed a few of those in s 5-4 loss in the opener. In the top 25, Salve Regina and Montclair State won close contests.
Shenandoah put up double digit runs as did Endicott, Johns Hopkins and Salisbury. Salve Regina could only manage a single run but their pitching made 1-0 a winning margin.
The top three teams all won last week and held their positions in week 10 of the D3baseball.com NCBWA Top 25. New to the poll is Salve Regina as Methodist drops out.
With the 320th pick, Pittsburgh selected Salve Regina's Dominic Perachi, the first D-III player taken in the 2022 MLB draft. Quinn Gudaitis, an IWU grad was selected in the 16th round by Detroit. D3baseball.com Player of the Year, Ryan McCarty was not selected but signed a free agent contact with the Toronto Blue Jays.
LYNCHBURG, Va. (May 21, 2022) - Salve Regina University sophomore center fielder Brandon Grover (Ashland, Mass.) went 5-for-5 including a walk-off double to deliver the Seahawks a comeback victory over Earlham College, 7-6, to stay alive in the NCAA Division III Baseball Regionals hosted by University of Lynchburg at Bank of the James Stadium.
LYNCHBURG, Va. (May 20, 2022) - Salve Regina University junior lefty Dominic Perachi (Washington Depot, Conn.) struck out 10 (or more) batters for the seventh time in his 11 starts in 2022, the latest one coming against No. 11 University of Lynchburg in the opening round of the NCAA Regional hosted by the Hornets at the Bank of the James Stadium.
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 13, 2022) - The second-seeded Endicott College baseball team knocked off first-seeded Salve Regina University, 14-9, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament play on Friday evening at Reynolds Field.
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 11, 2022) - Two-time defending Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) champion Salve Regina University baseball scored seven runs in the first three innings while pitchers Patrick Maybach (Saunderstown, R.I.) and Nicolas Santo (Pompano Beach, Fla.) combined on a two-hit shutout against Suffolk University, 7-0, in the opening round of the double-elimination format of the conference tournament at Reynolds Field.
William Peace earned their first post season win as the top seeds in each tournament pod scored double digit runs to come out as the only undefeated teams left. In non-tournament action, Salve Regina scored a big doubleheader sweep of No. 22 Endicott.
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 3, 2022) - Salve Regina University baseball had outstanding starting pitching from two of its bullpen arms - Graham Jeffries (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Nicolas Santo (Pompano Beach, Fla.) - as the Seahawks swept the visiting Cougars of Clark University, 13-1 and 12-2, in a non-league doubleheader at Reynolds Field on Tuesday afternoon. Both Jeffries and Santo combined to retire 24 of the first 25 batters they faced and finished with 15 strikeouts in 10 innings.
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 3, 2022) - Salve Regina University baseball had outstanding starting pitching from two of its bullpen arms - Graham Jeffries (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Nicolas Santo (Pompano Beach, Fla.) - as the Seahawks swept the visiting Cougars of Clark University, 13-1 and 12-2, in a non-league doubleheader at Reynolds Field on Tuesday afternoon. Both Jeffries and Santo combined to retire 24 of the first 25 batters they faced and finished with 15 strikeouts in 10 innings.
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 3, 2022) - Salve Regina University baseball had outstanding starting pitching from two of its bullpen arms - Graham Jeffries (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Nicolas Santo (Pompano Beach, Fla.) - as the Seahawks swept the visiting Cougars of Clark University, 13-1 and 12-2, in a non-league doubleheader at Reynolds Field on Tuesday afternoon. Both Jeffries and Santo combined to retire 24 of the first 25 batters they faced and finished with 15 strikeouts in 10 innings.
Seahawks honored seniors/grad students Patrick Maybach (Saunderstown, R.I.), Dylan Ketch (Clinton, Conn.), Jared Beniers (Abington, Conn.), Dustin Siqueira (Trumbull, Conn.), Michael Mathews (West Hartford, Conn.), Ryan O'Donnell (Saunderstown, R.I.), Andrew Roman (Monson, Mass.) before the doubleheader.
NEWPORT, R.I. (April 28, 2022) - Salve Regina University sophomore relief pitcher Nicolas Santo (Pompano Beach, Fla.) went four innings after freshman starter Nick Callano (Ocean, N.J.) threw the first two, and the Seahawks finished with a 5-1 win over visiting Mariners of Mitchell College in non-league baseball action on Thursday afternoon at Reynolds Field.
NEWPORT, R.I. (April 27, 2022) - Salve Regina University starting pitcher Dominic Perachi (Washington Depot, Conn.) improved to 8-0 on the season and lowered his earned run average to 0.36 with five innings of work as the Seahawks defeated visiting Roger Williams University, 8-1, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) baseball action at Reynolds Field on Wednesday afternoon.
LAKELAND, Fla. (March 13, 2022) - After Saturday's game was canceled due to lightning and a tornado watch, Salve Regina University baseball left 22 runners on base over 19 innings on Sunday while dropping two low-scoring games - 1-0 to Mount Union College at Lake Myrtle Park in the morning, and 2-1 in 10 innings to St. John Fisher College at historic Henley Field in the afternoon.
AUBURNDALE, Fla. (March 11, 2022) - Salve Regina University junior lefty Dominic Perachi (Washington Depot, Conn.) dominated once again in his second start of 2022 with 13 strikeouts in six innings pitched, allowed just a leadoff dribbler up the first base line that intended to spin foul but stayed fair, as the Seahawks defeated the Rams of Farmingdale State University, 9-0, in RussMatt Invitational action at Field #7 in the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex.
Student-athletes from the MIAC, CCC and MACF had remarkable performances last week and claimed this week’s NCBWA Div. III honors. This week’s honorees were recognized for performances spanning February 28 to March 6.
KINGSTON, R.I. (March 5, 2022) - Salve Regina University junior pitcher Dominic Perachi (Washington Depot, Conn.) pitched a one-hitter over seven innings while striking out 16 batters, including an "Immaculate Inning" in the top of the first with nine strikes on nine pitches for three outs, as the Seahawks defeated the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University, 7-0, at Bill Beck Field on the campus of the University of Rhode Island.
With the New England region split in half, Region 2 looks like it could be the home of some interesting late-season battles when talking about NCAA tournament consideration.....more
HARTFORD, Conn. (Mon., May 31, 2021) - Playing any college sport on Memorial Day is rare indeed. Salve Regina University baseball just missed extending its season into June with a 7-4 loss to Wheaton College who went on to defeat University of Southern Maine, 2-1, and capture the Hartford Regional to advance to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
HARTFORD, Conn. (Sat., May 29, 2021) - Salve Regina University sophomore first baseman Tyler Cannoe (Schenectady, N.Y.) broke a 1-1 tie with a bases clearing double in the bottom of the third and the Seahawks held on for a 4-2 win against Johnson & Wales University to eliminate the Wildcats in the NCAA Championships Hartford Regional.
HARTFORD, Conn. (Fri., May 28, 2021) - Salve Regina University sophomore lefty Dominic Perachi (Washington Depot, Conn.) retired the first nine batters he faced against nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine (#11 - https://d3baseball.com/top25/2021/2021Top25-week-14) while fellow lefties Brandon Grover (Ashland, Mass.) and Sean O'Malley (Darien, Conn.) took care of things at the plate with three hits and two runs batted in apiece.
HARTFORD, Conn. (Thu., May 27, 2021) - Wil McCarthy's (Pembroke, Mass.) two-out, two-strike basehit in the sixth gave Salve Regina University baseball its first lead in an NCAA Regional against Wheaton College on Thursday at Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium on the campus of Trinity College.
NEW LONDON, Conn. (Thursday, May 20, 2021) - Salve Regina University lefty Patrick Maybach (Saunderstown, R.I.) pitched a complete-game three-hitter while striking out six to lead the Seahawks to a 4-1 win over Mitchell College in the opener of a twinbill at Alumni Field.
NEW LONDON, Conn. (Thursday, May 20, 2021) - After seeing their 11-game winning streak come to an end in the opener, Mitchell College looked to get back on track in the nightcap. However, after leaving the bases loaded in the first two innings, the Salve Regina got on the scoreboard first with a pair of runs in the third to jump on top.
SALEM, Mass. (Wednesday, May 19, 2021) - Salve Regina University baseball scored a 7-1 victory against Salem State University keyed by a four-run third inning and a three-RBI afternoon for graduate student and catcher Dylan Ketch (Clinton, Conn.). Both teams employed seven pitchers in the nine-inning contest as Finn Doherty (Milton, Mass.) earned his first collegiate win (1-1) for the Seahawks while Viking starter Jimmy Burton (Rutland, Mass.) was saddled with the loss.
Due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CCC Championship Series between Salve Regina and Endicott that was scheduled for this weekend has been canceled. Salve Regina will be declared the CCC Tournament Champion and earn the conference’s automatic qualifier into the 2021 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.