Upsets the rule on Monday


C.J. Sousa pitched a complete game win over Ramapo. Wesleyan athletics photo

Western Connecticut State came up with a defensive gem when it needed one most, turning a game ending double play with runners on the corners and one out in the bottom of the ninth, to take an 8-7 victory from Ramapo.

Ithaca blew out visiting Cortland by a 14-2 score on Monday afternoon at Freeman Field. The Bombers scored three runs in each of the first two innings and put the game out of reach with a grand slam in a six-run fifth inning. Ithaca entered the game ranked 18th and Cortland was ranked sixth in last week's D3baseball.com rankings. The Bombers and Red Dragons were also the top two teams in the New York Region by the NCAA Division III Regional Rankings.

Eastern Connecticut State erased an early 6-1 deficit by sending 12 batters to the plate and scoring seven runs on eight hits in the bottom of the third inning, then broke a tie with four runs in the bottom of the seventh in a 12-8 non-conference victory over Tufts at the Eastern Baseball Stadium.

Kalamazoo swept an MIAA doubleheader at Alma, 14-6 and 6-5. Kalamazoo pounded out 15 hits in game one while also taking advantage of 10 walks and three hit batters. Alma was limited to eight hits, six of which came in the first three innings. Scott Devine was 3-for-4 with a pair of stolen bases in game two


Joe Kennedy was one of three Bluejays to have two hits on the day. Elmhurst athletics photo

Elmhurst scored 10 runs in the seventh inning en route to a 14-4 non-conference win over Dominican Butterfield Park. Luke Collins paced Elmhurst with three RBI in the victory.

Salve Regina wrapped up its regular season with a decisive 14-5 win over Framingham State. The win pushes the Seahawks to 28-10 on the season while the Rams fall to 16-21 with the loss.

Marietta took advantage of several defensive miscues by Denison to post an 11-4 victory at Don Schaly Stadium. Five Big Red errors resulted in six unearned runs for the Pioneers. Mitch Geers finished the game 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBI.

Trailing 3-0 for much of the game, Endicott scored three times in the eighth inning and then loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth before Colin Sitarz took a four-pitch walk to force in the winning run, as the Gulls defeated Bates 4-3 in their final baseball game of the regular season. The victory is the ninth straight for Endicott, who has also won 18 of their last 21 games, dating back to April 6. With the walk, Sitarz collected his 138th career RBI, tying the record for most in an Endicott career, which had been set by Bryan Caruso (1999-2002).