It is Saturday, lets play two

Tim Henricks drove in the Eagles' first run in both games of Benedictine's sweep of UW-Platteville.
Benedictine athletics photo

 

Benedictine opened the home part of the 2015 schedule by sweeping a pair of games from UW-Platteville on Saturday. Cody Netzel was on cruise control in game one, claiming his first win of the season. The starter struck out the side in the second, third, and fourth innings. Netzel fanned 13 in six innings of work and allowed just two runs on four hits. The Eagles failed to hold a 3-0 lead in game two but scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to collect the sweep.

Union wrapped up their spring break trip to Florida with a doubleheader spilt against RPI. The Dutchmen took the first game by a score of 9-5 before losing the second contest 11-1. Sophomore Adam Ashenfarb picked up his second win of the season in game one, working 6+ innings allowing five runs on six hits. Ashenfarb struck out four and walked just one. In game two, RPI's Sean Conroy silented the Union bats over a nine inning complete game five-hitter.

Stevenson junior Craig Joseph and senior Brody Tennant combined for six hits, three runs and two RBIs as the Mustangs split a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at Lebanon Valley, winning game two 5-1 after dropping the opener 4-3 at McGill Field. Stevenson maintained its hold of third place in the conference standings, but had its four-game conference winning streak snapped.

Austin Wilson connected on a walk-off single up the middle to help Guilford salvage a split of a ODAC doubleheader against Bridgewater (Va.). The Eagles claimed game one, 7-5, while the Quakers fought back to claim the nightcap, 7-6.

Runs were scarce on Saturday as Chapman split a doubleheader with Redlands at Hart Park, but claimed the three-game weekend SCIAC series with the Bulldogs in the process. The Panthers captured the first half of the twinbill with a 1-0 win behind a five-hit shutout from junior Matt Molnar, but fell 3-2 in game two.

Sam Miller pitched the Judges to a win in the opener of a doubleheader with NYU.
Brandeis athletics photo by Robert Shaw

Brandeis was ungracious guests in the first NYU home games in 41 years today as the Judges swept the Violets in a doubleheader at MCU Park on Coney Island in Brooklyn, home of the minor league Brooklyn Cyclones. NYU recently revived its baseball team for the first time since 1974. Brandeis won the opener, 4-2, behind a complete-game victory from sophomore Sam Miller. In the nightcap, the Judges hit two home runs in the third inning and then held off NYU in a back-and-forth game for an 11-8 win.

Greensboro swept Ferrum in a USA South Athletic Conference doubleheader, 6-5 and 4-0, the first two games of the league series this weekend at Ted Leonard Park. In the opener, the Pride scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a 6-4 lead, then held off the Panthers after allowing a run in the top of the ninth. In the nightcap, Greensboro got all the runs it would need with two runs in the first inning and another two in the second. Josh Evans pitched a complete game four-hitter with six strikeouts to get the win for the Pride.

Castleton overcame a five-run deficit in its opener before taking down Colby 12-10 in eight innings and then went off for 15 runs in 15-4 win to earn a sweep over the Mules in the RussMat Tournament. The Spartans belted out 13 hits in each contest while scoring 27 combined runs and recording 14 extra-base hits. Jimmy Buckley led the offense with seven RBI while going 4-for-8 with three doubles and a triple.

Ramapo swept a NJAC conference doubleheader from host New Jersey City University, 3-1 in game one and 5-4 in game two. Ramapo were out hit in both games but took advantage of 13 free passes on the day.

Occidental is addicted to close finishes, having won eight of nine one-run games this season. The series finale against Pomona-Pitzer was no exception. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth with the go-ahead runner 90 feet away, pinch runner Jeffrey Johnson got the green light and stole home to put the Tigers up for good. The Stags lost game one 9-1.

Wesley swept the Captains of Christopher Newport on a snowy, spring afternoon. Winning the first game 6-1 and taking the second, 7-4. Matt Domian was the star of game one. Domian was four of four at the plate with two double, two RBI's and one run in the opener. Domian added two more hits in game two, finishing the day 6-for-8.

Northland will meet St. Scholastica Tuesday in a game pitting two unbeaten teams in the UMAC.
Northland athletics photo

Northland continued their series against Northwestern (Minn.) sweeping the weekend's games. The 6-5 and 10-2 wins now put the Jacks at 3-0 in conference play.

Gwynedd Mercy defeated Cairn in both games of a doubleheader 4-3 in game one and 6-1 in the nightcap to take the weekend series. In game one, Beau Fleming delivered a walk-off RBI single, knocking in David Blount in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 4-3 victory over the Highlanders. In game two, the Griffins continued to out score Cairn with senior Rick Elfreth recording his 100th hit, the 26th player in program history.

Sophomore Robert Negron earned his third win of the season and junior Joseph Senisi drove in four runs in game one, as Mount Saint Vincent settled for a split in a Skyline Conference doubleheader with Purchase, downing the Panthers 17-7 in the opener and falling 8-1 in game two.

Piedmont split this afternoon's doubleheader with visiting Averett dropping the first game 16-1 before responding in game two winning 5-4 to even out the series. Senior catcher Austin Brick would lead the Lions on the day with his three combined hits in both games.

Bethel (Minn.) kicked off their 2015 MIAC schedule with a sweep over Macalester at home. The twin bill versus the Scots, which was initially scheduled to be played in St. Paul, featured a 9-5 victory in game one and a 7-2 win in game two with Bethel as the visitor in the series. The Royals jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the opener before allowing five runs in the bottom of the seventh. Bethel was able to amass nine runs on four hits, eight walks, and two Macalester errors. The second was similar, as Bethel claimed a 4-1 advantage after four innings, before closing out the nine-inning battle with a 7-2 margin.

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