Teams add to winning streaks on Monday

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Oscar Kutch led Tufts with a 4 for 5 performance, driving in five runs.
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Oscar Kutch led the Jumbos of Tufts with a 4-for-5 performance, driving in five runs as they defeated the Vikings 11-7 at Central Campus Baseball Field for their ninth straight win. The Jumbo's overcame a Mike Davis two home run day for Salem State.

Wesley took an early four-run lead and nearly gave it away, but earned a 7-6 win over Eastern to earn their ninth consecutive victory. Mike Calvarese had three hits while Joe Hummel ripped a pair with two RBI and Christopher Seibert launched a home run. KeAndre Jones finished with an RBI but saw his 19-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4 performance at the plate.

No. 8 Shenandoah earned its seventh straight victory with a 15-14 non-league win at York (Pa.). Shenandoah saw the Spartans score the first six runs of the game and lead by three runs as late as the top of the eighth inning. Trailing 14-12 heading into its final at-bat, Shenandoah scored three runs in the top of the ninth to escape with the 15-14 win.

Nichols top ranked offense in the CCC was not enough as the Bisons fell 18-14 to Western Connecticut State in non-conference action at the Nichols Baseball Field. The Bison plated double-digit runs for the third time this season but a ten-run fourth inning for the Colonials propelled them to victory.

In a battle between two of the leaders in the MIAA, Alma dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Trine University. The Scots lost by a 4-3 margin in the first game before succumbing to a seven-run rally by the Thunder in game 2 to fall, 7-6. With the Sweep, Trine is tied with Adrian at the top of the MIAA standings in their best ever start to the season.

Wheaton (Mass) defeated Fitchburg State 23-7 at Sidell Stadium. First-year Tommy Larason collected his second win of the season after pitching five complete innings, surrendering just one hit, while striking out two. Fitchburg added their seven runs late but were behind 20-0 before their first run crossed the plate.

Ithaca's Brandon Diorio scattered four hits and struck out seven batters for his third win of the season.
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Ithaca concluded its three-game Empire 8 Conference series with SUNY Canton on Monday at Wells College with a 16-0 shutout. Ithaca notched 15 hits with 11 walks the game. With today's win, Ithaca extends its winning streak to five games.

Junior Jack Halpin went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI to help Babson hold off visiting UMass Dartmouth, 11-10, in non-conference action at Govoni Field. First-year Daniel Cooney was 3-for-3 and classmate Connor Gill went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored for the Beavers.

Kean used five doubles early to propel past William Paterson by the final of 6-3 in a rescheduled NJAC contest. Senior Ryan Kelley led the way with a 3-for-4 day with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored.

No. 4 Ramapo earned their 20th win of the season with a 9-1 NJAC road win at rival Montclair State. Ramapo pounded out 13 hits in the game while Austin Unglaub finished 3-5 with two runs scored and two RBI while Brandon Martinez was 2-5 with a team leading four RBI and one run scored.

Highlighted by the third straight two-homer game from Connor Henderson, the 14th-ranked Christopher Newport Captains smacked 18 hits, including nine for extra-bases, in a 13-8 win over the Newport News Apprentice School. The Captains smashed four home runs, improving to 22-9 overall this season with a dominating performance at the plate. The Builders' Mark Labrador hit for the cycle on a warm, sunny day at Captains Park.

Johns Hopkins won its fifth straight game, defeating visiting Widener 10-7 on Babb Field. The Blue Jays trailed 6-4 heading into the home half of the seventh when they struck for three runs to take the lead. Hopkins scored three more in the eighth to add insurance to its lead. Ross Lazicky and Alex Ross pitched well out of the Blue Jays bullpen combining to allow just one run in 2.2 innings.

Wisconsin Lutheran earned a split against Rockford after pounding out 15 runs off 19 hits in game one for a 15-3 victory, before falling in game two 3-0 at Rivets Stadium.

Rutgers-Newark improved to 3-3 in the NJAC with a 15-8 win over New Jersey City at Riverfront Stadium.  After dropping its first two NJAC games of the season against Rowan, Rutgers-Newark has won 3-of-4 in the conference to get back to .500. The Gothic Knights start 0-4 in the NJAC race.

Tommy Broyles batted 5-for-5 with three RBIs and two home runs and picked up the win in a wild 12-10 victory for Drew over Landmark rival Moravian.
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Drew led 4-0, 6-2 and 9-3 at different points of the game, with Tommy Broyles' first home run of the game providing the 9-3 advantage in the sixth. The Moravian Greyhounds came all the way back in the sixth and seventh innings to take a 10-9 lead. The difference was the clutch performances by the Rangers in the eighth, when Broyles' second home run of the game tied the game, followed by a go-ahead RBI by Mitch and an insurance run provided by Mateo's single. All it took was for Broyles to shut the door for a 12-10 win.

Luke Thompson and Zach Serna delivered a pair of RBI singles in the top of the eighth inning to rally the Coast Guard Academy past Westfield State, 8-7, in a non-conference baseball game at Bud and Jim Hagan Field.  The two big hits capped a see-saw afternoon for the two ball clubs.

Down 8-5 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, Springfield rallied for four runs in the frame and came back to defeat Brandeis at Berry-Allen Field. With the bases loaded and one out, Peter Marsicano hit a chopper to short, which snuck through the shortstop's legs, allowing Corey Wilcox and Peter Detrik to score, before the ball got past the left fielder, plating Brandon Drabinski to complete the rally and give the Pride the victory.

Endicott swept a pair of games against Curry, 3-2 and 18-6, to stay undefeated in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Jake Vallely Field. Davarn Nova notched his third victory of the season in relief in game one for the Gulls on three scoreless innings, one hit, a walk, and two strikeouts. Trailing 6-5 in the top of the third inning in the nightcap, Endicott exploded for nine runs on six hits, including three home runs, to take a 14-6 lead and never looked back.