St. John's win highlights Sunday slate

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Moravian scored eight runs over the final three innings
to earn 11-4 victory at Drew in Landmark Conference
action to complete the conference opening series.
Moravian athletics photo
Saint John's picked up two more wins, one casual and another dramatic in Tucson, Ariz. The Johnnies (12-1 overall) cracked 16 hits in a 10-2 win over Marian (Wis.) in Sunday's first game and rallied from a 10-0 deficit in a 12-11, walk-off win over Wesleyan (Conn.) later in the day. SJU entered the bottom of the ninth inning down 11-8 and earned the win on senior left fielder Jack Wingerd's one-out, two-run double.

McDaniel scored four runs in the sixth inning of game two to forge a split with Ramapo on its first day of the team's trip to the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Roadrunners took the opener 10-4 before the Green Terror captured the nightcap, 8-3. The Roadrunners now stand at 2-2 overall while McDaniel stands at 5-5. Ramapo senior Greg Westhelle broke the program's all-time pitching appearance record today with his 58th career appearance in the sixth inning of game two.

The George Fox Bruins completed their third consecutive series sweep, with a 15-3 win over Linfield at Morse Athletic Field. Colby Watilo became the ninth Bruin regular to lift a home run out of the park with his grand slam in the fourth and finished with four RBI on the day. Fetzer supported his cause at the plate with a three for three performance, producing two RBI, two runs scored, and a double.

New Jersey City scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and limited Wesley to four hits as the Gothic Knights won their 2019 home opener at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex, 7-3, in a St. Patrick's Day non-conference tilt. NJCU (4-3), needed only five hits to win its fourth consecutive game, taking advantage of free passes from Wesley's pitching. The Wolverines (1-10-1) walked nine Gothic Knights and hit two batters. Senior second baseman continued his great week, driving in three runs while getting on base four times—batting 2-for-2 while walking twice. Junior right fielder Juan Pena went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI and senior shortstop Nick LoGatto walked twice and scored two times with one RBI.

Case Western Reserve closed out its Spring Break trip with an offensive explosion, scoring 18 runs on as many hits, and three different Spartan pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts during an 18-6 win over Trinity (Conn.) at the Spartan Southern Classic in Lexington, South Carolina. Six different Spartan players registered multiple-hit performances, including sophomore leftfielder Jake Ryan, who went three-for-six with three runs, five RBIs a double and his second home run in as many days, tying him for the team lead with three this season.  Sophomore shortstop Jacob Lott added a three-for-five day at the plate, while senior second baseman Rocco Maue, senior third baseman Jacob Kucia, senior catcher Tyler Wypiszenski and sophomore first baseman Benjamin Stawicki each had a pair of hits.  Freshman outfielder Nick Sellitto added a two-run home run, the first of his career.

A bases clearing triple by Nick Pronti in the bottom of the first inning gave Wilkes a 5-0 lead and that was all they needed as they defeated Misericordia 11-3 in a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom contest. Gage Coudriet picked up the win in relief for the Colonels as he thru five innings of three-hit ball while allowing just one run. Matt Reinart had a three-hit day for the navy and gold (3-5) and matched Pronti with a team leading three RBIs.

Endicott started its spring break trip to Florida with a
split as the Gulls defeated UW- Stevens Point by a
score of 10-0 and then fell to SUNY New Paltz, 8-3 at
the Lake Myrtle Athletic Complex on Sunday.

Endicott athletics photo

Saint Joseph's (Maine) (11-0) swept a non-conference doubleheader versus Clark (6-6). The Monks edged the Cougars, 5-4, in the opener and completed the sweep with a 12-3 nightcap triumph. With the two victories, the Monks match the program's best start to a season with the 2007 team, which also opened with an 11-0 mark with the first loss coming at the hands of Plymouth State on April 1st.

Springfield picked up its first win of the 2019 season when it defeated Rutgers-Camden, 5-4, in game one, but fell to the Scarlet Raptors, 6-5, in game two to settle with a split its first two games of Spring Break, competing at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex. Both teams combined for ten errors on the day, five for each team. With the split, the Pride is now 1-2 on the year, while Rutgers-Camden is 3-3 overall.

Adrian jumped on the Pioneers early and went on to defeat Marietta, 8-4, on the campus of Berry. The Pioneers slip to 4-7 on the season, while Adrian improves to 7-1 overall. The Bulldogs scored in each of the first five innings building an 8-0 lead and then held on for the victory.

Occidental earned its second blowout victory in a row. Jake Fredrickson, Michael Netzel and most of the Oxy bats stayed hot at the plate, and the Tigers' pitching continued to dominate in a 19-2 victory over Puget Sound at Anderson Field. Netzel, a key component to Oxy's team on offense and defense, had a pair of homers, finishing the day 2 for 5 with four RBIs and two runs scored.

Sewanee baseball team saw a 3-1 lead erased in the middle innings, as the Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe defeated the Tigers, 5-3, at Montgomery Field. Austin Jackson posted a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a double and two RBI at the leadoff spot for Sewanee. Sebastian Lopez added two hits for the Petrels. Drew Snow tossed seven innings, allowing five hits and two walks in earnlng his first win of the season.

Freshman Sutton Dole registered his first collegiate home run, but five runs in the third inning by the Builders proved to be the difference as the Stevens Institute fell to The Apprentice School 9-2 at War Memorial Stadium. Frissora struck out three batters in 4.1 innings pitched for Stevens. Andrew Castine walked away with his second win of the season after pitching eight innings and striking out 10.

Senior outfielder Bryan Gillen goes 3 for 4 with three
singles, notching his 200th career hit, as Arcadia
completes the series sweep of Messiah 3-2 Sunday
morning in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Arcadia athletics photo

Pfeiffer earned an 8-3 win over William Peace, taking the USA South series at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary, N.C. Pfeiffer scored three runs in the seventh and added three insurance runs in the ninth inning to take the 8-3 conference win. Falcon pitcher Matt Moser improved to 3-0 on the season, as he pitched 5.0 innings scattering two hits and struck out three batters.

Bethany kicked off their spring break trip with a doubleheader against Pitt-Bradford in Fort Myers, Florida. The Bison swept the Panthers 7-2 both games. Neil Woods lead the Bison offense with a 4-for-8 day. He scored one and drove in Two. Teammate Noah Rady kept his hit streak alive with a triple in the nightcap, extending his streak to 10 games.

Defiance continued their busy schedule as they took on Alma \in a game hosted by Baldwin Wallace. It took 11 innings to split the sides, with DC prevailing 2-1. After a scoreless 10th inning, the Yellow Jackets saw a potential winning run reach base, this time Michael Gilliland reaching on a single. With Troy Konwinski up again, the senior belted yet another double into the outfield, grabbing his second RBI of the day and giving DC the 2-1 lead. Grant Curavo was called upon to complete the win for Coach Derek Woodley's Yellow Jackets. The junior faced just three batters, grounding out the first two before seeing the Scots' last hope fly out to right field.

Wilmington split a doubleheader with Franklin, falling 9-8 in game one and taking game two 18-9. The Quakers out-hit the Grizlies in both games but an error in game one accouncted for the winning margin for Franklin.

Catholic won the final game of a three-game series to open Landmark Conference play over the Elizabethtown Blue Jays. Starting pitcher David Gately went the distance for the Cardinals (9-4, 2-1 LC), pitching a complete game in the 5-2 victory to take two of three in the series over conference rival Elizabethtown. Outfielders Bailey Lewis and Cid Porter both had multi-hit games to lead the offense, and a 2-RBI single from Tighe Watson lifted Catholic to its ninth win in its last ten games.

The Wilson Phoenix took home their first sweep of the season today with two victories over Penn State Greater Allegheny in a non-conference doubleheader. Wilson racked up 11 hits in the first contest, coming from behind to defeat the Lions 7-4 and would come from behind once again in game two to win 6-4. With the sweep the Phoenix move to 3-1 on the season while the Lions drop to 5-5.