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| Benedictine salvaged a split with Concordia (Wisc.), bouncing back to win the second game 15-6 after a tough 2-1 loss in the opener. Benedictine athletics photo |
Neumann used 19 hits to defeat Cairn 14-5 on Monday afternoon in a non-conference contest. Senior Curt Yenchik went 4-for-4 with five RBI and four runs scored. John Lindeborn went 3-for-4 in the game and also hit two homeruns. Phil Sanborn got the win as the sophomore went 7.0 innings on the mound. He allowed five runs, four earned, on six hits and struck out four. John Schoelkopf went the final 2.0 innings on the mound and did not allow a hit.
DeSales broke the record for longest game in team history playing 16 innings on Monday evening ending in an 8-7 win over Montclair State at Weiland Park. The previous record was a 15-inning game between the Bulldogs and King's College back in 2006 in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament. The game was tied at seven after the Red Hawks (10-13) scored twice in the top of the ninth and DSU answered with one run in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. It was all zeros into the 16th inning, which was going to be the last inning regardless because the lights needed to go out by 11 PM. Junior Frank Licari Jr. led off the 16th inning with a deep fly ball to right field that was dropped as Licari Jr., scampered to third base. After a walk to senior Aaron Fritz and an intentional walk to senior Nick White, sophomore Cody Mish drew a four pitch walk to force the game-winning run home.
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Marian (11-8, 3-5 NACC) scored eight runs in the first three innings to defeat Lakeland 10-0 in seven innings. Sophomore Garrett Martin (3-1) had a strong start on the bump going 6.0 innings allowing just two hits and striking out 11. Sean Meyer paced the offense going 4-for-4 with three runs and a pair of runs driven in. Nick Dugandzic also had a strong game going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs driven in.
Aurora split a rescheduled NACC doubleheader at Dominican, falling in game one 9-5 and responding with a 7-4 victory in game two. The play of the day came in the seventh inning for AU. With two Stars on with no outs, the Dominican hitter squared to bunt and popped the ball into the air down the first base line. AJ Gill made a diving catch and quickly threw to first with Austin Wiskow covering, Wiskow then threw to Jeff Mayes at second to complete a triple play.
Wells took two games in a three-game North Eastern Athletic Conference series at SUNY Poly on Sunday and Monday,. SUNY Poly won the first game 7-4 but Wells won the second game Sunday 19-4 and Monday morning's series finale 10-8. The Express improved to 4-2 in the conference this season and has won two of three games against both Penn State Berks and SUNY Poly, two teams that made the conference playoffs in 2018. The series finale was played at Hamilton College and Wells used a five-run sixth inning to take the lead and held on for the win.
Junior second baseman Nate Vigeant belted a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to propel Rhode Island College to a thrilling, 11-10, victory against Roger Williams at Pontarelli Field. RIC senior reliever Tyler Calabro earned the win (1-0), hurling 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Junior shortstop Ryan Rotondo went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, including the homer that sent the game into extra innings.
Ramapo completed the home-and-home NJAC sweep over William Paterson, 3-2. The Roadrunners improve to 12-9 overall, 4-2 in the NJAC while the Pioneers now stand at 15-8 overall, 2-4 in the conference. Ramapo starting pitcher Nick Recarte (1-1) earned the win on the mound, he struck out six, walked three and scattered three hits while he surrounded two runs. Kyle Haag came into the game with no outs and a runner on first in the seventh. In 1.1 innings of work, he let up just three hits and walked one. Westhelle closed the door as he worked the final 1.2 innings with one strikeout, no walks and no hits in his third save of the season.
Southwestern jumped out to an early lead and held on late, defeating the Arlington Baptist Patriots 10-8 at home on Monday. Southwestern starting pitcher Aaron Clark pitched six innings for the Pirates, shutting Arlington Baptist down by holding them to just two hits with six strikeouts but walking five to give up one earned run. The Pirates' defense left two Patriots stranded in the top of the ninth to pull away with the victory.
It took an extra day, but St. Norbert finished a suspended game from a previously scheduled doubleheader the day before with a 15-10 win over Lawrence at Larry Van Alstine Field at Mel Nicks Sports Complex. St. Norbert banged out 14 hits. Jack Maastricht turned in another stellar performance, going 4-for-6 with three runs scored and five runs batted in, finishing a double short of hitting for the cycle. Sam Hunt was credited with the win, throwing two hitless innings of relief with two strikeouts.