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| Widener University hit seven home runs in the doubleheader as the Pride swept a Senior Day twinbill against the Hood Blazers, winning game one 13-0 and game two 17-1. Widener athletics photo |
Playing your rival never gets old. Just ask Hope College head coach Stu Fritz who coached his 105th game in the series. The pandemic has created many scheduling dilemmas for teams in all sports this year. It resulted in Hope playing rival Calvin seven times so far this spring. The two Saturday wins at Boeve Stadium came about in different ways. The Flying Dutchmen rolled to an easy 10-2 victory in the opener and in the nightcap scored a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 win in nine innings. "I honestly don't approach our games against Calvin any different than with other opponents, but I have to say it is very exciting to win on a walk off against our rival like we did today," said Fritz. "I have the greatest respect for Calvin and their coach Kevin Van Duyn. They have a solid lineup; hopefully these wins are the springboard that we need to finish strong."
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The starting pitchers of St. John Fisher College combined for 23 strikeouts as the Cardinals took two more conference games from the Elmira College Soaring Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Dugan Yard. Fisher improved to 21-4 overall and remained a perfect 12-0 in the Empire 8 with the sweep, while Elmira fell to 3-20 on the year and 1-8 in conference play. RJ Kuruts recorded three more outs in the top of the seventh, including two more strikeouts, to conclude the three-hit shutout. The Forest City, Pa. native moved to 7-1 on the year as he recorded a career-best 16 strikeouts and walked just one in his seven-inning complete game. Hunter Walsh got the W on the bump after he threw seven and two-thirds innings. The sophomore struck out seven and allowed just three hits in his second win of the season. Joseph Tronetti faced two batters in his relief appearance as he walked one and struck the other out.
St. Olaf College scored 22 runs on 29 hits on its way to sweeping Saint Mary's University (Minn.) on Saturday afternoon at Max Molock Field, as head coach Matt McDonald became the winningest coach in program history. In the opener, Matthew Muller and Joey Glampe each homered and the duo combined to drive in seven runs to power St. Olaf (9-1, 2-0 MIAC) to an 8-4 victory. Muller and Glampe each had four hits in game two, as the Oles tallied 17 hits on their way to completing the sweep of Saint Mary's (18-10, 12-7 MIAC) with a 14-6 win. McDonald entered the game tied with legendary head coach Jim Dimick with 587 career victories and broke the tie with his former head coach with the game-one win. St. Olaf was playing its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) series of the season due to COVID-19 protocols.
Trinity College Bantams returned from a 26-day layoff to sweep the visiting Colby College Mules, 11-1 and 5-4, in a New England Small College Athletic Conference East Division baseball doubleheader this afternoon on Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium. Trinity dominated the opener, pounding 11 hits and scoring its 11 runs in the first four innings. The Bantams won the second game in dramatic fashion, walking off on a solo homer well over the left field fence by senior co-captain Alex Rodriguez after the Mules had tied the game with two runs in the top of the seventh inning. Rodriguez' heroics gave Trinity its fifth win in a row, and he finished 2-for-3 with a run and three RBIs.
Texas Lutheran rolled to 15-2 and 16-3 conference road wins at Schreiner University on Saturday afternoon. TLU now holds an overall record of 21-10 with a top Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference mark of 12-2. Randy Huerta hit three home runs in the doubleheader - two in the first game - as the Bulldogs tallied four home runs in the first game and four more in the second. Huerta was 3-for-5 with six RBI (a career-high) and two runs scored in game one. In the nightcap the homers kept coming. Tyler Post and Huerta left the yard back-to-back in the second inning while Tyler Cauley belted a two-run shot in the third, and Joe Jimenez added a two-run homer in the seventh.
Union College pounded out 21 hits in 18 innings as the Dutchmen swept Skidmore College in a key Liberty League doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Shuttleworth Park. Union walked off with a 4-3 (11 inn.) win in game one, then carried that momentum to a 14-7 game-two victory. Senior Colin Kelly led the charge for the Dutchmen, going 5-for-7 (.714) with two homers, six runs batted in and three runs scored, and with his second homer of the day broke a tie with James Griglun '04 to become the school's all-time leader with 19 career long balls. Classmate Jack Koch also drove in six runs and went 6-for-9 with a homer and four runs scored, while fellow senior Matt Toy hit a homer as part of a 3-for-8 day.
Thanks to a stellar pitching performance from Carter Cochrane in the second game of the day,Texas-Dallas managed a split with LeTourneau Saturday afternoon as the two teams opened a three-game American Southwest Conference series at the UTD Baseball Field. The Comets (now 20-10, 16-7 ASC) opened Saturday with a tough 12-3 loss to LETU, but responded with a 4-0 blanking of the visiting YellowJackets (In game one, tow 14-17, 12-11 ASC) in the second game, forcing a rubber game between the two squads at 12 p.m. Sunday. The YellowJackets posted a four-run frame in the 4th, including another two-run homer by Bryce Brueggenmeyer, and tacked on two in the 5th and one final run in the 7th. The Comets managed just one hit over the final four frames. Cochrane improved to 7-0 this spring while posting his first shutout of the season in the Comets' 4-0 win over LETU to wrap up Saturday's doubleheader.
Allegheny celebrated its seniors prior to a nonconference doubleheader split against Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. The Gators were victorious in the opener by a 6-2 count, before dropping the night cap in nine innings, 7-3. In the opening victory, Daniel Morgano struck out 10 in 6.0 innings of work in improving to 2-0 on the season. The sophomore scattered four hits and three walks and surrendered just one run, which was unearned. Brent Herrmann earned his first save by getting the final out of the game, a foul out to third base on his fourth pitch. Game two saw Allegheny tie the game at 3-3 but Ohio Wesleyan was able to plate four in the top of the ninth for the final margin.
Davis Miller went the distance and Dylan Joyce homered twice as Puget Sound completed a four-game sweep at Lewis & Clark Sunday afternoon. The Loggers doubled-up the Pioneers, 6-3 and 8-4. Miller tossed a complete-game to earn his third win of the season. He struck out seven and allowed just one walk. Six Loggers put up multi-hit efforts in game two, and a four-run third inning propelled Puget Sound to its fourth consecutive win over the Pioneers.
Mount Union pounded out 26 hits over a span of 13 innings to sweep an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader from Capital with wins of 9-5 and 10-0 Saturday at Rafeld-Rogers Field. Capital no-hit the Raider lineup and led 4-0 in the top of the fourth inning of game one before Mount Union got started with a Nate Duliba double in the bottom of the fourth. The Raiders rally was capped off with a four-run seventh added insurance in the late innings. Mount Union kept the hits coming in game two with 10 runs on 16 hits in a 10-0 win in seven innings.
Rattling of two-straight wins over the Willamette Bearcats on Saturday at Roy Helser Field, the Linfield Wildcats split the four-game series against the Bearcats by winning 5-4 and 4-2, respectively. Daniel Kahn collected five RBIs in the two games, while Grant Knox collected his first career win in game one and Evan Bates tamed the Bearcats' bats in game two and got the win.
Bats were busy for both teams on Saturday afternoon, as Clarkson University picked up a 15-10 win over Ithaca College in game one of the doubleheader and then came back to tie 11-11 in game two, with the second contest called due to darkness at Jack Phillips Stadium. It was the first tie for the Golden Knights under Jim Kane's guidance, a stretch of 20-plus seasons. Clarkson jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first two innings of game one, only to see Ithaca come back to tie the score by the fifth frame. However, in the bottom of the fifth, Clarkson put up another six spot. Game two was the reverse of the first, as Ithaca was the team that raced out to a big lead in the early going. Down to its last at bat in the bottom of the ninth and trailing by three, Clarkson put together a strong rally. With the sun dropping below the horizon, the umpires and coaches convened and the game was called due to darkness.
Senior catcher Anthony Guarino went 7-for-8 and drove in seven runs as Montclair State swept past New Jersey City University, 14-4 and 17-8 on Saturday at Yogi Berra Stadium. Junior first baseman Petere Costentino homered and Sam Angelo recorded four RBI as the Red Hawks upped their win streak to three games and seven of its last eight as they swept the Gothic Knights (4-21, 2-12) for the second time this season. MSU took a doubleheader between the teams in March at Yogi Berra Stadium.
Andrew Circelli was 4-for-8 with a double, a triple, a home run and five RBI to lead St. Lawrence University to a sweep of RIT in a Liberty League baseball doubleheader on Tom Fay Field on Saturday afternoon. The Saints won the first game 7-6 thanks to a walkoff two-run single by Jimmy Liberatore, and Circelli and Butler hit home runs in the second game to lead the Saints to a 7-5 victory in the nightcap. St. Lawrence improved to 8-6 overall and 3-3 in the Liberty League. The Saints have won five games in a row, the longest winning streak for the program since the team won seven in a row early in the 2015 campaign. "It always feels good to win a doubleheader against a tough conference opponent," said Saints' interim head coach Kenny Collins. "We had some very clutch moments throughout the game and I give our guys a ton of credit for their preparation. We have a challenging schedule coming up and need to keep improving every time we step on the field."
Misericordia University extended its win streak to 10 games with a 10-1, 14-2 sweep over FDU-Florham on Senior Appreciation Day, Saturday at Tambur Field. Kyle Lennon, Sean Boylan and Austin Miles all had two hits and two RBI in the opener and Tom Jacob struck out five over five innings to earn the win. Derrick Vosburg had four hits in the nightcap and Boylan had three hits and two RBI. Lennon had two hits and three RBI and Miles had two hits and Brady Madden blasted a grand slam. Brendan Gray worked into the eighth inning to earn the win as the Cougars improved to 19-7 and moved into second place in the MAC Freedom.
The University of Chicago submitted a complete effort on Saturday afternoon, riding lights-out pitching and hot bats to a pair of victories over Ripon College by scores of 9-1 and 8-2. Tyler Sarkisian was the big story of the opening game at J. Kyle Anderson Field. The sophomore righthander put together a career-best performance on the mound and kept the Red Hawks flummoxed all afternoon. Sarkisian was on point from the start and retired the first 20 batters he faced. He also struck out the side in the fifth inning. Ripon finally spoiled the no-hit bid in the top of the seventh with two outs. A single and a double put the visitors on the board, but Sarkisian finished his outing with a strikeout. Sophomore pitcher Dylan White looked to pick up right where his teammate left off. On the mound, first-year Drew Bryan turned in an eye-opening three innings of work to earn his first collegiate save. The rookie righthander blazed his scorching fastball past Ripon's bats as he struck out the first five batters he faced. He ultimately put down all nine batters in order to end it.
With just three series left in the season, MSOE started their push towards the playoffs this afternoon against Concordia Wisconsin. While an improbable comeback in game one shifted the momentum to the Raiders, a very questionable call during game two prevented the Red & White from taking the sweep at home. MSOE (9-11, 6-4 NACC North) snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in game one. Down 7-2 entering their last at bats, the Raiders put on their rally caps. The Red & White loaded the bases with one out and plated three runs on back-to-back singles from Brandon Beauchamp and Josh Beier. Micah Overley then grounded out to second which scored Beauchamp and moved Beier to third. Nick Stricker was next in line with a double that plated Beier to tie the game and Chris Barnes knocked in Stricker to complete the comeback and take game one in dramatic fashion 8-7. The second game of the afternoon had a much different outcome, unfortunately, it was CUW that would feel the joy in this one. An eighth inning single set up a play at the plate where Noah Ernst tagged the runner out. However, the umpire called the runner safe due to catcher interference.
Saint John's extended its win streak to seven games with a doubleheader sweep of Carleton, 5-3 and 12-2, on Saturday, April 24, at Becker Park. Down 3-1 in the sixth inning of game one, the Johnnies (19-8, 9-7 MIAC) scored four runs, including a three-run homer from junior outfielder Soren Roe, to win the opener. SJU scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to invoke the 10-run rule in game two. The Johnnies batted .377 (23-for-61) on the day, while three pitchers – junior Nathan Brandecker, freshman Kody Dalen and sophomore Matt Herold – totaled 15 strikeouts in 15 innings. Carleton (2-12, 0-12 MIAC) batted .156 (5-for-32) with runners on base and .158 (3-for-19) with runners in scoring position on the afternoon.
In the second game of the doubleheader Saturday, senior Logan Nissen become Bethany Lutheran's career leader in saves. The record of five was set by Justin Schwecke from 2007-10. BLC split the twinbill as St. Scholastica won the opener 15-9, but the Vikings won the finale 9-5. The Saints batted around in the seventh and tallied five runs to push the lead to 15-9 in the opener. A BLC baserunner did not advance past second in the final two innings to give the visitors the win. In the finale, it was a similar story as St. Scholastica jumped to a 4-0 lead after its first at-bats but BLC had a five-run second inning. Even in the fourth BLC got the go-ahead run. Back-to-back solo shots by junior Carter Wendlandt and Jake LaBerge made it 8-5. Sophomore Daniel Salinas earned his third win of the season and Nissen had the save.
Senior lefty hurler Joe Raab was absolutely dominant in the first game of the USMMA baseball team's Skyline Conference doubleheader on Saturday against Mount St. Vincent at Bartoszek Field, tossing yet another complete-game gem, this a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in the Mariners' 4-0 win to pick up his third victory of the season. The Mariners went on to win the second game, 11-1, for the sweep on the day, improving their record to 9-3 (8-3 Skyline), while the Dolphins fall to 10-5 (6-5 Skyline) with the losses. Raab was really dealing today, as he was perfect through five innings before allowing a walk in the sixth and another in the seventh, then was just one out away from a no-hitter in the bottom of the seventh before a looper to left field fell in despite a diving defensive effort. Raab lowered his season ERA to a microscopic 0.96 after the performance.
After falling 7-5 in game one, UMass-Boston bounced back in a big way in the nightcap as they earned a 12-7 win over rival UMass Dartmouth to earn a Little East Conference split Saturday afternoon at Monan Park. In the opener UMass Dartmouth would score four runs in the seventh and eighth innings to slip past the Beacons. UMass Dartmouth would tied game two at 4-4 in the top of the seventh with a pair of RBI doubles. Even with the Corsairs threatening, the Beacons did not falter, as they erupted for a season-high six runs in the bottom of the inning on five hits. With the split UMass Boston has now won 10 of their last 15 meetings with the Corsairs dating back to the 2016 regular season.
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| Ty Reed went 3-for-5 with 3 runs in the opener including a key triple in extra innings as Canton picked up a crucial North Atlantic Conference sweep defeating SUNY Cobleskill 5-4 in extra innings before earning a 9-4 win in the nightcap on Saturday. SUNY Canton athletics photo by Kieran Gibson |
Senior Kevin Murray Jr. became the Stevenson program's all-time leader in career steals with three in a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader Saturday, but the Mustangs dropped a pair to Lebanon Valley at Sugar Field. The Dutchmen recorded a 19-1 win in the opener, then completed the sweep with a 9-3 triumph. After stealing third in the third inning to tie the Mustang stolen base record, Murray worked a two-out walk and stole second in the ninth for his 74th career stolen base. Murray surpassed former teammate Matt Kerber for the career stolen base record. Kerber stole 73 bases from 2016-19.
Kean University split with Rutgers-Camden on Saturday in New Jersey Athletic Conference action. Kean won the opener 15-5 and dropped the nightcap 5-4. The see-saw battle in game one continued until Kean took the lead for good in the sixth as Chris Ciaccio and Conner DeForge each recorded single RBI. The Scarlet Raptors rallied from a 4-0 deficit to edge Kean in the nightcap. The Scarlet Raptors chipped away and added two in the fifth as Jack Murphy doubled down the line. Matt Yanick crossed the plate on a miscue in the seventh to inch closer and Auggie Uzdanovics tied things up in the same inning with a sacrifice fly. Brett Yurgin delivered the go-ahead and winning run with a double down the line in the eighth.
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Johns Hopkins swept Ursinus taking the game by scores of 11-2 and 5-2. After trailing 2-0 in the fourth of game one, Johns Hopkins scored 11 unanswered to defeat Ursinus 11-2 and win their seventh straight contest. It was a different story in game two. Hopkins jumped on Ursinus starter Nolan Graber early, taking a 5-0 lead before hanging on for a 5-2 victory. The Blue Jays continued their trend of scoring in the first inning of at least one DH game. JHU has scored in seven of 12 first innings this season. Hopkins is outscoring opponents 35-7 in the first three innings of games this season. Johns Hopkins has won eight straight. This is the sixth straight season that the Blue Jays have won at least seven straight.
Suffolk exploded for 19 hits and poured in 20 runs, including 11 in the sixth-inning alone, to mercy-rule Gordon, 20-5, in seven innings in game two of a non-conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at J. Tec White Field. The Rams put game one away in the sixth though as the blue-and-gold batted through the order twice to put up 11 runs on nine hits to make it a lopsided outing, 20-2. Homers by Gordon proved to be the difference as Suffolk fell, 5-3, Saturday afternoon in game one.
Matt O'Leary had a monster day at the plate as the Beloit Buccaneers took two from St. Norbert on their home turf. Beloit cruised to a 16-5, seven-inning, win in the opener and followed with a 5-4 nailbiter in the nightcap. O'Leary tied the program record for homeruns in a game with three. His solo shot in the second put the Bucs on the board. He added a three-run bomb in the fifth that extended the gap to 7-2 and capped the game with another three-run dinger that brought the score to the final, 16-5. His three four-baggers ties Jon Moran's performance against Carroll in 2007. The Bucs blasted 16 hits led by O'Leary's 3-4 game at the dish. He added three runs scored and seven runs batted in, a mark that also ties Moran for the program record. Kaiya Nishino picked up the win in relief for the Bucs. In 2.2 innings of work on the mound, he allowed just two hits while striking out two and walking two. The nightcap was a much different affair. The Bucs got the lead for good in the top of the eighth using four hits and a Green Knight error to plate three runs.
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