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| Thomas College defeated Husson 6-1 on Thursday in a North Atlantic Conference game. Dylan Copeland pitched the complete game, allowing just one run on five hits while striking out three. Thomas athletics photo |
TCNJ entered the bottom of the ninth inning against Rutgers-Camden on Thursday at George Ackerman Park trailing by two runs. It wasn't from a lack of offense, though. Entering that final at-bat, the Lions already had 14 hits, but they only had five runs on the board. So, when two of the first three hitters made outs in the bottom of the ninth, it appeared all of that offense may go to waste. It didn't. The Lions rallied for three runs after two outs to walk off with an 8-7 victory. With Avery Epstein on second with two outs in the ninth and Camden ahead, 7-5, Aydon Chavis reached on a fielding error to keep the game alive. Grant Sible came up as a pinch hitter, and with Chavis running on a 1-1 pitch, Sible doubled down the third-base line. Epstein scored easily from third, and Chavis followed him home without a play. That tied the score at 7-7. Jack Haynes was intentionally walked to put the force back into play, and that brought Sebastian JnoBaptiste to the plate. He had already homered in the first inning, and he came through again with a lined single to center to score Sible for an 8-7 TCNJ victory.
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After spotting the Red Hawks an early nine-run lead, No. 23 William Paterson (20-6, 11-4 NJAC) rallied to get the go-ahead run to the plate late, but Montclair State (19-5, 11-4 NJAC) was able to hold on for a 12-9 baseball victory. Montclair State exploded for 10 runs in the top half of the third inning, using nine hits (seven singles, two doubles), a hit by pitch, a wild pitch, an RBI-groundout and a walk.
Matt Ozanic homered and drove in four runs Thursday as Augustana picked up a key 12-6 road win over North Central at Zimmerman Stadium. The victory lifts Coach Greg Wallace's club to 24-5 on the season and 16-5 in the conference. The Vikings, winners of six straight, are now just a game back of the league-leading Cardinals (23-6, 17-4) with 11 to play. The teams split four head-to-head contests this year. Sam Cregan allowed nine hits and two earned runs in five innings and got the win to improve to 3-1 on the year. He walked one and fanned one. Justin Rios (1-1) lasted 2 1/3 innings and took the loss. Ozanic finished 3-for-3 with two runs scored and four driven in.
Elmhurst University banged out 15 hits while cruising to a 14-1 seven-inning victory over Illinois Wesleyan University at Butterfield Park. The Bluejays continued to pull away in the fifth, plating five runs as a pair of IWU errors opened the floodgates and led to three unearned runs. The Bluejays tacked on two insurance runs in the sixth as Fomby led off the inning with a solo blast over the 380-foot sign in left center field. Freddie March doubled home the Bluejays' final run of the game to make the final score 14-1. Troy Taller finished a perfect 4-for-4 on the day at the plate with a pair of runs scored. Fomby finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three driven in.
The secret to the Saint Mary's team's offensive success in its doubleheader against Hamline was simple — get the lead-off batter on base, and runs were sure to follow. The Cardinals put the lead-off batter on base in four of the seven innings they batted — and scored all nine Game 1 runs in those four innings. The end result … a convincing, 9-4 victory over the Pipers. And that trend continued in Game 2, as Saint Mary's put the lead-off man on in four of the game's nine innings — and scored seven of its eight runs in those four frames — en route to a sweep-clinching 8-1 victory at CHS Field.
Lakeland University took full advantage of a non-conference opportunity with numerous players contributing in a pair of wins over Maranatha Baptist University Thursday afternoon. The Muskies routed the Sabercats by scores of 13-2 and 17-0 in the doubleheader, including the second win coming in five innings after brief heavy winds, rain and lightning caused the suspension and end of the game in the fifth inning. The Muskies scored in nine of their 10 innings with an at bat against the Sabercats (0-16 overall), including a nine-run first inning in the second game. Fifteen different players picked up at least one hit over the two games, and 16 players scored at least one run. Seven different players also recorded a triple on the day, including Tyler LaMack and Lane Sobieski in the first game. Hunter Frisk also added two hits and drove in four runs and OakLee Spens added a pair of hits and scored three runs.
Trip McCaffrey drove in the game-winning runs in the top of the ninth inning as #11 Rowan (16-3; 14-1 NJAC) held off Stockton's comeback and scored an 8-6 victory in NJAC baseball action. McCaffrey's single brought home Ryan McIsaac and Ryan Murphy as the Profs won their seventh game in a row. Zach Listro (3-0) earned the win in relief of starter Drew Ryback by keeping the Ospreys scoreless over the final 2.2 innings. McCaffrey's timely hit, his first of the game, came with two outs and McIsaac on third after he reached base with a single, and Murphy on second after being issued an intentional walk and then advancing on a walk to Nick Schooley.