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| Fifth-year senior Craig Roumes (pictured) notched his 100th career hit in the second game Tuesday evening at the University of Scranton. Susquehanna (7-14, 7-11 LC) dropped both to Scranton (16-8, 16-8 LC), 5-4 and 5-2, in Landmark Conference action. Susquehanna athletics photo by Bill Wood |
Stockton University (10-13) scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth to break a 0-0 tie and defeat New Jersey City (5-25) 2-0 in the first round of the NJAC Tournament. Marco Meleo provided the key blow with a two-run triple. Stockton pitchers Phil DeMarco and Tyler Apt combined for the shutout. DeMarco was efficient, throwing 94 pitches in eight scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing four hits and two walks for the win. Apt tossed a perfect ninth inning with two groundouts sandwiched around a strikeout for his first save of the season. Stockton managed five hits on offense, with Meleo's triple the only extra-base knock by either team.
Senior first baseman Matt Yanick drilled a three-run first-inning home run and sophomore right-hander Jack Murphy hurled seven strong innings to earn his first collegiate victory as Rutgers University-Camden defeated Rutgers University-Newark, 9-5, Tuesday in the first round of the New Jersey Athletic Conference Baseball Championship. Seventh-seeded Rutgers-Camden improves to 9-16 with the single-elimination game win. The Scarlet Raptors advance to the NJAC quarterfinals, a best-of-three series, beginning Friday at second-seeded William Paterson University. Rutgers-Camden went 0-5 against Paterson this season, including two games that counted in the NJAC standings and three that were played before the conference schedule started.
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Another dominant pitching performance from Weston Lombard in game one followed by a thrilling comeback walk-off victory in game two gave Gustavus a doubleheader sweep over St. Olaf on Tuesday. The Gusties won 7-1 in game one and 7-6 in game two, improving to 20-3 overall and 15-3 in the MIAC. After throwing a no-hitter last Monday against Bethel, Lombard continued to impress on the mound against St. Olaf in game one by allowing just one run on two hits in a seven-inning complete game victory. Lombard struck out nine and walked one against 25 batters. In the nightcap, Cole Pengilly came through with a clutch two-run single up the middle withthe bases loaded to tie the game and Nick Azar followed with a walk-off single through the left side to score Hanson for the win.
Cabrini completed a series sweep of the Gwynedd Mercy University Griffins following a pair of wins, 15-7 and 16-7, this afternoon. The Cavs pushed across eight runs in the first in the opener to jump out to a comfortable lead and added three more runs in the second to make it an 11-2 advantage. Senior Gilbert Peralta paced the offense with a game high three RBIs and his team leading sixth home run of the season; a towering long shot to straight away center field. Cabrini picked up where they left off in game two as they used a big first inning to seize control early. A 10 run first inning highlighted the offensive outburst as they sent 15 men to the plate and totaled seven hits, including a grand slam from Priest.
Bethany Lutheran (11-13 overall, 9-4 UMAC) won both games against Martin Luther (0-19, 0-14) Tuesday, 20-2 and 23-3. Both games lasted seven innings. The last time the Vikings scored 22 runs in a game was against North Central on May 1, 2019. The last time BLC had 20 or more runs in back-to-back games was April 21, 2009 against North Central (24-1) and April 24, 2009 against Minnesota Morris (32-0). The last time Bethany had 20 or more runs in both games of a doubleheader was on April 27, 2008 against Crown (21-16 and 24-2). In game one, Junior Dallas McBroom had a career-high 16 strikeouts, one shy of the single game school record. In the nighcap, -Junior Carter Wendlandt had two two-run doubles in the second and third innings and a solo HR in the fourthas he finished a triple short of the cycle.
Trent Valentine lined a two-out single to center field driving in Damian Yenzi with the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning of game two giving Marietta College a doubleheader sweep of Otterbein University Tuesday evening. The Etta Express won the first game by the score of 8-3 and then completed the sweep with a 5-4 win in game two. Marietta, ranked No. 6 nationally, improves to 23-2 overall and remains in first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings with a 21-2 league record. Otterbein falls to 10-14 overall and 7-13 in the OAC.
UW-Oshkosh relief pitchers Cameron Mulvihill and Trevor Niedzwiecki combined to hold UW-Stevens Point scoreless over the final six innings of the nightcap as the Titans came back to win and salvage a doubleheader split with the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference co-leading Pointers on Tuesday (May 4) at Tiedemann Field. UW-Stevens Point (23-8, 18-4 WIAC) overcame an early deficit and claimed the opener, 7-3, before UW-Oshkosh (18-11, 15-7) erased a deficit of its own to win the second contest, 8-5, and improve its home record to 13-4 on the year. The Titans remain alone in third in the league standings while the Pointers fell into second, one game behind UW-Whitewater (25-4, 17-3 WIAC) with eight league contests remaining.
Trailing 8-5 with two outs and no one on in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday, Augustana rallied for four runs to pull out a 9-8 win over Illinois Wesleyan at Swanson Stadium/Brunner Field. The victory lifted the Vikings to 27-6 on the year and 19-6 in the CCIW, while the Titans fell to 16-17 overall and 11-14 in the league. IWU reliever Scott Monocchio had thrown two scoreless innings entering the ninth and appeared to be in control when he retired the first two batters. However, Mitchell Owens drew a walk and Matt Ozanic took a slow curve off the helmet to bring Matt Helms to the plate representing the tying run to the plate. Helms singled to center, scoring Owens and when Ozanic beat the throw to third, it allowed Helms to move to second. Nick Watson came on in relief of Monocchio and walked pinch-hitter Chase Maifield on four pitches to load the bases. Trevor Moore ran for Maifield, with Brett Benedetti stepping into the box. A passed ball allowed Ozanic to score, making it 8-7. Benedetti then singled through the middle, scoring Helms with the tying run and Moore, who easily beat the throw home with the game-winner.
Medaille squared off with Hilbert College in a one game play-in game with the Mavericks coming out on top and advancing in the AMCC Tournament. Derek Holtz got the ball on the mound for the Mavs and would breeze through the first two innings until the Hawks scratched five runs across in the third. Holtz continued to pitch well following the five-spot and kept the Mavs in the ballgame. However, in the bottom of the eighth the Hawks would strike again taking a 7-4 lead heading into the ninth inning and needing just three outs to take down the Mavs. With the Mavs down to their last strike, Patrick WhelN put a charge into one, cutting through the McCarthy Park winds and leaving the yard for a game tying, two-run shot and a tied game. With two runners on in the 12th inning, Whelan stepped in with runners on and would bring them home again, this time a double that brought home Lewis with the game-winning hit.
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| Benedictine University recorded the 25th win of the season by besting Concordia Wisconsin 12-2 in seven innings in a non-conference game. Benedictine athletics photo by John Kanstantaras |
Grant Mannino hit his first-career home run, and Gio Parascondola drove in six runs as Puget Sound beat Pacific Lutheran, 17-12, in a 7-inning non-conference game at Logger Field Tuesday. It was a makeup game from the March 5-7 weekend. Mannino blasted a three-run home run to left field as part of a nine-run second inning for Puget Sound. The round-tripper was one of only two hits during the big rally, as the Lutes walked six batters and committed an error. The Loggers used 11 pitchers in the game, and Myles Stearns earned the win after pitching a hitless fourth inning.
University of Northwestern (27-8, 15-1 UMAC) continued its storybook season with a sweep of Crown College (16-21, 9-5 UMAC) to clinch its first conference title since 1996. Northwestern extended its winning streak to 12 games and has won 23 out of the last 25 games. The Eagles won game one 3-1 (F/11) and game two 13-3 (F/7). As a result of winning the regular-season title, Northwestern will host the UMAC baseball tournament from May 20th-23rd. Owen Boerema (5-0) got the start on the mound, and he continued to pitch at an All-Conference level with a masterful performance. Pitching on just three day's rest, the sophomore threw all eleven innings, struck out 15 Crown batters, and walked no one while only surrendering one unearned run with five hits. Northwestern rolled out its other UMAC Pitcher of the Year candidate in game two in the form of Bryce Crabb (7-3). The sophomore threw all seven innings, struck out seven, and surrendered three earned runs. Northwestern finishes its conference schedule with a sparkling team ERA of 2.15. St. Scholastica is in second place in the conference with a 4.20 ERA.
Alex Kielion allowed only two hits through seven innings and pitched into the ninth inning while helping carry Elmhurst University to a 3-2 road victory at North Park University. The Bluejays jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead. Kevin Johlie walked to lead off the game and Tyler Kledzik followed with a two-run homer to right field to stake the Bluejays to a two-run cushion. The two runs was all Kielion needed as he cruised through the first seven innings, allowing only two hits. The Vikings did not put a runner in scoring position until the eighth inning when they put runners on the corners with two outs, but Kielion induced a ground out to end the inning. Elmhurst tacked on a critical insurance run in the top of the ninth. Kielion retired the first batter in the ninth before running into trouble. A single by Brandon Davis put the trying run on base for the Vikings and forced the Bluejays to go to the bullpen. Cole Bozzi slammed the door on North Park, fanning both batters he faced to record his fifth save of the season and preserve the 3-2 victory for Elmhurst.