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| Plattsburgh State had six pitchers limit host St. Lawrence University to three runs, only one of which was earned, in a 5-3 victory over the Saints in its non-conference finale Wednesday afternoon at Tom Fay Field. Sophomore pitcher Jack Scardino was credited with the victory, as he pitched two innings of relief, allowing one unearned run while striking out one batter. Plattsburg athletics photo by Gabe Dickins |
Mount Saint Vincent and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy came up with victories on Wednesday to propel them into the next round of the 2022 Skyline Conference Baseball Championship. Third-seeded Mount Saint Vincent captured a 5-3 victory over sixth-seeded Manhattanville in the single-elimination portion of the championship. The Dolphins will take on second-seeded Farmingdale State, which earned a bye to the double-elimination portion of the event, on Friday at 2:00pm. Fourth-seeded USMMA, the league’s defending champion, also moves on after its 5-0 defeat of fifth-seeded Maritime. The Mariners will meet championship host and top-seeded St. Joseph’s-Long Island in Friday’s first game at 11:00am in Patchogue. The losers of Friday’s first two games will meet in an elimination game on Friday.
DePauw extended its win streak to nine and moved into a tie for the fourth and final North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament spot after sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Wabash by scores of 6-5 and 5-4. The Tigers improved to 19-15 overall and 10-6 in the NCAC, while the Little Giants dropped to 20-15 overall and 4-12 in conference play. In the opener, DePauw took the lead for good in the seventh as Nick Nelson drew a one-out walk and Cameron Macon followed with a single before Kyle Callahan delivered a three-run homer to center which was his NCAC-leading 11th of the season. In the nightcap, Glimco homered with one out in the sixth before Danny Sheehan singled and advanced to second on an error with two outs. Wilson Graves evened the score at 4-4 with a single that plated Sheehan. Macon tripled with two out in the seventh and Callahan followed with a single to center which scored Macon with the go-ahead run. Danny Glimco, who took the mound with two outs in the seventh, retired all seven batters he faced to wrap up the win.
Will Miller's first pitching win of the season came at an opportune time, sending Cornell to a key 5-3 Midwest Conference victory over Beloit Wednesday night at ABC Supply Stadium. The Rams (15-21 overall, 10-11 MWC) claimed the series win over Beloit, 2-1, and joined a major log jam with five teams battling for the final two spots to the MWC Tournament going into the final weekend of the regular season. Miller (1-5) strengthened Cornell's postseason chances with a fine six-inning outing against the Buccaneers (15-21 overall). The junior left-hander yielded five hits and two runs, both unearned. Miller struck out six batters and left with a 3-2 lead.
Northwestern (Minn.) team made the short trip down Snelling Avenue as they squared off with Bethel University on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles won the Snelling Showdown 13-5, thanks to an eight run fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth, in a game that suddenly transitioned from a pitchers' duel to a shootout, the Royals scored a couple of runs to pull the game back to 10-4 in the Eagles' favor. However, once again, the Eagles responded. Cramer Hamilton and Payton Christenson each hit RBI singles in the top of the sixth to extend the lead. Bethel would get one run back in the sixth, but Keegan Vercoe's 15th homerun of the season in the top of the seventh would be the final run scored in the game and the Eagles won 13-5.
The University of Chicago grabbed a quick lead and kept Monmouth College's bats silent throughout Wednesday's 10-0 victory at J. Kyle Anderson Field. UChicago then blew the game wide open with a four-run sixth inning. First-year Jackson Slipock knocked an RBI single, and sophomore Truman Pierson lanced a two-run triple into the right field corner. Truman Pierson then scored standing up on a wild pitch to increase the lead to 10-0. The game ended after seven innings via the 10-run rule. UChicago collected eight hits and four stolen bases.
Decisive victories with one win to each side continued to be the storyline of the week for The College of Wooster, which bounced back from a 13-3 game-one loss at Wittenberg University to take Wednesday's nightcap at Carleton Davidson Stadium 13-7. Three Wittenberg home runs dented Wooster's chances in game one, as seven of the Tigers' 13 runs scored on them. Four came in on right fielder Connor O'Malley's fourth-inning grand slam, and that blast broke the game wide open at 9-1. Wooster (25-12, 10-6 North Coast Athletic Conference), which hit 25 wins for the 10th consecutive full season, scored in each of the first five innings in game two of the twin bill. Wittenberg made things interesting with a five-run last-chance, but the Tigers' rally stopped when catcher Cole Royer grounded out to Brown for the final out of the game.
UW-Eau Claire picked up two more wins over Finlandia University, defeating the Lions by scores of 17-9 and 11-1 (7 innings) on Wednesday night at Carson Park. In game one, the Blugolds scored early and often with big innings in the second and sixth en route to their 10th win of the season. Andrew Murphy led Eau Claire with an impressive 4-for-6 performance at the plate, including a double and homerun. The newcomer also drove in six and scored three runs. In game two, Eau Claire would earn an 11-1 win over the Lions in 7 innings. Nate Witte would lead the way for Eau Claire with a perfect 3-for-3 performance at the plate and also drove in two runs.
Augustana (27-9) survived a late charge from the Simpson Storm (18-18) in the Vikings' home finale. Augie scored in each of the first three innings and Simpson managed three runs in the final frame. Leading 5-3, Augustana built their lead back up in the seventh inning. Alec McGinnis slapped a single through the left side to score Kyle Campbell. Zachary Vrbancic continued the scoring with an RBI walk before Barker hit his second sac fly of the contest.
Simpson did their best to rally in the top of the ninth inning. Matthew Marquez doubled to the gap to drive two runs in. Pinch hitter Jake Havran reached on an infield single to score Brennen Lemke. The Storm could not brew any more momentum, though, as the Vikings held on to win 8-6.
Two members of the Franklin College program set new single-season program records on Wednesday and the Grizzlies secured a spot in the 2022 conference tournament with a split against the Earlham Quakers. Game one saw sophomore AJ Sanders set the new single-season program record for stolen bases and had senior closer Alex Reinoehl become the new leader for saves in a season. Franklin (26-12, 11-5 HCAC) rallied from five runs down to take the opener 13-9. The Quakers (22-10, 11-5 HCAC) salvaged a split with an 8-4 win in game two. Sanders now sits at 27 stolen bases on the year, breaking the 34-year school record of 25 held by Dan Molden since 1998. Reinoehl nailed down his ninth save of the year in the opener, passing former teammate Nate Stonebraker's previous record of eight set back in 2019.
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| Franciscan hosted Chatham for PAC doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at Vaccaro Field. James Becker would lead off the bottom of the 10th inning after he gunned out a runner at home in the top of the 10th. He would carry that momentum into a leadoff double. Then Patrick Wallace tried to sacrifice bunt him over to third, but he beat the throw to put runners at the corners with no outs. Ryan Scavnicky would then deliver a walk-off single up the middle that scored Becker for a 5-4 Franciscan win. Franciscan athletics photo |
Adrian College hosted a doubleheader with the Otterbein University Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon in nonconference action. After dropping a game to Otterbein earlier in the season 10-5, the Bulldogs looked to bounce back and take the season series with a sweep. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs were only able to take one as they split Wednesday's doubleheader with a 4-2 win in game one followed by a 5-3 loss in game two. Otterbein got on the board early striking for a pair of runs in the top of the first inning. The Bulldogs fought back in the third inning on a 2-RBI single from Don Goodes to tie the game. In the sixth inning, Adrian picked up an insurance run on a wild pitch that bounced off the plate and exited the stadium to make it a 4-2 game which was held on to win. Similar events to game one started Otterbein off with a four-run first inning. Otterbein added a run in the top of the fifth which was answered by a RBI double from Nathan Grega in the sixth for the Bulldogs, but it wasn't enough as Otterbein came away with the game two victory at 5-3.
Kalamazoo College swept a doubleheader over Alma on Wednesday, winning 4-2 and 8-3. The wins keep Kalamazoo solely in second place in the MIAA with the final series coming up this weekend. The Hornets are one game behind Hope for first place and two games ahead of Adrian. Kalamazoo travels to Adrian for a doubleheader on Saturday before closing out the regular season at home with a single game on Sunday. Kalamazoo had six hits in game one compared to eight by Alma. Doug Propson finished with two hits including the home run and four RBIs. Ben Chosid also had two hits. Kalamazoo trailed 3-0 in the first inning, but scored three in the third, four in the fourth and one in the fifth to take the 8-3 win and sweep the doubleheader and season series.
Washington & Jefferson dropped a 7-6 decision on the road in 10 innings at Grove City Wednesday evening. W&J currently sits at 29-8 overall and 22-2 in PAC play. Both of the Presidents' PAC losses have come from extra inning games. Grove City improves to 26-11 overall and 17-7 in the league. W&J took a 4-1 lead into seventh inning but Grove City rallied back for the victory. The home team scored six of their seven runs over the final four innings of the game.
On Wednesday, Mount Aloysius wrapped up the regular season as they hosted Medaille, at Sargent's Stadium in Johnstown. The Mounties swept the Mavericks, 16-1 and 7-2, earning them the #2 seed and a first round bye in the upcoming AMCC Tournament. Tyler Quade went 7-for-10 on the day, driving in four runs. The freshman had three triples between the two contests. Centerfielder, Joshua Brown, tallied five hits in eight at-bats, scoring twice and driving in four runs. Brown also had a triple in Game One. Jeremy Iellimo added four hits and scored four times, while also driving in four runs.
Allegheny welcomed Kenyon to Robertson Field in a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) doubleheader on Wednesday. Kenyon won game one 8-4, but Allegheny bounced back for a dramatic 7-6 win in game two. The Lords got the job done in game one during the late innings. Trailing 2-0 after four innings and 4-3 after six, the bats started to come around in the seventh. After Nate Rosen and Alex Gow drew back-to-back two-out walks, Andrew Rabinowitz doubled to right center, scoring both runners ahead of him and giving the Lords their first lead at 5-4. Neither team scored in the eighth, opening the door for the Lords to secure the win in the top of the ninth. The Lords scored one run in the top of the sixth to cut the lead to 6-5. Sullivan Schueltz gave the Gators a two-run lead once again as he scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the frame. That run proved to be the final Allegheny run of the game as Walker Cunningham kept the Lords at bay as he went 5.2 innings, scattering three hits and a walk while striking out four. Daniel Morgano collected his second career save, recording the final three outs via swinging strikes after Kenyon got within 7-6. Allegheny's Ben Kosbie tallied hits in both games, extending his hitting streak to 15 games.