Senior second baseman Owen Da, led SJU with three RBI on the day. St. John's (Minn.) dropped their opening game today 4-3 to Misericordia and defeated Lebannon Valley 5-3. d3photography.com photo by Ryan Coleman

Franklin & Marshall (2-8) picked up a nonconference victory over York (Pa.) (3-5), 8-5, in the Diplomats' home opener at Caplan Field Tuesday afternoon. Despite the cold and windy day, the F&M offense heated up in the late innings to outlast the Spartans. Tied at 5-all in the bottom of the seventh inning, center fielder Spencer Berson was hit by a pitch to get on base with one out. Berson then stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Shortstop Bobby Falese laced a single back up the middle to plate Berson and give F&M a 6-5 lead. After the Diplomats kept the Spartans off the scoreboard in the top of the eighth, F&M added some insurance runs in the bottom of the frame. Falese led the Franklin & Marshall offense with three hits and two RBI in the victory. Shane Rebane (1-0) was the winning pitcher as he struck out two, while allowing no earned runs and just one hit in 1.1 innings of relief. Thomas McLaughlin earned his first save of the season, striking out one batter in his one inning of work. F&M's starting pitcher Luca Marshall did not earn a decision after striking out four and allowing two earned runs in four innings on the mound.

In a top-20 showdown at Captains Park, the 18th-ranked Christopher Newport Captains captured a 6-4 win over 12th-ranked Lynchburg (8-2) on Tuesday afternoon with a gritty pitching performance from Jay Cassady (2-1) leading the way. At the plate, junior outfielder Scott Crosson kept his scalding stick working, blistering four more hits to extend an 11-game hitting streak. Cassady shook off a four-run first inning and rallied for a spectacular seven-inning start while Crosson registered his third game in the last four with three hits or more.

Otterbein ran its record to 8-2 on the young season at the midway point of the Tucson Invitational Games, finishing off Allegheny 12-5 at the Kino Sports Complex. In the process, head coach George Powell moved across 550 wins for his storied career. The veteran taskmaster now holds an overall record of 553-394-1. Otterbein led 4-2 approaching the midway point after a big third inning but the Gators captured some momentum with a trio of runs in the bottom of the fifth. A patient Otterbein offense soon got to the Allegheny bullpen. The Cards tallied seven runs across their next four outs from the seventh into the eighth, including a pair of walks with the bases loaded and another via wild pitch. Sethna (2-0) and Hunter Passwaters were steady on the mound to close the deal, combining to throw five scoreless frames in relief. Sethna entered in the seventh and was credited with the victory while Passwaters did not allow a hit over his 2.2 innings.

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Kean powered past Swarthmore College by the final of 19-4 on Tuesday afternoon. The Cougars took the lead back for good with a six spot in the sixth. Highlighting the action was a two RBI from Dylan Beyer. Kean didn't let up and added three more in the seventh and another six in the eighth. The Cougars rounded out their scoring with a single run in the ninth. In total, eight of nine starters collected a hit while eight of nine starters had an RBI. Beyer was 4-for-6 with three RBI while Nick Houghton was 3-for-3 with two doubles, three runs scored and two RBI. On the mound, junior Nolan Rowan improved to 2-0 after tossing seven innings allowing nine hits, and three runs (off the homer). He struck out six. Noah Rivera tossed the last two innings allowing just one hit and one run while fanning three.

Chapman routed its way to a much needed victory Tuesday at Hart Park, 18-9 over the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves. A team that had only scored 31 runs through its first 10 games scored over half that total today, going through the order six full times, reaching lead off man Austin Dudas for a seventh plate appearance. Chapman's bats were on fire the entire game scoring in seven out of its eight innings at bat. The Panthers tallied 21 hits and nine walks. Three of the hits and five of the runs came off the bat of Josh Phillips, who capped off his impressive offensive day with a grand slam in the seventh inning. Cole Minato and Kai Osaka also nabbed three hits, while six Panthers had at least two knocks. On the mound a total of seven pitchers got the job done, with Colin Godfrey earning the victory with two solid innings pitched and three punchouts.

No. 10 nationally ranked Endicott defeated Brandeis, 20-0, in non-conference action on Tuesday night at North Field. Every starter in the lineup recorded at least one hit in the victory. Caleb Shpur headlined the offense with a pair of homers and six RBI. Shpur hit a solo shot in the first (1-0), belted a three-run bomb (6-0) and lifted a sac fly to center in the Gulls' 12-run third inning (17-0), and added a run-producing triple in the eighth (18-0). Kyle Grabowski also launched a grand slam to left field in the second inning (12-0) to round out the list of highlights. The Gulls have yet to allow a run this season.

It was a familiar sight for the Lions faithful as the comeback kids were at it again with another 8th inning rally to claim a 7-6 win over Oglethorpe Tuesday. The win marked the second 8th inning rally at Loudermilk in a row and the third of the season at the Jug. The fourth inning is when Oglethorpe began to rally with three runs of their own to make it a one run game, but that was the start of a 5-0 run for the Stormy Petrels as they claimed a 6-5 lead in the seventh. Piedmont was able to answer back with one in the seventh to tie it up, but it was once again eighth inning heroics that proved to be the difference.

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Gilroy Prial had a perfect day at the plate as Rutger-Newark continued their winning ways with a 12-3 win over FDU-Florham Tuesday afternoon at Weequahic Park. Rutgers-Newark improved to 6-1 with the win while FDU-Florham dropped to 3-3. Rutgers-Newark athletics photo by Larry Levanti

Emory posted a season-high 17 runs to upend Wittenberg Tuesday afternoon at Chappell Park in Atlanta. The Eagles scored 15 unanswered runs to win their eighth game of the year, defeating the Tigers 17-2 in the first of two games in the spring break series. Ten different players recorded at least one RBI with junior Jacob Grossman and senior Ellis Schwartz pacing the Emory offense with a pair of three-RBI performances. Grossman added three hits on the day, one of four Eagles with two or more hits. Senior Aaron Mishoulam, the reigning UAA Pitcher of the Week, earned his second straight win as he worked into the sixth inning. Mishoulam worked around seven walks and three hits, allowing two runs in 5.2 innings and struck out five.

Rochester broke out with 13 hits, including six for extra bases in a 12-8 win over Whittier College on Tuesday afternoon at Whittier's Mendez Stadium. Rochester struck for four runs in the fifth to break open the game. Joseph Rende and Jackson Reed led off with back-to-back singles. Colton Avera lined a double to left to plate Rende. Reed and Avera the scored on another double from Leadem. Moses added a sacrifice fly to score Leadem who had stolen third, boosting the Yellowjacket lead to 7-1. The Poets answered right away, plating three runs in the bottom of the inning, making UR's lead three at 7-4 but UR out scored the Poets 5-4 over the final innings.

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Junior Hunter Cole reached base five times with three hits, two walks, scored three and drove in four as the 15th-ranked Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets defeated Johnson and Wales 13-10 on Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats put up three in the sixth to pull within one at 11-10. Grayson Bush led off the bottom of the sixth with his first collegiate homer for a 12-10 advantage. Chaz Harvey led off the eighth with a single and scored on an error to expand the lead to 13-10. Junior Cole Snead pitched the seventh and eighth for the Yellow Jackets, allowing one hit in two scoreless frames with two strikeouts to pick up the win, his first of the season. Junior Cole Stamm allowed a pair of singles in the ninth, but fanned the final hitter to record his fourth save.

Centre won its third straight game on Tuesday night as a huge sixth inning was the biggest difference maker in a 14-7 victory over Berea. Trailing 6-4 in the sixth, Dillon Di Iorio opened the offense as the Colonels turned a 6-4 deficit into an 11-6 lead. David Kinsbrunner got the win in middle relief after striking out four and allowing just one hit in 2.2 innings of work while the Colonels retook the lead. Centre drew a season high 13 walks in the game.

Geneva received two strong pitching performances on Monday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the Golden Tornadoes used their work on the mound to earn 5-1 and 6-2 victories over Lancaster Bible. Geneva entered the win column with the two victories and evened its record at 2-2. Sophomore Caleb Graft took the ball in the first game of the day, and Geneva got on the board first with three runs in the bottom of the third. Graft earned the win with 4.2 innings of work, giving up just one hit while striking out five. Freshman Collin Porter got the start in game two in his collegiate debut. Porter went five innings while giving up just three hits and two runs, while junior Joshua Kearns earned the save with two shutout innings of relief. Senior Gabriel Morales drove in another run in the seventh to finish out the scoring, 6-2.

Wheaton (Ill.) entered today's contest against the Gettysburg Bullets on the back of the only game of their season thus far not to involve a double-digit scoreline. But the stoppage of this trend proved to be temporary, as the runs returned for the Thunder in Tuesday night's win, the team's lone game played under the lights on their Spring Break trip. After a low-scoring start to the matchup, Wheaton posted four runs in a crucial sixth inning to create some breathing room between themselves and their Pennsylvania opponents. The eventual 8-3 victory moved the Thunder back into the win column, and the team's record now stands at 3-4 on the year.

New Jersey City exploded for 17 runs and another victory on Tuesday in the blistering wins at Caven Point Field, defeating Moravian, 17-9. NJCU has now scored 17 runs in each of its last three games and have strung together three victories, for what Major League's Lou Brown would call "a winning streak." Josh Hernandez scored three times and had two RBI, a walk and two stolen bases. Nick Vizzoni also stole two, going 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs and a RBI.

13th-ranked Catholic fell down 5-0 before scoring 19 unanswered runs on Tuesday afternoon to defeat Penn State-Berks 19-5 at the Ripken Experience. The Cardinals improve to 8-1 on the season and will play four more games over the next four days in South Carolina. 13 Cardinals tallied a hit and 10 different players drove in a run as Catholic's offense was rolling on Tuesday afternoon. Jack Elwell slugged his first career collegiate homer, driving in three runs to match senior center fielder Ben Nardi's game-best total. Nardi hit a pair of doubles and was joined in the two-base stat column by Mark Villanueva, Joe Marini, Jesse Lacefield, Matthew Fisher, and Steve Thomas. Skylar McLean tossed four hitless innings to earn the win in relief for the Cardinals while Henry Escandon, Jake Lynes, Ryan O'Keefe, and Chance Legere each pitched scoreless innings.

Augsburg took on Minnesota-Morris in a late-night doubleheader at US Bank Stadium on Tuesday, sweeping the Cougars with 6-5 and 5-2 wins to move to 2-1 on the season. It was the Cougars jumping out to an early lead in game one, scoring three runs in the top of the first but it was Adam Marshall playing the hero for Augsburg in game one, stepping up to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and delivering an RBI single to walk it off for the Auggies. Vinny Rupp dazzled in his collegiate debut on the mound in game two, earning the win after striking out seven while allowing just two runs in six innings of work. Jacob Henry also impressed in his first career appearance, picking up the save with a strikeout in one scoreless inning on the hill.

Buena Vista continued their spring break trip with a matchup against St. John Fisher on Tuesday evening. BVU wins its fourth straight contest in come-from-behind fashion, 13-9. The game was a rough start for the Beavers early, as they allowed the first three hitters to reach base before allowing a grand slam in what would be just the first four runs of seven that St. John Fisher would score in the first frame. The Beavers, however, would begin to chip away. Calvin Harris added on again in the fifth with his third RBI hit of the game. The Beavers would go on to score three more runs, but the Harris hit proved to be all they needed as the bullpen was lights out the rest of the way. It was another statement game for the Beavers offense, compiling 13 runs on 13 hits.

Penn State Abington scored 21 runs on 16 hits on its way to a 21-12 victory over Russell Sage in non-conference action at the RussMatt Baseball Invitational in Florida on Tuesday afternoon. Abington wasted no time lighting up the scoreboard as the Nittany Lions plated six runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 6-1 lead in the game. Five different players drove in runs in the inning, including a two-run single by junior Eric Rollins. The Nittany Lions added three more runs in the second inning and really pulled ahead in the bottom of the fourth with a seven-run frame. Fogel connected on a grand slam home run in the inning to cap the scoring as the Nittany Lions led 19-3.

Texas Lutheran cruised to a 10-1 win over DeSales Tuesday night at Katt-Isbel Field. Diego Vinton, who was named SCAC Pitcher of the Week on Monday, made his second career start on Tuesday, allowing just one unearned run one three hits in two innings. Brendan Beard would earn the win in relief, striking out four batters in two no-hit innings of relief. DeSales would score their only run in the second inning and the Bulldogs had an immediate answer to the opposing Bulldog run, scoring a run of their own courtesy of an RBI double from Mason Goudeau. Texas Lutheran would take a 2-1 lead after a perfectly executed double steal that saw Goudeau steal home in the bottom of the fourth. TLU methodically added to the lead, scoring in every inning from the fourth inning on.