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| The Williams Ephs were back at it with their first 9 inning game of the season, taking on the Knox Prairie Fire for the third day of their Florida trip. The Ephs would win the game 11-6, rallying behind their relentless offense and timely pitching. Freshman left handed pitcher Michael Amendola got the ball for Williams in his first collegiate start. Williams athletics photo |
Aurora needed extra innings but would prevail in the northern opener over Saint Mary's (Minn.) 13-9. AU pounded out 19 hits on their way to the win. A double and two singles around an intentional walk led to two AU runs and an 8-6 lead but SNU would tie the game with a two-out, two strike double in the bottom of the ninth. In the top of the 10th the Spartan bats exploded for 5 runs, scoring the five runs on four hits including doubles from Ambuel and Jett Wedekind and an inside the park home run from Justin Sartori. The Spartans allowed one run in the bottom of the inning but held on for the 13-9 victory.
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WPI won a high-scoring affair 13-10 against Suffolk on Monday afternoon at the New England Baseball Complex. The Engineers have now won four in a row to move to 9-5 on the season, while the Rams even their mark to 4-4. Gavin George and Jonathan Lattimer led the WPI offense, which racked up a season-high 17 hits. George finished the game 4-for-5 with four RBI, including his first career homerun. Lattimer was 3-for-5 at the plate, driving in three runs. Jeffrey Brennan also had a great day with three hits and a pair of RBI, while Kyle DeRoma also drove in two runs on two hits. Henry Sniezek got the win in relief, throwing one inning, allowing three runs on three hits. For Suffolk, lead-off hitter Jonny Gilbride accounted for eight of the Rams' runs, driving in six and scoring two, while going 3-for-4 at the plate. Garret Roberts also drove in a run on a solo home run.
Saint John's (Minn.) ended its six-game trip in Arizona with a doubleheader sweep of Oberlin, 12-2 and 10-4, on Monday in Tucson. The Johnnies (8-8 overall) took advantage of 20 walks (with three batsmen) and batted .350 (21-for-60) with seven doubles on the day. SJU broke open game one with an eight-run first inning and erased a 3-0 deficit with 10-straight runs over the final four innings in game two.
Chatham earned its third win in a row Monday evening with a 14-2 win over visiting Penn State Altoona. The win makes the Cougars an even 6-6 on the season. Chatham's offense got busy early, striking for three runs in the bottom of the first. The Cougar bats stayed red hot in the fourth inning, batting around and putting up a seven spot. A double from senior third baseman Brandon Griener would provide Chatham's final run in the fifth, giving the Cougars enough cushion to eventually win by mercy rule in the seventh. Sophomore right-hander Drew Schreck was lights out on the mound for Chatham, throwing 6.0 scoreless innings with just one walk and one hit allowed to earn his second win of the year. Sophomore reliever David McSorley shut things down in the seventh for the Cougars.
Senior Ben Tobio recorded an RBI on four hits and scored a run as Stevens defeated King's College 5-3 in MAC Freedom play Monday afternoon at Lipo Field. The Ducks (12-5) won their sixth straight game and concluded a three-game series with King's. The Ducks are now 4-2 in MAC Freedom play and sit fourth in the standings. Justin Richards recorded a hit and two RBI to lead the Monarchs, who fell to 6-7 and 1-5 in conference play. King's has still never beaten the Ducks as Stevens improved to 9-0 all-time in the series.
Russell Sage swept this afternoon's seven-inning doubleheader with Cazenovia at the Gutchess Athletic Complex. The Gators, now winners of six-straight, defeated the Wildcats (4-7) 8-2 in the opener and erased a 9-4 deficit to take the second game 11-10. Sophomore infielder Dom Caminitti registered six hits across the sweep, three in each victory. RSC got out to a 4-0 lead and held a multiple-run advantage throughout the opener. Sophomore infielder Andrew Knapp went 3-for-4 with two doubles, while sophomore pitcher Liam Doyle struck out 10 across five innings of work. In the nightcap, the Gators took the lead with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning before holding on to secure the sweep. Senior outfielder James Lubanski blasted a two-run homer to highlight the rally, while sophomore infielder Christian Brown was 3-for-4 with a homer and double during the comeback win.
Rockford picked up a pair of huge wins on Monday afternoon over NCAA Division II, UW-Parkside. The Regents won an 11-9 slugfest in the opener, thanks in large part to six runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth. The nightcap was an old-fashioned pitchers' duel, with just six combined runs scored between the two teams. Rockford was able to break through with three in the seventh and then added an insurance run in the eighth, to seal a 4-2 win and the sweep
Trinity (Conn.) swept the Washington and Lee Generals, 4-3 and 13-2, in a doubleheader this afternoon. Trinity improves to 5-3 and will close a three-day swing in Virginia with a 3 p.m. ga,e at Eastern Mennonite University tomorrow. The Generals fall to 11-6. Trinity junior LHP Tyler Griffin tossed four scoreless innings to earn the win and classmate Yoshi Omi-Jarret drove home the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in game one and junior James Stefanowicz went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in the second game.
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| Grove City improved to 12-4 overall by sweeping a non-conference doubleheader Monday afternoon at La Roche. Grove City won the opener, 7-4, then picked up a 16-2 win in Game Two. Grove City athletics photo by Scott Beavan |
No. 3 UW-Stevens Point (6-2) won its third straight with a 5-2 victory over Colby (5-3) on Monday. Quin Henwood had the decisive blow, a three-run home run in the eighth that sealed the win. Anthony Tomczak and Kyle Finger had two hits apiece as UWSP had seven total hits. UWSP starter JD Schultz picked up his first win of the season with six solid frames. He struck out six with just three hits allowed. The score remained 2-1 until the eighth when Henwood launched a three-run home run to left for a 5-1 advantage. Three more walks loaded the bases for UWSP, but all were stranded. In the top of the ninth, Colby's leadoff batter hit a solo home run, but the Mules couldn't muster any more runs.
Powered by a career afternoon from first baseman Matt Earley and an overall dominant performance by the Franklin offense, the Grizzlies completed a three-game sweep of the Trine Thunder with two wins on Monday afternoon. Earley slugged four home runs and drove in 10 runs on the day, matching the program record with three long balls in game two. The Grizzlies (9-5) jumped on Thunder (6-8) pitching early in both games, sweeping by scores of 18-8 and 14-1 with both games ending in seven innings.
With a 16-5 win over Rose-Hulman on Monday afternoon, UW-Oshkosh (9-2) completed the three-game sweep over the Fightin' Engineers. Rose-Hulman scored first in the bottom half with a fielder's choice off Connor Brinkman. Oshkosh answered in the following inning with a grand slam from Jake Andersen to take the only lead they needed for the rest of the game. With six runs in the sixth, the game was over and there was no way for Rose Hulman to engineer a win.
Nebraska Wesleyan made a statement with a win on Monday and a series sweep of North Central (Minn.). While it was chilly outside, Nebraska Wesleyan scorched North Central 23-2 on Monday to win the home opening series. It is NWU's second series sweep of the season. Nebraska Wesleyan is now 8-6 on the season. The patient plate strategy used by Nebraska Wesleyan directly contributed to their eight-run fourth inning and early advantage. Zach Osbahr singled to start the fourth inning, and after that, six straight Prairie Wolves reached base, including Evan Kling who hit a grand slam. The Prairie Wolves were hit by 12 pitches and walked 31 times throughout the series. Noah Unger got the start and the win on the mound, giving up five hits, and two runs through five innings of work. Relievers Bryson Knapp and Noah Wing did the rest. Each went one inning without giving up a hit on the afternoon. The fifth and sixth innings, were all Nebraska Wesleyan, as Osbahr, Kling, Hunter Zielasko, Jake Gerardis, Carter Betts, John Haimowitz and Tyler Merkel all had extra base-hits. The Prairie Wolves combined for 21 runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to help end the game early.
Will Schnepf pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and Ryan Chang had three hits, including a home run, as Carleton registered a 7-3 victory over Caltech on Monday. Schnepf scattered four hits—all singles—and two walks while striking out six batters en route to his first collegiate victory. Caltech (5-11) scored 18 runs against Luther College earlier in the day but went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position while Schnepf was on the hill. After a slow start to the season, the bats have started to wake up for Carleton (2-5), which pounded out a season-best 16 hits, including multi-hit performances by six Knights.
Wilson and Waynesburg battled to a hard-fought split in a doubleheader between the two on a cold, sunny day in southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon. The Phoenix got the upper hand in the opener before falling to the Yellow Jackets in a back-and-forth nightcap. Jordan McKenzie got Wilson's offense rolling in the top of the third with a four spot. Waynesburg answered with a run in the bottom of the frame and made the score 5-4, Wilson, after five. Wilson would score three in the seventh for the winning margin. The second game was full of back-and-forth action. The Phoenix fought back and regained the lead in the fifth but the advantage was short-lived as Waynesburg regained the lead in the bottom half. A triple of the Yellow Jackets' own tied the game at 6-all before a bases-loaded walk scored what ended up being the game winning run.
The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays bullpen once again came up big, shutting out Wooster for the last four innings of the game, which allowed the Blue Jays bats to heat up and complete a 5-4 comeback win. Both pitchers started off in control of the game with the only run of the first four innings coming on an error. Wooster opened up a what appeared to be a comfortable lead in the bottom of the fifth. JHU started on the comeback trail and found themselved tied with a inning to play. Like they have been the whole week, Johns Hopkins completed the comeback in the top of the ninth. Dillon Souvignier marched into the box trying to come through with a clutch go-ahead hit. Souvignier deposited a ball into left center field that brought in the go-ahead run to give JHU their first lead of the game. Freshman Cole Jefferson sat Wooster down in order in the bottom of the ninth to earn his first career win and finish off a 5-4 win for the Jays. Wooster was 1-1 on the day with a 4-3 win over Keystone.
Tied 13-13 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Middlebury put together a pair of quality innings to outlast La Verne 21-14 on Monday night. The Panthers tied a school record with five home runs during the contest, with John Collins and Lucas Flemming each hitting a pair. The Panthers gained some breathing room in the eighth inning. Samii Smith touched the plate on a single through the left side by Andrew Gough, before Collins blasted his second homer of the game to make it 16-13. Middlebury made good use of its final at-bats, scoring five runs to increase the advantage to 21-14. The inning was capped by a two-run round-tripper from Flemming. The Leopards threatened in their half of the inning, loading the bases with no outs. The Panthers worked themselves out of the jam, with reliever Cole Crider striking out back-to-back batters and Ashley recording the final out in right field to secure the 21-14 win.
It was a battle of two loss team as Bethany visited Bobcat Park to take on Pitt-Greensburg in a non-conference doubleheader. The Bobcats took game one 8-7 as Michael Sullivan Jr. threw a gem with four strikeouts over six innings, giving up zero earned runs. Sophomore Coleby Lopatic earned the first save of his collegiate career as he pitched the seventh inning, striking out two batters and shut the door on the Bison. Freshman pitcher Nathan Mankoski earned his third win of the year in the nightcap with a 10-4 win, striking out six batters and giving up just one earned run over five innings. The Bobcat offense was thriving as the team combined for 22 hits over the two games. Freshman Colin Solinski had three extra base hits, including two doubles. Solinski went 4-for-6 on the day. Senior Jace Cappellini scored three runs and had two doubles. The top two in the lineup of Ben Aftanas and James Domer had themselves a day as they combined for seven RBI and six runs scored over six hits in both games. Senior Randy Hubbard also had two solid games for the Bobcats as he went 3-for-6 and scored two runs.
Tufts got back in the win column Monday afternoon as it pounded out 20 hits in a 14-6 win over host Whittier College in non-conference play. The Jumbos (5-2) bounced back after dropping two games Sunday at Pomona-Pitzer, posting a season-high for hits in a contest and the most in a game since posting 20 in a win at Brandeis April 29, 2022. The victory didn't come east though for the Jumbos, as the host Poets plated three runs in the bottom of the first on three RBI singles. Tufts came right back in the top of the second, pushing across a pair of runs on RBI base hits from Clay Sowell and Ozzie Fleischer. An inning later, Connor Flavin tied the game with a solo homer to deep center field, his first homer fo the season. The Jumbos took the lead for good in the top of the fourth, as Tufts sent 11 batters to the plate while scoring six runs on eight hits. Henry Fleckner gave the Jumbos a 4-3 lead with a RBI single, followed a batter later by a run-scoring single by Patrick Solomon.