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| UW-Whitewater split a doublheader with UW-Oshkosh Sunday afternoon in Whitewater. The doubleheader, originally slated to be played in Oshkosh, was moved to Whitewater due to field conditions. UWW dropped the first game 9-8 before taking the nightcap 17-4 in seven innings. UW-Whitewateer photo by Evan Halpop |
No. 20 Methodist finished up its three-game USA South Athletic Conference series with Mary Baldwin University on Sunday afternoon. The Monarchs offense was clicking on all cylinders as they mercy ruled, 17-2, the Fighting Squirrels in seven innings at John Moxie Stadium. Methodist had 18 hits as a team, which is the most this season. Leading the game with three hits was Hunter Hollman (3 for 4) and Rob Wilkerson (3 for 4). On the mound for the Monarchs was Austin Skipper, who pitched six quality innings. He relinquished two runs on seven hits and struck out three batters while issuing two walks. Anthony Sarbanes pitched the remaining inning and gave up one hit while striking out and walking one batter each. Tyler Morley drove in the only two Mary Baldwin runs back in the first inning off his base Methodist remains unbeaten, 9-0, in the all-time history between these two teams.
William Paterson (13-5, 2-0 NJAC) opened NJAC play with a pair of victories against the nationally-ranked Profs, defeating host and No. 10 Rowan (13-6, 0-2 NJAC) by 6-5 and 16-8 scores. WP seized a 6-4 edge during the top of the eighth. Down to its last three outs, Rowan started the bottom of the ninth inning with a foulout and three consecutive singles, producing one run and a 6-5 score. Sophomore reliever Neel Telidevara took the mound with one out and runners on first and second. He induced a fielder's choice out at third base and a lineout to preserve the victory. The Pioneers touched the plate four times during the top half of the second inning to open the scoring and exploded for eight runs during the top of the sixth inning to put the game out of reach.
Lehman ended an 11-game losing streak after sweeping a CUNYAC twin-bill from visiting John Jay, by scores of 18-4 and 16-13, at South Field on Sunday. In the opener, John Jay took the lead in the top of the first, however Lehman scored three times in the bottom half of the inning then added three more in the second and never trailed after that. The Lightning offense was boosted by five team home runs; as designated hitter Elias Femin had two, while outfielders Kevin Arias, Javaun and infielder Nomar Rijo each added one round trippers. Femin drove in four RBI as he went three-for-four and crossed the plate three times, while Rijo had three RBI going one-for-three with two runs scored for the Lightning as Randy Polanco pitched a 6.1 innings with eight strikeouts for first victory of the season. In the nightcap, infielder Erik Then led the offense for Lehman as he homered and drove in a total of five RBI. Infielders Ranssel Pinedo and Justin Nunez had three RBI each, while Rijo and outfielder Glennd Jarrin drove in two RBI each as Tran Hennessy pitched 4.2 innings in relief with four strikeouts to earn the victory on the mound for the Lightning.
Scranton (15-6, 7-1 Landmark) scored 31 runs in two games and completed a second consecutive series sweep with victories of 16-5 and 15-10 over the Juniata College Eagles (2-16, 0-6) in Landmark Conference action on Sunday afternoon at Volpe Field in Scranton. Head coach Mike Bartoletti's team has won seven straight overall. The Royals scored in each of their final six trips to the plate and broke the game open with a seven-run eighth as part of the 16-5 win. After Juniata cut the lead to 10-9 in the seventh, the Royals immediately responded with four runs of their own in the home half and held on for the 15-10 win.
No. 15 Denison opened up North Coast Athletic Conference action with wins of 10-4 in game one and 11-1 in seven innings in game two over Wabash College on Sunday at the Big Red Baseball Field. The Big Red also finished with nearly the same number of hits (20) as they had runs (21) on the day. In game one, Eric Colaco finished 2-for-4 and matched Erik Sundgren with three stolen bases and Vasquez with two runs scored while Noah Leib drew three walks in the game. Wabash outhit Denison 12-9 overall, but Charlie Fleming improved to 4-1 on the season with 6.2 innings pitched allowing nine hits, four runs and two walks. Patrick Neenan (1.1 innings) and Ryan Starr (1 inning) then kept the Little Giants off the scoreboard and limited them to just three hits the rest of the way. In the nightcap, Denison again got off to a good start with a run in the first inning, then put up a six-run bottom of the second inning. This was too much for the Little Giants as Denison went on to the sweep.
Bryan Bernard and Justin Patsey combined to allow two runs, one earned, as Cortland defeated visiting New Paltz, 6-2, to complete a three-game sweep of the Hawks in SUNYAC action. The Red Dragons (15-7, 6-0 SUNYAC) won their 10th consecutive game. Bernard allowed four hits, two walks and one run and struck out nine batters to improve to 2-1 on the season. Patsey earned his second save after giving up one unearned run over the final three innings. He allowed five hits and one walk and struck out one. James Trink started for New Paltz (6-12, 0-6 SUNYAC) and gave up four hits and three runs, one earned, in three and two thirds innings. He walked five and fanned two.
Luke Werkmeister-Martin earned three hits to lead Willamette's 11-hit attack as the Bearcats defeated Whitman, 8-6, in a Northwest Conference game on Sunday, at Borleske Stadium. With the victory, the Bearcats swept the three-game series and improved to 18-7 overall, 13-5 in the NWC. Whitman dropped to 17-12 overall, 8-9 in the NWC. Willamette entered the bottom of the ninth inning with an 8-1 lead, but the Blues started to rally. Closer Brady Joyner went to the mound with one out and WU leading 8-5. He faced five batters while holding off the Blues, who had two runners on base and the tying run at the plate when the final out was recorded. "It's tough to go on the road and win a series, especially against a good team," Willamette Head Baseball Coach Aaron Swick said. "We again had contributions from a number of different guys on the offense and we were able to pitch out of jams.
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| Washington University defeated No. 18 UW-Stevens Point 10-9 on Sunday afternoon to split the series 1-1. The Bears are now 16-7 on the season. Washington U athletics photo |
Two key home runs was enough for the Blue Jays offense as they earned their first conference wins of the season over Haverford, 7-2 and 8-6. A two out error in the bottom of the first in game one proved to be extremely costly for the Fords. The Blue Jays loaded the bases for Tripp Myers who launched the first pitch he saw over the right field wall for a grand slam to push JHU to an early 4-0 lead. It was the third grand slam for the Blue Jays so far this season. Outside two innings, Gabe Romano was in control on the mound, racking up a season-high eight strikeouts. Romano completed his longest outing of the year to earn the win. JHU got off to a fast start once again in game two and built a 8-0 lead. Down by eight, Haverford would not go down quietly in the ninth inning. With the help of the Blue Jays giving up two runs on free passes and two more on a throwing error, Haverford got the tying run on base with two outs in the inning. Hyunwoo Roh settled things down for the Blue Jays, inducing a ground out to third to retire the final Haverford batter and hold on to an 8-6 win and move JHU to 20-2 on the season.
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Sophomore Jaxon Masterson collected six hits and four RBIs on the day, while sophomore Grayson Harris had seven hits, including a triple and four doubles, to lead Hampden-Sydney to a sweep of an ODAC home doubleheader past Guilford on Sunday afternoon on Yank Bernier Field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium. Hampden-Sydney senior Owen Tappy gained the pitching victory in the 7-2 win in the opener, while sophomore Gavin Gregory earned the mound triumph in the 9-3 win in the nightcap for the host Tigers (12-12, 6-4) against the visiting Quakers (10-14-1, 2-9-1). In game one, H-SC scored seven runs on 10 hits with one error. In game two, H-SC scored nine runs on 13 hits with one error.
Baldwin Wallace, ranked No. 5 in the most recent D3baseball.com Top 25 Poll, swept Wilmington on their home field, winning game one 5-2 in 12 innings and the nightcap 12-2 at Tewksbury Delaney Field on Sunday. In game one, leaving runners on base would prove to be a theme for WC in the game. The visitors continued to dance out of trouble as the hosts had two runners in scoring positions in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings and failed to deliver an RBI-hit. Ryan Guggenheim tied the game with a sacrifice fly to left in the top of the eighth, and Garrett Miller retired the Quakers in order in the ninth to send the game to extra innings. BW nearly scored in the top of the 11th, but a diving catch from Jared Lammert in right field ended the inning and prevented the go-ahead run from scoring. Once again, WC loaded the bases in the in the bottom half of the inning, but a popup ended the threat. The Yellow Jackets won the game the following inning, plating three runs on four hits including a go-ahead, two-RBI double from Nick Clark in the 12th. In the nightcap, the Yellow Jackets showed why they are one of the best offensive teams in the country. The Yellow Jackets pounded out 17 hits with Matt Terzola going 4-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored while Sean Kolenich was 3-for-6 with three RBIs. Calhoun led WC in defeat going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
The University of the South defeated Berry, 7-5, in the rubber match of a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series, Sunday afternoon from Montgomery Field. Berry got out to a strong start in the second inning with three runs in the inning but Sewanee began the rally in the bottom half of the fourth to cut the deficit to a run, 4-3. In the sixth, the Purple Tigers took the lead and did not look back. Charlie Teel brought Jaden Fetrow home on a base knock, and, thanks to a fielding error in the outfield, Yarbro scored the go-ahead run on the play. Berry added a run in the ninth, but that would be all Jake Nevle would surrender for his second save of the season.
Dominican took two games from Wisconsin Lutheran in a pair of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference-opening games to Dominican on Sunday at Wintrust Field by scores of 3-2 and 9-5. With a 3-1 lead in game one, The Warriors put runners on second and third with one out in the eighth, but plated just one run on a RBI groundout. WLC put the tying run on base in the ninth, but couldn't advance him into scoring position when the game came to an end. Dominican jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game two but the Warrior offense soon had WLC within a run at 5-4. DU strung together four consecutive one-out singles in the seventh inning that resulted in two runs for a 7-4 lead that would hold up through the game's final out.
Roger Williams hosted Suffolk on Sunday at Paolino Field for a doubleheader against the Rams. The Hawks downed the Rams in both games, 16-1, and 10-1. In game one, Dan Massaro went seven innings on the mound, facing 25 batters and striking out 10. JT Gunzy pitched eight innings in the second game, where he faced 27 batters, struck out eight batters, and three strikeouts looking. At bat during game one, Sam Weigel hit a home run, earning three RBIs. In game two, Suffolk struck early, scoring a run in the top of the first. In the fourth inning, Matt Falvey hit a single out to right field, bringing in two runners to score and putting the Hawks up 3-1. Roger Williams scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth, then two in the seventh. In the bottom of the eighth, Zobian hit a fly ball to right field, allowing Falvey to score. Weigel then hit his second homer of the day, getting three RBIs.
The first nine batters of the game reached safely and scored in a ten-run, 25-minute top of the first inning as No. 4 Eastern Connecticut State posted a 14-1, seven inning first-game win and went on to a Little East Conference sweep of Castleton University Sunday afternoon at the Eastern Baseball Stadium. In the second game, first-year sophomore lefty Dan Driscoll won his fifth game in as many decisions by pitching a two-hitter over seven innings in a 13-5 victory. Serving as the visiting team on its home field due to Castleton's unplayable home field, Eastern sent 14 batters to the plate in the first inning of the first game, scoring ten runs on five hits, three walks, a hit batsman and three errors. Sophomore righty Matthew Wootton allowed only two hits and two walks and one (earned) run while fanning eight over the first five innings en route to his third win of the season and fifth in his career without a loss. In the second game, Driscoll also fanned eight and walked two.
First-year Nick Reeder delivered a two-RBI single in the top of the seventh to lead Lycoming to a MAC Freedom sweep of Delaware Valley University, winning the second game of the doubleheader, 6-4, after taking the first one, 12-7, at Frank Wolfgang Field on Sunday afternoon. The win is Lycoming baseball's first doubleheader sweep since beating Juniata, 5-2 and 1-0, on May 16, 1970. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Warriors scored 12 runs on 14 hits, pushing runners across in five frames to overwhelm the Aggies, 12-7. Delaware Valley (6-13 overall, 1-8 MAC Freedom) tied the second game at four with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, but the bottom of the Lycoming lineup rallied in the seventh.
Beloit continued to operate at mid-season form Sunday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader against Knox by scores of 10-0 and 13-0 to remain atop the Midwest Conference standings with a 7-0 record in league play. The Buccaneers swept their three-game weekend series against Knox by a combined score of 36-0. They have now pitched a shutout in four consecutive games, marking the longest such streak on record in program history, with their current scoreless innings streak extending to 31 innings. Beloit recorded 15 hits in the opening contest, led by Deven Irwin's 3-for-5 performance.
The Bucs completed the series sweep with a 13-0 victory in the nightcap, which saw them score three times in the first, before putting up a nine-spot in the second. Their only other run in the contest came in the bottom of the third.
Oswego State traveled to Auburn to take on the Fredonia Blue Devils this afternoon. The Lakers snapped their five game losing streak with a narrow 5-2 victory over the Blue Devils. The Lakers got on the board first in the bottom of the third inning and ran up their lead in the next inning, scoring four more runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Blue Devils scored their second run of the ball game in the top of the seventh inning, and would trail by three but the Lakers held the Devils in check for the next two innings, surrendering no runs.
No. 21 Wheaton swept a doubleheader against WPI on Sunday afternoon at Sidell Stadium as both teams opened NEWMAC play. The Lyons, playing as the visiting team at home due to rain on Saturday, took game one 11-1 and won a marathon 5-2 game in the nightcap that went 15 innings. Wheaton's Kevin Matos finished the day with 8 RBI, including seven in game one where he belted a pair of homers, one a grand slam. Cavan Brady had three RBI between both games, while AJ Guindon finished with four hits on the day. Ryan McCarroll got the game-one win, throwing a seven-inning complete game, while striking out five and allowing six hits and no earned runs. Max Pierce was the game-two winner, going four innings without allowing a run or a hit and striking out six. Jackson Walsh picked up the save, tossing the scoreless 15th inning.
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| No. 3 Shenandoah swept another ODAC doubleheader Sunday, taking out Virginia Wesleyan by 9-1 and 6-5 scores. Shenandoah (23-2, 9-1 ODAC) ran its winning streak to 13 games with the two victories over the Marlins (4-18-1, 3-6-1).. Shenandoah athletics photo |
Alfred State swept a doubleheader from Penn.- St. Altoona to open up AMCC play. With a 5-4 and 11-2 win, the Pioneers now start their conference schedule at 2-0. The Pioneers fell behind early in game one, with two runs coming in the top halves of the 2nd and 3rd innings for Altoona. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Tim Holler hit a 3-run home run to put the Pioneers within a run at 4-3. In the fourth inning Alfred State tied the game and took the lead. Elijah Barinas started the inning with a leadoff double, eventually coming in to score the tying run from a Bryson Rigsby two-bagger. Tim Holler then singled, to bring in Rigsby as the Pioneers took the lead 5-4 and held it the rest of the way. The Pioneer bats came out firing on all cylinders. After giving up a 1st inning run, Alfred State put up 6-runs in the first and two more in the 2nd inning crusing to the sweep.
Elizabethtown moved to 15-5 overall and 6-0 in the Landmark Conference, Sunday as the Blue Jays completed another conference sweep after defeating Moravian, 16-5. Kyle Mulville picked up his fourth win of the season on the mound dishing out five strikeouts. Ben Watson went 3-4 with four runs, four RBIs, a triple and a home run. Robbie Bertucio went 2-4 with two runs, four RBIs, and a home run.
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Tufts finished off a weekend sweep of visiting Bates Sunday afternoon, starting NESCAC play with three straight wins after a doubleheader sweep with victories of 2-0 and 18-8 Sunday from Sol Gittleman Park. The first game was swift from the get-go, and it was a tight affair thanks to strong pitching from both squads. The two teams mustered only five total hits in the 1:21 affair, as starters Connor Podeszwa of Tufts and Sam Hough of Bates were both locked in. Podeszwa allowed just three base runners over the first six innings, none of which would get to second base. Bates never would get a runner into scoring position in game one, as Brendan McFall came in for his fourth save of the season in the top of the seventh to squelch a lead-off walk by the Bobcats and nail down the win. Hough was the tough-luck loser for Bates, scattering three hits along with his three strikeouts. The bats would come alive for both teams in the second game of the day, as the Jumbos used three big innings to pull away for the victory.
Ithaca erupted for 16 runs in a Liberty League matchup against St. Lawrence at Falcon Park to secure a 16-2 win. The Bombers utilized seven walks and seven hit by pitches, along with four extra base hits to pull off the convincing win. Garrett Callaghan was the star of the game for Ithaca has he drove in seven runs on a 3-for-4 afternoon at the plate, which included a sacrifice fly, two doubles and a three-run home run. Colin Leyner earned the win in 6.0 innings pitched with four strikeouts and two runs allowed (one earned) on five hits and one walk. Sean Kelly, Bo Nicholson and Ben Landis each tossed an inning of relief.
Freshman Carter Schmitt had six hits, three runs and five RBI as the 10th-ranked Randolph-Macon swept an ODAC doubleheader, 12-11 and 4-1, from Averett on Sunday afternoon. AU pulled with one in the eighth of the opener before RMC added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. Sophomore Lincoln Lubsen drew a one-out walk, stole second and scored on a wild pitch to make it 12-10. The Cougars got one in the ninth, but stranded the tying run as the Yellow Jackets recorded the 12-11 victory. After two scoreless innings in the nightcap, RMC got on the board in the third and grew the lead to a 4-0 advantage after Hunter Cole's leadoff homers to right in the fourth and sixth innings. AU tallied a run in the eighth to avoid the shutout and make the final 4-1.
For the first time since since April 23, 1989, when Jersey City State College swept Trenton State College in a doubleheader, New Jersey City split a home twin bill with The College of New Jersey on Sunday, April 2, to start New Jersey Athletic Conference play with a victory — it is NJCU's first win in its NJAC opener since 2018. New Jersey won 9-2 but fell in the nightcap 15-0. Additionally, graduate student first baseman Ricky Voss blasted his first home run of the season in game one, giving him 18 for his career, which ties the all-time mark, set back in 1988 by Hall of Famer Rich Levens.
Oneonta pitching staff held the Vassar Brewers scoreless on the way to a 2-0 victory on Sunday afternoon on Prentiss Field. Junior Devin Rooney went 7.0 innings with four strikeouts, while junior Tom Roefaro picked up the save by going 2.0 innings without giving up a hit. Oneonta grabbed an early 2-0 lead in a game that became a pitching battle afterward. The Brewers had opportunities but could not cash them in. Tom Roefaro relieved in the bottom of the eighth and gave Oneonta two 1-2-3 innings to even the weekend series.
Wooster got back into the win column, and did so in convincing fashion, sweeping aside Oberlin 12-2 and 12-5 on Sunday afternoon at Dill Field, in what marked the North Coast Athletic Conference lid-lifter for the Fighting Scots. Wooster (7-10, 2-0 NCAC) did not strike until the fifth inning of the opening game, and it was a crooked number when all was said and done. Sophomore first baseman Ryan Kramer crushed a three-run homer to right field in the seventh, and Dane Camphausen followed suit with a solo shot to pad the lead to 11. Junior Corey Knauf (1-0) went the distance, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits. He struck out one in the run-ruled win. Wooster first-year catcher Colin Leslie's two-run triple started game two's scoring and the Scots were off and running again. Senior Ryan Sullivan pitched well, allowing four runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings. First-year Sammy De Maio went the rest of the way, allowing a run on three hits in 1 1/3 innings.