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| Marymount opened up their three-game set with the Knights of Neumann University on Friday afternoon, taking the game by a final score of 9-1 with an eighth inning burst of offense after a tight pitchers' duel up to that point. The win puts the Saints at an 8-2 record in Atlantic East play, 17-13 overall. Marymount athletics photo by Will Nelson |
Two runs in the eighth and three runs in the ninth helped Emory cap off a wild, late-inning comeback as the Eagles defeated WashU, 6-5, in walk-off fashion in the opening game of the UAA championship-deciding series. Junior Steven Hunt scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth to propel Emory one win closer to the program's 15th conference championship. Freshman Adam Geller hit a chopper to deep short with two outs and two runners on. A great diving effort from the Bears' Harry Mauterer allowed him to quickly get to his feet and fire a throw to first. His throw was errant of the first base bag, pulling the WashU first basemen off the base, both allowing Geller to reach safely and Hunt to come home with the winning run.
Hilbert did the unthinkable today. They swept Penn State Altoona by winning the opening game off a Ben Chowaniec walk-off hit in the bottom of the 7th and then, after trailing 15-6 by the middle of the 9th, rallied for the 16-15 win off Thomas Evans' home run. Hilbert has recorded the program's first 20-win season, is positioning themselves to potentially host a First Round play-off game in two weeks and continue to set single season records as they go. Thomas Evans finished the day with a pair of homers, six runs scored, 5 RBI and a three doubles. Sebastian Gomez had a great day at the plate collecting five hits as he went 4-for-5 in the night cap. Jairo Santos did a little of everything, going 4-for-8 with 4 RBIs and three stolen bases and Patrick Whelan got the Hawks going in Game 1 with his home run as he added three hits, four RBIs and scored two runs today. Michael Contini picked up his fourth win while Brendan Walsh earned his 10th save this season in game one. The bull pen pulled through for the Hawks in the nightcap and Jack Gallagher picked up his first collegiate victory.
Lewis & Clark earned their first program win in the Northwest Conference Tournament, and first post-season win since 1992 with a 10-4 rout of Willamette in the first round as junior pitcher Brett Pierson earned the victory on the mound pitching seven complete innings with four runs on seven hits and the offense had six extra-base hits. They will play the Pacific Boxers who tallied thirteen hits on the day and racked up thirteen runs on offense while the defensive side was fundamentally sound allowing only one error and one run in nine innings to take the victory, 13-1. Whitman and Willamette wil meet in an elimination game on the second day of the NWC tournament.
Sophomore left fielder Kevin Matos homered twice and knocked in three runs to lead the No. 15 Wheaton (Mass.) to an 11-3 victory over host Emerson this afternoon in the first game of a three-game New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference series at Saint John's Prep's baseball field in Danvers, Mass. Matos becomes the first player in school history to homer in a game twice on three occasions with all three outings coming this season. The left-handed bomber hit a pair of long balls on March 17 vs. Ithaca College and on April 2 vs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Wheaton scored single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings, before putting some separation between itself and Emerson with a four-run sixth to take a 7-0 advantage. The Lyons also scored single runs in the seventh and eighth and two more in the ninth to cross the plate in seven of nine innings on the day.
A two-RBI single from Matt Falvey in the bottom of the eighth inning sent Roger Williams over visiting WPI, 7-5, in non-conference action on Thursday. The loss dips the Engineers to 13-17 overall, while the Hawks improve to 10-18. The Engineers led twice in the game, including 5-3 in the seventh, but two runs each in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings gave Roger Williams the victory. The Hawks saw two hits from Christopher Flynn and two RBI from Falvey, combined with a victory from reliever MarkAnthony Glickman. Glickman pitched just one scoreless, hitless inning, striking out one in his second win of the season. Brett Lauterbach got the save, his third, throwing the ninth, working around a walk with a pair of strikeouts.
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The saying about it taking a village to achieve a goal could also be applied to the Rutgers University-Camden's victory on Friday. It took numerous heroes to help the Scarlet Raptors rally from a four-run deficit to defeat nationally-ranked Rowan University, 8-7, in a 10-inning New Jersey Athletic Conference game. The victory, coming one day after it lost 17-9 at Rowan, lifts Rutgers-Camden to 20-13 overall and keeps the Scarlet Raptors right in the thick of the NJAC playoff race at 6-6 in the conference. In the ninth inning, freshman closer Gavin Cunard kept the Raptors in the game with a scoreless frame, setting the stage for the drama in the bottom of the inning. With Rowan's closer on the mound, senior second baseman Danny Vazquez was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Vazquez, who had a sacrifice fly in the first inning to put the Raptors on the board, stole second and junior center fielder Auggie Uzdanovics walked. One out later, Jack Murphy walked to load the bases and Frankie Romond followed with a game-tying two-run single to left field. Cunard finished his work with a 1-2-3 10th inning before picking up the win when his teammates plated the deciding run in the bottom of the frame. Junior Billy Richards opened the frame with a double to left field and junior Giacomo Antonicello was inserted as a pinch runner. The Profs intentionally walked freshman right fielder Jacob Watson and Vazquez singled to load the bases. Auggie Uzdanovics followed with the game-winning sacrifice fly to center, plating Antonicello.
Alvernia (22-12, 13-6) scored four runs in the first inning en route to a 6-4 victory over Stevenson (17-14, 10-9) in game one of a MAC Commonwealth series Friday afternoon at Alvernia. The Golden Wolves put up a four spot in the bottom of the first and scored runs in the third and fourth innings. The Mustangs tallied two in the fourth, one in the fifth and one in the eighth but it was not enough to knock off Alvernia. Jake Umans started on the hill for Alvernia and got the win, Josh Krieder and Shayne Orstrowski came on in relief and Matt Mays came on to close it out and is credited with the save. Joe Glass led the Golden Wolves with two RBIs on two hits and scored a run.
Hope split a doubleheader against Albion on Friday at Boeve Stadium, winning 7-1 in Game 1 and 4-2 in Game 2. The Flying Dutchmen (15-16 overall) remain in fourth place in the MIAA standings with an 8-7 league record. The game one winning pitcher, Graham O'Gorman, allowed only one hit and one unearned run over six innings of work. The junior right-hander struck out seven and did not walk a batter. O'Gorman is now 6-1 on the season. In Game 2, left fielder Mark Lauro snapped a 2-2 tie with a one-out, two-run single for the winning runs. Lauro also homered in the first.
Left fielder Dave Mangold helped lead Lebanon Valley's offensive showcase on Friday, launching a pair of home runs in the club's 15-1 victory against York College of Pennsylvania at Jaquet Field. Lebanon Valley's lineup put on a hitting clinic, scoring 15 runs on 18 hits. The Dutchmen (19-14-1, 15-4 MAC Commonwealth) got contributions from several players, as a total of 10 LVC batters drove in runs and four hit homers. While the offense was the story of the day, starting pitcher Tommy Moore Jr. was equally as impressive on the mound. The right-hander struck out six Spartans (17-15, 12-7 MAC Commonwealth) in eight innings of work.
Adrian improved its winning streak to six games after opening the three-game series on the road at Olivet on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs started slow but added a three-run eighth inning to defeat the Comets 5-1. Adrian struck first in the top of the first inning on a RBI ground out from AJ Miranda. Olivet got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning on a solo home run to tie the game. Miranda singled in another run in the seventh to reclaim the lead at 2-1. Adrian loaded the bases in the eighth inning and extended the lead to 3-1 after Jack Boike walked to score another run. Jakob Charles reached on a fielder's choice which later resulted in an Olivet error to score a pair of runs for the Bulldogs to lead 5-1. Daniel Gutierrez continues to perform on the mound for the Bulldogs. Gutierrez earned the win after throwing eight innings allowing one run on three hits with seven strikeouts. Easton Rogers and Logan Loeffler recorded multi-hit games for Adrian.
The University of the South picked up a split of Friday's Southern Athletic Association doubleheader with Rhodes College from Montgomery Field. Sewanee defeated Rhodes, 8-7, in the opener and fell 11-0 in the night cap. The bats were hot in the first two innings in both dugouts. In the ninth, after the Lynx left the go-ahead runner at second base in the top half, Will Yarbro, who already had a homer to start this game, ended the game with his second dinger of the contest with a shot over the left center field fence for the game-winner. After a scoreless first inning, the Lynx scored four times in the second and seven times in the third to seal the shut-out victory.
The Mass-Maritime Buccaneers opened a weekend conference series with MCLA on Friday at Hendy Field. The Buccaneers bats came alive as they hit five home runs in a big 16-6 win over the Blazers. Brett Velzis and Chris Perito both went 3-for-4 at the plate in the win. Velzis hit two home runs and Perito hit his first of the season. Zach Sylvia, Micahel Logiudice, John Tropea, Aidan Henderson, and Hunter Dean all had two hits. Along with Velzis and Perito, Silvia and Henderson each hit a home run. Dean had a double to round out the extra base hits for the Bucs. Austin Rachiele had three hits in the loss including a home run.
Phil Marcantonio tied two Kean single game records as he helped the baseball team outlast New Jersey City University, 18-13 on Friday afternoon on the windy waterfront. Marcantonio finished the day with three homeruns (two run, grand slam, two run) and nine RBI. Both of those totals tie Kean single game records. It was a game of bunches as Kean took a 2-0 lead to see NJCU answered back with three runs in the second and two more in the third. Kean took the lead back and kept it for good with six runs in the top of the fifth. A solo homer for the Knights inched them to within two, but Kean responded with five more in the sixth. NJCU added five more between the sixth and seventh but Kean added insurance with homers in the ninth inning from Marcantonio and Gianni Marano.
At one time or another, every collegiate baseball player stood in the backyard as a 10-year old with a wiffleball bat in their hand and played out the situation, bottom of the ninth...bases loaded...down by three, before tossing a ball into the air and imagine what it would be like to launch a walk-off grand slam. On Friday night, Evan Wagaman got the chance to live out that fantasy. With the Falcons trailing the Drew Rangers 7-4 in the bottom of the ninth with one away and the bases loaded, Wagaman walked to the plate. After talking a pair of balls, Wagaman went the other way and launched a walk-off grand slam to give Messiah an 8-4 victory. The Falcons went down early in the contest, trailing 7-0 after the top half of the fourth inning. Messiah began chipping away with single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth before a fifth-run inning in the bottom of the ninth. Just before Wagaman's heroics, Sam Zercher walked with the bases loaded to set the stage for one of the more memorable moments in Messiah history.
Alfred State swept the doubleheader from Mt. Aloysious to remain in first place in the AMCC standing. With 6-5 and 12-1 wins, the Pioneers are now 9-1 in conference play. Before first pitch, the Alfred State team honored 9 seniors. The Pioneers came out firing with the bats in the opener. Mt Aloysius started a comeback and scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning. In the bottom half, Gavin Moore singled to score Nick Serce and make it a 6-4 game, which ended up being the winning run. Starter Ryan Bailey had a strong outing for the Pioneers, going 5.2 innings and striking out 8 batters. First-year reliever, Caden Fortunato shut the door for the Pioneers getting the last 4 outs of the game. Sealing the deal for a crucial Pioneer win. In the nightcap, Mt. Aloysious got the scoring going in top of the third inning, making the score 1-0. That run would wind up being the only run that Mt. Aloysius. The Pioneers answered right away in the bottom of the third scoring 4 runs and eventually mercy ruled Mt. Aloysius as the game ended 12-1. Starter Chris Mattoon had a stellar performance as he went the complete game only giving up 1 earned run as the Pioneers played perfect defense behind him.
Freshman pitcher Cooper Marshall spotlighted game one of a three-game American Southwest Conference series Friday as McMurry won 3-2 in 10 innings. Head coach Josh Lee's McMurry War Hawks, seeking to turn around recent rough fortunes in conference play, staked themselves to a 2-0 lead through seven and a half frames due, in large part, to Marshall's sterling start. The Boerne, Texas native made things very difficult on the Concordia University offense during his eight-plus innings on the hill, dancing around five Tornados hits and not allowing a home side runner to third base over the first seven innings. wever, Concordia broke through with one run in the eighth and tied it in the ninth with four fielder's choices and an error. They eventually plated the winning score in the 10th due to a hit batsman, error., sacrifice bunt, and a wild pitch. Marshall, registering the longest outing of his first year with the Maroon and White, struck out six, tying a single-game personal best. Sophomore outfielder Koy Carpenter tallied two hits and drove in a run to help lead a seven-hit offensive attack.
Case Western Reserve offense exploded for 40 runs over two games against Brandeis Universty on Friday at Stein Diamond in Waltham, Massachusetts, including setting a program record for runs scored in a game in a 27-2 win in the first game of the doubleheader against the Judges. The Spartans followed that with a 13-2 win in the second contest of the twin bill. Both games were decided in seven innings due to the run rule. Several Spartans turned in solid performances on Friday, including sophomore outfielder Nick Harms, who homered in each game of the doubleheader and now has a team-leading eight for the campaign. He now has 17 career home runs and is one shy of matching Tim Greer (1998-01) and Rocco Maue (2016-19) for the fourth-most home runs over a career by a CWRU player. Senior catcher Jack Anderson had seven hits over the two games, including his 19th double of the season in the second contest, matching the program record for doubles in a year set by Sam Alexander in 2011. Junior third baseman Zack Carinci hit safely in both games to extend his hitting streak to 23 games. Senior outfielder Trey Haley scored five runs in the first game, matching the program's single-game record and becoming the seventh player in program history to accomplish the feat.
Montclair State pushed across six runs in the top of the ninth to knock off William Paterson 12-8 Friday afternoon. Sam Angelo reached base five times for Montclair State (19-9, 6-6 NJAC). Nick Desiderio, Matthew Tiplady, Chris Lum and Patrick Teehan combined for nine strikeouts, led by three each from Desiderio and Teehan. "Solid job by (Chris) Lum and (Patrick) Teehan to give us a chance to make a comeback late- proud of the fight and grit we displayed late in that game," said Head Coach Dave Lorber.
The Crown College Polars faced off with the North Central Rams in a ingle 9 inning game on Friday and came out on top 14-10. Crown started the scoring early in the first inning as Ashton Long drove a ball out of the park to right center field for his 4th home run of the season to take a 2-0 lead. Both teams notched one run of their own in the second inning as Crown led 3-1. Three runs from North Central in the top of the fourth inning gave North Central their first lead of the game 4-3. Two errors in the bottom half of the inning led to a four run inning and Crown didn't look back scoring seven runs over the course of the next three innings. A late rally from the Rams cut Crown's lead to four but the Polars held off the Rams by a final score of 14-10. Rhys Dewick totaled 3 hits on the day in 5 at bats. Ashton Long hit a home run and went 2-4 with 2 runs batted in. Cael Magill and Tristen Ciarlo both had multi hit games as well. Jefferson Barmoy started on the mound for the Polars and pitched 4.1 innings. Jacob Worley came out of the bullpen first and took home the win. Danny Gallardo pitched 2.2 innings and Jacob Van Dam came in to close the game with two outs in the top of the 9th and grabbed the save.
Penn State Abington scored a team record 42 runs in a 42-14 lopsided victory over Gallaudet in the opener of a three-game United East Conference series on Friday night at Hoy Field. Abington led 10-0 by the end of the second inning and never looked back. Abington capped the scoring with a five-run eighth inning. Zach Morales finished the game 4-for-8 with five runs and a career-high eight RBI. Most importantly his final hit of the game, a run scoring single in the eighth inning, marked his 200th career hit. Morales is just the second player in program history to record 200 career hits joining former teammate Ryan McCarty to reach the milestone. Morales also hit his eighth home run of the season and the 21st of his career. The 42 runs scored in tonight's game are the most scored by the Nittany Lions in program history and since last season when they tallied 36 in game two of a doubleheader at Guilford College.
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| Charlie Monterrosa turned in the most impressive start of his freshman campaign with seven shutout innings, mixed with an offensive surge from the Blue Jays in the later innings gave the Blue Jays a comfortable 10-0 win to get to 30-3 on the season. Johns Hopkins athletics photo by James T Vanrensselaer |
Four spots in the top half of the final inning of each game turned close contests into more daunting comeback attempts as Clarkson dropped its doubleheader to Ithaca College on Friday afternoon, falling 9-4 in the first game and 12-6 in game two at Jack Phillips Stadium. Both contests were tight affairs until Ithaca opened the games up in the top of the ninth and top of the seventh, respectively, changing a one-run game into a five-run contest in the early game, and a two-run game into a six-run gap in the nightcap.
Hardin-Simmons opened its crucial American Southwest Conference series against LeTourneau with a 16-7 win on Friday night at Hunter Field. LeTourneau scored a pair of runs in the first inning but the Cowboys responded with a two-run home run by Colby Seltzer, then scored five more runs in the second inning to take the lead for good. LeTourneau cut it to 12-5 in the sixth inning but would get no closer. Gannon Azios had four hits for HSU and Colby Seltzer, Karson Leatherwood and Kyler Reed added three hits each.
Junior Jared Drake and senior JJ Paul combined on a two-hit shutout and senior Billy Scanlon hit a three-run home run leading DeSales past Delaware Valley, 3-0, in game one of the three-game weekend set on Friday afternoon. Scanlon got the Bulldogs out to a three run lead in the first hitting a two-out, three-run home run and that was all Drake and Paul needed. Drake pitched into the eighth inning totaling seven strong innings allowing just two hits and striking out seven. He pitched around a leadoff walk in the first inning, retired the side in order in the second thru sixth innings and pitched out of a bases loaded no out jam in the seventh. Paul inherited a runner on second in the eighth inning and stranded him and then pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the save and preserve the shutout. Scanlon finished the game 3-for-3 with half of DSU's six hits. The win moves DSU two games ahead of the Aggies in the loss column heading into tomorrow's pivotal home doubleheader. First pitch is set for Noon at Weiland Park.
Brendan Durfee hit a two-run home run, Chris Torres, Bryan Tierney, and Clay Rickerman did the rest on the mound, and Cal Lutheran picked up a 3-2 at Pomona-Pitzer on Friday afternoon. With the win, the Kingsmen improve to 14-5 in conference play and are 19-12 overall. With Chapman defeating top-ranked La Verne this afternoon, the top of the conference continues to be very tight. Torres started on the mound for the Kingsmen. He pitched for seven innings and faced 29 batters. He allowed seven hits, with just one earned run, and four strikeouts. He got his fifth win of the season.
Sophomore Ben Leonard capped a decisive three-run eighth inning with a two-run single for Tufts, coming from behind to knock off host Trinity (Conn.) 4-2 in the first game of a three-game weekend series against the Bantams at Murren/DiBenedetto Field. The win was the Jumbos (20-8) eighth straight win overall, while Tufts has opened New England Small College Athletic Conference play with seven consecutive victories. Tufts also posted its 20th win of the season, marking the second time in as many seasons head coach Paul Svagdis has earned the win mark. It was the 25th time in program history the squad has earned 20 wins in a season. Connor Kinney went 6.0 innings for the Jumbos, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out four batters. Tucker was very strong out of the bullpen, striking out three over three scoreless innings of relief. Jesse McCullough posted his first collegiate multi-hit performance on Friday, going 2-for-4 with a RBI and run scored.
Springfield rallied late from a five run deficit for a 7-5 ten inning win over Clark on Friday afternoon in the opener of a three game New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference series between the Pride and the Cougars. The Pride trailed 5-0 and loaded the bases with two outs in the inning following a ground rule double by Joe Traversa. Cadin Maynard plated Springfield's first two runs of the contest on a single through the right side before a two-run double by Ryan Sorgi made it a one run contest. In the very next at-bat, Michael Lepere notched the game-tying RBI with a single through the infield before the side was retired. In the top of the tenth, three straight singles by Michael Barrett, Maynard and Sorgi gave the Pride a 6-5 edge and a sac fly by Cole Zalegowski gave Springfield an insurance run heading to the bottom of the frame. Benoit set Clark down 1-2-3 as the Pride earned the come from behind win in game one.
Rochester pounded out 15 hits and 12 runs, scoring half of those in the seventh inning during a 12-5 victory over St. Lawrence on Friday afternoon at Tom Fay Field. Rochester his the 20-win mark on the season, moving to 20-11 overall and is now 12-2 in the Liberty League after winning its eleventh straight conference game. The Saints fall to 8-15 overall and are 3-10 in the conference. Graduate student Joseph Rende and junior Luke Gregory each smacked home runs in the big seventh inning to power the Rochester offense. Rende finished 2-for-5 with a double, home run and 5 RBI, while Gregory drove in three runs. Josh Leadem was a terror from the leadoff spot, going 3-for-4 with a double, 4 runs and 3 stolen bases. John Moses added 3 hits, including a pair of doubles and Aaron Whitley added a 2-for-4 game with two runs and a steal.
Up by two runs with the game-tying runner in scoring position, SUNY New Paltz's Xavier Zykoff came jogging in from the bullpen. The State University of New York at New Paltz had trouble all season closing out games, especially on Loren Campbell Field, but the freshman right-hander was unwavered by the situation, as he threw strikes and sat down three straight batters to earn his first collegiate save of his young career and secured his team a 10-9 win over visiting NYU Friday. "Going into the game in that position, I knew I had the fielders behind me ready to make plays in case the ball was put in play, and I felt comfortable in the bullpen coming out, so all around I felt comfortable," he said. "I had the guys behind me. I trusted everybody on the field and we had a two-run buffer there so it was just nice and comfortable." The Hawks began a two-game winning streak with the victory, improving to 9-19 overall after defeating Vassar on the road 24 hours earlier and finally claimed their first victory on Loren Campbell Field.
Junior Brant Savage had a double and a home run among his three hits and knocked in a career-high six runs and junior Ike Kiely had a double and a home run and drove in two to pace a 13-hit attack as Babson routed MIT, 14-3, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference action Friday afternoon at Fran O'Brien Field. With the victory, Babson won for the 11th time in its last 14 outings to improve to 19-11 overall and 8-3 in the NEWMAC, while the Engineers lost for the sixth time in its last seven games to fall to 10-15 overall and 5-6 in conference play. First-year Chris Basile had three hits and one RBI, graduate student Jack Pirkl produced two hits, including a double, scored two and drove in two, and junior Tanner Santos reached base three times, stole two bases and scored four runs in the triumph. Senior Tim Noone improved to 4-1 on the mound, going 6.1 innings and allowing three runs on six hits, walking one and striking out five. Sophomore Cole Velis got the final two outs as the game was ended after seven innings due to the mercy rule.
Kalamazoo won its 11th straight game, defeating Alma 8-3 at home Friday afternoon. The win over the second-place Scots also gives the Hornets a three-game advantage in the MIAA standings. Tanner Hawkins and Robert Newland each had two hits. Cooper Mills and Ryar Rinehart each drove in two runs. Thomas Sylvester earned his seventh win of the season (7-1), allowing one run on four hits in five innings. Chase Cummins pitched two innings of scoreless relief. Oprinski did not allow a base runner in the ninth.
Allegheny picked up its second Presidents' Athletic Conference sweep of the week, going a perfect 4-0 after taking two games against Waynesburg University on Friday. The Gators (17-13, 10-4 PAC) took the opener by a final score of 3-2 and cruised past the Yellow Jackets (12-22, 8-10 PAC) in the nightcap with an 11-6 victory. Allegheny has now extended its win streak to five games, and is playing terrific baseball heading down the stretch. In between games, a special ceremony was held for the official dedication of Robert M. Garbark Field. Garbark, a Class of 1932 alumnus, former coach, and professional ballplayer, was honored by a large group of baseball alumni and his family. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by his grandson, Jim, and received by his son, John, using one of the catcher's mitts from his time in the major leagues.
No. 20 Misericordia opened a three-game series with FDU-Florham with a 13-3 win, Friday. Brady Madden had three hits, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs and Brock Bollinger and Jason Sanfilippo also homered. Garrett McIlhenney, Derrick Vosburg and Josh Burger all had two hits. David McCurry worked 6.2 innings to pick up the win. The Cougars took a 4-0 lead in the first. After three straight walks to open the game, Madden cleared the bases with a grand slam. This was all the Cougars would need.
Washington & Jefferson completed an important sweep, 7-4 and 2-1, in a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader with visiting Bethany College Friday at Ross Memorial Park. The Presidents started off with a 4-1 lead. When the Bisons would ring the bell to trim the deficit to 4-3. Tyler Horvat would collect an RBI single and Nolan Lutz would crushed his fourth home run of the season. His two-run shot made it 7-3 Presidents. Bethany scored a run in the eighth and loaded the bases in the ninth to put the tying runner on first. However, thanks to the pitching acumen of Mason Kolbe, W&J was able to get out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat. Game two ended up being a pitchers dual, as runs were hard to come by. Bethany starter Mark Lavezza exited the game early for disciplinary reasons, which allowed for Trey Mantle to enter the game in a matchup against the Presidents ace Tyler Horvat. Horvat was spectacular once again on the mound. The senior fired a complete game two hitter to improve his record to 9-2 in 2023. Horvat struck out eight and walked three over nine innings. This marks the sixth career complete game with three of those coming this season.
Texas-Dallas opened its three-game American Southwest Conference series with a 10-7 victory against first place East Texas Baptist at UTD Baseball Field Friday afternoon. Despite being outhit 13-9, the second-place Comets (22-12, 14-8 ASC) took advantage of six walks and four hit batters by the #23 Tigers' (25-9, 19-3 ASC) pitching staff. In the top of the first, ETBU second baseman Carson Wilson singled up the middle, moved to third after an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Barry for the early 1-0 lead. UTD exploded for six runs on four hits and three hit batters in the bottom of the frame. They sent 11 batters to the plate, as Tiger starter Hayden Robichaux (5-2) allowed the first six batters to reach. Catcher Austin Nairn hit a two-run double in the second and a balk allowed Robert Hines to score from third in the fourth to go up 9-1. In the top of the fifth, Jase Jones led off with an infield single and was doubled in by Ben Lea. A grounder by Jake Miller allowed Lea to score to cut the deficit to 9-3. Keagan Vance doubled and scored on an Andrew Skivington single down the right field line to give the Comets their 10th run in the fifth. ETBU added two more runs in the eighth to make the game 10-5, tacked on two more in the ninth before UTD got out of the jam with the win.
Penn State Harrisburg took two from United East foe Wells to begin a weekend series on Friday evening. The Lions won the seven-inning opener 7-2 before completing the doubleheader sweep with another 7-2 victory, this time made official by lightning after six innings. Penn State Harrisburg (25-7, 15-1 United East) won game one of a three-game set on Friday afternoon behind a quality start from Fisher Druck and a strong performance at the plate by Kevin Lehner. Druck struck out seven and allowed just two runs in six innings throws to earn the win, while Lehner finished with a two-run home run and a double. Matt Parks added an RBI triple and Blaine Waltimyer drove in a game-high three runs. Penn State Harrisburg (26-7, 16-1 United East) recorded its second straight 7-2 victory over Wells (10-23, 4-13 United East), this time in six innings due to lightning, in the nightcap of Friday's doubleheader.
Dylan Beers and Shane Van Dam combined for a one-hit shutout as nationally 24th-ranked Cortland defeated host Brockport, 4-0, in the opening game of a SUNYAC doubleheader. Brockport won the second game, 3-2, to snap Cortland's 18-game winning streak. In the opener, Cortland finished with 11 hits. Andrew Michalski went 3-for-4, Nick Chemotti was 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI, and Chris Bonacci ended 2-for-3. Matthew Colucci earned the win for Brockport in the second contest. He allowed two runs on nine hits with a walk and four strikeouts in seven and a third innings. Anthony Lapine entered with one out and a runner on first in the top of the eighth and retired all five batters he faced for his third save of the spring.
Haverford sophomore Riley Grohowski twirled a gem, taking a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and finishing with a complete-game, four-hit shutout in the Fords' 6-0 blanking of Muhlenberg on Friday at Cedarcreek Field. Haverford improves to 16-16 overall (6-6 CC) while Muhlenberg falls to 13-19-1 (6-6 CC) in defeat as the Centennial Conference playoff chase heats up. In a tidy contest that took just 1:49 to play on a beautiful afternoon in Allentown, Grohowski kept the Mules hitters completely off guard. On the other side of the equation, Jayden Barroqueiro largely matched the effort of the Haverford hurler, as neither side recorded a hit until the fourth inning. The Fords struck first in that frame and gave their starter some insurance in the eighth for a 4-0 advantage. The Fords tacked on two more runs in the ninth for the final score of 6-0.