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| No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace defeated Alvernia by a score of 4-1 at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic at the Terry Park Sports Complex. BW (5-2) began its 12-hit day with four hits and two runs in the first frame and extended its lead to 3-0 in the fourth. Alvernia (5-4) joined the scoring with a run in the top of the seventh but the Brown and Gold answered back in the bottom of the inning leading to a 4-1 victory. d3photography.com photo by Mike Atherton |
After four weekends of baseball to begin the year, Covenant visited No. 4 Birmingham-Southern for its first midweek game of the season. Behind strong pitching, timely hitting, and making the Panthers pay for defensive mistakes, the Scots pulled off the 9-4 upset. The biggest swing of the night came from Harrison Adelgren who hit a 3-run home run in the sixth inning to put Covenant up 8-0. A bases-loaded walk and a bases-loaded balk highlighted a four-run seventh inning for the Panthers to get them back in the game at 9-4. Only two BSC batters reached base in the eighth and ninth innings as the Scots got the win. Covenant moves to 3-11 all-time against Birmingham-Southern. The win marks the second-highest ranked team the Scots have beaten in the NCAA era, the other being No. 1 Emory in 2017.
Connor Maryniak threw a complete game as Misericordia edged Marietta, 2-1, in a battle of nationally-ranked teams, Wednesday afternoon in Port Charlotte, Florida. Maryniak struck out nine and scattered nine hits to lead the #13 Cougars over #24 Marietta. The Cougars got all the runs they would need in the second inning and Maryniak made them stand up. Joe Comins reached via hit by pitch to open the top of the second and moved up on a sacrifice and came around with the game's first run when Jared Hoffman reached on an infield error. Hoffman stole second and came home with the eventual winning run on Owen Cordner's two-out triple to right field. Marietta scored its only run in the sixth and Maryniak worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to end the game.
A misty Wednesday evening at North Field saw the No. 2 nationally ranked Endicott overpower Bates, 7-1, thanks to strong pitching and a late offensive rally. Knotted scoreless through five innings, Bates broke the ice in the top of the sixth against Connolly via a fog-ball triple and a delayed steal of home on a throwback to the pitcher's mound. The lone run was the only blemish on the junior's dominant 10-strikeout, two-hit performance, as he successfully retired his next batter by way of the K to end the Bobcats' threat. In the bottom half of the frame, the Gulls responded with a rally of their own. Brendan O'Neil worked a bases-loaded walk to force the go-ahead run to the plate in the form of Danny MacDougall. After Kyan Bagshaw tossed a shutdown seventh and eighth, some plate discipline and small ball led to some insurance runs for the Blue and Green, capped by TJ Liponis and Mulready sacrifice flies. Will Fox spun a lockdown ninth (2 Ks) securing the fourth win of the season for the Gulls.
Russell Sage College scored ten runs in their final three trips to the plate Wednesday morning as they took down Thomas College 11-5. Outfielder Brendan Espinal continued his hot streak, going three for four with two doubles and two RBIs. The junior is 13 for 22, good for a .590 batting average, with five doubles, two triples, and seven RBIs so far on spring break. Junior outfielder Leandro Guzman pushed four scores across the plate, drawing a bases-loaded walk in the 6th and smashing a bases-clearing double in the next frame. In his first start on the young season, junior Jaylen Cuevas punched out seven over his six-inning quality start to secure the victory. Junior pitcher Michael Karpinski contributed three no-hit innings out of the pen to shut down Thomas.
Benedictine improved to 5-0 on the year by scoring an 8-7 walk-off win over Marymount in Florida in a matchup of unbeaten teams. Kevin Bushnell hit a solo homer in the first inning to put Benedictine ahead. Benedictine led for most of the game and was ahead 5-2 entering the ninth, but Marymount tallied five runs in the ninth to take the lead. Pinch hitter David Rubin drove home the first run of the ninth as Benedictine pulled within 7-6. Peter Turelli tied the game with a sacrifice fly and Anthony Lenza was the hero, legging out a bunt single with two away to knock home the winner.
Tufts opened its 2024 season today at Sol Gittleman Park against Brandeis University. The Jumbos exploded for 26 runs during the game, scoring runs in seven consecutive innings and finishing with a 26-5 victory. The Jumbos had a total of 23 hits in the game, and they swiped eight stolen bases. Connor Flavin recorded two triples in the game going 3-5, Malcolm Whitfield also went 3-4 on the day and score five runs. Freshman Malachi Pena had his first collegiate appearance today he went 3-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Ozzie Fleischer (3 hits, 3 rbis), Jesse McCullough (4 runs), Cooper Smith and Patrick Solomon (3 rbis each) added to the Jumbo fireworks.
Penn State Behrend took down 11-7 Elizabethtown Wednesday afternoon thanks to a pair of three-run innings. A three-run fifth and three-run seventh gave Behrend the advantage (8-3), highlighted by a Ciocco RBI double and a Boehme two-run homer. Freshman Jake Manendo made his second appearance out of the bullpen this season and held Elizabethtown scoreless in 2.2 innings, scattering four hits with a strikeout. The Blue Jays fought back in the bottom of the eighth, plating four runs to give them a four-run deficit heading into the final inning. Joe Lang halted Elizabethtown's comeback attempt with a scoreless ninth inning, finishing with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of relief.
On Wednesday afternoon, Oberlin fought through cold, wet, and damp rainy conditions to defeat the visiting Grove City College Wolverines 8-3. It was an impressive performance in all three phases of the game as the Yeomen matched a season-high 13 hits, went error-free, and surrendered just six hits against a Grove City team that won 30 games a season ago and returned nine all-conference players. One of those all-conference returners was Wolverines starting pitcher Evan Umland (2-1) who came into the game with a 2-0 record and a 1.13 ERA with 24 strikeouts and only one walk, but the Yeomen touched him up for eight hits and five runs (two earned) over five innings of work. Eight of the nine Yeomen hitters had at least one hit in the contest.
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| Hilbert faced off against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes this afternoon and the Hawks came out with a 10-9 victory after a back-and-forth contest. The weather forced a slight delay, but when the two teams got going in the afternoon, there was no shortage of offense, especially late in the game. Hilbert photo by Kara Rehbaum |
Nico Santoro hit two career milestones as Lebanon Valley exploded for 16 hits in an 18-10 victory over Kenyon on Wednesday at the Lawnwood Complex in Fort Pierce, Florida. Santoro became the program's leader in career runs scored and then became just the second Dutchman to have 100 career runs batted in. The 16 hits and 18 runs with 17 runs batted in are all season-highs for the Dutchmen. LVC had six extra base hits with three doubles and three triples. The three triples in a game tie the program record. LVC stole seven bases, one shy of the program record. Botbyl and Santoro had two each to lead the team. Santoro recorded his two milestones and finished with three hits, three runs scored, and two runs batted in.
Gustavus got back to its winning ways Wednesday with an eight-inning 14-4 win over Dakota Wesleyan. Despite leaving 10 runners on base, the Gusties had 14 hits and improved to 5-1 overall. Brady Schmitz led at the plate, batting 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI. Chris Knowles also had a three-hit performance and scored a run. Nick Hentges earned the win after making his first start of the season, Hentges went four innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits with five strikeouts. Noah Meffert (2 IP, 2 H, ER), Jacob Prosch (1 IP, 0 H, K), and Hunter Sheehan (1 IP, 1 H, ER, 2 K) finsihed the game on the mound.
WPI ran its season-opening win streak to five with a 12-2, seven-inning victory over Neumann on Wednesday afternoon at the Myrtle Beach Spring Break Tournament. The Knights see their season record go to 3-3 with the loss. WPI needed just 10 hits to score its 12 runs. Tommy Burns and DJ Brooks each posted two hits with two RBI in the game, while Jonathan Lattimer and Nicholas Battaglino also drove in two runs each. Jacob Hand was 2-for-4 with three runs, an RBI, and a homer, while Andrew Cash collected two hits. Luke Frauton got the start, throwing three innings, and allowing two runs off of six hits. Luke Blandino earned the win in relief, going four scoreless innings, allowing two hits with four strikeouts. For Neumann, Joe Boccio and Isaiah Payton each recorded two hits and an RBI, while AJ Nardo had a pair of hits. Michael Whitmore was saddled with the loss, throwing three innings, allowing six runs (two earned) on seven hits.
On Wednesday Anna Maria took on the Wentworth Institute of Technology Leopards at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale, FL. The AMCATS won the game 7-5. The AMCATS would surge in the seventh inning starting with a run from Brady Aylward off a passed ball to make it a 5-4 game. David Doherty would help the AMCATS tie the game up after he singled to left center to help Denison score. Doherty would score next after a single from Josh Batchelder pushed the bases to help the AMCATS take a 6-5 lead. Jarrod Marifiote would triple to right center to send Batchelder home for the AMCATS seventh and final run of the night. The game would close out with Misael Guzman entering the ninth inning on the mound for the AMCATS striking out one batter before the Leopards lined out to Drosidis at short stop to close the game out at 7-5 in favor of the AMCATS.
New England College earned their first win of the season on Wednesday, blanking Penn State-Berks, 10-0, in the team's Spring Break opener in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Junior right-handed pitcher Austin Hazzard got the start on the mound for NEC, throwing five scoreless innings with 10 punch-outs en route to earning his first win of the season. After his first two starts, Hazzard holds a 0.90 ERA and a 48.7 K%. Brett Patnode continued his hot start to the season, reaching base four times. He currently leads the team in batting average (.583), OBP (.667), and OPS (1.334) through three games. NEC dominated the fundamentals, committing zero errors and only striking out five times, while the visitors struggled out on the field with three errors and even more so in the batter's box with 17 strikeouts.