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| Belhaven utilized nine different pitchers to shutout Millsaps, 4-0, in Game 1 of the Cowboy Maloney Series on Wednesday night. The Blazers' pitching staff allowed just three Major hits on the night. Belhaven athletics photo |
Muhlenberg made history in its 24-7 home win against Penn State Berks. The Mules (5-9) drew 25 walks, not only shattering the school record of 16 set way back in 1968, but also breaking the Division III mark of 24 set by Washington University against Principia in 1997. Only three other NCAA teams have drawn 25 walks in a game, all from Division I: William & Mary in 2000, Mercer in 1985 and Miami (Fla.) in 1982. Fifteen different players contributed to the record by drawing bases on balls. The first five batters of the game walked, and eight of 12 batters took a free pass in the first inning, when Muhlenberg scored six runs on just one hit. Six more batters walked in the second, helping the Mules to another six-run frame. Freshman Frank Kern was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst, earning his first career win in his first career start. He allowed only three hits and a run in four innings.
Western New England exploded for a ten run third inning and followed that up with an eight run fourth to blow the doors wide open on the Pioneers of William Paterson, grabbing a 21-5 victory on Wednesday afternoon. The disciplined Golden Bears were walked 11 times in today's 21-5 win and were hit eight times with pitches, taking 19 total free bases. Paul Villecco went 4-for-5 at the plate for the Golden Bears, grabbing two RBIs while scoring three runs. Andrew Florek had a big afternoon, grabbing two hits on three plate appearances while driving in five. WNE recorded four extra base hits out of their total of 13 on the afternoon. Tyler Curtis and Canon Marshall combined to throw three innings, giving up just two hits while striking out four Pioneers in the process. WNE has won six straight over William Paterson, including four in a row at the RussMatt Invitational. This is the second time in program history in which the Golden Bears have hung 21 runs on WP.
Middlebury jumped out to a 7-1 lead after three innings on its way to a 19-7 triumph over Lawrence on Wednesday. The Panthers scored in eight of the nine innings during the victory. Middlebury tallied four runs in the top of the first inning and added two more runs in the second on an RBI double off the bat of Mitchell Schroeder and a base hit from Lucas Flemming as well as one more in the third for a 7-1 edge. The Panthers tallied three runs in the eighth, including a two-run home run from Chris Borter, and three more in the ninth highlighted by a solo homer from Sammy Smith, for the final 19-7 score. Flemming finished with a season-best five RBI and went 5-for-5 at the plate with a pair of runs scored. The five hits are tied for second in the program's single-game record book. Wednesday's game was the fourth meeting between the programs with the Panthers winning all four.
Phil Sedalis had four hits and Tyler Cannon had three doubles, with Mike Shannon picking up his third win, as #7 Rowan won its home opener, defeating Neumann, 11-5. The Profs are now 11-2 on the season. Sedalis, the All-American centerfielder, went 4-for-5 with three runs and three RBI, posting two singles, a double and a triple. Cannon, last year's NCAA leader in doubles, added three to his total while scoring two runs and driving in another. Dylan Maria and Mason Dorsey each added two hits apiece for the Profs. Shannon (3-0) earned the victory as he went 7.0 innings and struck out five. Jaxon Casdia threw one inning in relief and Sean Colbert closed it out in the ninth.
Salve Regina established a program record for runs scored with a 27-2 win against Mitchell on Wednesday afternoon in non-league action at Reynolds Field. The Seahawks (12-1) won their 11th straight on the season and stay unbeaten at home since a 2022 conference playoff game (24-0 overall since then and 21-0 at Reynolds Field; home streak includes three-game sweep hosting Southern Maine at Bill Beck Field in Kingston, Rhode Island, earlier this month). Right-handed senior pitcher Brayden Clark started and went the first three innings in front of six other relievers who received the most run support in any Seahawk outing in history. Matthew Neal's three-run homer in the 8th made the score 27-2 and broke the previous mark set against Emerson College on March 10, 2010, in Winter Haven, Florida (a 26-10 Seahawk win).
In a game that was a pitcher's duel through the first five innings, Piedmont broke it open late on its way to a 6-2 win over Wooster Wednesday. The Lions were able to use a strong start from Bodie Eilertson who pitched six innings without allowing a run with just one hit surrendered to the Fighting Scots. Eilertson tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in the contest. Piedmont likewise had just two hits in the game until the sixth inning when the Lions scored four runs on two hits. Isaak Mullanack capitalized with two on for a 3-run shot to left field for his first home run of the season. Tyner Simpson pitched the seventh inning for Piedmont and worked out of a jam after putting two on with no outs. The Lions added two more runs in the bottom of the seventh after none other than Mullanack drove them in with a triple. He finished a double shy of the cycle with a 3-for-3 night with a walk. Justin Manus pitched 1.2 innings but allowed a pair of runs in the ninth driving Head Coach Justin Scali to bring in the closer Braden Simms. Simms earned his fifth save of the season without officially facing a batter as a pick off ended the game.
Plattsburgh State stayed scorching hot on Wednesday, defeating Old Westbury in both ends of doubleheader action, 7-1 and 18-3. The two wins make Plattsburgh winners of eight of their last nine games as they now head into conference play. Joey Di Rocco had three hits and three RBI across two games, including a solo homer in the game-one win. Kyle Cremin and Austin Caldwell each drove in four runs in the game-two win, while Nick Cergol had three runs batted in over two starts. Eric Agan earned the win in game one with three scoreless innings, while Bostyn Duquette followed with three scoreless innings as well. Jack Castillo earned the win as well, working 3.1 innings in his first career outing, giving up just one earned run.
DeSales scored 20+ runs for the second straight game, winning its third straight, in another slugfest, 20-19, over Swarthmore in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon. There were just three 1/2 innings where a team didn't score a run in this one. The Bulldogs scored in every inning except the 7th and the Garnet scored in all but the third and ninth innings. The Bulldogs rallied down 4-0, 5-2, and 10-8 to earn the win. Tied at 14 in the bottom of the sixth inning, DSU scored five times to take a 19-14 lead thanks to RBI singles from sophomore JT Anderosky, junior Justin DeStaso, senior Zachary Zuchowski, and senior Gavin Zavorski, along with an RBI double from first-year Jack Sague. Swarthmore tied the game at 19 in the top of the eighth, but junior Patrick Kusters singled home Zuchowski giving DeSales a 20-19 lead and sophomore Zach Rothermel pitched a perfect ninth inning to preserve the win.
It's been quite the start for TCNJ, as they improved to 10-0 with an 18 to 8 victory over Widener on Wednesday afternoon. The Lions (9-0) racked up an impressive 20 hits as a team with all nine starters recording a hit against the Pride (5-9). From the fifth to the seventh, it was all TCNJ as they went on to score 10 runs on 10 hits with three errors over the next three innings. This included a pair of bombs from Chris Reeder and Andrew Fernandez. After six solid innings of work, starting pitcher Jordan Gray (2-0) handed the ball over to Evan Frank for two innings. Another three-run homerun in the eighth for Widener cut the lead to 10 before Zach Hochheiser closed out the scoring for TCNJ, depositing a homerun over the center-field fence.
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| Penn State Behrend combined for 38 runs on 37 hits in a doubleheader sweep at Franciscan Wednesday. Mac Ciocco had a career day against the Barons. In two games, he finished 6-for-7 with three doubles and five runs batted in that icluded his 100th hit of his college career. Penn State Behrend athletics photo |
Ben Kaplin lined a three-run double to the wall in left center field in the bottom of the ninth inning as Marietta came from six runs down to beat Kenyon by the score of 7-6 Wednesday evening at Pioneer Park. The Etta Express improves to 8-8 on the season, while Kenyon falls to 12-4 overall. Marietta committed an uncharacteristic four errors that resulted in five unearned runs as Kenyon built a 6-0 lead through five innings. While the Owl offense was taking advantage of Marietta's miscues, Kenyon starting pitcher Theo Canning was frustrating the Etta Express hitters. Canning, aided by three double plays, faced the minimum number of batters through the first five innings. He blanked the Pioneers for six innings before allowing a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh.
On a windy day in Pennsylvania, New Jersey City University scored double-digit runs for the second consecutive day two make it two victories in a row as the Gothic Knights defeated Alvernia University on the road on Wednesday afternoon, 13-9. NJCU collected 18 hits on the day as the Green and Gold dispatched the Golden Wolves for the first time in the series' all-time history, which dates back to 2009. The Golden Wolves threatened in the bottom of the seventh down six runs. After Alvernia loaded the bases with no outs, NJCU made another pitching change and fifth-year righthander Berto Reyes came in and promptly sent down three in a row to work out of the jam and maintain the six-run lead. Bryan Fernandez got another one-run, two-out double in the top of the eighth, plating Ray Gelok who reached earlier with a walk and got to second on a steal, to make it 13-6, closing out the offense for NJCU on the day. The Golden Wolves did get to Reyes for three runs in the bottom of the eighth, but he eventually worked out of that, as well. He pitched a scoreless ninth to record the first save of his NCAA career, finishing with 3.0 innings on the mound, five strikeouts and three earned on three hits.
Justin Neidel launched a three-run double to right field to clear the bases and send Westfield State to an 8-7 walk-off victory over Keene State in a game Westfield trailed by as many as six runs entering the eighth inning from Hagan Field in Westfield, Mass. on Wednesday afternoon. Westfield has now won four straight games, moving to 10-3 on the season. Keene drops to 4-10 overall. Westfield trailed 7-5 entering the bottom of the ninth. John Bessette drew a leadoff walk with the tying run Thomas LaSpada getting hit by a pitch on the next at bat to put runners on first and second with nobody out. Robison Guerrero Baez followed with a perfectly placed bunt that snuck past the pitcher out towards second base where he was able to beat out the throw, loading the bases. With one out and the bases still full, Neidel delivered in a two-strike count by belting a fly ball out to deep right field, tailing towards the wall and deep enough for Sam Palmer to score the game-winning run, wheeling all the way around the diamond from first base to secure the victory.
Gettysburg had a pair of five-run innings to key a 14-10 win over Stevenson. Emmanuel Ajewole led the Bullets with a 3-for-4 day at the plate with three RBIs. John Padousis went 3-for-3 to lead the Mustangs, scoring one run. A pair of walks and Matthew Vivona's sacrifice fly made it 14-10 in the top of the ninth before the game was called due to darkness with two outs. Connor Stewart picked up the win on the mound while James Weedon struck out three in three innings for the save.
Junior Jack Millen reached base four times in his first game of the season and senior Tyler Reistetter allowed zero earned runs in 7.0 innings of work as the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy defeated FDU-Florham, 6-2. USMMA improved to 4-7 with the victory, while FDU-Florham dropped to 7-9. Millen went 2-for-4 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored to lead the Mariners offensively, while junior Garrett Clapsaddle finished 3-for-5 with a triple. Reistetter (3-1) struck out six and also scored a run as part of a 2-for-4 day at the plate. USMMA sent nine men to the plate in the second inning and scored four two-out runs. A leadoff walk and a one-out walk set the table before a two-out error kept the inning alive and allowed a run to score. Millen promptly followed with an RBI single before an errant pickoff attempt chased home another run for the Mariners. Freshman Tommy Chiappetti added an RBI single that gave USMMA a 4-0 advantage. After tossing a 1-2-3 frame in the fourth, Reistetter helped his own cause in the fifth by starting things with a one-out single. Reistetter then stole second and advanced to third on an infield single before scoring on a wild pitch to put USMMA up 5-2. Reistetter worked another 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fifth on his way to retiring nine-straight before allowing a two-out single in the sixth. USMMA added an insurance run in the ninth for a 6-2 lead as freshman Landon Troutt came through with a two-out RBI single.
Trailing by eight halfway through at McBane Field, Guilford came from behind in their first midweek Old Dominion Athletic Conference contest, to defeat Ferrum College, 14-11, on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Quakers improve to 9-12 on the season, winning their third-straight game for the first time this year, with two of those victories coming against conference foes as they move to 2-3 in ODAC action. FC sees their four-game win steak snapped, dropping to 9-9, 2-3 against conference competition. Despite not walking or plunking a man, Jackson Marcellus was tagged to the tune of six runs, five of them earned across the first 4.0 innings, he wound up off the hook receiving a no decision. The same was true for Panthers starter Tyler Smith who was only permitted to go through the lineup once on a bullpen day for Ferrum, allowing two hits and a walk across 2.0 scoreless frames. Thus, the decisions came down to the bullpens and it was Ty Clark who grabbed his first win of the season to improve to 1-2. Matt Wright ended up on the losing side of the ledger after allowing five runs in 1.0 inning of work, falling to 0-3. Chase Wade locked down the Quakers' first save of the season, registering the final four outs.
Fourth-ranked Salisbury extended its winning streak to nine games with a 5-1 triumph over the McDaniel Green Terror on Wednesday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium. McDaniel threatened to get back into it in the seventh and eighth, but Garrett Beaver shut it down and stranded two runners on base in each frame. Andrew Kell finished 1-for-5 with a two-run double at the top of the Sea Gull lineup. Adam Tommer went 1-for-4 with a triple, run, and RBI. Cole Williams (4-1) spun his longest career outing for the win in relief, scattering five hits across five scoreless innings with one walk and one strikeout. Theron Mrohs struck out four batters in an abbreviated 1.2-inning start, giving up one run on three hits with one walk on 37 pitches. Garrett Beaver followed Williams with an inning and a third scoreless, and Tyler Villa pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to finish the job. Ben Davis went 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead the Green Terror.
Randolph-Macon surpassed 20 hits and 20 runs for the second straight day in a 22-5 ODAC victory over Hampden-Sydney on Wednesday afternoon. RMC would put up a dozen in the sixth to lock in the win. Chaz Harvey led off with his third homer of the season, freshman Zach Wernoski had a two-run triple, and Grayson Bush put the exclamation point on the rally with a two-run dinger, his first of the year, as the Yellow Jackets went up 22-5. RMC has outscored its opponents 64-15 in its past three games. The Yellow Jackets have had double-figure hits in five straight games and seven of the past eight contests. Carter Schmitt finished with two hits, two runs and four RBI.
Suffolk used four homers off three different bats to take down Worcester Polytechnic Institution 15-13 in a see-saw non-conference contest Wednesday at the New England Baseball Complex. The back-and-forth scoring affair continued into the home half of the seventh when Andrew Cash logged a two-out, two-run shot to level the playing field at 12-all. Alex Sorenti-Burns had his second round tripper of the day to get the eighth going. Three batters and one walk later, Joe Norris had a goner of his own to stretch the distance to 15-12 Suffolk. The Engineers kept things interesting as they chipped the margin back to two with one run in the bottom of the eighth. It appeared that the Rams did not insurance as Patrick Desmond quickly secured the first two outs with a pair of punchouts, one looking and one swinging. The Engineers threatened and had the winning run at the plate after Tommy Burns doubled to center and Zachary Roethlein walked. After a mound visit, Desmond got Jack Zawacki to send a deep ball to right field where Jack Mihalchik was there to make the play and lock up the marathon victory. John McDevitt earned the win behind a two-run, five-hit, two-walk, five-strikeout effort over 3.2 innings.
No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace was victorious in a non-conference game against Westminster (Pa.) College by a score of 3-2 at the Westminster Baseball Field. In what looked to be a pitching duel after the first inning quickly became a battle of the bats after BW (13-3) scored two runs in the second inning followed by a run from Westminster (5-9) in the bottom of the frame. Each squad added a run in the sixth inning, but the Brown and Gold were able to shut out the Titans the rest of the way to win the team's 10th of their last 11. Junior second baseman Mally Kilbane went a team-best 3-for-5 with two singles and a triple. Senior right-hander Aidan Bennett got the start going 3.1 innings where he punched out five and allowed one run and two hits. Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington picked up his third save of the year, now tied for first in the Ohio Athletic Conference, after going three up three down in the ninth.
Junior Karl Miller lifted a fly ball into center field and scored graduate student Will Kleinhenz to plate the winning run as Nichols grabbed their seventh straight win of the season with a 7-5 win over Rivier on Wednesday afternoon from the Nichols College Baseball Field. Miller and senior Kelvin Gutierrez paced the way for the Bison with both tallying 2 RBI each in the effort. Senior Johnny Knox led all batters with three hits in the game. Junior Clark Churchill (3-0) earned his third win of the season, throwing the final 2.0 innings and striking out four batters and did not allow a hit to secure the Nichols win. Nichols won their seventh game of the season. The win streak is the longest since the Bison won eight games back in 2021. Nichols also swiped eight bags in the game, which is tied for fourth most all time in a single game. Nichols recorded eight stolen bases two other times; 4/14/15 vs Becker and 4/19/12 vs Newbury.