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| DePauw scored three runs in the fourth and four in the eighth and topped Franklin, 7-4. The Tigers moved to 15-10, while the Grizzlies dropped to 14-13. Depauw athletics photo |
For the first time since 2019, New Jersey City University defeated Montclair State University. The Gothic Knights took down the #17/18-ranked Red Hawks, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon at Yogi Berra Stadium as senior righthander Ali Pompey tossed a complete-game gem in the victory, allowing three earned with five strikeouts. Five wins in New Jersey Athletic Conference play are the most for the Green and Gold since 2018. Pompey continued to deal, tossing a scoreless sixth. Montclair scratched across one run in the seventh on a two-out triple, making it 5-3. After a scoreless eighth, Pompey worked into and out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth to seal the complete game victory. The Red Hawks loaded the bases with one out following a gutsy intentional walk of the reigning NJAC Player of the Year. Pompey got the next two batters to fly out — the first being a sac fly to make it 5-4 — to end the game for the win.
Kean University won their seventh straight to defeat visiting Ramapo College, 5-1, in a quick two hours and two minutes matchup on Thursday afternoon in NJAC action. Kean (21-11, 7-4 NJAC) jumped out on top with two runs in the first inning. The Cougars loaded the bases with no outs with back-to-back singles and a walk. Tyler Stone connected on an RBI single and Phil Marcantonio lofted a sac fly for the 2-0 lead. Kean added one more in the bottom of the second as Christian Pellone singled home Caleb Rodriguez who led things off with a walk. The Cougars added two more in the bottom of the fourth as Pellone doubled home Kyle Adorno and Dominic Masino who each reached on singles. The Roadrunners (20-10, 8-3 NJAC) erased the shutout in the top of the sixth as Christian Alonso doubled to led off the inning. He later scored on a groundout.
WPI and #23 Roger Williams played to a 9-9 tie in non-conference action on Thursday at Paolino Field. The result set the Engineers' season mark to 16-11-1, while the Hawks moved to 18-6-1. WPI takes the season series 1-0-1 with the tie after defeating the Hawks 18-16 last month at home at the New England Baseball Complex. Today's game marks only the second tie in WPI program history since 2000. On April 11, 2008, the Engineers and Westfield State battled to an 8-8 result, with the game called after 10 innings due to darkness. Andrew Cash led the Engineers with three hits, all doubles, three runs, and a pair of RBI. Zachary Roethlein finished with three hits, including a home run, driving in two. James DiGiovanni had two hits and two RBI, while Tommy Burns had two hits, including a home run. Ethan Smith got the start for the Engineers, going five innings, allowing one earned run with six strikeouts. For Roger Williams, Ty Cali had three hits and an RBI, while Nick Sheehan and Owen Hibbard each drove in two runs on one hit. Aidan Hawley finished with two hits and an RBI, while Sam Weigel also drove in a run.
Southwestern (20-14, 10-6) opened up their series against the Austin College 'Roos (8-24, 1-13) on Thursday Night, hitting the 20 win mark and alss double digit wins in conference. The Pirate bats stayed hot coming off their last series as each starter for Southwestern put up a hit. The Pirates led 5-3 at the end of the fifth inning, and it would be all Pirates the rest of the way, scoring four runs in the top of the sixth, eventually beating the 'Roos 14-5. Southwestern pitchers threw fifteen strikeouts against Austin, starting Pitcher Greg Ferguson threw eight strikeouts in six innings and Silas Jones threw seven in just three innings pitched. Maxwell Mims went 4/6 at the plate, hitting a three-run homer in the top of the sixth. Tres Organ went 4/5 with a second base hit and two RBIs. Southwestern had twenty-one total hits. Seven different Pirates drove in runs and had multiple hits, with four having multiple RBIs.
Saint John's (Minn.) started slowly in a doubleheader split with Augsburg on Thursday at Parade Stadium. The Johnnies (18-9, 7-3 MIAC) issued seven free passes (four hit batsmen and three walks) and committed three errors in game one's 4-3 defeat. The visitors recorded only three hits in the loss, two from junior catcher Blake Mellgren, and went 0-for-7 with two outs. SJU erupted, however, for 18 runs on 16 hits in the 18-5, 10-run rule victory in the nightcap. Senior third baseman Joe Becker's grand slam to right-center in the top of the fourth inning broke SJU's program record for RBI – 122 set by former teammate Max Nyrop '23 – with 123. The grand slam was Becker's second in the last three games and his 10th home run of the season. Senior left fielder Jack Schleper ended the day 5-for-8 with six RBI and five runs scored on the day.
St. Olaf College maintained its unbeaten record at home with a 10-4 victory over Bethel University in game one before game two was suspended due to darkness with the Oles leading 15-6 after seven innings on Thursday at Mark Almli Field. In the opener, Bethel (13-11, 6-5 MIAC) led 4-3 before St. Olaf (18-9, 8-1 MIAC) scored the final seven runs via multi-run innings in the fourth, fifth, and sixth to improve to 6-0 at home this season. In game two, the Oles put up crooked numbers in each of the first three innings to build a 15-0 lead before the Royals scored six consecutive runs to avoid the run-rule defeat. Per conference rules, the nine-inning game of the doubleheader must be completed either by playing the full nine innings or by ending early via the run-rule, meaning the game will be finished at a later date. Stats from game two are not official until the game is finished. Between the two games, St. Olaf honored its senior class of Sean Goldman, Brian Nevin, Derek Hansen, Sam Lavin, Joey Glampe, Brock Brumley, Owen Manning, and Ethan Beltrand, as well as student coaches Will Wamre and Benjamin Reinhard, and their families on the field as part of Senior Day.
Thiel College split a pair of non-conference games against the Penn State Altoona Lions Thursday afternoon. Penn State Altoona won game one 19-3, before the Tomcats bounced back to take game two 4-1. In the lid lifter, Penn State Altoona scored seven runs in the first inning, which would be enough for the win. Penn State Altoona was led by Jonathan Rauch who went 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Tyreke Green went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. The Tomcats did a majority of their damage in the bottom of the first inning, scoring two runs as they lead wire-to-wire in the second game. The Tomcats had a combined no-hitter into the fifth inning, before the Lions got their only hit of the game. Thiel was led by Chase Morrison who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Brady Rzodkiewicz recorded the win, going two innings striking out one. Ethan Bintrim pitched in relief, with Bintrim earning his third save of the year.
UW-Oshkosh closed out its season series against UW-Stevens Point on Thursday with 8-3 and 7-4 wins in Oshkosh. The Titans improved their record to 15-13 including a 9-7 conference tally with five home runs and 24 strikeouts against the Pointers (15-9, 7-5 WIAC) on Tiedemann Field at Alumni Stadium. LJ Waco threw a career high 14 strikeouts in 8.0 innings of work. He recorded two perfect innings on his way to improving his record to 5-1. He allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks. In game two, Connor Brinkman pitched his second complete game of the season and fanned seven batters as the starting pitcher of game two. He allowed four runs on six hits and two walks and now owns a 4-2 record. Zach Taylor went 4-for-8 with a pair of 2-run home runs and a solo home run, registering three runs and six RBIs. Braydon Skenandore hit his second of the season and Jack McNamara hit his first career home run with a solo shot.
Kevin Stewart's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in Karson Harcourt for the winning run as #20 Rowan rallied for an 11-10 win over TCNJ in NJAC action today. Rowan (18-9; 5-6) owned a 6-3 lead after three innings but saw TCNJ (18-10; 6-5) score seven over two innings to go up, 10-6, in the bottom of the sixth. The Profs made their comeback with four runs in the seventh and scoring the gamewinner in the eighth. Relievers Dylan Maria and Sean Colbert kept the Lions off the board through the final three innings. Maria (1-0) picking up the victory as he struck out three in 2.0 innings and Colbert earned his team-best fourth save of the year.
Salve Regina University scored a rain-shortened, six-inning victory at Rhode Island College, 4-1, in non-league action at Pontarelli Field on Thursday afternoon. Tyler Cannoe singled to left field and was erased on a fielder's choice grounder by Shane Williams. Williams stole second before back-to-back walks for Matt Stokes and Gianfranco Messina. With two outs and the bases loaded, Brandon Grover was hit by a pitch for the game's first run. In the fourth, Lucas McElroy singled and eventually came around to score on a couple of wild pitches for a tied game. the next inning, batting with the bases loaded, Christian Homa lifted a sacrifice fly that scored Nate Ruehs for the go-ahead run. A double-steal for Brandon Grover and Evan O'Rourke preceded a two-run single through the drawn-in right side for Matt D'Amato.
Keystone College enjoyed a 4-3 come from behind win against Wilkes University Thursday afternoon at Christy Mathewson Field. Darren Hagan and Miguel Silfa both had two hits on the afternoon. David Curreri and Sean Mindas had an RBI base knock. Mindas recorded the go ahead hit in the bottom of the eighth to give the Giants the victory. Brandon Valles got the start and went four innings while striking out three batters. Ryan Oka appeared in relief and got credited with the win as he went 2.2 innings with one earned run and three strikeouts. Nick Gravel grabbed his fourth save of the season as he pitched 2.1 scoreless innings. He struck out three batters and allowed only one hit.
Stockton University (17-12, 8-3 NJAC) scored six consecutive runs to erase a 2-0 deficit and post a 6-2 victory over Rutgers-Camden (21-10, 7-4 NJAC). The victory moved the Ospreys into a tie with Ramapo for first place in the conference. Nick Avagnano powered the Stockton offense by going 3-4 with a home run, two runs, two RBI, one walk and one stolen base. Tony Gatti and Robbie Ford rapped two hits apiece. The Ospreys trailed 2-0 entering the top of the fifth until an RBI single by Gatti got the team on the board. Avagnano slugged his team-leading sixth homer of the season in the sixth frame, a two-run blast that lifted Stockton to a 3-2 lead. In the seventh inning, an RBI double by Jordan Nitti and a two-run double by Tucker Elder gave the Ospreys some breathing room at 6-2, which ended up being the final score. Starter Rob Jeans earned the win with six strong innings in which he allowed just one earned run plus one unearned on eight hits with four strikeouts. Dylan Sakele tossed three scoreless innings and yielded just one hit for a save.
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| Gustavus Thursday suffered a decisive 13-2 loss in the game one, but rebounded with a 4-1 victory in the nightcap to split a MIAC doubleheader at Saint Mary's. The Gusties move to 13-12 overall and 5-5 in the league. Gustavus athletics photo |
Marietta College got a much-needed sweep against Muskingum University Thursday evening in Ohio Athletic Conference action. The Pioneers won the first game, 4-1, and came from behind to win game two, 9-6. Marietta improves to 15-14 overall and 7-5 in the OAC. Muskingum slips to 15-14 on the season and 6-6 in the OAC. In game one, the Pioneers took the lead in the seventh. Nick Bonnizzio had a two-out double. Alex Richter homered over the right field wall for a 3-1 lead. Cael Magill singled and stole second. Ben Kaplin singled through the right side of the infield plating Magill for a 4-1 lead. In the second game Muskingum once again scored first. Facing a 6-2 Muskie lead, Marietta took advantage of two Muskingum errors to plate seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Gabe Torres took over on the mound to start the seventh and picked up his second save of the season with 3.0 shutout innings of relief. He gave up two hits and struck out two.
Photo gallery: Augsburg vs. St. John's (Minn.) game 1 | Augsburg vs. St. John's (Minn.) game 2
Westminster College (Pa.) earned a Presidents' Athletic Conference sweep over visiting Franciscan University Thursday afternoon, posting a 5-1 game one victory before cruising to a 15-5 (8 inn.) game two win. Junior righty Ryan Gibbons fired his first complete game in close to two years in Thursday's game one win. He allowed one run on five hits with a walk and fanned a career-high 11 batters. Gibbons went nine innings in Westminster's 14-3 win over Geneva on April 23, 2022, allowing three runs (0 earned) on five hits with a walk and six strikeouts. He is 2-2 this season. After going down 2-0 early, Westminster used a five-run fifth to grab an 8-4 lead. The Titans batted around in the inning. Freshman right-hander Jon Albers gave up one run on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 5.2 relief innings. He improved to 2-0 this year.
Bethany Lutheran hosted Macalester College for a non-conference doubleheader and defeated the Scots 7-3 in game one before falling 17-3 in game two. With the results the Vikings move to 15-8 overall while the Scots move to 7-22. Tyson Reger would toss a scoreless fifth inning to bring Bethany back to the plate where Tyler Rodgers would come up big again, knocking a two-out 2-RBI double down the left field line to make the score 6-3 headed to the sixth. Caleb Randolph would come in to close the door for the Vikings, tossing a scoreless sixth and seventh to secure the victory. In game two, BLC would draw first blood but Macalester would start scoring in the fourth to take the lead and score in each subsequent inning. In the games final inning, Macalester would use three walks, two singles, and three home runs to plate nine more runs and seal the victory at 17-3.
Sprinkled in with the two conference doubleheaders Pitt-Greensburg will play this week is two non conference match ups, the first of which being a Senior Day celebration against the Hiram Terriers. Mason Boehm celebrated his senior day with a seven-inning complete game 9-1 win in game one while the Bobcats' other senior, Collyn Flynn, had his best outing of the season, giving up two earned runs over three innings. The senior day celebrations weren't the only highlight of the day, as the Bobcat offense got back to its hitting ways as the team collected 21 hits in the 14 innings played. Four Bobcats had multiple hits in game one, including sophomore Ben Aftanas who went 3-for-4 with three runs scored. James Domer, Colin Solinski and Zachery Tyson all recorded two hits. Thomas Smith had three runs batted in, including a double that drove in two. Boehm earned his first win on the mound in the game. The second game of the day was in the Bobcats' control until defensive woes allowed a five-run seventh inning for the Terriers to take a 5-3 lead and keep control throughout the 7-5 win for Hiram. Domer went 3-for-3 in the game and drew a walk. Tyson and Boehm had two hits each. Sophomore Colin Solinski came up big after Hiram Intentionally walked Domer, hitting a double that drove in two runs.
UW-La Crosse scored 27 runs in two games as they swept UW-Stout, 12-1 and 15-3, in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play Thursday afternoon. In game one, UWL would take a 3-0 lead after 4 innings and build the lead to 12-0. Jack Redwine would pinch hit in the UW-Stout half of the eighth inning and single to drive in the Blue Devils lone run of the game. UW-Stout would score a run in the third and fourth inning to take a 2-0 lead after four innings but that was as close as they got to a split on the day. The Eagles would bat around in the eighth inning as they scored seven runs on seven hits to lock up the win.
There were a pair of traded W-L results in a league doubleheader between Otterbein and Ohio Northern on Thursday afternoon, where the Cardinals escaped the opener, 9-8, before the host Polar Bears got even with a 4-1 victory in the rematch at Wander Field. The Cardinals, entering the day ranked third nationally as a scoring offense at over 10 runs per game, continued demonstrating why by posting five in the second frame against Polar Bear ace Jack Hutchins. The Cards nearly almost manufactured a tenth run (for their season average) shortly thereafter on Logan Ullom's third hit, but he was thrown out at second trying to advance. Sam Sethna seized the moment and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, snagging his third victory of the season after beginning the eighth. Quincel and Ullom were both 3 for 5 in the game. There was a lot less scoring in the rematch despite 19 combined hits, three home runs and five different innings featuring a solo run. Grady Kehr and Noah Truax both delivered quality starts on the bump to keep giving chances to their offenses. Otterbein had two runners on base in the first, fifth and ninths innings but to no further avail.
The bats were quiet in the opener, but Mount Union couldn't keep the Blue Streaks quiet forever. John Carroll erupted for 14 runs in the second game, salvaging a split with a 14-8 win to close the day after a disappointing 6-1 loss in the opener. The Blue Streaks ended a short 3-game slide, now sitting at 5-7 in Ohio Athletic Conference play on the season. Mount Union fired up the scoring with a little home cooking in the first inning. A 2-run single got the hosts on the board first. A 2-run double and an RBI single in the fourth inning extended Mount Union's lead to five. Mount Union provided one more run in the sixth. The Blue Streaks did make some noise in the ninth after leaving a pair aboard in the eighth. Jack Harmon opened the inning with a single and came around to score on a Sean Connolly double down the left field line. Unfortunately the rally could not produce more runs to extend the game. The second game of the twinbill featured a mirror start to the first, as the Purple Raiders stormed to a 4-0 lead after two frames. But the Blue Streaks dug deep and roared for a gigantic response. George Haracz started things with a single and a stolen base. later in the inning, Connor Mayle tabbed a sacrifice bunt to put two runners in scoring position for Bryce Holt. The veteran did not disappoint, tying things up with a 2-run double. JCU did not stop there. A Luke Chlystek RBI single gave way to Haracz batting around, and the Evanston, Illinois native clubbed a 2-run double to complete a 7-run inning for the visitors and enough to have the winnig runs on the scoreboard.