April 27, 2024

Centre's storybook season continues

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It is Senior recognition season as teams finish up at home the last two weeks of the regular season. William Paterson (11-27, 6-12 NJAC) celebrated their Senior Day with a 7-12, 7-3 doubleheader split against Rutgers-Camden (26-13, 11-7 NJAC) during the Pioneers' season finale. WP honored seniors Darmany Rivas, Nick Nielson, Ian Metzger, Elian Mendez, Jake Lutz, Dan Castaneda and Noah Cabassa.
William Paterson athletics photo

 

The storybook season for Centre continued as a walk-off home run by Ben Prather in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Colonels to a 4-3 victory over the Millsaps Majors, advancing them to the next round of the SAA Tournament. Centre faced the prospects of an elimination game later in the day as they went into the bottom of the ninth, but the senior class came through three straight times as Karson Thompson, Conner Jackson and Josh Cunningham all delivered consecutive clutch hits, with Cunningham's shot going into the gap for an RBI double. With runners on second and third, Millsaps made a pitching change and Prather hit the second pitch he saw near one of the light poles in left center field for the walk-off winner.

Charlie Teel, John Bagwell and Hunter Herndon, the top three in Sewanee's batting order, combined for eight hits and five runs scored and Henry Shields tossed 3.1 scoreless innings for the save in Sewanee's 9-5 win against Berry College in the opening round of the SAA Championships on Saturday in Mount Berry, Ga. Will Yarbro added two hits, Blake Pou scored twice and drove in a run and Luke Short collected two RBIs as well in the win. With the victory, the Tigers (16-23) win the best 2-of-3 series and advance to next weekend's four-team double elimination tournament. Sewanee scored eight runs in the first four innings to take control of the game, including two in the third and four in the fourth. Mike Lewishall, the hero in Friday's win, drove in a run with a single and Pou scored on a wild pitch in the third. Herndon and Pou recorded RBI singles and Short's two-run single put the Tigers in front, 8-2. Berry (28-14) pulled within 8-5 with a three-run sixth inning but Sewanee added a run in the seventh on an error by the Vikings. Shields entered the game in the sixth with the bases loaded and allowed a two-run single but retired the side in order in the seventh, hit a batter in the eighth and gave up a double in the ninth, but the Vikings never got more than one runner on base against the lefthander. He allowed two hits, did not walk a batter and struck out four for his second save.

One day removed from clinching the 2024 University Athletic Association Championship, 17th-ranked Case Western Reserve University split a doubleheader against Washington University, falling 6-2 in the first game before bouncing back for an 8-3 win in the late affair at Nobby's Ballpark in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon. The Bears jumped out to an early lead, and despite having opportunities throughout the game, the Spartans struggled to get runners across the plate in a 6-2 loss. Nick Harms homered twice in the second game of the day and senior Tyler Horvath was nearly unhittable in relief, as the Spartans topped WashU 8-3 in the second game of the day. Harms went two-for-five in the game with a pair of solo home runs and now has nine home runs in 11 career games against WashU.

Senior John Zarnowski reached both the 100 career hits and 100 career RBI milestones as Scranton (25-9, 14-7 Landmark) swept a doubleheader from the Moravian Greyhounds (15-22, 8-15 Landmark) on Saturday at Volpe Field in Scranton. The Royals took game one by a score of 8-5 and then notched a 12-3 victory in the nightcap. Scranton took the lead for good with a three-run fifth inning and held on for an 8-5 victory in game one. Graduate student righty Daniel Johnson fired seven strong innings and Zarnowski matched his career-high with four hits as the Royals rolled to the 12-3 victory in game two.

Elizabethtown earned a split against Drew, Saturday. The Blue Jays fell, 8-5 in game one before coming back for an explosive 15-5 win as they tallied ten runs in the fifth inning. In the opener, Drew had a big eighth inning tacking on four runs which would ultimately secure the Ranger's 8-5 win over Etown. Eizabethtown changed the tone in game two against Drew as they got on the board first, scoring two runs in the first. It was in the fifth that Etown had thier own big inning to win the nightcap. The Blue Jays gained momentum scoring ten runs on eight hits. The Blue Jays weren't done yet as they added on three more runs in the seventh to end the game 15-5 as they forced the conference's 10-run rule. David Woolley had a big game as he went 7 for 10 with five runs scored and a RBI.

Roanoke College swept No. 18 Randolph-Macon College 9-7 and 14-8 Saturday in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader and wrap-up the 2024 regular season. The Maroons have defeated the Yellow Jackets seven-straight times. In game one. Cayden Freels doubled in the seventh to score a run and help open a big enough lead to withstand a R-MC three-run seventh. Isaac Brooks earned the save with two scoreless innings of relief, leaving two runners stranded in the ninth. The Maroons took control early, scoring seven in the first inning, in game two. The Maroons (22-18/15-7) will enter the 2024 ODAC Tournament as the #2 seed and host a first-round series next weekend. Complete matchups, seeding and brackets will be released by the conference office later this weekend.

It ended up being a scintillating Senior Day for the Otterbein baseball program in front of a nice crowd at Fishbaugh Field, where the Cardinals escaped a wild opening game (in extra innings) before pulling away to win the rematch more comfortably against a gritty Muskingum squad. The Cardinals began the day with a 5-3 victory in the first contest on a walk-off, two-run homer from senior Jamie Perebzak in the 11th inning. Otterbein then used that momentum to build an early lead in the second affair before cruising to a 10-3 outcome. Afterwards, the program celebrated a whopping 14 true seniors for their everlasting, ongoing and unique contributions since arriving during the middle of a pandemic four years ago. Many of them will walk Sunday afternoon at graduation. Sixth-year senior Braydon McCloskey sang a rousing national anthem to launch action at the park and then, if all that weren't enough, the Cards officially clinched a spot in the upcoming four-team OAC Tournament thanks to other results around the league.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was defeated in walk-off fashion in game one, 6-5, but bounced back with a 25-11 triumph in game two to split a doubleheader at Manhattanville on Saturday. USMMA moved to 22-11 (12-2 Skyline), while Manhattanville saw its record go to 15-18 (7-9). In the opener, USMMA tied the game at 4-4 with three runs in the fifth. The Mariners then went up 5-4 in the top of the seventh as Charles Cahalan launched a two-out solo home run to left. Manhattanville, however, loaded the bases with no outs and scored twice in the bottom of the frame. After an RBI groundout tied the game, an intentional walk reloaded the bases before an error allowed the winning run to score. The Mariners scored seven runs in the third, five in the fifth and eight in the eighth as part of a 25-run outburst. Manhattanville drew close in the bottom of the sixth with four two-out runs that made it a 17-10 ballgame. The Valiants then made it 17-11 in the seventh courtesy of a bases-loaded walk. USMMA posted yet another crooked number in the eighth, this time scoring eight runs on just three hits to take a 25-11 lead. Ben Bridges had an RBI single in the frame and Garrett Clapsaddle worked a bases-loaded walk, while Tyler Reistetter added a two-run double as part of the inning.

Sophomore Brendan Flynn drove in six runs in the opener and junior Sam Malgeri reached base five times in game two but Rhode Island College got past Plymouth State University in a Little East Conference doubleheader at Robbie Mills Field on Saturday. Flynn launched a three-run homer during a six-run third in the opener, as PSU erased an early deficit for a 7-5 lead. Flynn added an RBI double in a three-run fourth, then smashed a two-run single in the fifth as the Panthers extended the lead to 13-6. RIC chipped away in the sixth, then tied the game with a three-run blast in the seventh before tacking on insurance runs in the eighth and ninth for a 17-13 win. RIC built up a 7-0 lead over the first three innings of game two, but the Panthers clawed back in the fourth. An Anchormen’s error allowed two runs to score, and sophomore Chris Faherty and graduate student Alex Rives added run-scoring singles to pull within 7-4. RIC tacked on three runs in the seventh. The Panthers scored once and had the bases loaded with one down in the bottom of the inning but couldn’t pull closer and RIC got the run back in the eighth for an 11-5 lead. PSU plated a run in the bottom of the ninth, but the visitors worked out of a bases-loaded jam to hold on for the 11-6 win.

FDU-Florham (14-24, 7-14 MAC Free) clinched the series win against Delaware Valley (13-24, 4-17 MAC Free) with a massive final inning in game one that led to a 15-7 win, but the Devils could not complete the sweep with a 15-5 loss in game two. Aaron Santos and Jake Hendershot both led the way with four hits, three RBI and two runs scored. Brody Donovan notched three hits on the afternoon with a home run and two runs scored while Tyrus Chippendale also collected three hits with two RBI and two runs scored.

Senior Tyler Cannon set the school record for doubles in a career and Jason Morgan had two doubles and two triples on the day as #19 Rowan swept New Jersey City by scores of 19-3 and 18-2, to close out the regular season on "Senior Day". The Profs (24-11; 8-10 NJAC) earn the fifth seed in this week's NJAC Championship and will travel to second-seeded Kean on Tuesday, for a first-round game. Cannon hit two doubles in the second game, which gave him 57, breaking the Rowan career record of 56, which was set by Hall of Famer Mike Rucci (2002-05). The Profs totaled 38 hits and 37 runs in the doubleheader. Morgan, Karson Harcourt, and Marco Mannino had five hits apiece while Cannon had eight RBI, Harcourt had seven and Morgan and Phil Sedalis drove in five runs each. Prior to the game, Rowan honored its seniors – Tyler Cannon, Matt Choi, Pat Defeciani, Dylan Maria, Anthony Schooley, Mike Shannon and Thomas Sullivan.

Marietta College earned a split at Heidelberg University Saturday afternoon in Ohio Athletic Conference action. The Student Princes won game one, 2-0, and Marietta took game two, 5-3. The Pioneers are 18-17 overall and 10-6 in the OAC. Heidelberg moves to 21-14 overall and 8-8 in the OAC. Game one was a pitcher's duel between Marietta's Trent Valentine and Heidelberg's Jackson Powers. Both threw complete games. Valentine (4-3) allowed two runs on three hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in 8.0 innings. Powers (6-2) tossed 9.0 shutout innings allowing just two hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Marietta scored two unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning to salvage the split with a 5-3 victory. The Pioneers scored two runs in the first and one in the third. Heidelberg plated two in the second and tied the game, 3-3, with one in the sixth.

On the final day of the 2024 season, Eastern earned its second conference sweep with 7-4 and 11-8 victories over the Stevenson Mustangs. With the victories, the Eagles end their campaign with 20 wins, a 10-game improvement from last season. However, with Alvernia's loss to York in game two of their doubleheader in Reading, the Eagles just missed out on the MAC Commonwealth Tournament. In his final start as an Eagle in game one, John Beck pitched a complete game gem, tying his career-high with 10 strikeouts in his fourth win of the season and his 12th career victory. He received a lot of support, as the Eagles recorded eight hits and scored five runs in the first inning to take a lead they would not relinquish. Stevenson struck first in game two, plating a run in the bottom of the third, but the Eagles answered with two runs in the fourth to take a lead they would not relinquish. Ryan Turzani scored Meehan on a sacrifice bunt, and Bamesberger scored Schilling on an RBI single to put the Eagles ahead 2-1. Eastern exploded for six runs in the sixth to increase their advantage to 8-1. John Westfield (1-2) pitched an effective 3.2 innings in relief for the Eagles, earning his first win of the season. The sophomore from Northeast Philadelphia gave up just three hits and only two runs with one strikeout.

Senior Brennan Hyde hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning of game one to give Nichols College the win, before graduate student Patrick Sawyer, juniors Sean Ryan, and Nolan Sullivan silenced the #23 Roger Williams Hawks for a sweep in Commonwealth Coast Conference play on Saturday. The Bison swept the Hawks 7-6 and 8-5 from Paolino Field. Hyde led the way for the Bison with five RBI in the doubleheader and he also hit the day's lone home run. Ben Jerome was nearly perfect, batting 3-4 in the second game, and swiping four bases in the sweep. Jerome is now tied for the program record for stolen bases in a single season. Junior Taj Vera Cruz and sophomore Dylan Moran also had multi-hit games for the Bison.

Washington & Jefferson College totaled 29 runs, 18-2 and 11-5, as they recorded a pair of victories over visiting Thiel College Saturday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference twinbill at Ross Memorial Park. The pair of wins improved W&J to 15-1 in PAC play and 24-9 overall. The losses drop the Tomcats to 9-9 in conference play and 14-21 overall. The Presidents scored early and often in the game one victory over the Tomcats. W&J scored 18 runs on 18 hits in the opener. The Presidents scored in each of the first four innings and in five of their six at bats overall in the seven-inning shortened contest. The Presidents finished off the sweep by scoring 11 more runs on 14 hits in game two.

University of Chicago welcomed Grinnell to J. Kyle Anderson Field as they kept play in the Midwest Conference rolling right along. The Maroons were never able to take control of the lead in the first contest, losing 9-6, but used a trio on round trippers in game two, winning 15-8, to split the action on Saturday. University of Chicago (15-20, 14-6 MWC) never led in game one against Grinnell (14-19, 7-10 MWC) after spotting them four runs in the top of the second inning. A wind blowing from the west kept the offense going in game two and made the left field fence a super short porch for any balls hit with elevation that way. The Maroons put this wind tunnel to the test with three home runs in the contest with Braden Jirovec, Erik Rindner, and Richard Lu getting credit for the round trippers.

DePauw topped Kenyon, 9-3, in the opening game of its North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader and the Owls came back for a 17-5 win in eight innings in the nightcap. DePauw moved to 19-12 overall and 9-3 in the NCAC, while the Owls are now 19-12 overall and 6-6 in conference play. Carter Knoll gave DePauw the lead for good in the opener with a two-run single in the fifth that brought home Macon and Grady Johnson. The Tigers put together a five-run seventh as Danny Glimco hit a two-run homer. Giio Giuliani's solo homer in the eighth wrapped up the scoring. In the nightcap, Kenyon grabbed a 5-0 lead with a five-run second and the Tigers responded with five in the third on Louis Florida's RBI double and Glimco's grand slam. That blast, the 22nd of his career, broke the DePauw record held by Kyle Callahan (2019-22). It also was the third grand slam of his career. The Owls, however, scored seven in the fifth, two in the seventh and three in the eighth to seal the win.

 

Christopher Newport starter Dylan Weber combined with two relievers for a three-hit shutout on the road in Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon as the Captains (23-8, 2-1) earned an 11-0 blanking over Mary Washington. Weber tossed seven strong innings to lead the way as CNU notched its third shutout of the season while the offense was led by a career-high five hits from sophomore outfielder Ayden Stuffel. Picking up a pivotal win in conference play, the Captains moved into a tie for first place in the C2C standings with just one game left to decide the 2024 regular season champions. CNU and Salisbury will match up on May 4 with the top seed and conference tournament hosting duties on the line.

In a battle between two teams vying for the North Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championship, No. 2 nationally-ranked Denison University settled for a two-game split on the road at Wittenberg University. The Big Red lost 10-7 in game won before holding on to win 9-8 in game number two. With the split, Denison remains one game behind Wittenberg in the loss column for first place in the NCAC standings. In the opener, Noah Leib tied the game at 6-6 but unfortunately, Wittenberg quickly snatched the lead back with a three-run fifth inning of its own that started with a leadoff double and featured two passed balls and another two-run home run by the Tigers. After leaving the tying run on base in the sixth, Denison managed just two baserunners over the final three innings and was never really able to threaten the Tigers down the stretch. In game two, Wittenberg was mashing home runs all day long, but Denison continued its doubles parade as they built a 9-3 Big Red. The third home run of game two for Wittenberg came in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run blast to left field as the Big Red were finally forced to move to the bullpen to try and finish things off. The man getting the call to try and finish it off for Denison was George Viebrock. With two outs, runners at the corners and the tying run just 90 feet away, Viebrock battled back from a 2-0 count to pitch three straight strikes and end it with a called strike three.

Junior team captain Christian Lancaster had three hits and four RBIs, sophomore Jack Wilson had three hits and three RBIs, and senior Tillman Butler had two hits and three RBIs, as Hampden-Sydney College split a season-ending Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader at home against Bridgewater College on Saturday afternoon on Yank Bernier Field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium. Senior Ryan Portes gained the pitching victory in the 10-4 win in the nightcap for the host Tigers (16-19, 9-13), while sophomore Jacob Miller-Bopp took the mound setback in the 5-3 loss in the opener against the visiting Eagles (25-14, 13-9). In game one, H-SC scored three runs on nine hits with one error … scoring the three runs in the sixth inning. BC scored five runs on 10 hits with no errors … scoring four runs in the fifth inning and one run in the ninth. In game two, H-SC scored 10 runs on 13 hits with no errors … scoring two runs in the first inning, two runs in the third, four runs in the fourth and two runs again in the fifth. BC scored four runs on eight hits with one error … scoring one run in the second inning, one run in the eighth and two runs in the ninth.

The St. Joseph's (Conn) Blue Jays split a Saturday
doubleheader with Albertus Magnus, winning the opener
6-5 and dropping the nightcap 4-5.
St. Joseph's (Conn) athletics photo by Steve McLaughlin

Kalamazoo College began a weekend series with a home doubleheader against Olivet, with an 8-14 win in game one and a 10-5 loss in game two on Saturday. The Hornets' record now stand at 24-9 (12-5 MIAA) on the season, and the Comets now have a record of 9-25 (3-14 MIAA). Kalamazoo sits half of a game back from Alma in second for the conference season standings, as the Scots have a 13-5 MIAA record. Harrison Poeszat was 5-6 in game one with two doubles, four RBI, and two runs scored. Cooper Mills also drove in four runs after going 4-5 with a double and scoring three runs. Olivet jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game two with two runs in the first and one in the second. Kalamazoo tied the game at three with two runs in the second and one in the third. Olivet scored two runs in the eighth inning to take the wind out of the Hornets' sails in the comeback attempt. Kalamazoo left 11 runners on base in the five-run defeat.

Waynesburg University honored its seniors and matched the program's single-season wins record with a nonconference doubleheader split against Juniata on Saturday afternoon. Juniata used a pair of home runs to earn a 5-3 victory in game one. The Jackets took advantage of three Eagles errors to score four in the first inning of game two and hold on for a 6-4 victory. Waynesburg moves to 23-15 on the season, tying the 2003 squad for the winningest season in team history. Juniata moves to 13-21.

After defeating Rosemont 18-8 at home, Keystone kept their foot on the gas as they won two more games, 8-7 and 15-2, in a doubleheader at Rosemont. Keystone, losing 0-1, quickly put three runs on the board in the second inning of game one only to see the Ravens answered with three runs in the fifth. In the top of the sixth the Giants added another three followed by one more in the seventh. The Giants ended up winning game one with a final score of 8-7. On the mound, Brayan Villar picked up his sixth win of the season after striking out four batters in five innings pitched. Slothing Che came in to relieve Villar and struck out two batters in one inning. Finally, Mathhew McElligott closed out the game with one strikeout in one inning pitched. Keystone put on an offensive showing in game two of the doubleheader as they finished out the series with another strong victory. Darren Hagan put Keystone ahead early with a solo home run in the top of the first inning. Robert Estrada led the team with four RBI with a two RBI triple in the fourth inning and a two RBI single in the sixth.

Saint John's (Minn) inched closer to its 14th-consecutive MIAC Tournament appearance with a sweep of St. Scholastica – 4-2 and 11-2 – on Saturday, April 27, at Haugen Field at Becker Park. The Johnnies (22-11, 11-5 MIAC) batted .355 (22-for-62) with nine extra-base hits – eight doubles and a home run – on the day. Four SJU pitchers, meanwhile, held a CSS team (20-13, 7-9 MIAC) that entered the day batting .334 on the season to a .186 average (11-for-59) in the twin bill (including 2-for-20 with two outs). The foursome did not issue a free pass and faced only three, three-ball counts. Senior left fielder Jack Schleper saw his 14-game hit streak end in the opener but became SJU's all-time leader in doubles with 42, breaking the previous record of 41 held by Matt Butorac '11, when he smacked a pair of RBI two-baggers in game two.

The ball was flying out at McBane Field, with a combined six longballs hit across the Guilford College baseball team's Senior Day doubleheader split with the 2023 National Champion University of Lynchburg, falling 12-2 in the opener before ending the regular season on a high note, defeating the Hornets 10-5 in the night cap in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon. With the split, the Quakers complete regular season action with a record of 20-20, 12-10 against conference competition, and in sole possession of sixth place in the ODAC. It marks their top finish in the standings since entering the league tournament as the fifth-seed in 2012. It is also their first finish above .500 in league play since 2006, and in terms of winning percentage (.545) since they went 13-6 (.684) in 2005. Lynchburg completes the regular season at 25-14, and 13-9 in conference play.

Cortland clinched the top spot in the SUNYAC standings after splitting a doubleheader Saturday at New Paltz. The Red Dragons (24-10-1, 13-2 SUNYAC) won the opener, 13-2 in eight innings, before having a rally from an 11-run deficit come up just short during a 13-11 loss in the second game. Cortland will host the four-team SUNYAC tournament Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11, at Wallace Field. The Red Dragons are scheduled for five games this week to close out the regular season - Tuesday at home versus Alfred State, Wednesday at Cobleskill in a recently added game, and a three-game league series at home versus Fredonia on Friday (single game) and Saturday (doubleheader). Luis Misla went seven innings for his fifth win of the season in the opener. He allowed two runs on five hits with nine strikeouts and two walks. Liam Krasney pitched a scoreless eighth. The game was called after eight innings due to the SUNYAC's 10-run rule. Cortland trailed 13-2 entering the top of the sixth inning before chipping away with three runs in the sixth, three in the seventh and three in the ninth to close the final margin to two runs.

Visiting Babson College and the Coast Guard Academy split a pair of extra-inning affairs in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Nitchman Field. The Beavers rallied for a 6-4 victory in 10 innings in game two after suffering a 4-3 10-inning loss to the Bears in the opener. Babson, which has won seven of its last nine games, is now 21-10 overall and 9-4 in conference play, while Coast Guard runs its record to 21-9 overall and 10-3 in the NEWMAC. Luke McClintock retired back-to-back hitters after first-year Carson Cho started the bottom of the 10th with a single, but Barkley smacked a two-out double to center to give the hosts a walk-off victory. Savage was 2-for-2 with a homer, two walks, two RBI and two runs scored, Tanner doubled twice and scored a pair of runs, and D'Avanzo went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored to lead the Green and White. Julian also had an RBI single, while sophomore Zander Teator tossed three shutout innings of relief to improve to 4-1 on the year with the win.

Mitchell College secured the top overall seed in the upcoming Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament with a doubleheader sweep of Elms College on Saturday afternoon an Alumni Field. The Mariners, who imporved to 14-1 in conference play, downed the Blazers 6-2 in the opener, before erupting for 20 hits and 15 runs in the second game, picking up a 15-8 win. In game one, Junior Chris Gibbs (New Britain, Conn.) earned his conference-leading seventh win of the spring, tossing eight innings of two run ball, scattering nine hits and stirking out five. Camren Varney got the start and pitched five and two third innings of two run ball for Mitchell, while freshman Joshua Scamman picked up the win with one and one third innings of scoreless ball out of the bullpen. Prior to the game, Mitchell recognized and celebrated their nine senior-student athletes.

McDaniel College closed out the regular season with a 3-2  and 10-4 sweep at Ursinus on Saturday, securing the third seed in next week's Centennial Conference Baseball Championship. The Green Terror (22-13, 13-5 CC) finished with a season-long six-game win streak and its most wins since 2016. Graduate student Joey Hubinger was 3-for-7 with a double, home run, three RBIs and three walks while sophomore Ben Davis went 3-for-6 with two doubles, two RBIs and two walks. The opener proved to be a pitcher's duel with the Bears holding a 1-0 lead through six innings. Matt Tuley had a no-hitter through six innings before Hubinger led off the seventh with his sixth home run of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Davis drove in what proved to be the game-winning with a sacrifice fly in the eighth while junior Conor Henderson picked up his sixth save with a scoreless ninth in which he retired three of the four batters he faced. After a start in game two in which they trailed 4-2 after five innings, the Green Terror scored two runs in each of the final four innings and had eight extra-base hits. McDaniel tied the game with two runs in the sixth on an RBI-ground out and passed ball before taking the lead for good on an RBI-double by sophomore Todd Calhoun in the seventh.

With his home run in the fifth inning of game two, Anthony Bruno set a new single-season home run record with 11, and a new career record with his 17th helping Arcadia University sweep its final Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom doubleheader of the season over Lebanon Valley College by finals of 10-8 and 14-2 at Skip Wilson Field on Saturday. The Knights wrap up the regular season with a record of 29-10 overall and 17-4 in conference play. Shane Stossel recorded six RBIs to bring his career total to 133 and become the Lebanon Valley College's all-time leader,

St. Olaf College moved to 15-1 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) play for the first time in program history and clinched at least a share of the MIAC regular-season title with 9-5 and 9-7 victories over crosstown-rival Carleton College on Saturday at Mel Taube Field. In the opener, St. Olaf (25-9, 15-1 MIAC) led 9-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh before being forced to hold off Carleton (10-21, 7-11 MIAC) in the final inning. In the nightcap, the Knights held a 5-3 lead after six innings, but the Oles scored six of the final eight runs of the game to complete their seventh MIAC sweep of the season. The two wins extended St. Olaf's winning streak to nine games and gave the Oles 16 wins in their last 17 games since returning from their trip to Florida at the start of April. The nine-game winning steak is St. Olaf's longest since winning 13 in a row from April 20 – May 5, 2008.

With Whitman College in the home stretch of Northwest Conference play, the Blues did its part to secure the top spot in the league standings with a doubleheader sweep of Lewis & Clark on Saturday at Borleske Stadium. Whitman won the opener 7-5 and the nightcap 3-1. Hernandez (6-1) delivered a solid outing in picking up the win, pitching a strong seven complete innings while allowing two runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts. Brett Pierson gave up four runs on five hits in four and one-third innings for the loss. Jack Hostetler pitched a beauty in the nightcap to help complete the doubleheader sweep and effectively clinch a postseason berth for Whitman. He struck out a team season high 14 hitters in eight complete innings while allowing only one run on seven hits.

Chatham 15-16 (6-8) hosted a crucial PAC doubleheader versus the Titans of Westminster College. The Cougars took two much needed games to keep themselves in PAC playoff contention, winning game one 2-0 and game two 7-5. The story of game one was Cougar starter Junior Carter Beneigh. Beneigh added some accolades as he threw a complete game shutout, joining Cougar alum Bryan Crawford (17') as the only other to do so. Along with the CG, Beneigh's 11 strikeouts is now a new single game record and a career high. During the nine innings Beneigh threw, he achieved 50 innings on the season, something a Chatham Cougar has never done until today. Beneigh improves to 5-3 on the season and the fifth win ties former Cougar Austin Andonisio (18-21') for most wins in a season in Chatham Baseball program. The Cougars showed their fight in game two as they had a strong answer in the bottom of the eighth as they scored two key runs that gave them a 7-5 lead. Junior Dawson Morrow came in halfway through the seventh inning and went the rest of the way without giving up a hit and striking out 6 as he earned his third win of 2024.

Dominican University traveled to Wisconsin Lutheran College for a doubleheader against the Warriors, on Saturday afternoon and won two 9-5 and 15-14. Senior Matt Galdi continued his hot streak, by going 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. One of Galdi's hits being a home run. Senior Payton Brooks started for the Stars on the mound, throwing a complete game. Brooks gave up 7 hits, and only 3 earned runs while, picking up 8 strikeouts. In game two senior Matt Galdi went 2 for 4 with 2 walks, 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Both of Galdi's hit were extra base hits.

With a doubleheader split at Springfield on Saturday afternoon, WPI earned a spot in NEWMAC postseason action for the first time since the 2019 season. WPI (19-13-1, 7-6 NEWMAC) earned a 13-2 run rule victory over Springfield (15-18, 2-11) to start the afternoon off before the Pride were able to bounce back in game two and hang on for a 9-8 victory over the Engineers. Jacob Hand finished game one with a 3-for-4 outing with three RBIs and three runs scored while Andrew Cash went 1-for-3 on the day with two RBIs and four runs scored. In game two, Cash added a 3-for-4 outing, driving in another run and scoring another trio of runs while Matt Shea also added a 3-for-4 outing with three RBIs and a run scored. Owen Radcliffe picked up the victory in game one pitching 6.0 innings and allowing six hits and just two earned runs while striking out three. Luke Blandino got the game two start, pitching the first 2.2 innings of action and allowing six hits and six runs before Dominic Monico came into the game in relief pitching 3.1 innings, letting up three runs on six hits and striking out four in the loss.

Methodist University wrapped up its regular season with a home sweep, defeating Southern Virginia University 16-11 in game one followed by an 11-5 game two victory. Before the first contest, the Monarchs honored their lone senior Hunter Hollman, who was playing his final games in front of the home crowd. It was a rocky start for Methodist as Southern Virginia scored four runs in the top of the first inning. Frtunately, the Knights starting pitcher also struggled to begin the ballgame. An infield bunt single by Caleb Rogers gave Methodist a 5-4 lead. A second sac fly by Brandon Mauger capped off the 4-run inning for the Monarchs. Southern Virginia came right back and scored two runs in the third before taking a 7-6 advantage in the top of the fourth. The Knights lead was short lived as Methodist produced another four-run inning during its at-bats in the fourth. The Monarchs put the ballgame out of reach in fifth as Methodist recorded six more runs, 16-7. Methodist opened the second game by scoring the first five runs as Caleb Rogers made it 5-0 with a solo blast over the left field fence. Southern Virginia looked to get back into the game but each move was countered by the Monarchs. Mauger's & Methodist performance in game one led to two NCAA Division III records. Indivdually, Mauger tied the single-game record for sacrifice flies (3), while the Monarchs five total sac flies tied a single-game team record. Additionally, the Monarchs & the Knights combined to brake an NCAA Division III team record for most sacrifice flies, seven total (five by Methodist and two by Southern Virginia).

Junior Mateo Sarabia tossed seven strong innings and allowed just one hit to help Clarkson University earn a split with St. Lawrence University on Saturday, winning the opener 6-1 and dropping game two 8-1 at Tom Fay Field. The Golden Knights moved to 10-18 overall and while the Saints edged forward to 12-18. The two teams will face one another in the Liberty League Crossover series next weekend, playing a doubleheader once again in Canton, NY. In the first game, Mateo Sarabia and St. Lawrence's Brendan O'Neil matched zeroes for the first five innings until Clarkson broke through in a big way, scoring five times in the top of the sixth. Will Roda led off with a walk and advanced around the bases on a fielder's choice, failed pick off and then a passed ball for the game's opening run. After that, the runs came with a hitting barrage, as CJ Cartier doubled in Aidan Kuefner, James Mason singled home Cartier, Kent Wilson plated Mason with a single, and Joe Pagano scored Joe Figliolino with another single. Clarkson would score again in the eighth as Roda doubled home Joe Pagano to make it 6-0, though St. Lawrence would get the run back in the bottom of the eighth thanks to an RBI single from Tim Connor. Sarabia allowed just a single earned run on one hit and three walks in seven innings and Hunter Geisler tossed the final two innings to end the game. Mason, Figliolino, Wilson, Pagano, and Roda each had two hits in the game for Clarkson. Game two saw St. Lawrence score three in the first inning with Brett Federico's RBI single plating the first run of the game. Matt Davis drove in another run while the third score came in on an error. Kent Wilson helped out the Knights' cause with a single to score James Mason in the fourth inning, but St. Lawrence would add a few more runs in the final innings to pull away. Cole Riskin took the loss in game two, allowing three earned runs and striking out four in five innings of work. Cartier, Wilson, and Pat Elliott each picked up two hits for Clarkson in the second contest. For St. Lawrence, Tim Connor went 3-for-4.

Gustavus swept Macalester on Saturday at home. In the first game, Bryce Novak's 4-for-4 performance at the plate led the Golden Gusties to a 9-6 win. After a senior day ceremony for the team's graduating members, freshman pitcher Benny Mcdonald shut down the Scot offense, throwing five scoreless innings for an 11-1 win. The Gusties move to 18-14 overall and 9-7 in the MIAC. A shredding offensive performance, coupled with a timely two-inning save from Hunter Sheehan, delivered Gustavus the 9-6 win in game one of a home doubleheader against the Scots. "I could tell that my fastball felt better than usual, so I was confident going in there," Sheehan remarked on his performance. Gustavus pitcher Benny Mcdonald, in his first start of the year, opened the game with three straight strikeouts to immediately shut down the Scots' offense. Mcdonald earned the win, pitching five innings and allowing no runs. He was backed by an 11 run offense that outpaced the opposition.

Benedictine University rallied from down four runs to win the opener in extras (winning 14-5) but settled for a split (losing 8-3) of a road doubleheader at Edgewood. Edgewood scored five runs in the fifth but Benedictine rallied to tie the game and send it to extras before exploding for nine runs. David Rubin and DeShawnte Carraway hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning to help jump start the comeback. Rubin tied the game with an RBI single in the seventh. The first of nine runs in the extra inning scored when Chase Hanselman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Benedictine drew eight walks and banged out 10 hits in the opener. Ryan Doubek, Brennan Fisher and Rubin posted two hits apiece. George Betevis scored three runs. Jackson Bahn struck out eight in five innings. Nick Shelton earned the win by working the final three frames. Benedictine did not lead in the second contest. The middle of the order did the damage for Edgewood, who homered three times and led 8-1 before two runs in the seventh.