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| The Alfred State split today's doubleheader against Salisbury, losing the first game 10-7 and winning the second game 11-10. Alfred State athletics photo |
Pitt-Bradford began their 2025 campaign on Monday evening, as they traveled to Slippery Rock for a 9-inning contest against Bethany. After a slow start, the Panthers exploded for 18 runs and used a strong start from Shawn Mannering to defeat the Bison 18-6. The Panther offense started slow but did not trail for long and struck to tie the game in the top of the third. The Panthers continued to pour on the runs with 18 on the day. Shawn Mannering (1-0) earned the win after a dominating season debut. He went 6 innings, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 11 batters
Gwynedd Mercy University (2-1) hosted Delaware Valley University (0-2) in a warm February non-conference matchup as freshman catcher Gabe Tomei played in a game he and the Griffin faithful will never forget. Tomei in the first inning hit a moonshot to right field (3-1) with his afternoon not being finished. He would go on to secure a single in the second, a triple in the third, and a double in the sixth to become the first member of the Red and Gold in program history to hit for the cycle. Tomei went four-for-five on the day with five runs-batted-in (RBI) and a walk to help lead the Griffins to a dominating 23-7 victory.
No. 13 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University won its first game of the 2025 season as it defeated Hope College by a final score of 22-3 at the Grand Park Sports Campus. BW (1-1) bounces back and picks up their first win by scoring 22 runs: the most in a game since scoring 25 during the 2022 season. The Brown and Gold also recorded 18 hits with 14 different Jackets contributing to the bats and 15 different Jackets contributing to the scoring. Matt Terzola finished 3-for-4 with a team-high five RBI and scored two runs. Senior right-hander Patrick Straub picked up his first win as a Yellow Jacket where he tallied two strikeouts and allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk.
The Spalding University Golden Eagles secured their first win by overpowering the Oneonta Red Dragons with an 18-5 victory. The game commenced with Oneonta taking an early lead, scoring one run in the top of the first inning. However, Spalding responded emphatically in the bottom half, amassing six runs to establish a commanding advantage. The Golden Eagles maintained their offensive momentum into the second inning, replicating their six-run performance and extending their lead to 12-1. Although the Red Dragons attempted a comeback with three runs in the third inning, Spalding's defense tightened, allowing only one additional run in the seventh. Meanwhile, Spalding's offense continued to excel, adding five runs in the fourth inning and one in the sixth, culminating in 16 hits for the game. On the mound, Jake Mueller earned the win for Spalding, effectively containing Oneonta's lineup.
N.C. Wesleyan used a monumental eight-run eighth inning to surge past Lebanon Valley, earning a 13-4 non-conference win on Monday morning at Bauer Field. The victory improves the Battling Bishops to 2-5 on the season while the Dutchmen fall to 1-2. The Dutchmen clawed back with runs in the fifth, sixth, and eighth innings to reclaim a 4-3 advantage. However, the Battling Bishops erupted in the bottom of the eighth, scoring ten runs on six hits and four walks to put the game out of reach. Jacob Trivette led the offense, going 3-for-4 with two homers, four runs scored, and two RBIs.
Rhodes College continued their outstanding start to the season with their 8th win in a row against the University of Chicago. The offense was the story for the Lynx in this game as they were able to put up 12 runs in support of their pitching staff. After UChicago rallied in the late innings to bring the score to 9-8 in favor of Rhodes, Myles Kruger came to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th. Kruger cleared the bases with a 3 RBI double that would put the game out of reach for the Maroons, and the Lynx claimed their 8th consecutive victory by a final score of 12-9.
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| Griffin Murphy's four RBI's powered Arcadia to its first win of the 2025 season with a 5-2 defeat of Stockton Monday afternoon in non-conference play. Arcadia athletics photo by Lisa Murphy |
Bethel opened its 2025 campaign with a sweep of Crown College Monday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals needed 10 innings to get the job done on both ends taking game one 3-1 and game two 5-4. In his Bethel debut, Oran Hinkle capped out a 4-for-5 and multi-RBI day by driving in the eventual game-winning run in the 10th. His single to right scored Nolan Jurgenson who reached on a one-out double. Isaac Call provided the insurance run in the 10th scoring Hinkle from second. Xavier Lortie provided the walk-off RBI single in game two. Joey Meurer notched a two-out walk before moving to second on a wild pitch. Lortie's single to right was enough to bring in Meurer for the game-winning run.
Earlham College continued opening weekend with a pair of wins, 11-6 and 17-5, over Olivet on Monday afternoon in Sadler Stadium. Garret Odey made his first start for the Quakers to kick off the day, and threw 4.2 innings with three earned runs and seven strikeouts. Christopher Snider earned his second win of the weekend with 2.1 innings tossed, one earned run, and three strikeouts. Offensively, Mitchell Roether went 3-3 with a double, a home run, and five RBI with three runs scored. In game two, Casey Blevins picked up his first collegiate win with three innings pitched, five strikeouts and three hits. Braeden Lewis closed the game out with three straight outs in the seventh. Noah Rosate went 4-5 with two doubles, five RBI and two runs scored.
Washington & Jefferson picked up a close victory over the visiting Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats Monday afternoon in their season and home opener, 5-4. Brendan Cruz led the Presidents offensively with two hits. Dante DiMatteo started and pitched four scoreless frames with four strikeouts to pick up the victory. Freshman Erik Streussnig pitched three innings in relief, fanning five batters and allowing two earned runs. Thomas McLaren pitched the final two innings to close out the season opening victory with four strikeouts and his first collegiate save.
The 15th-ranked Trinity (Texas) Tigers finished off its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series with an 8-2 win over Texas Lutheran University on Monday night. With the win, Trinity sweeps the regular season series after winning yesterday's doubleheader 21-7 and 6-5. The Tigers are 6-0 to start a season for the first time since winning seven straight to open the 2021 season. The longest win streak to begin a season is 10 games in 2004. Trajan Lee struck out 10 batters over a seven-inning outing to improve to 2-0 this season, giving up one run on four hits and only issuing two walks. Grant Anderson paced the offense with a three-hit night, going 3-for-5 with one run and two RBI for the Tigers.
Bolstered by a strong performance from starter Dylan Matusak, Heidelberg University won its first game of the season. Matusak scattered four hits in six innings as the Student Princes defeated Hope College, 6-2. Matusak (W, 1-0) fanned five and allowed one run. Heidelberg built a 6-0 and was unchallenged offensively until Hope scored single runs in the sixth and seventh
Finishing up its three-game series, Illinois Wesleyan University defeated 10-4 Greenville University Monday at Robert E. Smith Field. IWU moves to 2-1 on the season while Greenville 2-3 on the young season. Tied 2-2, the Green and White continued its scoring streak in the top of the third to grab a one run lead and push it to 6-2 in the third. The Titans were relentless, though, as they scored three more in the top of the fourth and one in the fifth to put the game out of reach. Illinois Wesleyan finished out the game leading with nine hits to the Panthers' seven, doing so with just one more at bat than GU (34-33). Each team had one error for the duration of the game.
Weather forced a change in travel plans,but Benedictine University was able to open the season with a split of games at Millikin on Monday, winning 5-0 over Webster and losing 11-3 to Milikin. Benedictine opened the season by striking quickly, but the hosts scored in three consecutive innings in the middle portion of the game to take the opener in what was Millikin's third game. In a contest that has become an early season affair with postseason ramifications Benedictine bounced back as two pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout. CJ Jensik tossed six blank innings, allowing just two hits with three walks and six strikeouts. Austin Pizer picked up following his breakout 2024 season with three scoreless to preserve the win and earn the save.
Xander Meissner homered twice in an opening day series against Buena Vista that saw seven lead changes in two games, and it was a walkoff single by Gary Swann in game two that highlighted the day for the Vikings. Bethany dropped a back and forth contest 7-6 in game one before Swann's single gave Bethany an 8-7 victory over the Beavers in game two. Two walks for BVU to open the ninth brought the tying run to the plate before Sean Gamble was able to induce a fly out and get a strikeout. Down to their final out, the Beavers would keep their hopes alive as they would knock a double into the right field corner to plate one and put the tying run at second. BVU shortstop Joel Garcia had other ideas though, as he would battle Gamble in a lengthy at-bat before driving one over the left center field fence to put them on top 7-6. The Vikings would get out of the inning and have their chance in the bottom half, but one hit by pitch was all they could muster as the Beavers claimed the win. Game two was also a close affair. Bethany would go down scoreless in the bottom of the seventh and the Vikings would get a huge play in the top of the eighth from right fielder Kyle Carlberg as he would gun down a runner at third base to help keep BVU off the scoreboard. After the Vikings went scoreless in the bottom half, Zachary Stevens would come in and toss a scoreless top of the ninth to set up the theatrics.