Johns Hopkins stays unbeaten after midweek game

UW-Eau Claire opened its 2025 season with a doubleheader sweep of Bethel (Minn.) on Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Blugolds defeated the Royals, who received votes in the most recent D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 poll, 7-5 and 5-3. Both games ended in seven innings. Click here for photos from: Game one | Game two
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No. 3-ranked Johns Hopkins hosted Marymount in its sixth game of the season Tuesday afternoon, routing the Saints 10-2. The Blue Jay offense proved too powerful for the Saints' pitching staff, launching seven solo shots over the course of six innings. Dylan Whitney provided Hopkins (6-0) the first run of the contest as he launched a lead off home run. Dillon Souvignier plated the second run of the inning on a ground-rule double, scoring Shawn Steuerer. Marymount (8-2) cut into the lead in the top-half of the third, by way of the long ball, before Caleb Cyr returned the favor in the bottom-half, launching a moonshot over the center field wall. The Blue Jays scored seven of their 10 runs in the middle three innings on an additional five home runs, extending the lead to nine before surrendering a run in the top-half of the ninth.

After falling behind by eight runs in the second inning, No. 19 Penn State Harrisburg chipped away and eventually forced extras thanks to a two-out, RBI single by Alexander Ruiz in the bottom of the ninth before Blaine Waltimyer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to walk off a 12-11 come-from-behind victory over DeSales in 10 innings on Tuesday afternoon. Carlos Irizarry had three hits, including a three-run double, and drove in four runs, while Brendan Henn and Tim Haftl each went yard. Reliever Dylan Sattazahn needed just one out to pick up his third win of the young season after Jack Maguire, Caiden Ertter and Traeton Sauder combined for 8.2 innings of work out of the bullpen.

Berea took the early lead on an unearned run in the top of the first but it was nearly all Oglethorpe from there. With multiple runs coming across in all but one inning, including a four-run first and nine-run third, the Stormy Petrels ran away with a scoring record 24-4 win Tuesday evening in a nonconference game at Hermance Stadium. The 24 runs matched the program record, set on March 24, 2009, in a 24-4 win over North Central. Jonathan Cruz, who went 4-for-5, scored five times which also tied the Oglethorpe record, matching what only four other Petrels have done in the history of the program. Cooper Krause and Ryan Causey both hit long balls in the first inning to help Oglethorpe go into the lead for good. Krause hit a solo shot with one out to break the 1-1 tie, then Causey hit his five pitches later, scoring Mason Pearcy who doubled in between the dingers. It was 4-1 after one, and Oglethorpe went ahead 13-2 after three thanks to nine runs in the third, its biggest inning of the year. Jonathan Cruz had a two-RBI double in the inning, making it 7-2, and Drew Jabaley had a two-RBI single, making it 13-2. Oglethorpe added scoring in the fourth, fifth and sixth. Four came across in the fifth and five came across in the sixth.

Allegheny split a doubleheader against Anderson Tuesday at the RussMatt Invitational in Florida. The Gators won game one 2-1 in extra innings before falling 3-2 in the second game. The game remained deadlocked at one through regulation, leading to extra innings. A single and a hit batsman put two runners on for Anderson in the top of the ninthbut the Gators got out of the inning unscathed. Matt Jennings led-off the bottom of the frame with a single to center field. A hit by a pitch and sacrifice moved hin to third base. After a flyout put two outs on the board, Tyson Bryant-Dawson entered as a pinch hitter. The senior came through in the clutch, singling to center to bring Jennings in for the winning run. In game two, Anderson struck first, scoring twice in the bottom of the third on four hits and an error. The Ravens added another run in the sixth, scoring off of a pair of hits to extend their lead to 3-0. With one out in the seventh, Allegheny got two singles and a walk to load the bases. A sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 3-1 and a single knocked in a second run but the Gators were unable to score a third time as they fell 3-2.

Sophomore Chip Krese homered and drove in four runs as Stevens Institute of Technology held on to defeat Montclair State University 6-4 in non-conference action on Tuesday. Krese went 4-for-5 for Stevens (2-4), while Zach Stearns homered for Montclair (6-2). In a back and forth game, The Ducks regained the lead in the eighth, scoring three times to go up 6-4. Montclair made things interesting in the ninth against reliever Jacob Buurman. Buurman walked the first two hitters, and after a fielder's choice, loaded the bases with a hit-by-pitch. However, the graduate student recorded a strikeout for the second out and then induced a game-ending ground ball to short.

Gettysburg used an eight-run fourth inning to rally from a five-run deficit and take a three-run lead en route to a 16-9 victory over Wilson. Jack Pistner led the Bullets with three hits and a program-record-tying eight RBIs. He also scored two runs and walked once. For Wilson, Seth Bivens led the Phoenix with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. Connor Stewart picked up the win in relief, throwing two innings with four strikeouts. He allowed three hits and one unearned run.

Eastern Connecticut State University batted around, scoring five runs in the top of the fourth inning – highlighted by senior third baseman Nick Montagna's grand slam – to break open a tight game en route to an 18-6 non-conference seven-inning victory over Mitchell College Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Field. Eastern (2-1) collected 11 hits off the first two Mitchell (2-3) pitchers to build an 8-0 lead after its first three at bats, and after the Mariners countered by scoring what would be all six of its runs and four of its seven hits in the third inning, Eastern sent ten batters to the plate in the fourth inning, scoring five runs on four hits to move out to a 13-6 lead.

Senior left fielder Derek Beach led off the 10th inning with a walk and came around to score the game-winning run on a two-out error Tuesday for Westminster College in its 7-6 win over Oberlin College at Dill Field. The Titans jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the second and four times in the third. Oberlin, fueled by a five-run fifth inning, cut the Titans' lead to one before Zach Masnikoff tied the game at 6-6 with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth. The game was scoreless until Beach scored the winning run. Westminster has now won three-straight games.

The University of Lynchburg (10-1) squared off
against the Pfeiffer (1-10) for the 10th time in
program history tomorrow. Lynchburg defeated the
Falcons 19-9.
Lynchburg athletics photo

Waynesburg University rallied for a 4-3 comeback win over Capital to earn a doubleheader split against the Comets at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla. on Tuesday. Both games were seven-inning contests. The Comets built a 14-1 lead in game one and held off a late charge by the Yellow Jackets to earn a 14-10 win. Waynesburg overcame a 3-0 deficit with three runs in the sixth and Jordan Mosely delivered Waynesburg to an extra-inning victory with a walk-off single in the eighth.

Muhlenberg scored runs in all but two innings and went on to win at Gwynedd Mercy, 9-6. Graduate student Jack Kent went 5-for-5 and tied a school record by hitting three doubles. The second Mule to record a five-hit game already this season, Kent is the eighth different player in program history with three two-baggers in a game. He was due to lead off the ninth inning with a chance to tie the school record of six hits in a game, but the game was stopped due to darkness. Senior James Hopke needed only seven pitches to toss a 1-2-3 fifth and earn his first career win. He came on in relief of freshman Kieran Mulholland, who tossed four strong innings in his first career start. Senior Ethan Brochin struck out two of the three batters he faced in the eighth for his sixth career save.

On Tuesday night, Maritime College welcomed John Jay to Reinhart Baseball Field. Behind 11 strikeouts from Andrew Heiderstadt and two home runs by David Granucci, the Privateers (1-6) earned their first victory of the season, 17-5 over the Bloodhounds (2-1). After giving up two runs in the top of the first, Heiderstadt struck out the side in the second—all looking. He also had three strikeouts in the third, then retired the leadoff hitter in the fourth on strikes, giving him eight consecutive K's going back to the first inning. Nine of the first 10 outs Heiderstadt recorded were via strikeout. His 11 strikeouts were the fourth-highest single-game total in program history and the most by a Privateers pitcher since 2022. Heiderstadt (1-0) went five innings, allowing two runs on three hits with a pair of walks. The Maritime offense, meanwhile, put up a five-spot in the bottom of the second and added eight more in the fourth. This was enough runs for the win.

Buena Vista scored seven times in the bottom of the fifth inning and held off a ninth-inning rally by Marian en route to a 7-4 victory over the Sabres on Tuesday morning. Zach Pleggenkule allowed just the one run and one hit over the first four innings while striking out five. Sophomore Drew Camman then came on to begin the fifth and surrendered only two hits and struck out three in his four innings to notch his second career victory. BVU took the 7-1 cushion to the ninth before the Sabres rallied against sophomore Koleson Evans. A pair of hit by pitches and a walk loaded the bases with one out before Marian pushed a run across on a third wild pitch. That was followed by a two-run double that made it 7-4. Evans induced a ground out for the second out but then issued two more walks to load the bases with two outs but was able to get a ground ball to third, and Drew Taylor stepped on the bag to end the game.

Gustavus held off a late rally by Division II Minot State, securing a 6-5 win to improve to 5-0 overall. The Gusties gained a five-run advantage in the seventh as Tomas Nelson led off with a double and scored on a single by Luke Siegle. The Beavers cut the lead to three in the bottom half after a two-run single, ending Mcdonald's day. Minot added another RBI single to make the score 6-4 before being caught stealing home to end the inning. Minot then made it a one-run game in the bottom of the ninth on a sacrifice fly, before Brevin Goetz ended the game by coaxing a flyout to short.

Rivier produced 17 runs in a 17-4 victory over Valley Forge on Tuesday at Griffith Field at the Ripken Experience. The Raiders are now off to their best start in program history, boasting a 3-1 record through four contests. The Patriots fell to 2-4 with the loss. Rivier scored in the first two innings and exploded with a seven-run seventh inning to take a commanding 16-4 advantage. Luis Tejada led the way, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Rivier drew 11 walks in the triumph. Junior right hander Sam Kalivas went seven strong in his first appearance on the bump this season, allowing six hits and two earned runs while striking out three Patriots and giving up zero walks.

Junior Liam Flynn homered twice as Nichols College scored 28 runs on Tuesday afternoon from the New England Baseball Complex. The Bison topped New England College 28-4 in non-conference action. Flynn went 3-4 with two home runs and a double. Flynn added seven RBIs and scored five runs to lead the way for the Bison. Junior Julian Galvan went 4-4 with a double, one RBI, and three runs scored. Teammate Andrew Croteau and freshman Ryan Keating each tallied three hits in the game. On the mount, freshman Tim Hudson (1-0) earned his first win of the season after throwing 3.0 innings, while allowing three hits and two strikeouts. Classmate Ashton Hammond threw 1.0 inning and struck out two batters.

Concordia Texas won a 7-6 contest against Hardin-Simmons University. Aaron Gomez went 3-4 with two runs as the Tornaods' bullpen combined for seven strikeouts at Gardner-Boggs Field on Tuesday. The Cowboys notched a pair of runs in the top of the first, but Concordia responded with one run in the bottom half as Gomez capitalized on a wild pitch. A homerun by Hardin-Simmons put them up 3-1 after two. CTX would tie the game up following a RBI-double by Colby Christian that scored Gomez & a sac fly by Kalen Clark to rounded Christian home. The Tornaods would take their first lead of the game in the fourth off a RBI-bunt single by Zach Seigrist that scored Eric Garcia. Later in the frame, a pair of RBIs by Gomez & Christian scored Austin Pryor & Seigrist for a 6-3 advantage. The Cowboys responded with three runs in the sixth to the tie the game, but CTX would answer the bell once again as Mason Vasquez doubled down the left field line to score Clark & put CTX up 7-6. Concordia would go on to secure the final six outs and earn the victory.

Brevard College (3-9) earned its second victory in a row, dismantling Bob Jones (2-11) by a final of 11-2 on Tuesday afternoon at Conestee Park in Greenville, South Carolina. BC, who led from the third-inning on, pulled away for with a five-run seventh inning. Senior infielder Frankie Vasquez led the way with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate, launching a solo home run. Hayden Jennings and Cale Oehler each went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while Nico Bartolotti collected a pair of hits as well. CP Pyle scored twice and stole two bases, with Bartolotti, Jennings, and Tyler Kelson also logging stolen bases. Five different Tornados worked on the mound in a midweek bullpen day, with Jordan Searcy (1-3) making the start and going three innings with two hits and a run allowed.

Washington and Lee's five-run first inning proved to be the deciding factor in their 5-3 win over Southern Virginia University on Tuesday afternoon at Cap'n Dick Smith Field. After a 1-2-3 inning from the Knights (2-5) in the first frame, the Generals' (5-2) offense came alive, scoring five runs on five hits to jump out to an early lead. Evan Blair relieved Raleigh Craft in the top of the ninth, shutting the door on a potential comeback from the Knights as he struck out two and forced a ground out to secure the Generals' fifth win of the season.

Elizabethtown split their doubleheader, Tuesday afternoon against Norwich. The Blue Jays fell, 8-3 in game one before coming back to defeat the Cadets, 9-3 in game two. In the bottom of the third of the opener Norwich regained the lead as they added two more runs. The Cadets scored another in fifth to lead 6-3 before finishing off the game with two more runs in the seventh to win, 8-3. In the nighcap, Elizabethtown scored in five consecutive innings to win 9-3. Nick Fiorini went 2 for 4 with one run and one RBI. Aidan Casey started his first collegiate game pitching 3.2 innings and striking out five. Caeden Schulte made his first appearance, pitching 2.1 innings totaling four strikeouts.

The University of Mary Washington bounced back from its late Monday loss to stomp Elmira, 15-4, on Tuesday morning as the Eagles' Ty Lowe did it all with six strong innings on the mound and a pair of home runs. Before Lowe even got the baseball on the mound, he helped himself out with a two-run homer in the top of the first that put the Eagles up, 2-0, just four batters into the game. And after that, Lowe homered once more in the sixth. He turned in six innings of three-run ball, while striking out eight along the way and working around six hits and a walk.