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| Saint Vincent came back from three runs down to defeat North Central (Minn.) 11-7 for the Bearcats third win in a row in Florida. Saint Vincent (3-1) trailed 7-4 going into the bottom of the fifth. SVC went on to score seven runs, four in the fifth and three in the sixth, to down North Central (0-4) in Davenport. The Bearcats totaled 13 hits as a team, while not committing a single error in the win. St. Vincent athletics photo by Julie Watkins |
Tufts University began their season with a strong 2-0 win against Brandeis on Wednesday afternoon at Sol Gittleman Park. Emmet Christian got the ball to start his college career and started strong on the mound. The rookie hurler demonstrated his control with the breaking ball and a strong fastball that saw four Judges strike out in two innings. Christian ended his collegiate debut with a win after four complete innings of work, while limiting the Judges to just one hit. The strong debut set the tone of the day for the Jumbos (1-0, 0-0 NESCAC). They took very little time in producing their first run of the season. The Tufts offense continued to look solid, if a bit unlucky. They were making solid contact in most of their at bats, striking out only four times total. They would leave six runners stranded by the end of the game, three fewer than the nine runners left on base by Brandeis. The game was bookended by first year pitchers, as freshman Lachlan Ellis took the ball in the ninth. The rookie displayed a lively fastball with a big sweeping curveball to mix it up, and he struck out a batter en route to a trouble-free final inning of opening day.
Junior infielder Chase Bourgeois hit a 10th inning walk-off single to give Texas Lutheran a 6-5 win over Howard Payne on Wednesday at Katt-Isbel Field. The Bulldogs (8-4) trailed 5-4 in the ninth inning before Caleb Small scored on a Howard Payne wild pitch to tie the game up 5-5 and send it into extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th inning, the Bulldogs quickly recorded two outs before Chance Greene was hit by a pitch and Aidan Spires and Mason Goudeau wit infield singles to the shortstop to load the bases. Chase Bourgeois came through with the game-winner with a single to right center. Bourgeois finished 3-for-6 with a triple and two RBI.
Misericordia University picked up its second victory in two days, doubling up Kenyon, 10-5, Wednesday in Ft. Pierce, FLa. Brock Bollinger and Jake McDonough accounted for six of the Cougars' 10 runs as the duo drove in three runs apiece. Bollinger had four hits in five plate appearances, stole four bases and scored twice. Max Kneidinger struck out eight and only allowed four hits over six innings to record his first win of the season. Zak Lussier came on in relief and recorded a strikeout and two groundouts in one inning of work. Owen Daminger pitched two scoreless frames with a pair of strikeouts to close out the game.
Clark University (5-2) topped Pitt.-Greensburg (2-7) 22-7 in game one before dropping game two 6-2 in five innings due to weather conditions on Wednesday from Lake Myrtle Park. In the opener, the Panthers cut the deficit to one in the top of the fifth before Clark exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend the lead to 15-7. In the bottom of the sixth, six more runs came home for the Cougars. Sophomore Jacob Kline closed out his three-inning shutout in relief by allowing no more runs in the top of the seventh as the Cougars prevailed 22-7 in game one. Clark needed fome of those game one runs in the nightcap. Pitt-Greenberg led 3-1 entering the fifth. First-year Cole Camara stole home in the top of the fifth to bring the Cougars within a run at 3-2 before Nicholas Laubach belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth in the final at-bat of the game to give the Panthers the win.
Neumann University rocketed to a 22-7 victory over Elmira College in a non-conference match-up on Wednesday evening. Donovan Brooks had a big game, going 3 for 5 with two doubles, a walk, a hit by pitch, five stolen bases, and five runs scored. Anthony Rakotz went 4 for 6 with a walk, a stolen base, three runs batted in, and four runs scored. Tyler Kilmer also contributed with a 3 for 6 game, with a double, a steal, four RBI, and a run. Gatlin Hovenstine picked up the win in relief, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three. The Soaring Eagles got a run back after the stretch on a bases loaded walk, but Neumann again added on in the ninth as the Knights sent 13 men to the plate.
Trine University defeated the Bluffton Beavers 5-4 in walk-off fashion on Wednesday morning. Trailing 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, Trine scored on a fielding error to cut the lead to one. Nathan Gilmet provided the walk-off down the left field line to score Kyle Martin and Justin Hamberg. Trine is now 3-4 while the Beavers fall to 1-4. Joseph Closson got the start and went 5 innings, allowing just one hit and one earned run while fanning five. Cole Clements got the win, throwing 2.1 perfect innings with three strikeouts. Gilmet led the offense with three hits and two RBIs, Noah Prewitt added three more hits. Bluffton struck first in the second, scoring on a wild pitch. Cole Schmidthuber answered with a single in the fourth, Gilmet scored, and Prewitt scored on an errant throw. Bluffton tied the game in the sixth on a ground-rule double. In the seventh Bluffton took the lead on a single and a sac fly. Backs against the wall in the bottom of the ninth, Trine had the bases loaded with two outs. Temple reached on an error by the third baseman and Luke Burford scored. In the next at bat, Gilmet singled down the left field line and scored Martin and Hamberg for the win in walk-off fashion.
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor earned a 5-2 come-from-behind win in the 2025 home opener Wednesday night at Red Murff Field in Belton. The win improved the Cru to 5-3 on the season while Southwestern fell to 6-4. Southwestern opened scoring in the contest, putting up two runs off a single in the top of the second. After that all the scoring was with the Cru. UMHB equalized the game in the bottom of the third, took a 3-2 lead on a steal of home, and banked insurance with two in the seventh. Tyler Betts went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. McGlumphy earned the win on the mound, throwing seven innings with two earned runs. He struck out eight batters, allowing just six hits in 28 batters faced. UMHB totaled five runs on 11 hits while the Pirates had two runs on six hits with one error.
Aurora has had John Carroll's number in the last couple of years, but not Wednesday. The Spartans swept the Blue Streaks in the 2023 NCAA Regional and dealt JCU two losses last year in Florida. On Wednesday afternoon, John Carroll Baseball secured some semblance of revenge. The Blue Streaks walked off Aurora at Winter Haven's Chain of Lakes Park in a 7-6 conquest. John Carroll is now 4-1 on the young season. Hitting in the unfamiliar #6 spot in the lineup, Erik Daugenti battered the Spartans not once, but twice. Leading off in the eight, the Saint Ignatius product came around to score on a George Haracz single, tying the game at six apiece. After a 1-2-3 CJ Desmond ninth, JCU got a chance at glory in the bottom of the frame. An Aurora error got Ethan Glossa aboard with 1 out. After he stole second, Glossa dashed to third on a Patrick Sherman single. So, with two outs, Daugenti promptly slapped a single to score Glossa and earn a 7-6 walkoff win. Daugenti finished with a 2-for-4 day with 2 runs and an RBI. Jack Harmon excelled with a perfect 3-for-3 afternoon with a run and RBI. Haracz also must receive his due, hitting 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Desmond got the win in his first appearance in the Blue & Gold, finishing with one and two-thirds scoreless innings.
Millsaps jumped ahead of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and never looked, downing the Engineers 9-4 at Twenty Field on Wednesday. RPI fell to MUW 5-4 earlier in the day. Senior Gray Berry (two runs, one walk) and classmate Evan Scott (three RBIs, one run, triple, walk, hit by pitch) both registered two hits. Freshman Luke Hamblen stood on the mound for 2.0 innings striking out five batters, only allowing two hits and one run. Graduate student Jackson Hood struck out two batters in the ninth.
The eighth-ranked Trinity Tigers earned an 8-5 road win over Hardin-Simmons University on Wednesday evening. Trinity is now 20-9 in the series against HSU, having won 15 of the last 16 meetings and four consecutive matchups after losing the first game of a three-game series in 2023. Paul Nathanson got the start for the Tigers and struck out four batters, but left after three innings in favor of Jack Briese. Briese (2-0) earned the win after striking out three batters over a four-inning appearance. Wes Hellings struck out two of the final three batters he faced to earn his third save of the year. Maddox McDonald and Michael Lustina both homered for the Tigers, while Nicholas Lazzara had a pair of hits and two RBI. The Trinity trio combined for five of Trinity's 12 hits, scoring five runs and driving in five as well. McDonald went 2-for-4 with three runs scored. Kaleb Woodward reached base three times with a hit and two walks, scoring a pair of runs for the Tigers.
Lebanon Valley College trailed Heidelberg University 8-2 entering the bottom of the fourth inning and put together a thrilling comeback for an 11-9 victory in its second matchup of the day on Wednesday in Fort Pierce. Kameron Wetzel, Jace Fetterman, and Kody Phillips were among the key contributors to the win, hitting a home run each. Earlier in the day, the Flying Dutchmen delivered a valiant effort while dropping a 10-7 game to Elizabethtown College. The Blue Jays scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, taking a 7-6 lead on a two-run triple to center field and a passed ball. The Dutchmen responded again in the top of the seventh, tying the game at 7-7. Elizabethtown then scored three in the bottom of the seventh to go up 10-7 on a solo home run to left field. Utimately, the score was maintained through the end of the contest. In game two, Heidelberg held a 8-2 lead in the fourth inning. The Flying Dutchmen answered back with three runs in the bottom of the fourth and posted a big four-run inning to tie the game at 9-9. Lebanon Valley then broke the tie in the bottom of the eighth, taking an 11-9 lead. Malachi Duka proceeded to secure Lebanon Valley's comeback victory in the top of the ninth inning, closing out the ballgame with a strikeout looking, a popout to second base, and a strikeout swinging.
Adrian College defeated Piedmont University, 13-4, on Wednesday in Georgia, earning their second win of the southern trip. Adrian added another run in the top of the third with a double, and Piedmont responded with a run in the bottom half to make it 11-1. Piedmont avoided the mercy rule in the seventh inning by scoring two runs on a 2-RBI single with the bases loaded, narrowing the score to 11-3. In the eighth, Christian Oliver tripled to drive in a run and later scored on a wild pitch, extending the lead to 13-3. Piedmont managed to score a run in the ninth, thanks to a leadoff triple, to make the final score 13-4. Oliver led the charge at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs, just a double shy of the cycle. Ryan Davis recorded three hits and added two RBIs, contributing to Adrian's total of 18 hits. Eight Bulldogs finished the game with multi-hit performances.
Mount Saint Vincent secured their second win of the season on Tuesday evening, defeating New Jersey City University 7-5. The Dolphins came out swinging and set the tone early, building momentum that would carry them through the game. The offensive surge began right away in the first inning, as the Dolphins wasted no time putting three runs on the board. Graduate student Joey DiNorcia would get the first hit for UMSV, a double that drove in junior Josh McCormick. The Dolphins continued their strong offensive play, scoring in the second, third, and fourth innings. The Dolphins finished the game with a total of 10 hits, but also impressed on the defensive side playing error-free in the final three innings and preventing the home team from mounting a late comeback. Strong pitching also contributed to UMSV's success with juniors Michael Iocco and Luke Buyes on the mound, along with freshman Joseph Santos, who earned his first collegiate win.
Methodist University hosted Johnson & Wales University of Providence, Rhode Island, in a non-conference game, as the Monarchs took advantage of a poor defensive Wildcats team and won the contest by a score of 10–4. Both teams recorded their first runs of the ballgame in the second inning. Following a Henry Melanson double, Yedan Diaz smacked a base hit back up the middle to drive in the opening run for Johnson & Wales. Methodist would take a 7–1 lead in the bottom half of the inning, as three consecutive singles loaded up the bases for the Monarchs. Then, RBIs by Caleb Rogers (1), Banks Engle (1), and Parker Evans (2) drove in four Methodist runs. Additional RBIs from Brandon Mauger and Banks Hartman, along with a JWU error, allowed the Monarchs to score three more runs. After Methodist recorded three more runs, one in the third and two in the sixth, to stretch its lead to 10–1, the Wildcats scored two runs in the seventh inning on just one swing by Owen Davis, as he clobbered a two-run home run. The final Johnson & Wales run came in the eighth inning, as Melanson got on base with a double, and then he scored after a pass ball and a ground out.