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| Brevard College (6-13, 2-1 USA South) won its first two USA South Conference games of 2025, holding on for a 6-4 win in game one before jumping out early and taking a 10-5 triumph in the second game of the day and series finale against host Southern Virginia University (3-10, 1-2 USAS) on Saturday afternoon. Brevard athletics photo by Caden O'Brien |
Ursinus College wrapped up its spring break schedule with a 6-4 victory over Cairn University on Saturday morning at the Polo Grounds. With the win, Ursinus extends its winning streak to eight games and has now won 12 of its last 13 contests, improving to 12-3 on the season. Senior Jordan Williams led the Bears' offense with two runs scored and a base hit, while sophomore Marco Maiuolo and first-year Devin Fogg each added a base hit and RBI. On the mound, junior Brett Mutz made his second start and fourth appearance of the season. Mutz pitched five innings, allowing four hits, two earned runs, and struck out three batters. Sophomore Nick Crocona closed out the final four innings, improving to 2-0 on the season, with five hits allowed and two earned runs.
Gettysburg jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the first four innings en route to a 16-4 victory over Lasell to cap its eight-game trip to Fort Pierce, Fla., with a perfect 8-for-8 mark. Jack Pistner led the Bullets with four hits, three RBIs and two runs scored, including a triple. Matt Nichols added four hits of his own, chipping in two RBIs and a run scored. Jack Burke, Matthew Vivona and Brendan Laqui all had two hits. John Francesconi struck out four in 3 1/3 innings of relief to pick up the win.
Gustavus Saturday earned a doubleheader split at Washington University, dropping the first game 9-5 before capturing a 6-4 extra-inning win in game two, moving to 11-1 overall. WashU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning to see the Gusties tie the game 2-2 in the second frame. The Bears immediately regained the lead with three runs in the bottom of the second, scoring on a double and two-run homer. WashU added a pair of runs in the fourth inning on another wild pitch and then a sac fly for a 7-2 lead, ending Luke Siegle's day on the mound. Siegle suffered his first loss of the season (3-1) after allowing seven runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Gustavus made things interesting in the sixth inning with a trio of runs but the Bears hit a two-run homer in the eighth and held on for the win. In game two the score was 4-4 through nine, sending the game to extras. The Gusties then rallied with two down in the top of the 10th to score twice. Brevin Goetz sent the Bears down in order in the bottom half to secure the win. Goetz earned his first win of the season after pitching six innings of relief. He allowed one run on just one hit against 20 batters, including eight strikeouts.
Two seventh-inning rallies left Hope College smiling in the Sunshine State. The Flying Dutchmen swept a doubleheader from Penn State-Altoona, 6-3 and 10-9, on Saturday at Northeast Regional Park in Citrus Ridge, Florida — producing go-ahead runs during their final at-bat of each game. Hope built on a 5-4 victory against 20th-ranked Rhodes College on Friday, putting together a season-best three-game winning streak to begin the RussMatt Invitational. "I think we're starting to play a little more freely and getting comfortable with what we're trying to do every day," head coach Ryan Dorow said. "We put some really good at-bats together all day. Our pitchers kept us in the game."
New York University extended its win streak to six with a doubleheader sweep, 12-0 and 13-3, of the City College of New York on Saturday, March 15, at the Staten Island University Hospital Community Park in Staten Island, NY. Jonathan Hyman (2-2) pitched a gem in game one, allowing just one hit and striking out seven over six shutout innings, before the bullpen closed out the 12-0 victory. The Violets wasted no time taking control. Connor Roggero opened the scoring with a two-run single. CJ Franchini followed with a three-run double to cap off the five-run first inning. In game two, the Violets scored once in each of the first two innings, with Nate Pallotta and Dakota Barbet each recording an RBI. In the top of the fourth, the Beavers cut the deficit in half after a balk allowed a run to score. CCNY then tied the game in the top of the sixth following a two-out RBI double. However, NYU quickly answered in the bottom half of the inning with four runs. Though the Beavers got one run back in the top of the seventh, the Violets scored seven more runs in the bottom of the frame to end the game in a run rule. Aidan Pawlak (3-1) earned the win with one earned run through 5.2 innings and 10 strikeouts.
Junior Carter Schmitt went 6 for 10 with two doubles, three runs and four RBI as Randolph-Macon swept an ODAC doubleheader, 6-3 (11 innings) and 19-7 at Roanoke on Saturday. In the opener, Roanoke would tally a run in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings. In the top of the 11th, CJ Chatterton had a leadoff single and went to third on a base hit by Jon Quici. Aaron Lautenschlager reached on a fielder's choice to drive in Chatterton and give RMC a 4-3 edge. Sophomore Jack Bowles delivered a sacrifice fly and sophomore James Baffone added an RBI double as RMC took a 6-3 advantage. Senior Sam Slevin pitched a scoreless 11th to preserve the win for the Yellow Jackets. In the nightcap, RMC put up three in the top of the first but the Maroons put up one in the fourth and three in the fifth to pull within one at 7-6. from this point, RMC would outscore RC 12-1 to complete the sweep.
Wilkes University opened Landmark Conference play at Bruggeworth Field Saturday afternoon, sweeping the day's doubleheader against Elizabethtown College 6-4 and 12-2. In game one, Elizabethtown closed the lead to just one run in the sixth, but the Colonels gathered a much-appreciated insurance run in the seventh and made it a 6-4 ballgame. With 3.2 solid innings of relief from first-year Riley Jagger allowing only one hit gave the Colonels the victory, picking up his first career save. The Blue Jays responded by opening the scoring in game two. Five runs by the Colonels invoked the mercy rule, started by Jack Mathis' second triple of the day that scored two to give Wilkes a 9-2 lead. Mathis scored in the next at bat after a balk by pitcher Pete Omiridis. Michael Sabella drove in another run with a single to right center, and a few batters later the first year scored on the visitors' sixth error of the day to end the game at 12-2.
Senior right fielder Alex Gerdenich lifted a sacrifice fly deep enough into right field to walk off Eureka College 6-5 in the 10th inning of Saturday's second game at Art Murray Field. Earlier in the day, Wooster took game one 6-2. In game one, Wooster's defense shown bright. First-year Dame Frayne (1-1) was in command during his fourth collegiate start. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings. He struck out six and retired 13 straight batters after allowing a leadoff walk in the second inning. Wiggins went the rest of the way with two scoreless frames for his first Wooster save. In the second game, Wooster had to overcome a 5-3 deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning. Leo Gerdenich and first-year shortstop David Guldin walked prior to senior center fielder Widtmann lacing a two-run game-tying double to the fence in left. Wooster (5-7) caught a big break when first-year pinch runner Aidan Krantz's slide kicked a throw on the steal attempt into the outfield. Krantz moved up an additional 90 feet on the Eureka (4-8) error prior to Gerdenich's sacrifice fly to walk off in the tenth inning.
Sophomore Ricardo Olivares had five RBIs as U.S. Merchant Marine used a pair of five-run innings to cruise past Wabash, 15-5. Olivares went 2-for-5 with two triples, while senior Garrett Clapsaddle finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Freshman Luke Kruer was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Junior Ryan Felton had five strikeouts and surrendered just two runs in 6.0 innings of work to earn the win in relief. USMMA then took the lead for good with a five-run fourth. With the bases loaded and no outs, Olivares tied the game with a bases-clearing triple and Kruer put the Mariners on top with an RBI single. Kruer then stole second and freshman Louis Inserra gave USMMA a 5-3 lead with an RBI single.
Behind 14 runs in the first game and a complete game from senior John Steed, Nichols College swept Hendrix College in Saturday's double header from Warrior Baseball Field on the final day of the Southern Trip. The Bison won 14-10 in game one before a 6-5 win in game two. Junior Julian Galvan finished the afternoon going 4-10 with two RBI and five runs scored to lead the Bison offensively. Freshman Collin Harty went 4-9 with five RBI and one run scored, while catcher Liam Flynn was 4-8 with four RBI, four runs scored, and two walks. Steed (3-0) threw 9.0 innings for his first of his career, while fanning seven batters, and allowing five runs. Senior Tyler Moniz-Witten (1-0), threw a team high 3.0 innings in game one to earn his first win with the team, after striking out 2 in relief.
TCNJ kicked off its spring break trip with a game against MSOE Saturday afternoon, using a complete game on the mound from Jackson Malouf and a late rally to top the Raiders 4-1. Malouf was on fire from the opening pitch Saturday, striking out seven of the first nine batters he faced to set the tone early. The Lions (4-4) registered a pair of hits in that span – one in both the first and third innings – but were unable to create any scoring chances. Instead it was MSOE opening the scoring in the fourth to take a 1-0 lead. TCNJ did not trail for long, however, needing just one hit to level things in the bottom of the fifth. Malouf continued to mow down Raiders on the hill – the senior allowed just two hits after giving up the game's opening run – setting up the Lions to take a lead they would not lose in the seventh. Jack O'Donnell got things started with a leadoff double, advancing to third on a grounder that brought Justin Marcario to the plate. With two outs, the senior earned his first base knock of the day on a single to right field, scoring O'Donnell and giving TCNJ its first lead of the game. Insurance runs came in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 4-1 game before Malouf retired the side to secure the complete game and hard-fought victory.
Freshman left-hander Noah Lewis pitched a complete-game victory in the first game with a career-high 15 strikeouts, the third-highest total in NCAA Division III this season, while junior right fielder and team captain Chase Sanford had four hits and four RBIs in the second game, and junior center fielder and team captain Jack Wilson added two hits, including a home run, to lead Hampden-Sydney College to a 3-1 and 10-9 sweep of an Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader at home past Guilford (NC) College on Saturday afternoon on Yank Bernier Field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium. Lewis went the distance in the 3-1 opener with 12 of his 15 strikeouts swinging and three caught looking, the third-highest single-game total in NCAA Division III this season and believed to be among the best single-game efforts in program history, while junior right-hander Alex Fitz-Hugh gained the mound win in relief in the 10-9 nightcap for the host Tigers (9-9, 3-3) against the visiting Quakers (11-3, 2-2). The Garnet & Grey have won five-straight games.
Case Western Reserve University sophomore first baseman Tyler Stillson belted three home runs on Saturday as the Spartans wrapped up play at the Marietta/ BSN Sports Invitational with a 16-4 win in seven innings over Johnson and Wales University in the first game before falling to host Marietta College 10-3 in the second contest of the day. Stillson hit two home runs and first-year designated hitter Mason Nemec drove in five runs in his college debut as the Spartans scored a season-high 16 runs and bested Johnson & Wales University 16-4 in their opening game on Saturday. Stillson finished the game three-for-four with three runs, four RBIs, and two home runs, the first multiple-home run game of his career. Stankowski allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out three to earn the win and improve to 2-0 for the campaign. First-year southpaw Jeff Radinsky retired all four batters he faced, including one via strikeout, to close out the win. The Spartans struggled to maintain their offense after scoring two runs in the top of the first as CWRU dropped its second game of the day 10-3 to Marietta.
Catholic opened up Landmark Conference play with a Saturday doubleheader against Moravian. Catholic won game two 7-0 and dropped game one 6-5. Steve Thomas put on an impressive display at the plate over the two games, and a dominant game two pitching performance led the Cardinals to a split of the first two games against the Greyhounds. In a tightly played game one throughout, the Greyhounds came up with a two-run eighth inning to take the lead late and held on to knock off the Cardinals by a run in game one. In the nightcap, the Cardinals offense jumped on the Greyhounds pitching staff early to build a comfortable lead for Cody Bosak, who once again shut down an opposing lineup with six scoreless innings to split the doubleheader and force a rubber match tomorrow. In addition to reaching the 100 career hit milestone, Steve Thomas finished 7-for-9 over the two games with four extra-base hits and three runs driven in. He now has four games this season with three or more hits and leads the team, batting .465 (20-for-43) over the first 13 games of the season.
Rochester posted a pair of big rallies, completing a doubleheader sweep over visiting Allegheny College on Saturday afternoon at Towers Field. Rochester stunned the Gators 13-12 in game one with a pair of home runs in the bottom of the ninth, with Jack Corcoran ripping a solo shot and Josh Leadem providing a walk-off 2-run blast. In game two, UR spotted Allegheny a 7-0 lead after two and a half innings, but stormed back and earned a 10-8 triumph to earn the sweep. Corcoran and Leadem were the heroes in the ninth inning for Rochester, blasting a pair of home runs for the Yellowjackets to complete the game one comeback. The solo home run by Corcoran, his second of the week, capped a remarkable game at the plate in which the senior went 5-for-5, matching the UR single-game hits record. Corcoran ended up with a double, home run, three RBI and three runs scored. In the nightcap, Allegheny used a six-run third inning to vault in front 7-0, looking to salvage a split of the doubleheader. Rochester's second comeback of the day started right away though, with the Yellowjackets getting four runs in the third inning, all of which were unearned thanks in part to a pair of Gator errors. Allegheny tacked on another run in the fourth to make the score 8-4, and it would remain there until the bottom of the sixth when Rochester scored three times to make it a 1-run contest. Colby Cruser came up with a game-tying solo home run over the center field wall to knot the game up at 8-all. UR took the lead in the bottom of the eighth when Datta's 2-out grounder to short was thrown away, allowing two runs to touch home plate, putting the Yellowjackets in front 10-8. In the ninth, Leadem moved from center field to the mound and closed the door for the save, pitching around a 1-out walk.
Heidelberg University locked up their first home series win on Saturday, defeating Westminster (Pa.) 4-3. The Student Princes wasted no time scoring, when, in the bottom of the first, Andrew Pokley crushed a solo home run to left field for a 1-0 lead. After the visiting Titans tied it up in the 2nd, Heidelberg reclaimed the lead in the fifth. Westminster would tie it up again in the 7th inning, but the Berg found another score, giving Heidelberg a 3-2 edge. In the 8th, Logan Winstead and Braden Keeney were hit by a pitch, putting two runners on. After a strikeout, Connor Gambino ripped a single to right field, advancing to second on the throw and driving in Winstead to stretch the lead to 4-2. In the 9th, the visitors would threaten with a run of their own, but Corbin Caplan shut down the side, securing the series win. Nicolas Lavelle pitched six strong innings on the mound, allowing just one unearned run on four hits while striking out four. Caplan took over for the final three innings, surrendering two runs, while picking up the win.
On Saturday Anna Maria College faced the Thomas College Terriers for a doubleheader at the RussMatt Invitational in Davenport, FL. The AMCATS split with the Terriers winning game one 10-1 and losing game two 8-3. The AMCATS came out flying against the Terriers with a four run first inning, setting the tone for the rest of game one. Neither team found home in the second inning, however the AMCATS came back in full force in the top of the third inning putting up 6 runs, taking a huge 10-0 lead just two and a half innings into the game. Nick Choate would end up punching out a total of 10 batters over the span of five innings for the AMCATS. Quinn Salvi stepped out on the mound in relief for the AMCATS, making his NCAA debut. Salvi punched out one batter with no runs scored during his inning for the AMCATS. Tyler Godin closed out the game with a pair of strikeouts to help the AMCATS lock in a 10-1 win over the Terriers. After an explosive start in game one, the first three innings of game two would go scoreless as both teams defenses battled it out. The Terriers were the first to strike with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning, however the AMCATS answered back with three runs in the bottom half to take the lead over Thomas. Unfortunately the AMCATS would only score three runs in game two as the Terriers went on to score four runs in the top of the fifth inning followed by back to back single run innings in the sixth and seventh to secure an 8-3 win over the AMCATS.
Hobart swept Colby-Sawyer in a doubleheader played at Ebbets Field at the Ripken Experience tonight. The Statesmen ran away with Game 1 8-1 and outlasted the Chargers 10-5 in Game 2. Sophomore Cole Conte led the Hobart offense, going 3-for-4 with a triple, four stolen bases, three RBIs, two hit-by-pitch and a walk. Sophomore Connor Schmiedlin was 4-for-7 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs and a walk. Junior Christian Petry and sophomore Sean Garvin were both 3-for-6 on the day. Petry had a pair of RBIs and stole three bases. The Statesmen were on the run throughout Game 1. They stole eight bases, the most in a game since the program was reborn in 2023. Junior Will Jones was the chief thief, pilfering three bags. Sophomore starting pitcher Trevor Kimball gave the Statesmen six strong innings on the hill. He scattered six hits over six innings, striking out four and allowing just one run in the third inning. Hobart went right back to work in the bottom of the first inning of Game 2. The Statesmen scored three runs in the sixth, upping their advantage to 10-5. First-year Jack Farnen delivered the big blow, doubling down the leftfield line to score Isaiah Pinto and Schiedlin. Sophomore reliever Alex Frank was credited with the win, while junior Max Friedlander earned the save, allowing just one hit over the final 2 2/3 innings.
An unprecedented power display lifted Muhlenberg to a win in the finale of a three-game series at Mary Hardin-Baylor. After dropping the first game of the series, 10-1 on Friday night, the Mules (8-6) lost the first game of the Saturday doubleheader, 11-9, before coming from behind to take the nightcap, 12-8. Sophomore Marc Quarrie hit two home runs in each game, marking the 16th time a Muhlenberg player has gone deep in both ends of a twinbill but the first time a player has hit two in each game. Muhlenberg led 7-2 in the opening game of the doubleheader, scoring four runs with two outs in the second on back-to-back homers by Quarrie (a three-run blast) and senior Brendan Hughes - his first home run of the season and the eighth of his career. The Crusaders (9-5) came back to tie the game at 7-7 after five, but Quarrie launched a two-run shot to the opposite field in the sixth to give the Mules a 9-7 advantage. Mary Hardin-Baylor went in front with four in the bottom of the inning, and the game ended with the potential tying runs on base. In the nightcap, Sophomore Charlie Siper kept the game close with a near-historic performance of his own. After allowing a one-out triple in the seventh, he pinned the runner at third by striking out the next two hitters, then struck out the side in the eighth. The five consecutive strikeouts were one shy of the school record. Freshman Chris Moglia led off the top of the ninth with his third single of the game. After a sacrifice and a hit batter, graduate student Jack Kent doubled in Moglia with the tying run. Junior Thomas Pranzo drew a pinch-hit walk to load the bases for Quarrie, who drove a 1-2 pitch over the fence in straightaway center. Senior James Hopke allowed a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth but retired the next three hitters to nail down the win, getting the final batter on a called third strike.