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| Gordon College opened up their home field for a mid-week doubleheader against the Colby-Sawyer College Chargers. The Fighting Scots took care of business in game one, winning 4-2. Game two was a similar story with the Scots claiming a 5-2 victory over the Chargers. Gordon athletics photo |
Northland College earned its first win of the season, 8-6 against Hamline University Wednesday afternoon in River Falls, Wis. Senior Peyton Solberg led the team at the plate with four hits and recorded the final three outs to earn the save. The game moved into the ninth with the score knotted at 6-6. With runners on first and second and two outs, Solberg came to the plate. A soft hit ball to shallow left center scored the pinch runner Logan Gray-Ives. Caden Willis would follow that up with another hit to score another runner to put Northland on top 8-6 going into the bottom of the ninth. Solberg came in to pitch the ninth inning. The first batter grounded out to Cooney at third base. On the following pitch, the ball was put in play, hit off Solberg's glove to Gray-Ives at second, who made the throw for the second out. Hamline's next batter doubled to left field, right out of reach for Murphy. Then, a single had the runners on the corners, and a walk loaded the bases. A pop fly to Willis would end the game 8-6 for the Northland victory. Click here for more photos of the game.
Lawrence University started fast Wednesday and rolled to an 11-2 nonconference win over Williams College at Northeast Regional Park. The Vikings jumped out to a 5-0 led after two innings and added four more runs in the fourth to pull away. Lawrence starter Malachi Ross earned his first collegiate victory with five strong innings. Ross allowed one run on four hits while striking out five and walking three. Three Lawrence relievers combined to allow just one run on two hits over the final four innings. CJ Filipek went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs batted in and a run scored to pace Lawrence's 11-hit attack. Shane Santaga went 2-for-4 with a double, drove in three runs and scored once for the Vikings. Lawrence lead-off hitter Tate Hartlaub went 2-for-5 and scored a pair of runs.
Chatham (10-10, 2-2 PAC) swept their doubleheader at Bethany (6-10, 2-2) on Wednesday afternoon by scores of 7-4 and 14-5. After the Bison took the lead in the bottom half of the inning, Chatham tied the score at 2 in the second. The Cougars got out to a 7-2 advantage in the fifth when Angelo DeLeonardis singled in Nolan Boehm and Ty Blackburn scored on a wild pitch. Bethany scored 2 runs in the ninth, but Ethan Botkin came in to slam the door and give Chatham the 3-run victory. In game two, Chatham scored 5 runs in the first three innings of the game and made it an advantage of 10-0 after seven. The Bison scored twice in the seventh to keep the game alive, but Chatham scored 2 more in the eighth. Kayden Leck singled in Devin Fluhmann to wrap up the Cougars' 9-run win and the sweep.
Aurora University continued its hot start to conference play with a dominant doubleheader sweep over Benedictine University on Wednesday afternoon at Jim Schmid Field. Behind a complete-game shutout from Conner Hogan in game one and a 14-strikeout performance from Justin Zimmerman in game two, the Spartans blanked the Eagles by scores of 4-0 and 12-0, improving to 9-8 overall and 4-0 in the NACC. Offensively, Jaden Holgado led the charge with seven hits on the day, including a home run, triple, and four RBIs in game two, while Tyler Patton and Dominick Curcio also went deep during a 10-run fifth inning in the second game of the twin bill.
A go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning by senior Tom Radigan propelled William Paterson (14-4, 0-0 NJAC) to an 8-7 come-from-behind non-conference home win against No. 23 Keystone (11-4, 2-0 United East) at Jeff Albies Field. Keystone jumped out to a 2-0 lead after plating a pair of runs in the second inning and extened their advantage to six (6-0) after six innings. In the seventh, WP scored a run ahead of a Radigan three-run home run that trimmed the deficit to two (6-4). Keystone responded with one run in the eighth to push the lead to three (7-4). Sophomore Ty Kobylakiewicz led off the eighth with a triple to right and came in to score on an RBI base knock by senior Eliot Germanson. Santos singled and the Pioneers had runners in scoring position after a sacrifice bunt, setting up Radigan for his second home run of the day to put the Pioneers on top, 8-7.
Mount Union (9-6) traveled to Adrian College (8-10) for a non-conference matchup. The Purple Raiders won 6-3, extending their winning streak to four games. Junior left-handed pitcher Angel Mediavilla started the game and delivered two strong innings of work, striking out three batters. Junior right-handed pitcher Anthony Warner entered in relief and earned his first win of the season, also pitching two innings with three strikeouts. Junior right-handed pitcher Jeremy Moore earned his second save of the season by pitching the final two innings and striking out one batter. Offensively, Mount Union had contributions from several key players, including sophomore outfielder Brycen Fox, who recorded an RBI single in the third inning. Fox finished the day 3-for-4 with three singles and an RBI.
Offense was at a premium Wednesday at Zimmerman Stadium as North Central (Ill.) edged out the University of Chicago with a go-ahead run in the sixth inning to claim a narrow 3-2 victory over the Maroons. AJ Kutcher posted a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the first and kept Chicago scoreless in the second inning. Austin Wienke was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom half of the second inning. Singles from Caleb Coberley and Andre Medina loaded the bases for the Cardinals. Kolby Fujii delivered a two-run single to left field to give North Central the first runs of the game. In the fifth, the Maroons plated their first run with three walks and a fielder's choice cut the Cardinal lead in half, 2-1. An inning later, Chicago used a leadoff double followed by a single through the left side to knot the contest at 2-2 after six and a half innings. North Central responded as a hit by pitch and two walks loaded the bases for Austin Wienke, who drew an RBI walk to put the Cardinals back in front, 3-2. Andrew Bollman shut down the Maroons in the seventh before Jaedin Kotcki worked around a leadoff double to keep Chicago off the scoreboard in the eighth. Looking for his second collegiate save, Kotecki set the Maroons down in order to secure a 3-2 Cardinal victory.
Webster University continued conference play with a visit to Mississippi University for Women for a pair of games on Wednesday. The Gorloks extended their win streak to seven games with a 7-1 victory but fell in game two by the score of 2-6. WU's Evan Evola and R.J. LaRocco surpassed the 200th career hits milestone in the split. Webster moves to 13-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play. The Gorloks opened the day with the bats as James Theodore and Karl Peters got the inning started with back-to-back singles. With two outs, Cullen McBride ripped a rbi double to left center that scored Peters for the 1-0 lead. Moments later, LaRocco captured his 200th career hit with an rbi double down the left field line that scored McBride that capped off the two-run inning. This was enough runs for Elijah Rompala-Matthews. Rompala-Matthews recorded a season-high six innings of work that included six strikeouts. Carter recorded two strikeouts as McBride recorded the final four outs of the game. WU's Karl Peters got the Gorloks started in the second game but MUW dominated at the plate with runs in four of the first five innings. Chris Ellis earned the win for MUW, pitching 6.0 innings allowing just the single run. Campbell McCluney finished the final three innings to earn a save.
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| Zander Teator and Ryan Liss (pictured) both homered and Chase Burrows tossed five shutout innings of relief to help No. 20 Babson College defeat visiting Suffolk University 13-3 in eight innings in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon at Govoni Field. Babson athletics photo |
Stockton University (10-8) captured their fourth straight win with a 5-4 victory over No. 8 Salisbury (16-5) on Wednesday afternoon. Joe Gmitter led the offense with three hits and three RBI on the day. Stockton started quickly with four runs in the top of the first frame. With the bases loaded, Gmitter cleared the sacks with triple for a 3-0 lead. After Robbie Ford was hit by a pitch, Cooper Fiore bounced into a fielder's choice plating Gmitter for the fourth run. The Seagulls scored twice in the bottom half of the second to slice the margin to 4-2. The Ospreys tallied their fifth run in the fifth inning, when Gmitter doubled and eventually scored on an error. Ford reached on an infield single and the ensuing errant throw allowed Gmitter to score. Salisbury tallied single runs in the fifth and sixth, but the Stockton bullpen held serve and the Ospreys came away with the 5-4 victory. It is the second time this season Stockton has defeated a nationally ranked squad, downing then #2 Salve Regina in Florida earlier this year. Antonio Sansone tossed six strong innings, scattering six hits with three strikeouts for his third win of the season. Kyle Cipolla pitched two scoreless innings, before Reece Miller closed out his third save with a scoreless ninth inning.
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Home runs from junior Josh Bottger and sophomore Sean Perkins helped lift Lycoming College to a 5-2 win over Wilkes University in Landmark Conference action at Brandon Park on Wednesday. Junior Jake Wilber (4-2) earned the win with a quality start, allowing two runs in six innings. He gave up seven hits and a walk while striking out four. Junior Joel Inman earned the hold with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out three. Sophomore Grayson Rinker pitched the ninth for a school-record fifth save, allowing a hit and a hit batter while striking out two. Senior Danny DeLucas was the lone Warrior with two hits, as Lycoming (11-9 overall, 3-2 Landmark) had seven hits in the game.
TCNJ was on the road to take on Widener in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon, leading wire-to-wire in a 10-3 win over The Pride. The Lions (10-7) wasted no time jumping in front in Wednesday's contest, scoring two runs in the opening inning to take the early lead. A quiet second inning saw the score stay at 2-0 before Hochheiser and Tyler Provost struck as part of a three-run third frame. The Lions' duo of Provost and Hochheiser converted again in the fifth and sixth innings, with Provost going yard again before the senior roped a two-RBI double down the right-field line to grow the lead to 8-3 after Widener (13-9) scored a pair of runs in the middle innings. Evan Frank – who entered in relief for starter Dan Merkel in the sixth frame– retired six straight batters in the seventh and eighth innings before an RBI sac fly off the bat of Andrew Fernandez and a balk pushed TCNJ to double digits in the ninth. Joe Ferreri relieved Frank in the bottom of the inning and retired the side to secure the 10-3 win.
The Elizabethtown defeated Moravian 8-7 in the first game of their Landmark Conference series, Wednesday. After a scoreless first inning, Moravian got on the board in the first scoring three in the bottom of the second inning. Elizabethtown responded in the fourth to tie up the game, 3-3. Etown's first two batters reached base via a walk and an error. On a ground out to the pitcher both advanced. Nick Fiorini hit a double to right field to score the two. Fiorini would then score on Alex Perrin's sacrifice bunt. The Greyhounds added two more runs to take a 5-3 lead in the fifth as Moravian's Cole Cherkas hit a two-run home run. The Blue Jays again tied up the game after scoring one in the sixth and seventh innings. David Woolley and Nate Moser were credited RBIs for the runs. The Blue Jays bats got going in the eighth as they tacked on three runs to take an 8-5 lead. Mason Woolwine bunted for an RBI single before Sawyer Martin singled through the left side to bring in two runs. Moravian scored two more runs in the bottom of the ninth but it wasn't enough as Etown came out on top, 8-7. Woolley went 3 for 5 with one run and a RBI. Fiorini went 2 for 5 with two runs, two RBI's, and a double. AJ Lipscomb pitched four innings totaling five strikeouts. Caeden Schulte earned his first win on the mound while Cory Rible earned his fifth save of the season.
Held without a hit through four innings, the combination of Josh Howard, Jordan Burrough, and Gavin Fleming got the offense going and ultimately provided a big boost, driving in one-or-more run apiece for Guilford College (14-6, 3-5 ODAC) as they completed the comeback win and the season sweep of Pfeiffer University (6-15, 2-4 USA South) with a 9-4 win on Wednesday night at McBane Field. Jacob Phillips allowed runs in four of the seven innings he pitched in, but never allowed any rally to get out of control. For his effort, he earned the win to improve to 5-0 after throwing 6.2 innings allowing four runs, three earned, on eight hits and two walks and matching his career-high of seven strikeouts. Trent Lowe got the ball for Pfeiffer and was sharp, albeit limited. He was tasked with the first 3.0 innings and held GC scoreless and hitless while just walking two against one strikeout, but he would not factor into the decision. It would be Noah Cottone who was the third of six wings deployed by PU who ended up tagged for the loss to fall to 0-1 after only getting two outs in the fifth allowing five runs, all earned, on five hits and two walks.
Eight runs scored across the fifth and sixth innings propelled McDaniel College to a 10-4 midweek win over Lancaster Bible on Wednesday from Preston Field. The Green Terror (9-11-1) trailed early in the contest but rallied to take command of the game in the later innings. DJ Stolba led the team with three RBIs on the day, going 2-for-4 with a double in the win. Joey Hubinger and Ben Davis each had three hits, two runs scored and an RBI. Shea McKenna went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk while scoring two runs, including a steal of home plate. Sophomore Aiden Castile earned his second win of the season, striking out two batters and only allowing one baserunner in two innings of relief work. Junior Tyson Nercessian got the start, finishing the day with two strikeouts and three walks in 2.0 innings. Seven Green Terror pitchers combined for eight strikeouts and six walks in the victory, allowing a total of five hits and four runs.
Marian University (6-8, 1-1 NACC) was defeated 6-2 before salvaging a split with a 9-6 victory over MSOE in the first games of NACC play. Marian was the home team for both games as the doubleheader was originally scheduled to be at Herr-Baker Field. The Sabres are now 58-28 all-time against MSOE with the game two win snapping a six-game skid against the Raiders. Marian opened its opening game of NACC play in a big way with a solo homer from senior Jacob Kleemann. The Raiders were then able to score four unanswered runs between the second and fourth inning to lead 4-1. The Sabres were able to cut the deficit down to two in the eighth when senior Ryan Nelson drove in a run with a single. MSOE had an answer, however, plating two runs in the ninth to cushion its 6-2 win. MSOE had a strong start to game two plating three runs in the top of the first. Marian hung a crooked number up themselves plating four runs in the bottom half of the frame. Sophomore Marc Jones and graduate student Robbie Knorr each had an extra-base hit to drive in a run. A double from the Raiders in the second allowed MSOE to retake the lead at 5-4. This lead lasted only until the bottom of the third when senior Gus Walker drove in a pair of runs with a double. Kleemann followed driving in two runs with a single to put Marian ahead 8-5. Sophomore Keon Booker then gave Marian some insurance in the fifth with a single. This score held all the way to the ninth where MSOE plated one to put the final at 9-6. All nine starters in the Marian lineup had a hit in the victory.
No. 3 Lynchburg stormed ahead with seven runs across the fifth and six innings to clinch a 12-5 victory over Greensboro on Wednesday afternoon at Fox Field. The No. 3 Hornets (19-3) claimed their fourth consecutive victory and avenged their loss to the Pride from earlier this season. Tyler Howlett followed up his game-winning performance against Randolph-Macon with a three-hit day on five at bats. Benton Jones scored three runs in today's affair and was walked just as many times. Joe Munitz tallied a three-RBI triple in the second inning and ended the contest with the most RBI on the squad. Greensboro struck early in the second inning, scoring three runs on a series of hits. Lynchburg struck back in the bottom of the frame, as Gavin Collins drove in a run with a single, followed by a base-clearing three-RBI triple from Munitz, giving Lynchburg a 4-3 lead. The Pride tied the game in the third but it was all Lynchburg from there. In the fifth inning, Lynchburg pulled ahead 6-4. The Hornets continued their offensive surge in the sixth inning, racking up four more runs. Lynchburg added one more in the seventh as Eric Hiett scored on a fielder's choice, rounding out their dominant performance. Greensboro managed a late run in the ninth, but it wasn't enough as Lynchburg took the game 12-5. Trent Judd got the win on the mound for the Hornets. He threw 4.2 innings and tallied three strikeouts in 18 batters faced.
King's College toppled the Patriots of the University of Valley Forge 24-7 on Wednesday night at Lipo Field. With the non-conference win, the Monarchs improve to 6-13 overall as the Patriots fall to 6-14. Zach Day led the way with four runs, four hits and four RBIs with Jacob Sutton close behind with two runs, three hits and four RBIs. The game was over in the first ining as the Monarchs' 13-run first inning was followed by a five run second for an 18-4 advantage. The Patriots didn't go down without a fight, answering back with four runs in the top of the second inning. The Monarchs added five runs in the second, one in the third, and five in the fourth. Valley Forge's comeback bid in the fifth inning fell short with only three runs to make it 24-7. Conner Reynolds (2-0) got the pitching win after going five innings with six strikeouts in King's College baseball's win over the University of Valley Forge in their first-ever meeting.
No. 1 UW-Whitewater defeated St. Mary's University 13-0 in their 2025 home opener. The Warhawks rallied in the 7th to push ahead and kept the Cardinals off the scoreboard until the end. Starting with a four run second, the Warhawk offense stayed in control of the game through the final out. Hudson Turner capped off the night with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th. The Cardinals tried to rally in the 9th, but stranded three runners on as the Warhawks took care of business in the home opener. Jackson Koenig picked up the win with the first five innings. Koenig had four strikeouts with only one hit allowed.
Playing its only scheduled evening game of the 2025 regular season, fourth-ranked Johns Hopkins jumped out to an early lead and rode a dominating performance on the mound from sophomore Drew Grumbles to a 9-0 victory over visiting Catholic at Babb Field Wednesday evening. The win is the fifth straight for the Blue Jays, who improve to 18-2 on the year in the victory. Catholic had a four-game winning streak snapped and slips to 12-8. Grumbles went 7.1 innings and allowed just the one hit while striking out 10 to pick up the victory. The 10 strikeouts are one shy of his career high. Grumbles, Anderson and Boneno scattered two hits over nine innings. The two hits match the season-low allowed by the Blue Jay pitching staff; this is the fourth time in 20 games this season that the staff has held the opposition to two hits and the ninth time the unit has allowed five hits or less. Shawn Steuerer's home run in the second inning was the 51st of his career, which tied for the most among active Division III players.
Marco Mannino had two RBI and righthander Thomas Sullivan only allowed one run as No. 11 Rowan defeated Swarthmore, 8-1, in non-conference action, which was the Profs' home opener. Sullivan went 5.2 innings and scattered five hits to earn the win, with Nick Cugino finishing off the sixth inning. Mark Grubb, Luke Vaks and Sean Colbert then each pitched a scoreless inning to preserve the win. With Rowan leading 3-0, Swarthmore (9-12) ended the shutout bid in the sixth with one run and Rowan answered with four in the bottom of the inning. Pinch hitter Jason Schooley laced a double to center field to score Joey Bogart, and pinch runner Chris Serrano scored from second when Morgan reached on an error. Phil Sedalis hit a run-scoring double to bring home Morgan and then Brayden Davis hit a double down the left-field line which scored Sedalis, giving the Profs a 7-1 lead. Mannino added the final run as he walked, picked up a stolen base and eventually scored on a balk.
Nichols College exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning and didn't look back as they secured a non-conference weekday win over Wesleyan College.The Bison won 9-5 from the Dresser Diamond on Wednesday afternoon. Freshman Ryan Keating finished the game going 4-5 with a solo home run, two RBI, and two runs scored to lead all Bison hitters. Senior Ben Jerome chipped in with two hits and sophomore Anthony Hackert also plated two RBI. Senior Salvatore D'Anna threw 4.0 scoreless innings, while teammate Patrick Doyle (2-0) secured his second win of the season, throwing 2.0 innings of relief, allowing four hits and striking out two batters. Freshman Josh Warming saw action, and senior John Steed saw 2.2 innings of action to close out the game, allowing one hit and six strike outs.
No. 6 Endicott defeated Southern Maine, 12-2, on Wednesday evening in non-conference action from North Field. The Gulls bounced on the Huskies for a quick four runs in the first inning, and padded their early lead with run support in the second, third, sixth, and eighth frames. Joey Frammartino kickstarted the Gulls offense with a two-run double to center in the first, scoring Zach Stephenson and Danny MacDougall. TJ Liponis and John Mulready drove in runs later in the inning with a sac fly and an RBI double, respectively. Later, in the sixth inning, Endicott buried Southern Maine with a four-run bottom of the sixth. Mulready and Robbie Wladkowski each tallied RBI base-knocks in the frame. Nicholas Cannata made his fourth start of the season and went 3.1 IP, allowing just one earned run and fanning four along the way. Scully replaced him and tossed a nearly perfect 3.2 IP (1 H allowed), before he was relieved by Kyan Bagshaw (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K). Chris Jenkins came on to close things out and tossed a one-two-three ninth (1 K) to seal the fifth straight win for the Gulls.
Illinois Tech secured a thrilling two-game sweep of Rockford at Ed Glancy Field, with victories in both match ups. In Game 1, the Scarlet Hawks triumphed 2-1, thanks to strong pitching. Starter John Gori and relievers Alejandro Garcia, Cameron Bracewell, and Carson Weis held the Regents in check, while Illinois Tech's aggressive base running and timely hits helped them snatch the win. Game 2 saw a dramatic 8-7 victory, with Illinois Tech staging a comeback from a 6-4 deficit. The Scarlet Hawks benefited from Rockford's defensive miscues and clutch relief pitching from Ethan Henry to seal the win. The win improves the Scarlet Hawks record to 7-9 with a 3-1 NACC record.
Carlos Irizarry's electric grand slam punctuated an eight-run seventh inning that proved the difference in No. 14 Penn State Harrisburg's 8-5 come-from-behind victory over Messiah on Wednesday afternoon. The Lions (15-3-1) managed just five hits but a patient approach at the plate led to 11 walks. Irizarry homered and drove in four runs, while eight different Penn State Harrisburg players scored runs. Christan Lubic II turned in an excellent start, allowing just one run on three hits and two walks. He also struck five batters in six innings of work. Messiah built the advantage to 5-0 through six and a half. After recording just two hits in the first six frames, Penn State Harrisburg got the jolt it needed when Moises Gonzalez roped a solo home run over the fence in left field to begin the bottom of the seventh. Lucas Floyd followed with single, Drew Sassaman reached on an error and Blaine Waltimyer, Brendan Henn and Demetre Koutras III worked back-to-back-to-back walks and suddenly the deficit was a more manageable two runs. A pitching change ensued before Alexander Ruiz drove in Waltimyer with a sac fly to right field and Matthew Johansen walked to load them up for Irizarry. After taking the initial pitch for a called strike, Irizarry put his team out in front for the first time with a mighty swing that resulted in a monstrous grand slam that sailed over the left field fence. Suddenly facing a three-run deficit, Messiah tried to respond in the top of the eighth, moving a pair of runners into scoring position but reliever Sam Thompson fanned a pair of Falcons to end the threat, including a strikeout of David Martinez to close out the inning and preserve the 8-5 lead.
SUNY New Paltz won its sixth-straight game following a 14-4 victory over St. Joseph's-Brooklyn Wednesday at Loren Campbell Field. Nico Batkay led the team offensively, going 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Tommy Kreider followed, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI and two walks to go along with a career-high three stolen bases as he became the program's all-time stolen base leader in the process. Fabian Apicella finished 2-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and two walks while Dillon Ristano hit 2-for-4 with a run, two RBI and a walk. Connor Catania pitched two innings, allowing three hits with four strikeouts. Danny DiEdwards, Jason Wall, Xavier Zykoff and Jeff Lundstedt closed out the last four innings and allowed just three hits with seven strikeouts. SUNY New Paltz improved to 11-6 overall and hope to build on its winning streak and perfect 3-0 SUNYAC mark this weekend, as it hits the road to face SUNY Cortland for a three-game series starting Friday