April 3, 2025

Centenary and Immaulata split a Thursday doubleheader

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Valley Forge secured a hard-fought 11-10 win against Lancaster Bible College at home. Valley Forge managed to score in each of the final three innings, with the game-winning run coming in the bottom of the ninth, securing the 11-10 victory.​
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The Centenary Cyclones bounced back in game two of their three-game conference series against Immaculata, securing a 5-1 victory on Wednesday afternoon. Powered by strong offensive performances from Joseph Frei and Dominick Chiego, the Cyclones evened the series at 1-1. Frei and Chiego each drove in two RBIs, leading the charge for Centenary. Frei's timely hitting helped set the tone, while Chiego came through with key production to extend the Cyclones' lead. Derek DePace also contributed, adding an RBI to give the Cyclones a balanced attack. On the mound, Colin Ferschman delivered an outstanding performance, going five innings and allowing no earned runs while striking out four. Ferschman's command kept Immaculata at bay and set the stage for the bullpen to close out the game. Zach Gehman came in to seal the victory, going 3.1 innings, allowing just one run, and striking out six. In game one Centenary faced a tough defeat, falling 8-0 in a seven-inning contest. The Cyclones' offense was silenced throughout the game, managing just three hits against a the Immaculata pitching staff. Immaculata's pitching performance was stellar, as they kept Centenary's hitters off balance all afternoon. Despite some solid defensive plays, the Cyclones were unable to string together any significant rallies. The game ended with Immaculata capitalizing on key offensive moments to secure the win.

North Park enjoyed another walkoff win at home on Thursday night, earning a 3-2 win over Augustana College (9-9, 1-1 CCIW) under the lights of the Holmgren Athletic Complex. Augustana scored two runs with a single up the middle by Grant Biggins, bringing home Carson Vitry and Cole Green in the seventh to take their first led of the game, 2-1. North Park responded with an unearned run. To get there, Nate Sommerfeld and Vinnie Marvucic each drew walks before a failed pickoff attempt moved them into scoring position. Sophomore Rylan Li did his job, keeping the ball on the ground for an RBI groundout. North Park sealed their victory with another unearned run. With two outs, Enzo Vertucci was plunked with two strikes. Next, Reyn Matszaki chopped an infield ground ball to third, where the throw sailed high. Help in the outfield wasn''t there quick enough to beat Vertucci, who wheeled all the way around for the walkoff run.

St. Thomas Celts (14-11, 12-6 SCAC) opened their three-game conference series against Texas Lutheran with a 15-12 victory Thursday night at Constellation Field. St. Thomas jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning. Tyler Mills scored on Dillon McKee's RBI single, followed by Dylan Lamb's sacrifice fly and Gabe Garner's run-scoring single. Texas Lutheran responded with six unanswered runs across the second and third innings to take a 6-3 lead. The Bulldogs capitalized on a two-run triple and a pair of Celts errors during their rally. The game turned in the bottom of the third when St. Thomas sent 13 batters to the plate in a nine-run explosion. The Celts strung together five hits, drew three walks, and took advantage of defensive miscues. After TLU tied the game at 10-10 with a grand slam in the fifth, the Celts answered with three runs in the bottom half. McKee and Garner delivered RBI singles before Sam Lampson's run-scoring hit gave St. Thomas the lead for good. McKee provided insurance with a two-run homer in the eighth, his fourth hit of the night. The senior finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs scored. Texas Lutheran mounted a ninth-inning rally, scoring twice, but Kameron Craig closed the door to preserve the victory.

Junior outfielder Zach Johnson had a big afternoon in both ends of The W baseball's St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference road doubleheader sweep of Greenville. The Owls (9-11, 6-2 SLIAC) topped the Panthers (8-18, 2-4 SLIAC) by scores of 10-5 and 4-2. Johnson drove in half of MUW's runs in each half of the twinbill. In game one, Johnson went 2-for-5 with 5 run batted in. In game two, Johnson was just a single shy of completing the first-ever cycle in Owls' history. Johnson finished 3-for-4, with two RBI. In the opener, Greenville actually held a 4-2 lead through the fourth inning. But in the top of the fifth The W would wrest the lead for good. Johnson's two-run double knotted the game at 4-4, before an Avery Benson single plated Johnson with the go-ahead run. Benson would scored on a wild pitch to give the Owls a 6-4 lead when the fifth-inning dust had settled. In game two, Matthew Windham (2-4, 2 runs) led off with a double and, with two out, came home on Johnson's triple. Johnson also came home in the first after a throwing error on a Benson (0-1, 3BB) grounder to second made it 2-0. After the Panthers leveled the game at 2-2 in the third, it was time for more Johnson heroics with the leadoff homer in the fourth, which proved to be the game-winning RBI.

No. 18 Gustavus won the first game of a MIAC doubleheader 11-5 over St. Scholastica. The Gusties took advantage of a one-out error in the first inning as Brayden Kohls scored on a triple down the right field line by Chris Knowles. Knowles scored on a groundout by Brady Schmitz, while Drake Siens, who reached on a walk, scored on a single by Luke Siegle for a 3-0 lead. After a scoreless second frame, the Saints tied the game in the third with a three-run homer, but the Gusties quickly answered with two runs in the bottom half. Danny Gavin led off with a double to right center and scored on a passed ball. Knowles, who was intentionally walked, later scored on a bases-loaded walk issued to Siegle. Gustie starter Adam Biewen finished his day on the mound after four innings, improving to 2-0 on the season, allowing two earned runs on six hits with seven strikeouts. The home squad put the game well out of reach with six runs in the sixth inning. Schmitz and Sam Schneider had two-run singles, while Tomas Nelson and Ross Hebel both had run-scoring hits. The Saints plated two in the seventh, but Jacob Weckop was able to close it out on the mound. Hebel led the Gusties at the plate, coming off the bench with a 2-for-2 performance, including a run and an RBI. Game two was tied at 4 after nine innings and the game was suspended at sunset.

Kean never trailed in a 5-2 win over visiting New Jersey City. Back-to-back doubles from Kyle Adorno and Tyler Stone opened up the scoring for Kean in the first. The Gothic Knights (9-11-1, 0-3 NJAC) tied things up in their half of the second on a two-out single from Chris Rosario. Kean (19-5, 3-0 NJAC) took the lead for good in the bottom of the second has Nick Sellari doubled with one out and came around to score on an RBI triple from Dominic Masino. Justin Teixeira drove in Masino one pitch later with an RBI single. CJ Tomalavage launched a no-doubter in the fourth for his seventh homer of the season to put Kean ahead, 4-1. NJCU scratched across a run in the seventh with a two-out single from Enrique Beltra. Kean closed out the scoring in the same inning as Dan Reistle lofted a sac fly, scoring Stone who reached on a single.

Home runs by Phil Sedalis and Nick Struble, and eight strong innings from Zach Coluccio, paced No. 16 Rowan to a 10-2 win over Stockton in NJAC action. The win ends a four-game losing streak for the Profs (15-6) while giving them their first conference victory (1-2). Coluccio (3-0) allowed just one run and six hits through 8.0 innings and struck out seven, including two in the sixth inning. Luke Vaks closed out the win in the ninth, posting one strikeout. Sedalis and Struble drove in three runs apiece and Jason Morgan had two RBI in the win. Stockton took a 1-0 lead right away in the first as Joe Gmitter blasted one over the right field fence. But Sedalis tied the game in the third with one swing, with a home run over the rightfield fence, for his sixth of the year. Marco Mannino and Brayden Davis followed with singles and the Profs added three more runs with another swing as Struble hit his second home run of the year to give Rowan a 4-1 lead. Rowan built the lead up to 6-1 in the fourth as Sedalis and Morgan drove in runs by each hitting a sacrifice fly which scored Dave Appolonia and Tyler Cannon, respectively. The Profs added to their total in the fifth drawing six walks and one hit batsman, with four consecutive bases-loaded walks upped the score to 10-1. Stockton got one back in the ninth when Gmitter hit his second home run of the game.

SUNY New Paltz earned a game one win over SUNY Oswego Thursday, 5-4 thanks to a go-ahead, two-run homer by Dillon Ristano. The Hawks looked at a 4-3 deficit heading into the bottom of the seventh, after knotting up the game twice after scoring the game's first run. Michael Ascanio got the rally started in a gritty at-bat, fouling off pitch after pitch before belting a tailing liner into the left center gap for a one-out double, putting the go-ahead run of Ristano at the plate. Ristano got behind in the count, but slowly worked his way back, fouling off pitches and remaining patient to build a full count. He then got his barrel on a ball up in the zone that sailed over the left field wall for a go-ahead two-run home run to push SUNY New Paltz ahead, 5-4. Matt Sarni then did the rest. The junior co-captain was brought in from short to get the final six outs of the game, while still remaining at the ninth spot in the lineup. Sarni started his outing on the mound with a strikeout, but allowed the next batter on, as a pitch got away hitting the Lakers in the back to extend the inning. However, Sarni took the free base away, catching Oswego too far off the first base bag and picked off the runner on a throw to Ryan Muskapf at first where he made the tag in time to get the second out of the inning. Sarni then sealed the eighth with another strikeout swinging to close the frame.

Mary Hardin-Baylor opened a four-game series against Hardin-Simmons with a pair of wins, 3-1 and 10-3. Thursday at Red Murff Field in Belton. The wins improved the Cru to 15-8 on the season and 3-3 in American Southwest Conference play while the Cowboys fell to 4-16 overall and 1-4 in conference action. Hardin-Simmons put up a solo run in the first inning before the Cru mirrored, scoring Carson Hagan off an RBI single from Riley Bender. James McGlumphy threw a perfect frame in the second before the Cru scored two more runs in the third. Easton Cline singled to right field then stole second to get into scoring position. Hagan scored Cline with another single to right field before Shane Melick doubled to score Hagan for a 3-1 Crusader lead. McGlumphy kept the Cowboys scoreless through the rest of the game, earning the 3-1 victory. He threw seven complete innings, giving up just six hits with eight strikeouts. UMHB jumped to an early lead in the second game, scoring two first-inning runs. The Cru tallied three more runs in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead. UMHB threw blanks in the next three frames but the Cowboys scored three in the seventh to cut the gap to five runs. UMHB got two runs back, scoring on errors in the seventh and eighth for a 10-3 lead. Mason Reyes closed the game on the mound, throwing a perfect ninth inning.

Buena Vista played its first true road game of the season on Thursday afternoon at Central, and the Beavers started fast with all four of their runs coming in the top of the first as they held off the Dutch, 4-3. Senior Joel Garcia doubled home the game's first run and then later scored on a passed ball to make it 2-0. Junior Connor Zegar notched an RBI single through the left side before sophomore Jake Eddie capped the scoring with an RBI ground out that made it 4-0. BVU kept the Dutch in check for nearly the entire game, Central scored all three of its runs on one swing of the bat with a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. The Dutch got a runner to second with one out in both the eighth and ninth innings, but senior Zach Pleggenkuhle recorded a pair of strikeouts to end the eighth and got a foul out and a punch out to end the game. Freshman Gunner Russell made the start on the hill for BVU and earned his first career victory. The right hander went 6.0 innings and allowed three runs and scattered six hits while striking out a career-high nine and walking only three. Logan Lape-Brinkman pitched a scoreless seventh before turning things over to Pleggenkule who went on to earn his fourth save of the season. Garcia finished 2-for-3 at the plate for BVU with a pair of doubles and a hit by pitch, while Zegar and Tegan Bock each went 2-for-4.

Marian (8-10, 3-3 NACC) split another conference series
falling to Illinois Tech 5-4 before winning 8-7.
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Chris Bonacci went 2-for-4, including his 200th career hit, and Dylan Tierney finished 3-for-4 with a homer and three runs scored as Cortland defeated Fredonia, 8-2, in the first game of a three-game SUNYAC series. Bonacci became the 10th player in program history to reach the 200-hit mark with a double in the top of the sixth inning. He had singled to lead off the game for his 199th hit. Nick Jessen went five innings for the win and improved to 4-2 on the season. He gave up just three hits and one walk, allowed one run and struck out seven batters. Jessen pitched out of an early jam with runners on first and third and one out by striking out two hitters. After he issued a leadoff walk in the bottom of the second he retired 10 straight batters before allowing a run. Nick Hanson tossed three shutout innings, giving up only one hit and striking out six. Dan Collins allowed two hits and an unearned run with one strikeout in the ninth. Nick Marola was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and Nolan Smith finished 1-for-3 with a double and hit by pitch for Cortland, which finished with eight hits and six walks.

Adrian opened its series with Trine on Thursday afternoon. The Bulldogs move to 3-1 in MIAA play and 11-11 on the season after Jaxon Clark tossed a gem while the Bulldogs won 11-1. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by David Kedrow. In the second, Cam Oliver drove in a run on an RBI double to lead 2-0. The Bulldogs added four in the fourth inning on a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly from Ryan Davis, and a 2-run homer from Kedorw to lead 6-0. Adrian took a 9-0 lead in the fifth after an RBI double from Davis and a 2-RBI single from Easton Rogers. Clark took a perfect game into the sixth inning until Trine earned its first hit and later came around to score to make it 9-1. The Bulldogs enforced the mercy rule in the seventh inning after Nic Bruder drove in a run on a double followed by an RBI single from Brendan Willadsen to lead 11-1 and end the ballgame. Clark earned his first win of the season after tossing a 7-inning complete game allowing one run on two hits with seven strikeouts.

A walk-off single from Tommy Burns capped a thrilling rally as WPI scored in each of the final five innings to defeat Wentworth 5-4 in non-conference action Thursday afternoon at the New England Baseball Complex. The Engineers improve to 11-9 on the season, while the Leopards drop to 6-14. WPI was led offensively by Burns, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, including a game-tying solo homer in the eighth and the walk-off base knock in the ninth. Andrew Cash added a solo home run to tie the game earlier in the sixth, while James DiGiovanni added an RBI. Chuck Cappello reached base three times and scored twice. Brian Riley earned the win in relief, tossing a scoreless ninth with one strikeout. Wentworth saw solid performances from Devon Lapierre (Dover, NH), who reached base three times and scored twice, and Jake Samela, who collected two hits and drove in a run. Mike Sibert also added two hits and scored. Brandon Farinas took the loss after surrendering the unearned run in the ninth.

TCNJ delivered an exciting come-from-behind victory Thursday afternoon, defeating Rutgers-Camden 5-4 at George Ackerman Park. Evan Frank earned the win in relief and Ryan Goodall smashed the go-ahead home run in the eighth as the Lions (14-7, 3-0) scored four runs in the final three innings to overcome the Scarlet Raptors (16-6, 2-1). Jordan Gray delivered a quality start for the Lions, working six innings while allowing just three runs (two earned) on six hits and striking out four. The Lions rallied in the bottom of the seventh, with Gianni Marano crushing a two-run homer to left center that scored Mike LaGravenis and tied the game, 4-4. Ryan Goodall provided the decisive blow in the eighth, ambushing the first pitch he saw from a new Camden reliever and smashing a solo home run to center field to give TCNJ its first lead of the game at 5-4. Frank closed out the ninth with a perfect inning, retiring the side to secure the victory.

Monmouth rallied from an early deficit to beat Blackburn College 10-4 at home on Thursday. Raul Guillermo drove in his 114th career run to break the Monmouth career RBI record as the Fighting Scots moved to 7-13 on the season with their third straight win. "It was a bit of a slow start for us today but we had good pitching and eventually some timely hits," said head coach Alan Betourne. "I'm really happy for Raul and this record. He has put a lot of work in and you can't set a record like this if your teammates aren't on base for you and he thanked them in the post-game huddle." After two scoreless innings, Blackburn took a 3-0 but was only able to score one more run as the Scots was able to grad the lead in the fifth inning. As Tyler Ithal cruised on the mound, Monmouth added on in the seventh. "Tyler was great today, his first win and Caleb with his first strikeout, those guys gave us what we needed," said Betourne. The Beavers scored an unearned run off Weslee Frame in the eighth. Lummus homered with two outs in the bottom of the inning to get that run back and give the Scots a 10-4 lead. Lummus went to the mound in the ninth and walked one while closing out the game.

Messiah held off two late inning rallies to defeat the Blazers of Hood College twice, 5-4 and 8-5. In game one, the Blazers scored a run in the top of the third and the fifth to take a 2-0 lead. The Falcons though battled back with five runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 5-2 lead. The Blazers though kept battling with two runs in the top of the seventh, but the Falcons stranded the tying run at third and Messiah earned the 5-4 win. David Martinez and Jarrett Gordon led the Falcons with two hits each. Carter Reid and Nick Moyer each added a hit and two RBIs. Jason Long earned the start, pitching 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts. In game two, the Falcons opened the game strong with three runs in the bottom of the first on a three-run home run from Evan Wagaman. With the home run, Wagaman broke the Messiah program record with his 24th career home run. The Falcons extended their lead with a run in the third and three runs in the fifth to take a 7-0 lead. The Blazers though kept fighting with two runs in the top of the six to reduce the lead to five. The Falcons added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth to push their lead back to six. The Blazers scored a run in the eighth and then in the ninth looked for a big rally to try to get back into the game. The Blazers scored two runs with one out, but Owen Hannevig got out of the jam for the Falcons earning the save. Drew Hurst, Evan Wagaman, and Matt Luchovick each led the Falcons with two hits. Wagaman and Hurst each hit home runs for the Falcons. Carter Reid added a hit and two RBIs. Daniel Knight earned the win, pitching six innings, allowing two runs on four hits, two walks, and three strikeouts.

Carthage powered past Ripon 10-7 on Wednesday at Augie Schmidt Field. The Firebirds built an early lead behind home runs from Joe Zuleger, Matt Felber, and Collin Callahan before fending off a late Ripon rally to close out the victory. Carthage jumped out to an early lead in the first inning with a three-run home run from Joe Zuleger, followed by a solo shot from Max Felber to make it 4-0. In the second inning, Collin Callahan added a two-run homer, and P.J. Moser's sacrifice fly extended the lead to 7-0. Ripon got on the board in the fourth with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Drew Knecht homered in the fifth to push Carthage's lead to 8-1. Ripon responded with two runs in the sixth, capitalizing on a single and a passed ball. Zander Tubbs' RBI double in the bottom of the sixth made it 9-3. Ripon rallied for three runs in the seventh, cutting the deficit to 9-6. Carthage added an insurance run in the eighth with a bases-loaded walk. Ripon pushed across a run in the ninth, but Carthage held on for the win as Jake Hartman Jr. struckout the final batter for the 10-7 win.

Springfield scored 18 unanswered runs over the first five innings of the game to secure an 18-2, seven inning, non-conference victory over Elms on Thursday afternoon on Archie Allen Field. Springfield produced 18 runs, its largest run output since scoring 21 runs on April 29, 2022 at the Coast Guard Academy. On the bump, Ryan Baker (North Reading, Mass.) earned his first win of the season as he threw four innings, scattered five hits and allowed one earned run. Brock Goodwin and Liam Skribiski-Banack closed the game on the hill for the Pride over the final three frames. Nate Garafalo and Jack Dunaisky both produced two hits, two runs and three RBI, while Michael Lepere, Thomas Tantillo and Adam Crocker all tallied two RBI apiece. Nicholas Lloyd and Andrew Sweet also tallied two hits apiece for the Pride.

Texas-Dallas kicked off a four-game series against No. 22 East Texas Baptist with a 9-6 victory at Woods Field Thursday night. The Comets (21-2) broke open the scoreless contest in the fourth when Trent McCown drew a walk and scored from first on a double down the right field line by Kole Kinnison. Efren Munoz doubled to lead off the fifth and later scored on a Thomas Soto sacrifice fly to go up 2-0. The Tigers (15-9) answered with a run in the fifth when former Comet Luke Finn, now at ETBU as a graduate student, drew a bases-loaded walk, plating William Howard. Kinnison hit a two-run homer to left field in the top of the sixth to give UTD a 4-1 advantage. ETBU tied it up in the bottom of the frame on four hits, including a two-run double by Hunter Rumachik and an RBI-single from Howard. Munoz led the seventh off with a solo home run to put the Comets up 5-4. Right fielder Luke Bumpus hit a two-run blast in the bottom of the seventh to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead. UTD rallied with four runs on two walks, two hits and an error in the eighth. With the bases loaded center fielder Austin Wallace hit a single to right field, scoring McCown, then Munoz knocked in Nico Fernandez with a ground ball. Jayden Chatman laid down a squeeze bunt to score Fernandez and Munoz scored after an error on a grounder. UTD senior closer Jake Jennings came in the bottom of the ninth and shut down ETBU to earn his third save of the year.