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| Earning their second win in as many days, Vermont State University Castleton took down in-state opponent VTSU Lyndon, 15-10 Thursday afternoon, powered by two home runs from Jackson Cardozo. Castleton athletics photo |
UW-Whitewater may have one the first game of Thursday's doubleheader at Prucha Field, but the highlight of the day for the UW-Oshkosh baseball program was a 6-3 win in the nightcap to become the first team to defeat the top-ranked Warhawks this season. Whitewater (18-1, 9-1 WIAC) ranked No. 1 in Division III, won the first game, 9-2, before Oshkosh (14-8, 5-5 WIAC) took an early 2-0 lead in game two and held the Warhawks at bay for a 6-3 victory. The first game started out defensively, as each team had a few hits, but were unable to rally anything together until UWW broke the scoreless tie with a four-run surge in the third.
Powered by a four-run rally in the top of the ninth, UMass Dartmouth earned a 7-5 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute at New England Baseball Complex. The win – which was a non-league tilt – saw the Corsairs move to 11-10 overall, while the Engineers slipped to 11-13 on the season. UMass Dartmouth headed into the top of the ninth trailing by a 5-3 margin, but a home run over the right field wall by rookie first baseman Mike Maselli inched the Corsairs to within a run. Next up was senior left fielder Noah Scanlon-Dean, who mirrored his teammate, this time with a game-tying homer over the left field wall. The Corsairs went on to capitalize on critical WPI errors with two runners on as rookie right fielder Cole Whitehead struck out, but reached on a throwing error. That blunder allowed sophomore third baseman Aiden Hochwarter to score from third to take the 6-5 lead. WPI's pitching errors continued as a wild pitch allowed rookie second baseman Noah Bongiorno to score for a two-run (7-5) advantage heading into the bottom of the ninth. In the latter half of the frame, the homestanding Engineers threatened, as a double down the left field line by Willems saw runners on second and third with just one out. But stellar pitching from senior hurler Carter Scovill – who struck out the final two batters of the game – secured the victory for UMD.
UW-River Falls split a pair of seven-inning non-conference games against St. Scholastica Thursday afternoon at First National Bank of River Falls Field, winning game one by a score of 12-3 before a narrow 3-2 loss in game two. The game one win for the Falcons snapped a six-game losing skid and improved their overall record to 9-11. The Falcons established an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. They continued their offensive momentum with five runs in the second inning, highlighted by a three-run homer by Kaleb Zabielski – the first of his career to give UWRF an 8-0 lead. UWRF extended its lead to 12-0 before the Saints broke the shutout in the sixth inning, tallying three runs off two hits and one Falcon error, but that was all the offense CSS could muster as the Falcons shut out the visitors the rest of the way to seal the win. After the Falcons scored runs in the third and fourth innings and held the visitors scoreless through five, the game was decided by a pivotal three-run homer by the Saints in the sixth inning.
Hardin-Simmons came up with a roller-coaster 9-8 win over LeTourneau in the first game of a four-game American Southwest Conference series at Hunter Field on Thursday night. The Cowboys, who had not played at home since March 5, got punched in the first inning when LeTourneau scored five runs. Freshman Jack Kimsey came into the game and got out of the first inning and worked six and two-third innings, allowing just one run. That run was the second home run of the game for Jones, who is the ASC's all-time leader with 50 career home runs. The early deficit didn't bother the Cowboys. HSU then tied the game in the second inning and took a 7-6 lead in the third. LeTourneau tied the game in the eighth inning on a Jack Kale RBI groundout with the bases loaded only to see HSU retook the lead in the bottom of the eighth, when Kirkbride, Hollingsworth, Vaughan and Brock Calvillo had four straight singles with two outs. Vaughan's RBI single tied the game and Calvillo's single gave the Cowboys a much-needed insurance run. Isaac Price led off the ninth inning with a solo home run. Zach Baker had a one-out single and Austin Weiderhold lined to left. Head coach Mitch Wilson decided to intentionally walk Jones for the second-straight time and Xander Nabors grounded out to end the game.
Sophomore Peter Keblinsky launched his second grand slam of the 2025 season in the bottom of the sixth inning as the University of Southern Maine Huskies ran away with a 12-0 (7 inning) win over the Plymouth State Panthers in a Little East Conference game Thursday afternoon at Flaherty Field. Highlighted by Kebinsky's four-run shot in the sixth, Southern Maine pounded out 12 hits off of the Plymouth State pitchers, including four for extra bases. Junior Kyle Douin had a solo home run in the bottom of the first, and an RBI double in the fifth. Senior Anthony Poole led off a 3-for-3 day at the plate with a triple in his first at bat. Using four pitchers, the Huskies held PSU to a pair of hits. Sophomore Colin McDonald got the start and pitched a pair of scoreless, hitless innings with one strikeout. Sophomore Carson Black earned with win pitching the third and fourth innings without yielding a hit and picking up two strikeouts. Douin pitched a pair picking up two strikeouts, while Keblinsky closed the game allowing one hit and striking out one.
CJ Tomalavage drove in four with a double and homer to help power #11 Kean past Montclair State, 10-2 on Thursday afternoon in NJAC action. Kean (23-5, 7-0 NJAC) started off with a bang in the top of the first as Kyle Adorno walked and Tyler Stone singled, putting runners on first and third. Tomalavage then launched a moonshot, his eighth of the season, for a quick 3-0 lead. Montclair responded with one in the bottom of the first on a two out, RBI single. The Cougars added single runs in the fourth and fifth and put the game out of reach with a four-spot in the sixth. Dan Reistle tripled home two runs as part of three consecutive hits for KU in the frame. Rob Salvatore improved to 3-0 on the mound tossing seven innings. He allowed just one run and two walks with five strikeouts. Chris Urbanik threw the final two innings allowing just one run and two hits. He struck out two. Offensively Reistle was 2-for-3 with two RBI while Brett Hilsheimer was 2-for-5.
John Jay resumed CUNYAC play on Thursday afternoon against the Baruch Bearcats, earning a 4-3 come-from-behind triumph in game one before posting a 9-0 win in the second game. Baruch elected to walk Santo Anzalone intentionally in the top of the seventh of game one. The next batter, Sebastian Sanchez, sent a hard-hit ball to first as Jaxon Gangwish scored to tie the game at 3-3. Tackett stepped in and sent one to centerfield as Anzalone scored the go-ahead run for the Bloodhounds, who led 4-3. Sean Jost walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the seventh who found his way to third following two straight ground outs. Roy Longarzo walked before stealing second. Both runners were left at their respective bases as Jost got the final out in a fly out to right, giving the Bloodhounds their tenth win. The Bloodhounds jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and didn't relinquish it as John Jay earned a 9-0 triumph in game two.
Saint John's baseball suffered a 9-2 loss to Minnesota-Morris on Thursday, April 10, at Haugen Field at Becker Park.
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| Ethan Supplettis went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI and Aidan Carabello threw six innings on the mound to earn the win as Salem State defeated Westfield State, 13-8 at Hagan Field in MASCAC action on Thursday afternoon. Salem State athletics photo |
Roger Williams secured a 10-6 win over Rhode Island College on Thursday afternoon in extra innings in a non-conference battle. The win goes down as their 10th on the season, moving the unit to 10-14 overall. Ryan Camp secured the win for the Hawks, pitching 2.1 innings of extra baseball, striking out four while allowing zero hits. Aiden Cherniawski will take the loss for the Anchorman after surrendering two runs the in top half of the 11th. Individually, the Hawks were led by Dylan Folan and Braeden Ventura, who each recorded two hits in the win. Folan would lead the way with a team-high four RBIs, which goes down as a season-high for him as well. Ventura would add two runs and a walk to his two-hit day. For the Anchorman, Cal Parrillo would reach base three times, while Lucas McElroy would record two hits in four at bats. As a team, Roger Williams would tally nine hits to go along with eight walks. The opponent would rack up six hits and nine walks, however they would leave 15 on base in the loss compared to the Hawks nine. RIC would also tally two errors while RWU played clean defense for the entirety of the matchup. With the non-conference win the Hawks move to 10-14 overall and remain at 3-5 in CNE play. They will look to build off of the win with a weekend doubleheader against Hartford on Saturday afternoon.
Junior center fielder and team captain Jack Wilson hit a grand slam home run in the fourth inning, and senior first baseman and team captain Grayson Harris had two hits, to lead Hampden-Sydney to an 8-3 non-conference win past Mary Baldwin on Thursday on Yank Bernier Field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium. Freshman right-hander Brady Wilson pitched three innings of middle relief to earn his first collegiate pitching victory for the host Tigers (14-16), while sophomore left-hander Adam Emhoff recorded the final out with the bases loaded in the ninth to gain his first collegiate save against the visiting Fighting Squirrels (5-24).
Senior Aaron Lautenschlager knocked in three and sophomore Zach Wernoski scored three times as Randolph-Macon posted an 8-2 victory at Mary Washington on Thursday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets started the scoring in the third. Sophomore Jack Bowles had a one-out double and came home on a two-bagger by Wernoski. A single by junior Carter Schmitt moved Wernoski to third and a sacrifice fly by Lautenschlager plated Wernoski to give the visitors a 2-0 edge. The Eagles put a runner on second with two away in the bottom of the third. The runner tried to score on a base hit to right, but Bowles nailed the runner at the plate to keep UMW off the board. RMC put up another crooked number in the fifth. Wernoski singled and scored on a double by Lautenschlager to make it 3-0. Senior Chaz Harvey walked and Lautenschlager scored on a wild pitch to push it to 4-0. Sophomore Jon Quici was hit by a pitch to move Harvey to second. A double by sophomore James Baffone knocked in Harvey and Quici scored on a groundout by freshman Brian Fleming to give RMC a 6-0 lead. Wernoski was hit by a pitch in the sixth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lautenschlager to extend the advantage to 7-0. Baffone tripled in the seventh and came in on a single by freshman CJ Chatterton to make it 8-0. The Eagles added single runs in the seventh and eighth to make the final 8-2. RMC snapped a two-game losing streak to UMW. The Eagles had won five of the previous six meetings, including a 9-4 victory in Fredericksburg earlier this season.
Bates scored four runs in the sixth inning on their way to a 5-3 win over Dean Thursday afternoon at Leahey Field. Spencer Lichstrahl held the Bobcats hitless for the first five innings. But the Bulldogs (6-19) took him out of the game after 86 pitches. Trailing 2-0, the Bobcats (6-13) got to the Dean bullpen in the sixth for a 3-2 lead. Junior Jack Margiloff capped off the scoring in the inning with a sacrifice fly to score Yoxall. The Bobcats added an insurance run in the seventh to go up 5-2. Senior Micah Sheats recorded his first save of the season, getting out of some trouble in the ninth.
Stockton (12-14, 2-6 NJAC) split an NJAC doubleheader against The College of New Jersey (17-10, 6-2 NJAC) that was played at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. The Ospreys doubled the Lions 4-2 in the first game but then fell 12-4 in the second game. Playing near his hometown, Jordan Nitti became Stockton's all-time leader with his 193rd career hit during the nightcap, breaking the mark of 192 hits by Matt Allen (2007-10). Nitti began the day with 190 hits and totaled three in the doubleheader. Stockton scored once each in the first and fourth innings followed by two runs in the sixth for a 4-0 lead. TCNJ cut the lead in half at 4-2 with two runs in the eighth frame, but Reece Miller shut the door in the ninth for his 16th career save to tie the Stockton record of John Lightbody (2010-11). In game two, an RBI single by Joe Gmitter scored Michael Antonucci in the top of the first for a short-lived 1-0 lead. TCNJ answered with four runs in the bottom half for a 4-1 count. The game slipped away from Stockon in the middle innings as the Lions put up three runs in the fourth inning and five in the fifth. The Ospreys never recovered and suffered the 12-4 setback.
Benedictine erupted offensively with a pair of 18-run showings, 18-8 and 18-0, to sweep Dominican at home on Thursday, scoring runs in all but two of the 14 innings played. A back-and-forth game was busted open with eight runs in the seventh inning as Benedictine banged out 23 hits to take the opener. Brennan Fisher put Benedictine on the board with a solo homer in the first. With the game even at 2-2, George Betevis homered in the third. Mike Budorick hit a two-run homer in the fifth as part of a three-run inning that broke a 4-4 deadlock. Dominican was up 8-7in the sixth but Justin Nonnenmann came through with a two-run single to put Benedictine ahead. The lead snow balled in the seventh as the hits kept coming. Jackson Bahn started and worked five innings, allowing two earned runs with five strikeouts. John Creviston tossed the final two to grab the win. Nonnenmann finished with five RBIs and three hits. Fisher and Tommy Jusi both posted four hits. Everyone reached base in the game with eight recording a hit and all eight notched multiple hits. JT Adams twirled a one-hit complete game shutout. The lone hit for Dominican came in the fourth. Adams moved to 4-0 by striking out nine. Benedictine led 9-0 before erupting in the sixth for nine runs. Budorick had a big game, blasting a three-run homer off the foul pole in right and finishing with four hits and five RBIs. Eight individuals posted hits in the second game as Benedictine totaled 16.
Wheaton (Ill.) returned to Lee Pfund Stadium on Thursday evening to continue its stretch of six-consecutive home games. The Thunder played host to Elmhurst in a single game, and Wheaton earned a dramatic 2-1 win over the Bluejays to take the first matchup of their two-game regular season series. Neither side came particularly close to scoring again until the bottom of the ninth inning, and it appeared as though at least one extra frame was on the cards. But Rutledge Feltel got on base with a single into right center, and Michael Chang promptly took his place and stole second to give Wheaton hope of a victory in regulation. Luke Hamm then picked the perfect time to register his hit for the night, firing off another single to move Chang up to third and put the Thunder on the cusp. With only one out to spare, Noah Husted stepped up and launched a clutch hit into center field which two incoming Elmhurst outfielders were unable to deal with, and the junior's first hit of the season was enough to help Chang cross home plate and set off his team's celebrations.
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Concordia-Chicago took on Aurora, for a Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference doubleheader this afternoon. The Cougars snapped an 11-game win drought against the Spartans, picking up their first win against Aurora in 2019, 2-1. In game two, CUC went out to an early lead but ultimately fell 3-1. With the first four innings remaining scoreless, Elijah Hickman (Rensselaer, Ind.) led off the fifth with a huge triple out to right field. The Cougars next two batters struck out and grounded out, putting the Cougars in a tight spot. However, Sperando stepped up to the plate, and hit one straight down the middle to capitalized on Hickman's triple and take a 1-0 lead. The Spartans were able to take advantage of a Cougar error and tie the game at 1-1 I the bottom of the sixth. The teams remained in a stalemate until the ninth inning. Back-to-back singles from Cam Buckley and Jack Linko put the Cougars in a strong position with one out. The next Cougar up to bat was Dorsch, who hit an RBI single to score Buckley and take a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Borck went three up, three down as Krater and Hickman helped deny the Spartans any opportunity, as the Cougars won 2-1. In the nightcap, Dorsch had a hot bat to start the game, leading off with a solo home run to left field. However, the Spartans were able to tie the game up in the second inning. The Cougars struggled offensively, and Aurora managed to take a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. The Spartans were able to tack another run on in the eighth and take the game 3-1.
Seventh-ranked Salisbury belted four home runs on the way to a 13-2 seven-inning decision over the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins on Thursday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium. The Marlins landed the opening punch in the first inning. The Sea Gulls got one back in the second as Noah Burroughs tattooed a solo home run to left, cutting the deficit in half at 2-1. SU ignited a five-spot to take the lead in the fourth. Salisbury kept the balls flying in a seven-run fifth as Danny Sheeler and Burroughs each launched two-run shots, then with the bases loaded TJ Morris was plunked and Sheeler walked to force in two more, and Cole Swift scored on a wild pitch to make it 13-2. Sea Gull starter Aidan Brinsfield settled down after the first and put up four zeroes before handing the ball to Shawn Rosemond and Ethan Hirschfeld¸ who coaxed the final six outs to trigger the 10-run rule and salt away SU's eighth win in a row.
Minnesota Morris effectively held Saint John's (Minn.) to two runs in a competitive non-conference matchup. The Cougar pitching staff would give up just four hits, as the offense totaled up 16 hits on the day to earn the 9-2 victory. The Cougars opened up the scoring on the day with a long single from Ben Meuser to bring in Bradie Black and Ashton Pauly to score in the top of the first inning. The Johnnies responded in the bottom of the inning with a run of their own. Bats were flying for Minnesota Morris in the third inning as the Cougars added five hits and four runs to their totals on the day. Meuser scored the first run of the inning on an RBI from Ethan Schmitz. Pauly kept things going as he launched a double into play, earning three RBIs as Peyton Neadeau, Keegan Jonas, and Schmitz all made their way across home plate. Up 6-1, the Cougar bats slowed down for the fourth and fifth innings but got going again in the sixth. Tyler Moriarty scored the seventh run for Minnesota Morris, pushing the lead to six points with just three innings left. The top of the seventh proved fruitful for the Cougars as Meuser and Jonas worked their way around the bases to score their second runs of the game and give the Cougars an eight-run advantage. Saint John's would score again in the seventh, but the Cougars maintained the 9-2 lead to finish the game. Pauly went a perfect 5-5 at the plate, adding three RBIs and a stolen base to his stat line.
No. 5 Endicott topped MIT, 9-5, on Thursday afternoon at North Field. After MIT jumped ahead 3-0 in the top of the first, the Gulls responded with a three-spot of their own in the bottom half. Zach Stephenson and Danny MacDougall kicked things off with back-to-back singles and later came around to score thanks to a sac fly from Cade Bernardo and an RBI single from John Mulready. Joey Frammartino also scored in the frame after a wild pitch brought him home. Then, in the bottom of the third, the Gulls capitalized on the Engineers' sloppy defense for a five-run frame, grabbing a comfortable 8-3 lead. Bernardo highlighted the action with an RBI base-knock through the left side of the infield. TJ Liponis also drove in a run on a sac fly to center, and AJ Hamm drove in a run with his ground ball to short. With the game in control, the bullpen once again chipped in a great effort for the Gulls. Endicott relievers Gill, Grady Vanidestine, Colby Correia, Aaron Blinn, Pat Hart and Derek Roberts combined to toss six innings, allowing just two earned runs to lock up the victory.
CNU became only the fourth team to score seven runs against a vaunted Lynchburg pitching staff this season but the second-ranked Hornets (26-4) held off the host Captains (16-13) for an 11-7 win on Thursday afternoon. In the fifth inning, Christopher Newport tied the game up, 6-6, on a grand slam by sophomore Cameron Slough before the nationally-ranked foe stung CNU with five runs over the last four innings. The game was tied up at 6 runs apiece but would not last as Lynchburg rallied for two runs in the next half inning. It proved to be all they would need, but the Hornets added two more in the seventh and one run in the top of the ninth for the final margin.
Washington & Jefferson (18-5) poured on an offensive barrage in a 14-6 victory over the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets (15-11) in nonconference play. Brian Feldman led the way for the Presidents with a 4-for-5 performance at the plate. The sophomore slugger finished a triple shy of the cycle, with two doubles, a home run and three runs batted in. Jacob LaDuca went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk. LaDuca also batted in his 100th-career run. Erik Streussnig picked up his fifth win of the season with one strikeout. Streussnig now holds a 5-0 record on the year. Justin Giarrusso, Ethan Marszalek and Dante DiMatteo all worked an inning of relief.
Ramapo defeated William Paterson in NJAC action, 9-2. The Roadrunners move to 19-7 overall and 4-3 in the NJAC while the Pioneers now stand at 16-10 overall and 1-6 in the league. Dominic Ciani laced a double down the right field line in the first inning which plated Zack Bailey with the first run of the game, 1-0. WPU tied the game in the top of the second before Ramapo scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the second. Matt Lalomia led off with a single and moved to second on a single from Robert Klawans. The throw from the WPU defense sailed wide allowing Lalomia to advance to third. Lalomia later scored on a play at second base as the Pioneers threw out Klawans trying to steal second base which let Lalomia cross home plate. In the third, Ramapo got an RBI each from Zach Novakowski and John Higgins to extend their lead, to 4-1. In the sixth, the Roadrunners scored five runs on two hits for an 8-1 lead. Lalomia led off with a walk before swiping second base. Klawans walked before Eric Knapp drove in Lalomia with a single through the right side of the infield, 5-1. Julian Caruso put down a sac bunt to plate Klawans before Ciani drove in Knap for a 7-1 lead. The throw from the outfield sailed wide of third base which allowed Bailey to come around to score before Ciani scored on wild pitch later in the inning, 9-1. WPU scored one run in the top of the ninth before Cody Quagliato closed out the game with a line-out double play to first base. John Higgins caught a line drive for out number one before he raced back to step on first base to double off a WPU runner for our number two. Quagliato then induced a ground out to Bailey who threw to Higgins at first for the final out of the inning as Ramapo earned the 9-2 win. Jake Depetris (3-1) earned the win on the mound for Ramapo with four strikeouts, and two walks while he scattered four hits in six innings of work.