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| Playing for the first time in over a week and a half, Kenyon faced DePauw in a doubleheader before a home crowd on Saturday afternoon. The Owls traded wins with the Tigers, taking the first game 8-1 before falling in the 4-3 in the second. After the split, the Owls sit at 10-11 overall and 3-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Kenyon athletics photo |
Susquehanna rallied in the ninth inning to the tune of six unanswered runs in a 9-7 decision against Catholic in Saturday's series opener. Eighteen hits by Susquehanna, including seven in the final frame, propelled them to the win. The game started as a pitcher's duel, with both starters keeping the opposition off the board until the top of the fifth. Down 7-1 going into the eighth, the River Hawks kept their hopes alive with two eighth-inning runs. The visitors came roaring back in the ninth, with six of the first seven batters singling. Tony Rossi, Michael Gagliardi and CJ Orrego loaded the bases with hits, and Jaden Buechler scored two with a single that necessitated a pitching change. Tyler Hmielewski loaded the bases again with a single, Lucas Zachesky brought home Orrego, and Christian Biuso picked up a third RBI on the day with a walk. Another pitching change followed, and Dylan Heyduk came through to give Susquehanna the lead with a two-run single that made it 9-7. Kramer collected the win, while Zach Plank filled the role of closer with a hitless ninth to earn a save, the first of his career.
In dramatic fashion, Piedmont earned a come-from-behind win over LaGrange in extra innings 10-9 on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Demorest. Piedmont trailed by six early in the contest and was down 7-3 heading to the bottom of the seventh when the Lions reeled off six runs on four hits and an error to tie the contest at 9-9. It took extras to seal the deal but Trace Cate was able to post the walkoff hit to right field scoring Ben Connelly to lift the Lions to victory.
Despite a late night, Saint Mary's (Minn.) (15-12) came through and completed the sweep over the Hamline Pipers (5-21) on the road. The Cardinals secured their 100th win over the Pipers, taking game one 6-4 and following it up with an 11-4 victory under the lights in game two. Connor Tulley was effective on the mound, pitching a little over six innings over two appearances, allowing only two hits and no runs, and striking out four. The one extra inning proved decisive for the Cardinals. After Daniel Sherman and Alex Hanneman reached base, Gavan Schulte delivered a crucial two-RBI double, giving Saint Mary's a 6-4 lead. Hamline was unable to score in their half of the eighth, securing a 6-4 victory for the Cardinals. Ryan Csida kept things rolling in game two with a remarkable OPS of 2.083, scoring two runs and driving in two more. On the mound, Eric Stomberg delivered a solid pitching performance, securing the win with six innings pitched, allowing just one earned run that included three strikeouts and 54 of his 89 pitches were strikes.
Adrian hit the road to Kalamazoo on Saturday afternoon for the final game of a three-game set. The Bulldogs swept the Hornets, winning 4-1 on Friday at Nicolay Field before wrapping the series with 8-3 and 6-3 wins on the road on the back of three home runs from Ryan Davis. The Bulldogs scored four unanswered runs to begin the game, thanks to an RBI double from Nic Bruder and a two-run homer from Ryan Davis. Linken Hayward added an RBI single in the fourth, while Jack Boike scored later in the game off a fielding error in the seventh inning. Rolando Jimenez, Brendan Willadsen, and Jake Burns each deposited RBI singles to round out the offense. In game two, David Kedrow doubled to left field to open the scoring for the Bulldogs, bringing Ryan Davis to home plate. Burns homered before Davis followed up with two homers of his own to cap off an exceptional day at the plate and on the mound. Davis ended his day with three home runs on three hits, four runs scored, six RBI and his third save of the year. Landon Kozlowski took the mound for the Bulldogs, throwing 5.0 innings and giving up seven hits, but striking out two to earn the win. Griffin Firestine picked up the save.
Scranton posted a 4-3 victory in the series opener at Lycoming College on Saturday. The Royals scored the first run of the game on a double steal that senior Jake Elston scored on in the top of the fourth. Scranton added two more runs in the top of the fourth as sophomore Jared Cassella hit a two RBI single to center that scored junior Vincent Napolitano and graduate student Matthew Querey. An RBI single from sophomore Jake Lopez in the top of the fifth scored junior Conor Campbell and gave the Royals a 4-0 lead. Lycoming scored a pair of runs on four hits in the bottom of the seventh to cut Scranton's lead to 4-2. The Warriors added one more run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth but the Royals held on to win by a final score of 4-3. Sophomore Mason Fischer pitched six scoreless innings and recorded a career-high seven strikeouts to earn his third win of the season.
Waynesburg used a four-run eighth inning to secure a split in a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader at Westminster (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon. The Titans (13-13, 8-4 PAC) earned a 6-1 win in game one behind a complete game effort by starting pitcher Kolton Banfi. The Yellow Jackets (6-23, 2-10 PAC) snapped an eight-game losing skid with four runs in the eighth inning delivering Waynesburg to a 6-4 triumph in game two. While Waynesburg was playing its fifth game in four days, Westminster was playing its first game in over a week. Banfi, the Titans ace, remained unbeaten on the season with his complete game effort has he limited the Jackets to one run on six hits. Waynesburg rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to topple the Titans in the nightcap. An error allowed Garrett Comer to reach base to leadoff the inning and score on a base hit by Alec Engelmore. Jordan Mosely and Hunter Mamie knocked RBI singles to tie the game and give the Jackets a 5-4 lead. Connor Hamrick beat out a possible double play to allow for an insurance run to score.
Benedictine ran their conference win streak to four games by rallying to a road sweep, 11-9 and 15-9, over St. Norbert on Saturday. Six runs in the sixth inning powered Benedictine to a game one decision. Benedictine scored in each of the first three innings to open a 4-0 lead. Mike Budorick drove home two of the runs. St. Norbert scored five in the fourth to open a 5-4 advantage that held until the top of the sixth. Zach Fell cleared the bases with a three-run double to hand Benedictine the advantage. St. Norbert brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth with just one out but could not rally. Conner Kendall worked eight innings to record his third win of the season. Kendall struck out eight. Steven Byrne finished out the win. The offense smashed 14 hits. Budorck and Brennan Fisher both logged three hits. Another big inning helped Benedictine complete a comeback from a large deficit as the team scored seven runs in the ninth to earn the sweep. St. Norbert led 5-0 early and held a 6-2 advantage entering the seventh. Benedictine put three on the board to pull within 6-5. George Betevis connected on a three-run homer in the eighth to give Benedictine a brief 8-7 edge but a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame put the hosts ahead again. Tommy Jusi tied the game with an RBI double and Betevis throttled a grand slam to put Benedictine ahead. Betevis finished with four hits and seven RBIs as Benedictine racked up 17 hits. Fisher notched four hits as well.Jack Hayden earned the win in relief, working 1.2 scoreless innings. Over the last four conference games Benedictine has scored 62 runs on 70 hits.
Whitworth swept a Northwest Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Linfield, winning the opener 2-0 in dramatic fashion and then running away with the nightcap 13-4. Carson Coffield and Spencer Shipman hit home runs for the Pirates, who improved to 19-10 overall and 10-7 in the NWC while the Wildcats fell to 15-13, 6-8. Coffield's two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning was the difference in a tightly-contested pitchers' dual in the opener. Pirate starter AJ Woodward (5-1) allowed no runs on three hits and two walks over 8.0 innings of work. He struck out eight Wildcats. Seth Mahler picked up his second save after leaving two runners stranded in the bottom of the ninth. Spencer Shipman hit two home runs as the Pirates scored in every odd-numbered inning and took advantage of four errors by the Wildcats to score seven unearned runs. Pirate starting pitcher Dylan Huntsman improved to 2-2 with five solid innings. He gave up two runs on six hits with five strikeouts. Luke Stutesman threw three innings of relief and allowed two runs on two hits. Nathaniel Kurano pitched a scoreless ninth.
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| UW-Superior swept a pair, 13-2 and 13-3 from North Central (Minn.) on Saturday. Photo Gallery d3photograpy.com photo by Ryan Coleman |
Franklin opened up a busy weekend of conference action on Saturday afternoon, hosting the Transylvania Pioneers for two games at John P. McDowell Field. By the end of the day, freshman Josh Girvan etched his name in program history as the new single-season stolen bases king. It was the highlight of a split between the two teams, with Franklin (14-13, 6-6 HCAC) taking a 12-2 win in game one and the Pioneers (14-12, 7-4 HCAC) rallying to win game two 8-6. Facing a 1-0 deficit in the bottom of the third, the Grizzlies rallied with two outs to take a lead they would keep the rest of the game. Nic Deering brought the game to close in the bottom of the seventh, doubling to the wall in left field and scoring Alex Billman and Kam Seitz to trigger the run rule. Franklin kicked off game two with a three-run first inning, getting a two-run double from Garrett DeHart and a sac fly from Andrew Wallace to open the scoring. Girvan reached in each of his first three trips to the plate and swiped a bag each time, the final one giving him the new single-season record of 28 steals and breaking AJ Sanders' previous record that he set back in 2022. With the Pioneers holding a 5-4 lead in the fifth, Franklin jumped back in front with DeHart and Ian Nuckles recording RBI singles in the inning to make it a 6-5 game. That score stood until the ninth, when the Pioneers pounced for three runs in the top of the inning and they kept the winning run off the board in the bottom of the ninth.
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Keuka scored 12 runs in game two of their Empire 8 doubleheader against Houghton University to earn a split against the Highlanders. The Wolves and Highlanders were tied in the final inning in game one before Houghton pulled it out 9-8. Keuka College (10-15, 4-10 Empire 8) then scored 12 in game two on their way to a 12-5 victory in game two. Keuka tied game one on an RBI single by Alex Evans and the game would go to the final inning tied at 8-8. Houghton scored in the seventh without a hit to take a 9-8 lead. Ian Ruhmel worked a walk in the bottom of the inning with one out and stole second and third, but a pair of popouts would strand him as Houghton hung on for the 9-8 victory. In game two, Keuka jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first and extended the lead to 4-0 after three innings. The Highlanders pulled three back in the fourth, but Keuka had a two-out rally in the fourth to answer. Defense helped the Wolves in the sixth and the Wolves took the momentum into the bottom half of the inning to extend Keuka's lead. Houhgton got one back in the seventh, but the Wolves answered the run in the bottom of the inning. Logan Meisner doubled with two outs for the Wolves. He scored on a single by Alex Evans to make it 10-4. The Wolves added runs in the eighth on an RBI single by John Valinoti and an RBI double by Ian Ruhmel. Houghton got a run in the ninth, but Ethan Tillotson recorded three strikeouts in the ninth to end the game with Keuka winning 12-5.
Ripon overcame a four-run deficit in the afternoon finale on Saturday, rallying to defeat Beloit 7-6 at Francis Field. In game one, the Buccaneers (15-10, 4-4 MWC) defeated the Red Hawks (10-13, 5-3 MWC) 10-5. Beloit got the scoring going early in game one, scoring three runs in the top of the third. Beloit added single runs in the seventh and ninth innings, eliminating any hope of a comeback. Ripon did not put a runner past first base for the final three innings in dropping game one. Beloit came out strong in game two, putting up four runs in the third inning against Ripon starter Mitchell Lukasik. However, Ripon countered with three of its own in the bottom of the third. Ripon evened the score in the fourth and with two runners on base in the bottom of the seventh, Jack Anderson recorded the game-winning, two-run single to right field with two outs. The Bucs fashioned together a rally in the top of the ninth, scoring once and putting runners at the corners with one out. However, Orion Rieden induced a game-ending double play to secure the win for Ripon.
Elizabethtown's bats exploded across the opening doubleheader against Juniata, Saturday as the team totaled 30 hits. The Blue Jays defeated the Eagles, 13-8, 11-6. As a team the Blue Jays recorded a season-high of 17 hits in game two. In the sixth inning of the opener, the Eagles took the lead 4-2 before the Blue Jays responded with an explosive seven run, six hit sixth inning. Juniata got going in the eighth scoring four runs on six hits to come within five of Elizabethtown. Etown was able to shutdown the Eagles in the ninth to win, 13-8. Juniata started off game two with a 2-0 early lead after an inning. In the second the Elizabethtown bats got going again scoring six runs on seven hits. In the fourth, RJ Agriss hit his second double of the game to score Martin who reached on a fielder's choice. Joe Limongelli stole home in the fifth inning to extend Etown's lead to 8-2. Juniata scored their third run in the sixth before the Blue Jays put up three more runs in the bottom half of the inning to lead, 11-3. The Eagles would go on to score one in the eighth and two more in the ninth.
Bethel (Minn.) smacked five homers en route to a doubleheader sweep of Macalester Saturday afternoon. In game one, the Royals used a nine-run fifth inning and two home runs by Xavier Lortie to open up a 12-0 lead going on to win 14-2. In game two, it was a Joe Meurer three-run blast that was the difference as the Royals won 7-4 to complete the sweep. Jordan Krupke drove a pitch to straightaway left for a two-run home run in the sixth, the Royals fourth homer of the game made it a 14-1 game. With the Royals going on to win 14-2. In game two it was another home run that put the exclamation point in the win. Joe Meurer came to the plate with two on and one out in the eighth and drove a 3-2 pitch deep to left for a three-run go-ahead bomb to give the Royals a 7-4 lead. Michael Meadows pitched a scoreless ninth to put the finishing touches on a 7-4 win and doubleheader sweep.
Cael Magill's walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning of game two gave Marietta a doubleheader sweep of Wilmington Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Park. The Pioneers won game one, 6-1, and then took the nightcap, 3-2. With two outs and runners at first and second base in game two, Magill laced a base hit through the right side of the infield scoring Shane Rothlisberger from second base with the winning run. Rothlisberger walked to lead off the inning and was sacrificed into scoring position by Cam Russell. Following a flyout, Nick Bonnizzio was intentionally walked to setup the double play. However, Magill delivered the game winning hit instead. In the opener, Luke Chappie (4-3) started and gave up four runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings. Josh Harbaum gave up two runs on three hits in one-third of an inning. Miller pitched 1.2 shutout innings.
UW-Oshkosh extended its winning streak over UW-Eau Claire to 12 games on Saturday with seven-inning wins over the Blugolds by scores of 10-0 and 17-5 at Carson Park. The Titans (15-8, 7-5 WIAC) tallied 27 hits on the day and committed one error against the Blugolds' (6-16, 0-12 WIAC) 11 hits and three errors. Four Titans had multi-hit games in the series opener, led by a 2-for-3 effort by Braydon Skenandore with two runs and three RBIs. Logan Schill also registered three RBIs to go with a run on 1-of-4 from the plate. Josh Jansen pitched all seven innings of the first game, striking out six while allowing three hits and three walks in his first career complete game and first shutout. He moved to a 4-1 record this season. Game two's starter for Oshkosh was Brett Gaynor. Gaynor (2-2) threw 6.1 innings and struck out seven while allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits. Aaron Huibregtse came in for the final two outs of the game and paired a hit and a walk with a strikeout.
SUNY New Paltz secured a regular season series sweep of Plattsburgh Saturday following a 14-2 eight-inning win over the Cardinals on the road Saturday morning. The Hawks improved to 20-8 overall, notching just its seventh 20-plus win season, and second in the last nine years including its second straight. SUNY New Paltz made quick work of the Cardinals, needing just eight innings to take game three Saturday as it produced 16 hits. The middle of the lineup was the catalyst, as Michael Ascanio went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, a stolen base and a walk in the outing, while Wallace Kirkpatrick finished 3-for-5 with a run and three RBI. Xavier Zykoff earned the start and threw three innings, giving up four hits, one earned run and two walks with one strikeout. Ryan Knieriemen pitched the final four innings, allowing three hits, one run, none earned and two walks with two strikeouts, as he took the win and improved his record to 1-1 on the year.
Edgewood wrapped up their road trip Saturday down in Illinois. They took on the Wheaton Thunder in a nonconference doubleheader. The Thunder (11-17) got the best of the Eagles (13-13) in a 11-6 game one. In game two, Edgewood College rallied late for a 15-14 victory. A two RBI single to center field in the fourth helped the Thunder keep pace with Edgewood College before a big six inning, giving Wheaton a 9-5 lead. A pair of RBI singles in the seventh tacked on insurance for Wheaton. Brisack added another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, but it would not be enough as the Thunder claimed victory. The bats were quiet until the fifth inning, then both teams erupted. A seven-run sixth inning for the Thunder gave Wheaton the lead at 14-10. A pair of runs in the seventh helped Edgewood College stay on the Thunder's heels. A Dominic Lee double to right center and a Jacob Carney single to center field cut the deficit to 14-12. The Eagles would continue to claw back in the eighth, Aidan Kammer batting in a run with a single up the middle while a wild pitch scored Jacob Minnear to even things after eight. After Prindle reached third thanks to a walk, a wild pitch, and a passed ball, a Bentivegna double to right sent him home for the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth. Mark Tor stepped up for the save in the ninth, taking down three batters in order for the victory.
Freshman second baseman Sam Vick had two hits and three RBIs in the second game, while freshman catcher Noah Leonard also had three RBIs and senior shortstop Jaxon Masterson had three hits and two RBIs, and Masterson and sophomore designated hitter Jake Moore each had two RBIs in the first game, as Hampden-Sydney split an Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader, losing 12-8 and winning 14-8 on the road at Roanoke College on Saturday afternoon in Salem. Freshman left-hander Bobby Holihan gained the pitching win in middle relief in the 14-6 nightcap, while junior right-hander Alex Fitz-Hugh took the mound setback in late relief in the 11-8 opener for the visiting Tigers (15-17, 8-10) against the host Maroons (18-13-1, 10-5-1).
Lewis & Clark rallied for a game one victory, 10-8, and shut the door on a George Fox rally in game two, 7-2, to earn their first Northwest Conference doubleheader sweep of the season on Saturday at the Morse Athletic Fields. Sophomore Michael Aikawa drove in a pair of runs in both games including a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the sixth in game one to help Lewis & Clark overcome an early 7-3 deficit. Aikawa finished the day 3-9 with two runs, four RBI and a triple. The Pioneers put together strong pitching performances all day long as they allowed just seven earned runs across the two games. Sophomore Caden Hodina went 6+ innings in game two and allowed two runs to move to 4-1. The Pioneers bullpen combined to allow just one run in 6.1 innings across the two games.
Junior Jack Spring fired a five-hit shutout, then Wooster's six-run first inning set the stage for a Saturday sweep over Wittenberg at Art Murray Field. Wooster took game one 2-0 and game two 7-5 to run its winning streak to 13 games. Spring (3-1) continued his impressive run of recent outings. The right-hander struck out seven and set down 15 straight Tigers (17-7, 2-2 North Coast Athletic Conference), starting with the second out of the first inning. Wooster chased game-two starter Andrew Rust (4-1) from the game in the first inning with a six spot. Sophomore Michael Scarpelli was electric down the stretch to nail down the three-inning save. He held Wittenberg scoreless over those innings and allowed just one hit. Senior Thomas Gfell (2-0) fired 1 1/3 innings of shutout baseball in support of first-year starter Dame Frayne, who allowed just one earned run over 4 2/3 innings.
Greensboro tore through the Brevard College pitching staff on Saturday as they took game one of a three game series 22-1. With the win, Greensboro moves into a first place tie with Methodist at the top of the USA South standings. The Pride scored four first inning runs to grab an early lead. They scored three more in the second and two more in the third to take a commanding 9-1 advantage. After a run in the fourth, the bats exploded for seven runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth. In total, Greensboro had twenty hits, seven of those for extra-bases. Chris Le, Brody Gardner, and Michael Schroer all had three hits, while Gardner drove in five runs. Mike Rinaldi hit his fifth home run of the year in the fifth inning, while Dominic Scavone had a 2-4 day with three RBI. Freshman left-hander Zack Bird threw a complete game, giving up just four hits and striking out seven.