April 13, 2025

Springfield took pride in their pitching Sunday

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Elizabethtown  junior Mason Woolwine (pictured) recorded his 100th career-hit in the fifth inning of today's game against Juniata where the Blue Jays came out on top, 12-2; ending the game in eight innings.
Elizabethtown athletics photo by Ryan Smith

 

Springfield combined for 20 shutout innings to complete a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference sweep over Emerson College, 9-0 & 2-0 (11 Inn.), on Sunday afternoon at Fraser Field. This marks Springfield's first sweep over Emerson since the 2021 campaign and first away from Alden Street since 2019. Springfield saw eight of nine starters in the lineup record at least one hit highlighted by a 3-for-5 performance from Andrew Sweet that also featured a home run, three RBI and two runs. At the top of the lineup, Michael Lepere and Nate Garafalo combined for four hits as well. JP Catellier was outstanding on the bump for the Pride going seven shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out five to improve to 3-2 before Jack Richburg and Max Giacco shut the door with a pair clean innings for the 9-0 victory. It was a pitcher's duel in the nightcap as Nate Kelleher-Mochak and Aidan Rice went out for out over the eight innings. Kelleher-Mochak lasted eight innings for Springfield and surrendered just three hits, while Rice went what would have been a complete nine for Emerson striking out six and scattering four hits, but neither team could score. Springfield was finally able to crack the scoreboard in the top of the 11th as Adam Crocker drew a one out walk before Chris Balchius roped an RBI triple to the gap for the 1-0 lead. Balchius then ended up scoring on a wild pitch. Ryan Baker returned to the bump in the bottom of the 11th and Emerson had the tying run at the plate, but Baker struck out the side to end the game, 2-0, and complete the sweep.

Graduate Student Joey Hubinger broke the program record for career base hits as McDaniel swept a Senior Day doubleheader, 8-6 and 5-3, with Franklin & Marshall on Sunday from Preston Field. Hubinger secured his 217th career hit with a single in the second inning, surpassing Nick Valori '17 for the most base hits in program history. Valori had 216 hits from 2013-16. The Green Terror scored all eight runs of the opening game across the first three innings, plating three in the first, two in the second and three in the third. A five run third for F&M briefly tied the game but the final six innings featured one run as pitching took over. The Green Terror again started strong in the second game of the twin bill, scoring all the runs they needed in the first inning. Freshman Brady Harach earned the win, pitching three innings and striking out four while walking two and allowing no earned runs. Sophomore Dominic DiBlasi pitched three innings in relief, recording three strikeouts and allowing only one run. The Green Terror (14-15-1, 5-4) swept a doubleheader with the Diplomats (17-14, 3-6) for the first time since 2014, winning both games on the road.

Adrian made the most of their trip to Trine University on Sunday, exploding for a dominant 17-6 victory in a make-up game originally scheduled for last week. The Bulldogs wasted no time getting the offense rolling, erupting for eight runs in the second inning to seize control early. The spark came from Gus Weaks, who turned in a flawless performance at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs and four runs scored. Adrian tacked on another run in the third, capitalizing on a fielder's choice that brought home Weaks. In the fourth, Linken Hayward grounded out to score David Kedrow and extend the Bulldogs' lead even further. The sixth inning saw another surge from Adrian, as Weaks delivered again with a base hit to left to plate Easton Rodgers. Moments later, Jake Burns ripped a two-RBI single to make it 13-2 heading into the final frames. The Bulldogs weren't done. In the eighth, they added two more runs courtesy of RBI singles from Scoop Harden and Nic Bruder. The ninth inning brought more insurance runs as Harden was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Payton Miller followed with a bases-loaded walk. Several Bulldogs had standout performances at the plate. Bruder went 1-for-5 with three RBIs, Burns was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, and Rodgers matched him at 2-for-4 with two RBIs of his own. On the mound, Broc Shoemaker earned the win with five solid innings of work. He allowed just five hits and one earned run while striking out two.

Allegheny returned to its winning ways with an impressive showing on Sunday afternoon, as the Gators posted a combined 32 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Bethany College at Robert M. Garbark '32 Field. The Gators (17-10, 10-2 PAC) punished Bethany's (9-17, 4-10 PAC) pitching staff in the series opener, a 21-1 victory that featured a trio of home runs. Allegheny jumped out to a big lead in the nightcap before finishing the two-game sweep with an 11-5 win. The Gators scored in every half inning they came to the plate, posting a crooked number on the scoreboard in all but the first inning. After the Bison tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the second, Allegheny plated 20 unanswered and slugged a home run in the third, fourth, and fifth innings. The story of the nightcap began nearly identical to Sunday's matinee. Allegheny scored once in the bottom of the first inning, thrice in the second, and six times in the third. JD Robinson pulverized a solo home run in the second inning, followed by an RBI triple from Bryant-Dawson three batters later. Robinson then added a two-run double that energized the Allegheny dugout in the third.

Hobart earned a doubleheader split at Skidmore this afternoon. First-year Jack Farnen's two-run double sparked the Statesmen to an 8-4 win in the opener while the team's ninth-inning rally came up just short in the nightcap as the Thoroughbreds held on for a 10-9 win. The opening contest was all tied at four in the seventh when the Statesmen scored twice and then added two more in the ninth to win by four. To close out the nightcap, Hobart scored five times on six hits in the top of the ninth inning, but Nick Palovich came in to get the final two outs and leave both the tying and go-ahead runs on base. Farnen led Hobart at the plate with three hits and four RBIs on the day. Senior Nate Johnson and sophomores Connor Schmiedlin and Sean Garvin also collected three hits apiece. Johnson had two RBIs, while Schmiedlin and Garvin had one each.

Brevard (13-18, 8-6 USA South) held on for a 5-3 victory over Greensboro College (20-13, 10-4 USAS) on Sunday afternoon at Gil Coan Field. Following BC's victory in game two of the three-game set, Brevard overcame a three-run deficit in game three of the series, tying the game in the bottom of the ninth. After a pair of scoreless extra-inning frames, the game was suspended due to darkness. The Monday following the conclusion of the regular season, the matchup will resume from the point of suspension (tied 7-7, top of the 12th) if the game is needed for postseason positioning. If not, the game will result in a tie. In the first contest of the day, the Tornados scored five runs in the first two innings, and held on to their slim lead the rest of the way en route to the two-run victory. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Aaron Burchett (1-2) earned his first collegiate start in the game, throwing five innings without allowing an earned run with two strikeouts. Collin Weathers bridged the gap with 2.1 innings of scoreless work, while Andy Fahringer nailed down his second save of the season, striking out three batters in an inning and two thirds.

In one of its most anticipated matchups of the regular season, Seventh-ranked Salisbury relied on early offense and a shutdown relief corps to sink the Mary Washington Eagles, 7-4, and win its ninth straight on Sunday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium. Tied 3-3, the Sea Gulls inched back in front in the home third, though, as Andrew Kell brought home a run with a sac fly. Then in the fourth after loading the bases with two singles and an error, Danny Sheeler snuck a base hit through the right side, bringing home two and making it 6-3. The Eagles scratched one across the plate in the fifth to get within 6-4, but the SU bullpen took over from there, with Aiden Hankins and Garrett Beaver teaming up to shut the visitors down for five frames. Salisbury tacked on one more in the eighth on a run-scoring double play, and Bryce Sterling nailed down the ninth, striking out two along the way to finalize the 7-4 margin.

Penn State Abington split a United East Conference doubleheader against nationally ranked No. 12 Penn State Harrisburg on Sunday afternoon at Alverthorpe Park. Abington won game one by the score of 6-5, while Harrisburg took game two, 4-3. Harrisburg tied the game at 5-5 after taking advantage of an Abington error in the top half of the ninth inning. In the bottom of the inning, Abington had the potential winning run at third in sophomore Zach DiMario who entered as a pinch runner. With two outs, senior Gaetan Grandelli struck out on a pitch in the dirt and quickly headed towards first. The Harrisburg catcher gathered the wild pitch and threw to first but the ball sailed into right field at Grandelli reached first safely and DiMario headed home to score the game-winning run on a walk-off strikeout/error. Abington nearly pulled off a come-from-behind victory in game two. Harrisburg led 4-2 and Fisher Druck struck out the first two batters in the inning. However, junior Cory DiMario singled through the left side and then Fillman followed with a double down the right field line. Harrisburg fielded the ball in play but then went out of play with the ball. The umpires awarded an additional base to each DiMario and Fillman with DiMario scoring on the extra base to make the score 4-3. After intentionally walking Grandelli, Druck was able to retire the final Abington batter on one pitch to hold onto the one run victory.

Muhlenberg played two very different games in its doubleheader at Washington College, coming back to earn a split with a 3-1 win in the nightcap following a 19-9 loss in the opener. Senior Brendan Hughes pitched the best game of his career in the second game, tossing a career-high seven innings and allowing only one run on five hits. Hughes allowed only one runner past second base in the first six innings and gave up his lone run after a leadoff double in the seventh. Sophomore Charlie Siper and senior Ethan Brochin preserved the win for Hughes with some clutch pitching out of the bullpen. The Shoremen (18-12, 4-5) put the tying runs in scoring position with two outs in the eighth before Siper ended the threat with a strikeout. In the opening game, Muhlenberg went from the game almost being over to almost pulling off an incredible comeback. The Shoremen had a 12-3 lead with two outs and a runner on third in the bottom of the seventh. Had that runner scored, the game would have ended on the 10-run rule, but the Mules recorded the final out of the inning, and the teams played on. Muhlenberg came back in the top of the eighth to plate six runs to close to within 12-9. The Mules had the potential go-ahead run at the plate when the inning ended, and Washington scored seven times in the bottom of the inning to end the game.

Sophomore Jon Quici had two hits and two walks while scoring four times as Randolph-Macon used an eight-run eighth to rally for a 14-8 victory at Christopher Newport on Sunday afternoon. The Captains plated one in the third and two in the fourth to tie the game at 3-3. CNU added a run in the sixth to take its first lead at 4-3. CNU added to their lead in the seventh to go up 8-5. RMC would explode for eight in the eighth to give RMC a 13-8 lead. The Yellow Jackets added an insurance run in the ninth. Quici walked, went to second on a walk to junior Elias Brooks, advanced to third on a fielder's choice and scored on a wild pitch to make it 14-8. Shanahan retired the Captains in the bottom of the ninth to earn his first win of the season.

Keystone earned a nonconference split with Oswego State as they defeated the Lakers 3-2 in 10 innings and lost 7-3 Sunday afternoon. Oswego State would score first in the top of the first from an error. The game would remain scoreless until the Lakers added another run off a solo home run. The Giants cut their deficit in half with a Carlos Pascual RBI SAC fly. They would tie the game in the bottom of the ninth as Dee Rice would score off an attempted steal attempt to send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth, Pascual ripped a single up the middle to bring home the winning run and give Keystone the game one victory. Cooper Fesh led the Ginats with three hits. Quinn Holt started on the mound and went six innings with four strikeouts. Drew Sorrentino would earn the win on the mound as he pitched in the last inning and recorded two strikeouts. In the nightcap, the Giants scored two runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead. Oswego added one run in the top of the third to make a 2-1 ball game. Keystone would answer immediately in the bottom half with a solo home run by Nate Ewing. The Lakers then would go a 6-0 run to complete the split. The game would be called after the eighth inning due to darkness.

St. John Fisher (13-13 overall, 8-4 Empire 8) split the final two games of its weekend three-game set against Utica, dropping the first game 8-7 and winning the second 10-9 on Sunday at Dugan Yard. The Cardinals clawed back to a tie game in the opener when Jordan Perry tripled home the tying run to make it 7-7 after six. Utica scored on a sacrifice fly in the 7th to make it 8-7 before closing out the win in the bottom half of the inning. The Cardinals jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first two innings. Utica scored four runs to tie the game at six in the sixth inning with an RBI single and a bases-clearing, three-run triple. The Pioneers scored two more runs in the top of the seventh to take an 8-6 lead. The Cardinals trailed by two, 9-7, entering the bottom of the ninth. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Mario Cubello drew a walk to make it 9-8. Bucello and Griffin were hit by pitches, leading to the game-tying and game-winning runs to cross home plate.

Marietta split a doubleheader at No. 4 ranked Denison in nonconference action. Denison won the first game, 3-1, while the Pioneers took game two, 5-3. Marietta moves to 14-15 overall and Denison is 21-5 on the season. Both games featured strong pitching by both teams. Manny Hager (1-0) started game one for Denison and got the win. He tossed 5.0 shutout innings scattering three hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Michael Gray gave up one run on one hit in 3.0 innings and Jack Rollo got the save after allowing one hit and striking out two in the ninth. Freshman Reece Rupert (1-1) started on the mound for the Pioneers and pitched 6.0 shutout innings for his first career win. He allowed just two hits with one walk and one strikeout. Zach Madan gave up three runs on three hits in 2.1 innings, while Evan Wilson notched his first career save by retiring the only two batters he faced.

The bats were alive and well for Buena Vista
throughout Sunday's non-conference doubleheader
at Concordia-Moorhead as the Beavers cruised to a
doubleheader sweep of the Cobbers by scores of 7-2
and 14-1.
Buena Vista athletics photo

Beloit utilized consistent offense and a decisive sixth-inning home run to secure a 6-2 victory over Ripon on Sunday at home. The win pushes Beloit's overall record to 16-10 and levels their conference mark at 5-4. Beloit chipped away early and pulled away late, scoring runs in five different innings. The defining blow came in the bottom of the sixth inning. After RJ Pouzar singled, Jack Alport launched a home run, adding two crucial runs and extending Beloit's lead to 5-0. Ripon finally got on the board with two unearned runs in the top of the seventh, capitalizing on a Beloit error. KylerHickman reached on the error, driving in Chase Hanselman, and Alex Pankratz followed with a sacrifice fly to score Jason Clark. Beloit immediately answered back in the bottom of the seventh, with Love scoring the final run of the game on a wild pitch after leading off the inning with a triple to right center. On the mound, Beloit used a committee approach effectively.

Case Western Reserve secured its third-straight series win to begin the University Athletic Association season, besting the 21st-ranked Chicago 11-2 in the series finale in Chicago on Sunday afternoon. The victory gives the Spartans a leg up in the conference standings with two four-game series remaining for each of the six teams in the league. CWRU sophomore left-handed pitcher Quinn Saunders and junior right-handed pitcher Archer Stankowski combined to allow just two runs on five hits in the series finale on Sunday. Saunders went the first four and a third innings and yielded just one hit and a walk with four strikeouts with two runs on his record crossing the plate after he had left the game. Despite allowing the two inherited runners, Stankowski did not let in a run of his own in his four and two-thirds innings on the hill, giving up just four hits and three walks while striking out four and earning the win in the contest to improve to 5-0 on the season. At the plate, graduate student catcher Jack Anderson went two-for-five with a triple, two runs, and three RBIs, while senior left fielder Logan Andreyko added three RBIs on a two-for-four effort with a triple and a run scored. Graduate student second baseman Franco Alonso went four-for-four with a double, two runs, and a walk.

TCNJ put together two of its most dominant performances of the season in the Lions' sweep of New Jersey City Sunday afternoon, cruising to a 17-0, Game 1 win before nearly mirroring their success in a 12-0 Game 2 win to complete the sweep. There was little to separate the sides in the first two innings of Sunday's opener before a four-run third inning blew the game open. Ben Amon went seven strong, allowing just four hits and fanning a season-high nine. Sunday's finale told much of the same story, with Jackson Malouf tossing a near no-hitter while an eight-run, sixth inning lifted the Lions to another dominant win. Andrew Fernandez reached a trio of milestones in the sweep, eclipsing 150 hits, 100 runs and 100 RBIs for his career. Ryan Goodall moved into a tie for second in program history in career homers with his 31st in Sunday's opener. Amon surpassed 300 innings pitched for his career, making him just the second player in program history to achieve the feat. Justin Marcario's six hits on the day moved him into 15th in program history with 189 for his career.

Kenneth Miller Jr. belted a pair of home runs for Mitchell on Sunday afternoon, powering the Mariners past Norwich, 9-0, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference showdown at Garrity Field. The junior went 4-5, drove in seven, and scored a pair of runs, hitting a grand slam in the top of the fifth to break open what was a one-run game at the time. His second homer, a three run shot to right field, came two innings later and extended Mitchell's lead to 8-0. Junior Nicholas Bracale and freshman Ryan Dennis also drove in runs for the Mariners, as the ball club notched their eighth win in a row. Sophomore Chase Donahue picked up his first win of the spring after tossing seven innings of four-hit ball. Donahue scattered four hits and struck out five, while junior Jacob Quiles closed things out with two one-hit innings out of the bullpen.

No. 3-ranked Johns Hopkins squared off against Haverford (14-12, 3-6) in a Sunday afternoon doubleheader sweeping the Fords 12-7 in the morning game and 19-6 in the nightcap. Haverford jumped out to an early six-run lead in the second inning, highlighted by a grand slam from Harry Genth with the bases loaded. Hopkins (27-3, 8-1) was quiet through the first four innings but stormed back with seven unanswered runs—three in the fifth and four in the sixth. The Blue Jays wasted no time regaining the lead in the seventh. Ryan Anderson (3-1) earned the win in relief, tossing 2.1 innings, striking out four while allowing just one hit and one walk. Grant Meert retired the final four batters to secure the Hopkins victory. Hopkins wasted no time asserting themselves in the second game of the day, jumping out to an early lead. Haverford rallied in the third to tie the game at 5-5. The Blue Jays erupted for seven runs in the fourth and the offensive onslaught continued in the fifth, as the Jays tacked on four more runs. The Fords added a run in the bottom half, but Souvignier answered with a two-run homer in the sixth. Jackson Roloff joined the home run parade with a solo shot, capping the scoring at 19-6.

No. 17 Brockport completed a three-game sweep of SUNY Poly, defeating the Wildcats 9-5 in game three. The Golden Eagles improved to 22-2-1 overall and 11-0 in Empire 8 play. SUNY Poly would jump to a significant lead in the first, scoring three runs from a pair of RBI doubles and a sacrifice fly. The Golden Eagles would quickly respond in the bottom of the inning and then post a big second inning, scoring four runs to take a 6-3 lead. Brockport would continue to add to their lead, extending Brockport's advantage to 8-3. Tyler Pohlman (S,1) would close out the contest for Brockport, allowing no hits and adding a punchout to give Brockport the 9-5 win.

UW-Oshkosh completed its second series sweep of a conference opponent this season with a 2-0, 12-inning win over UW-Eau Claire in Sunday's first game and a 14-2 win in the finale. Connor Brinkman started the first game and pitched 7.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts against five hits and four walks. Nick Rector came in for 1.1 innings of relief. He allowed a hit and a walk while striking out one. Ryan Richter finished the extended contest with three innings of work and earned his second win of the year. The Titans' starter in game two was Connor Walters, who improved his season mark to 4-2 with seven innings of work. He struck out five batters and allowing two runs on seven hits. Oshkosh's bats stayed hot in the second game as two batters had three hits led by Jake Surane who hit 3-for-6 with two runs and three RBIs. Carter Stebane hit a three-run home run before adding two more runs and another RBI.

In a Sunday afternoon game vs league opponent WPI, Coast Guard came out victorious by a score of 9-4. On the mound to start for the Bears was John DiMarsico. After WPI got two back in the top of the 5th, CGA again answered right away, this time with a bomb off the bat of Rick Barkley. Barkley would get another RBI in the 6th when he walked with the bases loaded to score Carson Cho. In the 7th, Connor Cilento would join the homer party with a shot over the left field fence for the Bears third of the game. CGA would tack on one more run in the 8th on a Wyatt Duthu single to score Nathan Stafford(Jupiter, FL) and make the score 9-4, which would be the final score. Earning the win on the mound for Coast Guard was Jackson Dorsey. The sophomore earned his first victory of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings in relief, walking none and striking out two. Ryan Karman shut the door for the Bears with two innings of scoreless ball in the 8th and 9th.

Concordia Texas surged past the University of Dallas with a 15-3 win in the series finale. Rowdy Hoadley (6.1 IP, 1 ER) struck out a season-high nine batters, while Logan Smith & Kalen Clark both hammered two-run homers at Crusader Field on Sunday. Both teams went scoreless through the first three frames. Smith & Clark would put CTX up 4-0 in the fourth with their two-run homers. Dallas would score one run in the fifth, but Clark would tally another two RBIs in the sixth with a double down the left field line to score Jess Lollar & Zach Seigrist for a 6-1 advantage. The Crusaders would tack on two more runs in the seventh, but CTX would make it 8-3 in the eighth with RBI-singles from Colby Christian & Brayden Pick. The Tornados would then put the game away in the ninth as they loaded the bases and produced seven runs in their final at-bat.

Swarthmore took both games of a Centennial Conference doubleheader at No. 16 Gettysburg College on Sunday, upping its win streak to five games and remaining in a tie for first place atop the conference standings. The Garnet won the opener, 5-3, before blanking the Bullets in the nightcap, 8-0. Swarthmore used a two-run ninth inning to break a 3-3 tie in game one. In game two, the Garnet banged out 10 hits and held Gettysburg to just three as Aidan Tinker, Gabe Elliott, and Jeremy Jensen combined for the shutout. Aidan Sullivan went 4-for-8 over the two games with a home run, three RBI, two runs, two walks, and a stolen base. Leor Kedar also tallied four hits, two of them doubles. The rookie scored twice. Benjamin Buchman and Max Roffwarg totaled three hits apiece. Roffwarg hit three doubles and knocked in four runs while Buchman produced two doubles and scored twice.

No. 1 UW-Whitewater took both games to take the conference series 3-1 over Wisconsin-La Crosse. The Warhawks (21-2, 12-2 WIAC), took a commanding 12-6 win in game one, before coming out on top in a stellar 4-2 victory in game two. In the opener, UWW started to build some momentum in the bottom of the third, with another two RBI singles to go up 4-2. The Warhawks put together nine hits in the first three frames, all of which were singles. The home runs would come. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Andy Thies sent one yard to kickstart a Warhawk rally. Daryl Jackson and Dominik McVay followed Thies up with more homers of their own in the same inning as the Warhawks took a 9-2 lead. UWL rallied in the 9th, but could only add two more to give the Warhawks the 12-6 victory in the ninth. With the score tied in the seventh, Matt Scolan took to the plate in the 7th. Scolan answered with an RBI double that was able to send Aaron Holland from first all the way to home for the go-ahead run. In the top of the 8th, George Seaman got a hold of a ball, but the would-be-homer ricocheted off the scoreboard in right center of Prucha Field. The Warhawks got out of the inning, maintaining their 3-2 lead. The Eagles had three outs to play with, but Jack Hagen earned the save forcing a line out and two ground-outs to give the Warhawks the 4-2 win in game two.

Lewis & Clark completed their first three-game Northwest Conference series sweep in nearly two years, with an 8-2 win over host George Fox on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Owen Eisen struck out nine and allowed one run over seven innings to help the Pioneers complete their first NWC series sweep since April 15-16, 2023. The Pioneers won all three games against George Fox that weekend at home to secure the second seed in the NWC Tournament. Eisen was dominant in improving to 3-2 on the year. He scattered four singles, one double and two walks over a season-high seven innings. He posted a career-high nine strikeouts in the win. First year Dillon Foster allowed one run in the eighth inning and sophomore Bret Potter struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Potter was the lone Pioneer to finish with multiple hits. The right fielder went 2-3 with two runs scored. Junior Joaquin Sandoval added a double, two runs scored and a pair of RBI. Senior Will Heron chipped in a hit, two RBI and two walks and sophomore Michael Aikawa notched a hit, two runs, an RBI and a walk.

No. 11 Kean swept host William Paterson, 8-0 and 7-2, in a rescheduled matchup on Sunday afternoon, to remain in first place in the NJAC. The Cougars offense got going in the fifth and opened the gate in the sixth with four more for a 5-0 lead. Jason Gilman improved to 9-0 with an eight-inning, scoreless performance. He allowed just two singles and two walks while fanning 12. Kean got on the board in the third inning, with a four spot, all the runs they would need. Christian Pareja earned the win after tossing eight and two thirds innings. He allowed two runs and four hits with five strikeouts and three walks.

Catholic celebrated senior day on Sunday afternoon, taking on Susquehanna in a doubleheader, trying to bounce back after a hard-fought loss yesterday. After another close loss in extra innings in game one, 7-5 in 11 innings, the Cardinals won a low-scoring affair in game two, 2-1, to earn a split on the afternoon. The opener game went into the ninth inning with the Cardinals trying to protect a slim 5-4 lead. Susquehanna once again came up with a ninth inning rally to push across the tying run. Tyler Hmielewski worked his way aboard with an infield single and worked his way into scoring position with a stolen base. Christian Biuso came up with the tying single into center field to bring Hmielewski in. Mac Meara was able to bear down and strand the go-ahead at third by getting a pop out and a fly out to left. The Cardinals loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but were unable to cash in and the game went into extra innings. After a scoreless 10th inning, Susquehanna broke through in the top of the 11th with two runs to take the lead back 7-5. Catholic brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the inning but did not bring a run home and fell by two runs in game one. In game two Catholic was on top 2-1 after six innings. The River Hawks once again loaded up the bases in the top of the eighth with an opportunity to bring in the tying run or take the lead. Danny Prior entered the game in relief and was able to get the Cardinals out of the inning with a groundout to third base to keep the lead intact. Danny Prior set Susquehanna down in order in the top of the ninth inning to prevent another comeback and lock down a 2-1 win for Catholic while picking up his second save of the season. The win moved the Cardinals to 15-13 on the season and 7-7 in Landmark play.

Mount Union (19-7) notched a late comeback 8-6 victory against Wooster (18-11) on the road on Sunday. The Purple Raiders have now won 15 of their last 16 games. The win snapped a 13-game winning streak by the Fighting Scots. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Ty Dennison made his first start of the season, pitching 3.0 innings, recording five strikeouts, and allowing three runs. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Christopher Maurer also pitched 4.0 innings in relief, recording six strikeouts while allowing three runs. The scoring began for the Purple Raiders in the first inning when senior shortstop Alex Stegman hit a three-run home run, marking his first homer of the season and the third of his career. In the third inning, junior outfielder Chris Tsouras hit a solo home run, extending Mount Union's lead to 4-1. Down 6-4, the Purple Raiders had bases loaded and two outs, then Tsouras stepped up to the plate, delivering a massive grand slam to center field, hitting his second homer of the game, fourth in the last two games, and team-best seventh of the season, as he has a team-leading 33 RBIs. Senior right-handed pitcher Chris Phillips earned the save, his third of the season, by pitching 2.0 innings, recording two strikeouts, and allowing only one hit with no runs, securing an 8-6 win for the Purple Raiders.

Chris Shoemaker bashed a single off the base of the McBane Field wall in rightfield, allowing Grayson Tudor to score from second in the bottom of the eighth as Guilford (18-12, 6-10 ODAC) finished their doubleheader against Bridgewater College (21-10-1, 11-4-1 ODAC) on a high note,securing a critical Old Dominion Athletic Conference split by winning the second game, 6-5 after dropping the early contest, 9-3 on Sunday afternoon. Despite the early offensive burst from the Quakers, the Eagles turned things around fast in early innings to take command of the lead gradually separating themselves after each inning. Good contact at the plate allowed extra runners to get a jump on the base path to come around to score effectively. Pitching held strong and picked up in late innings to hold off the Quakers and eliminate any momentum shift. Guilford handed the ball to Jacob Phillips in game two and he did not allow an earned run, although he did permit three of the unearned variety over 5.0 innings of work. He struck out four against seven hits and three walks but did not factor into the decision. Chase Wade earned the victory in relief throwing the final 1.1 innings allowing two hits against two strikeouts to improve to 4-0.

Scoring their only two runs in the first inning, North Central (Ill.) never trailed in a 2-1 pitcher's duel as Andrew Bollman and Payton Diaz held Millikin to just one run on Sunday at Workman Family Field. Kolby Fujii led off the game with a single to right field. Caleb Coberley and John Michael Scumaci each singled to load the bases with no outs. Austin Wienke plated Fujii on a fielder's choice to give the Cardinals the lead. From third, Coberley scored on a wild pitch to put North Central on top, 2-0. Diaz relieved Bollman in the sixth, posting a three-up, three-down frame. Jackson Bland and Peyton Burgh singled in the top of the seventh, but North Central could not tack on an insurance run. Millikin used a lead off single and sacrifice bunt to put Kolby Kofloski into scoring position. Diaz settled in to set the next two batters down, holding the Cardinal lead. Diaz remained in control, posting back-to-back 1-2-3 innings to secure the 2-1 North Central victory and earn his third save of the season.Bollman improves to 1-0 on the year, throwing five innings and allowing just four hits with two strikeouts and an earned run. Diaz struck out three in the final four innings, not allowing a run.

No. 2 Lynchburg battled hard against Averett in a Saturday double header at Owen-Fulton Field. The Hornets were nipped in game one, 3-2, but followed up with a commanding 16-3 win in seven innings in game two. Although the No. 2 Hornets (27-5, 13-3) had a seven-game winning streak snapped today, they still own the top spot in the conference standings with a .812 win percentage in ODAC play. Just three more road outings await Lynchburg while four more contests are set to be played at home. The Hornets own a 14-0 record at home so far this season and a 10-3 record at opponents' home stadiums. In game one of today's affair, Averett took a one-run advantage in the first frame after Testerman singled in Zischke. The Hornets tied the game twice throughout the contest, fueled by clutch at-bats from Eric Hiett and Benton Jones. However, Averett's Zischke hit a walk-off solo homer in the 10th, handing Lynchburg the loss despite strong efforts. Game two was all Hornets. After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, Lynchburg erupted for 16 consecutive runs across the third through seventh innings. The Hornets went in front in the third with a four-run outburst, highlighted by a two-RBI triple from Jones and an RBI single by Conner Moore. The momentum carried into the following innings, as Lynchburg posted multi-run frames in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh.