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| Plattsburgh State scored 30 runs in their State University of New York Athletic Conference doubleheader against SUNY Canton, but split the twin bill, winning 16-4 in game one and falling 15-14 in game two. Colin Ross (pictured) homered three times in the game two loss, a new program, single-game record, totaling five hits on the day to lead the Cardinal's offensive explosion. Plattsburgh State athletics photo by Gabe Dickens |
Kalamazoo defeated Hope 18-12 at Woodworth Field on Monday. Hope led 4-0 after the top of the second before Kalamazoo tied it with four runs in the bottom of the second. Hope regained the lead with a run in the third only to see Kalamazoo score three in the bottom half to go up 7-5. Another Hope run in the top of the fourth made it 7-6 before Kalamazoo responded again with four in the bottom half. Hope scored four in the top of the fifth to make it 11-10 before Kalamazoo scored another three in the bottom half. Hope made it 14-12 with two in the top of the seventh. Kalamazoo scored two more in the bottom of the seventh and bottom of the eighth to make it 18-12.
No. 3-ranked Johns Hopkins faced McDaniel (14-16-1, 5-5) Monday afternoon, defeating the Green Terror 4-3. Caleb Cyr hit the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth to give Hopkins its 10th consecutive win. The game was tied in the top of the eighth when McDaniel's Ben Davis launched a solo home run off Tyler Sugrim. The Green Terror then loaded the bases with two outs, but reliever Thomas Cancian ended the threat, striking out the final batter. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Caleb Cyr answered back for Hopkins, delivering a no-doubt home run to reclaim the lead, 4-3. Cancian retired the first two batters in the ninth before handing the ball over to Grant Meert. The southpaw allowed a single but then induced a game-ending ground out to third, securing his third save of the season.
Keystone secured another United East Conference doubleheader sweep as they defeated Lancaster Bible 13-3 and 7-0 Monday afternoon. An eight-run second inning helped propel the Giants to a mercy-run rule win. Darren Hagan went 3-for-5 with three RBI. Carlos Pascual also had three hits which included a solo home run. Nate Ewing and Andy Rivas drove in two runs. Leam Powell moved to 4-0 on the mound as he went five innings and allowed two earned runs off seven hits. The sophomore struck out eight. Matthew Cuzco pitched the last two innings and recorded two strikeouts. The first two innings were scoreless until the Giants put up a five-spot in the bottom of the third. They added two insurance runs in the eighth off RBI base knocks. Donovan Rhoden went 2-for-3 with three RBI as he had a two-RBI single followed by a RBI single. Emilio Portes also had two hits which featured an RBI single. Anthony Mierez was the game two starter and went five innings with four strikeouts. He earned his second win of the season. Dylan Byler, Noah Parks, Drew Sorrentino, and Brandon Valles pitched an inning in relief. Byler struck out three while Parks and Valles both added a punchout.
For the first time in more than a decade, Clarkson swept a doubleheader from Oswego State, downing the Lakers 6-5 and 8-4 on Monday afternoon. Clarkson's sweep was the first for the Green and Gold since the team took two in during the 2012 season in Florida. Clarkson looks to maintain the momentum when it returns to league play this weekend, hosting RIT. The Knights picked up the lead in the third and never trailed for the remainder of the doubleheader. The Lakers came back to tie game one a few innings later, with Tishawn Featherstone driving in a run with a double in the sixth and McGowan delivering an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. The tie didn't last long, though, as Clarkson took the lead in the top of the eighth. CJ Kanick reached on an error and later moved to third on a passed ball, allowing him to trot home on Christopher Griggs single, which proved to be the game-winning RBI. In game two, the Knights broke the game open early, putting up a seven spot in the third. Back-to-back hits from Jake Lukasiewicz and Brendan Mair ended the shutout bid for the Knights, as Oswego pulled to within five (7-2) in the bottom of the fourth, but Clarkson gained a run back in its next at bat when Aidan Kuefner singled home Colby Fox. Although Clarkson's offense was quieted from that point on, the Knights had enough to cushion to weather two more runs from the Lakers in the final innings.
Nichols hit four home runs as they cruised to an 18-13 win over the Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Monday afternoon from the Nichols Baseball Field in non-conference action. The Bison registered 20 hits in the win. Sophomore Anthony Hackert was a perfect 4-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Senior Ben Jerome batted 3-4 with two RBI and three runs scored, while junior Liam Flynn also added three hits (3-5) with 2 RBI. Seniors Karl Miller, Stanley Cipkas, sophomore Adam Pivacek, and freshman Collin Harty all homered in the game, including collegiate firsts for Cipkas, Pivacek, and Harty.
Kean improved to 26-5 and 10-0 in the NJAC with an 11-1 win over Montclair State in a rescheduled matchup on Monday afternoon. No. 11 Kean broke the game open with six runs in the second. Dan Reistle started things off with a double and Brett Hilsheimer followed with a walk. Both were moved into scoring position by a sacrifice. Dominic Masino loaded the bases as he was hit-by-a-pitch. Nick Sellari drove in two with a single and after Justin Teixeira reloaded the bases with a walk, it was Kyle Adorno's turn for a two RBI single. Later CJ Tomalavage walked with the bases loaded and Reistle, who led off the inning, closed out the scoring with a sac fly. After plating a single run in the fifth, the Cougars recorded a four-spot in the sixth thanks to two errors, a wild pitch and an RBI single from Tomalavage. The Red Hawks erased the shutout with a single run in the eighth.
After getting rained out on Saturday, Mass-Maritime Buccaneers and MCLA Trailblazers met at Williams College on Monday to complete their conference series with a doubleheader. Down one game to none in the series after losing on Friday night at home, the Bucs came out with a vengeance in the doubleheader taking the first game, 7-3, and in the second game, Brett Velzis's bat did the talking as he hit two home runs, a grand slam and a three-run home runs, to lead the Bucs past MCLA in game two, 11-7, to take the series two games to one. The Bucs scored in the top of the second inning after a scoreless first and never trailed. With a 7-3 lead, Hunter Dean sat the Trailblazers down in order in the bottom of the seventh to tie the series at a game apiece heading to the second game of the doubleheader. In the nightcap, the lead flip-flopped until Velzis came up and hit his second home run of the day, a grand slam, his third of the season and fourth of his career, to put the Bucs up 9-6. Nick Iannone came in in relief of Sam Huffman in the bottom of the seventh and struck out the side to preserve the four-run lead and sweep the conference doubleheader over MCLA.
Haverford (15–12, 4–6 CC) exploded for a season-high 19 runs in a dominant 19–9 win over Muhlenberg (14–15, 4–6 CC) on Monday afternoon. Originally slated for last Friday at Bicentennial Park, the game was moved to Lehigh University's J. David Walker Field at Legacy Park due to weather. The Fords' offense was firing on all cylinders, led by senior Harry Genth, who went 3-for-4 with five runs scored, five RBIs, a grand slam, a walk, and two stolen bases. With his first run of the game, Genth became the Haverford College all-time leader in runs scored with 168, surpassing Ethan Lee-Tyson '19, who had 163. Jack Wallis and Anthony Runfola also had standout performances, each collecting four RBIs and hitting a home run. Wallis went 4-for-5 at the plate, while Runfola launched a three-run shot in the seventh inning to help secure the win.
Bridgewater State extended its winning streak to seven games with a doubleheader sweep Monday afternoon. The Bears took a pair of games from Fitchburg State University, 10-4 and 8-3, at Alumni Park. BSU is now 16-7 overall and 7-1 in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Falcons fall to 8-12 and 2-6 in the conference. The Bears have won 14 of their last 15 games since a 2-6 start. Junior Ryan Flaherty (Duxbury, Mass.) had a home run in each game, including a grand slam in the nightcap, and drove in six runs in the twinbill. He now owns the team lead with seven homers.
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| Lesley picked up a pair of North Atlantic Conference wins Monday against Maine – Presque Isle, posting a 14-2 game one win before pulling out a 4-3 game two victory in extra innings. The Lynx have now won six straight, all in NAC play. Lesley athletics photo |
Shenandoah bounced back from its weekend series against Ferrum with an impressive 11–4 win over the No. 12-ranked Penn State Harrisburg Lions on Monday. The Hornets (21–12, 11–6 ODAC) jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, scoring three runs in the first, two in the second, and adding three more in both the fifth and eighth innings. Kyle Garrett and Haden Madagan paced the offense, each going 2-for-3. Garrett scored three runs, drove in two, walked twice, and hit a home run. Madagan added three RBIs, including a home run of his own. Anthony Arrichiello also homered and drove in three runs. Jaime Padilla added a triple to round out the extra-base hits. Nick Bell started on the mound, pitching the first two innings. Blaine Griffin followed with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits and striking out three to earn the win. Jake Holbert went the next .2 innings before Orion Marshall went .2 innings. Liam Stewart closed the game with two dominant innings, striking out five.
Grove City earned its fifth straight victory Monday afternoon by pulling out a 5-4 win over visiting Hiram in non-conference action at Jack Behringer Field. Sophomore pitcher Michael Earman earned his first win of the season by throwing a career-high 6.2 innings. Earman (1-1) highlighted his first start of the season by striking out five while allowing two runs and four hits. Junior first baseman Colin Marinpetro went 2 for 4 while sophomore catcher Adam Weber doubled. Junior center fielder Nick Sampson singled, walked and scored two runs while sophomore third baseman Sam Bevin drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. Hiram scored twice in the top of the ninth and had the tying run on second base. However, sophomore Bryce Trischler secured his second save of the season by striking out Ethan Ryan to end the game. Trischler struck out two in his scoreless inning of relief. Sophomore Jack Houston pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief of Earman. Houston and Trischler now share the team lead with two saves. Six men have saves this year for Grove City (19-9).
No. 13 Salve Regina defeated Babson 5-3 in NEWMAC action on Monday afternoon at Govoni Field. The Seahawks were led by Brandon Grover who went 3-for-5 in the leadoff spot with two runs scored, three runs batted in, including the go-ahead two-run homer to center field in the sixth. Joe DeRienzo (W, 1-1) came in relief to start the bottom of the fourth and went four shutout frames with six strikeouts. Andrew Wertz (S, 5) faced three Beavers in the bottom of the ninth for the save as Nate Ruehs, Christian Homa, Tyler Petrosino completed the 6-4-3 double-play to end the game. Since joining the NEWMAC, Salve Regina has won four of five meetings with Babson in baseball, including a sweep of last season's doubleheader in Newport. This year's doubleheader was split to a Friday-Monday "twinbill" with the weekend weather forcing the re-schedule. Babson leads the all-time series, 15-9.
Dickinson sent 15 men to the plate in the bottom of the third inning on Monday afternoon during which they picked up ten runs on nine hits to erase an early 3-0 deficit and turn it into a 11-4 edge. Despite a valiant rally late from the 16th-ranked Gettysburg, the Red and White did just enough to hold on for a 12-10 conference win at MacPhail Field. The Bullets made it 4-1 in their at-bats in the third, then the wheels came off the Bullet bus. Dickinson scored ten runs and then held on for the win. Drew Norton went to work in the top-half trying to finish up the win for the Red and White which was exactly what he did recording two groundouts and strikeout.
Strong pitching and timely hitting led the Messiah Falcons past the York Spartans 5-3. The Falcons opened the game strong with a three-run bottom of the first to take an early 3-0 lead. The Spartans added a run in the third on a solo home run, but the Falcons scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to push the Falcons lead to 4-1. The Spartans added a run in the top of the fifth to reduce the Falcons lead back to two. Dylan Beard then hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to give the Falcons a 5-2 lead. The Spartans scored a run in the top of the eighth, but Noah Barrall came out of the bullpen and pitch 2.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts to give Messiah the 5-3 win. Zachary Harris earned the win, pitching 6.2 innings allowing three runs on seven hits and eight strikeouts. Jarrett Gordon led the Falcons with three hits and two RBIs. Evan Wagaman and Dylan Beard each tallied two hits.
Salem State and Westfield State split a pair of 3-2 games in MASCAC doubleheader action on Monday at The Central Campus Baseball Field. The Owls behind a strong pitching performance from Sean Shea in game one, won 3-2 before the Vikings countered with a 3-2 victory in game two behind the arm of Nick Bamforth. Salem State is now 8-12 and 4-5 in the MASCAC while Westfield State goes to 17-8 and 4-5 in conference. Owls starter Sean McNamara allowed two runs on two hits in four innings with three strikeouts and seven walks before giving way to Shea, who picked up the win in relief throwing two scoreless innings without allowing a hit. Michael Hall picked up the save in an inning of work. Robison Baez was 2-for-4 with a double, home run, run and RBI. Nick Bamforth threw a complete game for the Vikings, scattering seven hits while allowing two run with seven strikeouts. Owen Duggan was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
After a night of jubilant celebration in honor of the six graduating seniors, Tufts took the field on Monday evening for a series-deciding game with the No. 23 Bowdoin Polar Bears. Following an explosive offensive display, the Jumbos came away with the series win with a 10-2 victory. Senior Jacob Lapp got the start, and threw 7.1 innings that saw him cut down the Polar Bears. He pitched with efficiency and ease, letting his defense do most of the work as he induced weak contact out of a hard-hitting Bowdoin lineup. The Jumbos built a commanding lead at 9-2 and Lapp settled in. He held the Polar Bears scoreless through the remainder of the game, and exited the game with his head held high. Derek Desmarais and Jack Chapleski finished off the game with a pair of uneventful innings to close out the win.
Rutgers-Camden ripped 18 hits and took advantage of six walks and seven Rowan errors as it defeated the nationally-ranked Profs, 20-12, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference marathon makeup game here Monday. In a marathon contest that lasted 3:45, the teams combined for 32 runs, 35 hits, 12 walks, eight errors and three hit batsmen. The Raptors' 20 runs and 18 hits were their biggest output since 20 runs and 23 hits in a 20-3 win over Rosemont on March 12. The Scarlet Raptors' eight-run second inning was their third-biggest output of the season after an 11-run first inning in a 15-9 win over York (March 6) and a nine-run fifth inning in the Rosemont game. Individually, graduate student designated hitter Jack Murphy went 3-for-6 with three runs and three RBIs, hiking his career RBI total to 136 to set a new program record. He passed the mark of 135 set by Jamie Schwantes (1994-97).
Baldwin Wallace defeated Allegheny by a final score of 10-7 in a non-conference game at Robert M. Garbark Field. BW (18-11) headed east to Meadville after scheduling a game with Allegheny (17-11) just a few hours before gametime, but the quick turnaround did not slow the Jackets. The Brown and Gold went on to score 10 runs on 10 hits including a seven-run fourth to take down the Gators. Sean Kolenich led the Brown and Gold going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base. Senior right-hander Patrick Straub went four innings in his start. Junior All-OAC right-hander Tyler Walker pitched 1.2 innings allowing three earned runs on five hits. Sophomore right-hander Will Henderlich picked up his first career win after throwing 1.2 innings in relief where he tallied a strikeout and allowed one run on three walks. Senior Academic All-OAC right-hander Kade Swisher earns BW's second save of the season after retiring all four batters in 1.2 innings.
Anthony Bruno set a new career mark for RBI's as Arcadia completed its sweep of Delaware Valley in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom play with a 9-3 win on Monday afternoon. The Knights scored nine runs in all three games of the series. Arcadia opened the scoring in the top of the second when Eric Shandler scored on a wild pitch. Bruno broke the record in the top of the third when he singled to left scoring Kevin Wheeler. DelVal got on the board in the bottom of the frame with a run. Taro Pustilnik increased the lea back to two runs in the top of the fourth with an infield single that brought home Joshua Agriesti. After the Aggies crossed the plate once in the bottom of the fourth, Agriesti came through again bringing in Cam Seymour. Pustilnik drove in a run in the seventh and ninth, sandwiched around a three-run homer by Bruno in the eighth to finish the scoring for Arcadia.
No. 22 Coe had its five-game winning streak snapped Monday evening at Cornell, falling 19-8 to the Rams in the 2025 Bremner Cup matchup. The Kohawks, who scored once in the top of the first, surrendered six runs in the bottom of the third and never managed to get back into the game. Coe responded with three runs in the top of the third inning with RBI from Jon Wille, Jake Brosius and Tyce Johnson but the Rams scored four in the bottom of the third to restore a comfortable lead. The hosts put the contest away in the bottom of the sixth with another explosive inning, scoring seven runs to put the game out of reach. Wille had a team-high three hits and three RBI in the game while Brosius and Johnson had two RBI each.
Vassar split a Liberty League Crossover doubleheader with St. Lawrence on Monday afternoon at Prentiss Field. The Brewers took game one, 7-0, behind two extra-base hits and five runs batted in from senior Ricardo Reyna and four pitchers combined for a shutout before dropping game two, 9-4. Vassar's record moves to 10-13 overall and 2-6 in conference play while the Saints move to 8-16 and 4-6 in Liberty League action. In game one, the Brewers hung a crooked number on the board in the sixth following singles from junior Taison Jemison, Barrientos and Milano to load the bases. Reyna came through again to clear the bases with a double down the left field line to expand the lead to 5-0. Sophomore Will Darrell tossed three hitless innings and struck out four along with classmate Grant Maryott earning the win after going four shutout innings and allowing two hits, two walks and struck out three. After not scoring in game one, the offense produced nine runs in game two to split the twin bill. Connor led the way in the second game with a double, a triple, and four RBI from the dish. Eddie Morrissey, John Gannon, and Eoin Morrissey also drove runs home in the win.
Mount Saint Mary swept Old Westbury, 11-2 and 18-2, to move to 9-3 in conference play. Mount Saint Mary started the scoring in the 2nd when Tyler Crocitto doubled to drive in Luke Barone, taking a 1-0 lead. The Knights broke the game open in the 3rd, scoring five runs—Tyler Van De Bogart's two-RBI single, Barone's sac fly, capped off by Aidan Marshall's two-run bomb—going up 6-0. Old Westbury got on the board in the 4th with a solo homer, making it 6-1. The Panthers added another run in the 5th via an RBI single scoring, cutting it to 6-2. Mount Saint Mary responded in the bottom of the 5th, plating five more runs with Christian Parisa's RBI single, Barone's RBI double, Marshall's two-RBI single, and Stephen Volk's opposite field shot pushing the lead to 11-2. Horan was dominant striking out 11 and shutting down Old Westbury's offense to secure the complete-game victory 11-2. Old Westbury struck first in the 1st, taking a 1-0 lead with a single. Mount Saint Mary came right back in the bottom half scoring four runs on a run helped by an error, Aidan Marshall's two-RBI single, and Stephen Volk's RBI on a fielder's choice—taking a 4-1 lead despite two Old Westbury errors. The Knights extended their lead to 8-1 in the 2nd on Luke Barone's RBI single, Marshall's two-RBI double, and Tyler Crocitto's RBI double. In the 3rd, Mount Saint Mary piled on four more runs, with Frank Signorelli's RBI double and Barone's RBI single, capped by Crocitto's RBI single, making it 12-1. They added a run in the 4th on Barone's sac fly and scored five more runs in the 5th, highlighted by Christian Parisa's first collegiate home run which was also a grand slam, pushing the lead to 18-1. Old Westbury scratched across one run in the 6th with an RBI single, but Lucas Stackpole finished the 6th and closed out the 7th, securing the mercy-rule win after Peter Pappalardo held the Panthers down for 5.2 innings.