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| Rivier split a Great Northeast Athletic Conference doubleheader with Saint Joseph's (Me.) on Thursday afternoon, taking game one, 3-1, before falling in game two in seven innings by a final of 16-4. Senior lefty Nate Bonacorsi (pictured) was stellar through 8.0 complete innings of work to get the win for the Raiders. Rivier athletics photo |
Mount Union (20-7) won a non-conference thriller, 10-8, against No. 23 Washington & Jefferson (21-7) at home on Thursday. Mount Union found themselves in a tight game as Washington & Jefferson took a 7-5 lead in the top of the fourth inning. However, the Purple Raiders did not let this phase them. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Mount Union responded by scoring four runs to take a 9-7 lead. Alex Stegman hit a two-run home run to right-center field. Freshman catcher Daniel Thome III contributed with an RBI single to right field, and a sophomore outfielder Luke Ickes added an RBI double to left field. Ickes finished the day with a 3-for-5 performance, including an extra-base hit and an RBI. Mount Union added an insurance run at the bottom of the eighth inning, with a Tsouras no-doubt about a solo home run to deep right field, securing the 10-8 victory.
Concordia-Texas clinched a spot in the SCAC Tournament with a pair of victories, 13-3 and 9-3, over Texas Lutheran. The Tornados tied a program record with six homers in game one. Aaron Gomez also made history in game one as he tied the program's record for most doubles in a single game with three. Landon Hyle powered his first career grand slam in game two, while Colby Christian homered twice at Gardner-Boggs Field on Thursday. The Tornados got started early in the first inning with a leadoff triple by Zach Seigrist and Gomez's homer to right field. Christian & Brayden Pick would then make it 4-0 with back-to-back solo shots. Putting on the finishing touch on he win was Carson Riley with the final homer of the game in the sixth as Otto Franz would earn the complete game victory and the Tornados claimed the run-rule victory. With game two knotted 3-all, the Tornados reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth when a Gomez RBI-single escorted Seigrist home. Landon Hyle would then break the game open with his grand slam for an 8-3 advantage heading into the fifth.
Christopher Newport bats stayed hot on Thursday afternoon as the Captains rolled up win number 18 on the season with a 12-10 victory against Marymount (18-14). Jake Benedict led a quartet of Captains with multi-hit performances including his fifth home run of the season with what proved to be the game-winning blow in the seventh inning. Benedict continued his standout junior campaign with a 3-for-4 showing at the dish with three RBI and two runss cored. He also picked up his 16th stolen base in as many attempts while leading the Captains offense with a .423 average in 33 starts this season. In the bottom of the seventh, the center fielder turned on a two-out 2-0 pitch and delivered a two-run blast that gave the Captains a 12-6 lead. When Marymount scored twice in the top of the eighth and added two more in the ninth, the homer turned into pivotal insurance runs. Prior to the big swing from Benedict, the Captains scored twice in the first and fell behind, 6-2, after four innings. CNU responded with a six-run inning in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead for good while adding four more in the seventh.
Righthander Zach Coluccio threw seven hitless innings to lead No. 18 Rowan to a 7-2 win over TCNJ in NJAC action, giving the Profs (20-8; 5-4 NJAC) their 20th win of the year. Coluccio (5-0) threw over 120 pitches through seven innings, while striking out six, and walking four, and allowed one run in the sixth inning. Christian Rice and Charlie Russell pitched the final two innings to preserve the win. Marco Mannino, Damon Suriani and Joey Bogart provided the offense for the Profs as each drove in two runs while Phil Sedalis had two hits and scored twice.
Kean remained unbeaten in NJAC play with a 4-2 win over Ramapo on Thursday afternoon. Kyle Adorno got things going in the first with a one out triple. One batter later, CJ Tomalavage doubled him home for a quick 1-0 lead. The No. 7 Cougars (27-5, 11-0 NJAC) added two more in the third as it was again Adorno who singled to start things off, followed by singles from Tyler Stone and Tomalavage to load the bases. Dan Reistle lofted a ruled infield fly in short left field that dropped. Adorno took advantage and scored to make it 2-0. Stone swiped third and came around to score on an errant throw as Kean led 3-0 after three. The Roadrunners (21-8, 5-4 NJAC) scratched across a run in the fifth as Robert Klawans singled, stole, moved over on a single and scored on a sac fly off the bat of Julian Caruso. Kean scored in the bottom of the fifth, almost mirroring the top of the inning for Ramapo. Adorno once again led off the inning, this time as he was hit-by-a-pitch. He stole second, advanced to third on a single and also came home on a sac fly from Reistle. Ramapo rallied late for one run in the ninth, but Jason Basilicata was able to nail down his sixth save of the year with two fly outs and a strikeout.
It was a record-setting day for Pitt-Greensburg as they not only swept Penn State Altoona on their home field but also hit seven home runs combined, six in game two, a team record. Tommy Smith belted four between the two games while setting the single-game record for RBI (8) and home runs (3). The Bobcats outscored Altoona 24-7, winning game one 9-1 and game two 15-6. Death, Taxes, and Conner Burkey's complete-game win are the only things guaranteed in life this spring. Burkey earned his AMCC-leading sixth win and sixth complete game of the season. He struck out five batters while giving up just one earned run over seven innings with five Altoona hits. Smith fancied the right-field fence over the two games, as the first of his four home runs on the day came down the right-field line. He had four of his 12 RBIs in game one. Not to be outdone, Diego Santos and Ben Aftanas also had a multi-hit game in game one. Every player in the Bobcats lineup reached base, with seven driving in runs and scoring runs. All bets were off in game two, as the Bobcats belted six home runs, five of which came in the first three innings. Smith hit three, all to right field, while also recording a double to right center. James Domer, Hunter Gideons, and Santos also sent balls over the fence as the Bobcats scored a season-high 15 runs. Senior Steven Muratore pitched 5.2 innings to earn his first win of the season. Sophomore Nicholas Laubach started the game and went two innings, while freshman Jacob Staraniec pitched the final 1.1 innings.
Misericordia took both ends of a doubleheader from King's, Thursday at Tambur Field to complete the series sweep of the Monarchs. The Cougars won, 11-0, 7-3, to extend their win streak to six. Max Oliver and Alex Polombo combined for eight strikeouts in a two-hit shutout in the opener. Jake McDonough, Owen Daminger and Drew Van Horn all drove in two runs for the Cougars. Owen Daminger went five innings to earn the win in game two and Luke Leventhall worked four scoreless innings of relief to pick up a save.
Junior Christian Petry delivered a walk-off, two-run single to lift Hobart to a wild 11-10 victory over Keuka at McDonough Park tonight. Petry was 4-for-5 against the Wolves with three RBIs. The Statesmen (15-10) never held the lead until the final at bat, entering the bottom of the ninth trailing 10-6. In the ninth, Hobart scored its first run without the benefit of a hit. The Statesmen took advantage of two hit batters, a fielder's choice and two walks to make it 10-7. First-year Jack Farnen lined a single into right to score two more. With runners on the corners, Farnen stole second, Hobart's fourth stolen base of the game. Petry then lined a single into center to easily score sophomore Connor O'Neil from third. Farnen came flying around third with the winning run. The throw from center just beat him to the plate, but the catcher was unable to hold onto the ball while attempting the tag. The wild finish completed an improbable comeback.
The WPI bats came alive on day two of a seven-inning, 19-8 victory over Emerson on Thursday afternoon. The NEWMAC matchup originally began on Tuesday but was halted in the fifth inning due to a quick burst of inclement weather. Jonathan Lattimer led the way for WPI with three hits and five RBI, while Tommy Burns also tallied three hits and four runs driven in. Andrew Cash and Jacob Wiberg each homered and collected three RBI, and Camden Willems reached base three times, scored four runs, and stole a base. Dominic Monico earned the win in relief with 4.2 innings of two-run ball after taking over when the game resumed Thursday. Brian Riley started on Tuesday, striking out two across 2.1 innings.
No. 12 Brockport rolled past Houghton in a doubleheader sweep on Thursday at the Clark V. Whited complex. The Golden Eagles scored 32 runs on the afternoon, defeating the Highlanders 11-5 in game one before a dominating 21-4 win in game two. Brockport improves to 24-2-1 overall and 13-0 in Empire 8 play, currently riding a 10-game winning streak. All nine Golden Eagles with an at-bat recorded a hit or better, with seven different Golden Eagles scoring in the seven-inning opener. Angelo Agro (W, 5-1) picked up the win with a strong outing, allowing just one earned run across 5.2 innings of work with three strikeouts. In the second contest, the Golden Eagles' 21 runs matched the most since 2022 (Vs Wisconsin-Superior), setting a season game-high in RBIs (17). 15 different Golden Eagles would reach base safely, with nine Brockport players driving in a run or better in game two. Brendan Pajak (W, 1-0) would toss two perfect innings to earn the win, collecting three strikeouts.
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| Maryville rallied for three runs in the last of the eighth inning against a determined LaGrange squad to prevail 6-5 in Game 1 of a crucial three-game series. Maryville lowered its magic number for clinching the Collegiate Conference of the South regular season title to three with the win. Maryville athletics photo by Patrick Spears |
Behind a complete game performance on the mound by Jack Haveson, Montclair State took down New Jersey City University 6-2 on Thursday afternoon at Yogi Berra Stadium. With the game tied after three, Haveson retired nine of the next 10 batters that he faced, keeping the contest level until the Red Hawks broke through in the sixth for a two-run advantage. NJCU put a runner on second with two outs in the ninth, but Haveson shut the door with a flyout to end the contest. Haveson earned his third victory of the season, striking out four and allowing just five hits over nine innings. The complete game marked the first of his collegiate career, joining Patrick Cuccurullo as the two Red Hawks to go the distance on the mound this season.
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Kalamazoo defeated Trine University 12-2 in seven innings on Thursday. Kalamazoo led 2-0 after the first inning and 5-0 after five innings. Trine scored two in the top of the sixth to make it 5-2. The Hornets responded with four in the sixth and ended the game with three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Cam Kelly's bases loaded single drove in the final two runs to end the game with the 10-run rule. Kalamazoo outhit Trine 15-7 in the game. Ten different Hornets had a hit.
Rochester split a doubleheader against Ithaca to open its three-game series against the Bombers on Thursday afternoon at Freeman Field. The Yellowjackets scored eight runs in the top of the eighth to earn a come-from-behind, 8-7 victory in game one. The Bombers then put up an eight-spot in the seventh inning of game two to force a doubleheader split with a run-rule-shortened 13-3 win in game two. Ithaca jumped on Rochester early, scoring four runs on four hits after the Yellowjackets went in order in their first trip to the plate. The Bombers slowly built a 7-0 lead. With the starter out of the game, the Yellowjackets got their offense going and put up an eight-spot to take the lead. Colby Cruser came in for the four-out save. After Rochester couldn't add any insurance runs in the top of the ninth, Cruser locked down the save in the bottom of the inning, striking out a pair to close out the 8-7, comeback victory. In game two, Rochester struck first but it was Ithaca that would add runs late to take the game, getting a split on the day.
No. 15 Salve Regina won its fourth straight with a 15-10 final against visiting Rhode Island College in non-league action at Reynolds Field on Thursday afternoon in Newport. Matt Stokes had a three-run homer in the fifth to go along with another extra-base hit (double) while scoring four times. Grady Schopps entered as a pinch-runner in the bottom of the third and went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Nolan Romanowski (W, 2-0) pitched two and two-thirds innings in relief with no earned runs while striking out four Anchormen. Andrew Wertz (S, 6) struck out three of the five batters he faced for his sixth save of the season.
Mount Aloysius hosted the first of two conference doubleheaders in two days, on Thursday, when they hosted La Roche. The Mounties (21-7, 4-2 AMCC) picked up crucial victories in both ends of the matchup, 7-3 and 11-10, including a walk-off win in Game Two. In Game One, the Mounties got a strong pitching performance out of Troy Misiura and some timely hitting, as they never trailed in the contest. Game Two saw a much different path for Mount Aloysius. In the ninth inning, the Redhawks pushed an insurance run across in the top-half, making the score 10-8. Mount Aloysius put their first two batters on with walks, before Jeremy Eck hit into a fielder's choice. On the throw, the Redhawks threw the ball away, allowing a run to score and the Mounties to have the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position. Owen McDermott hit a sacrifice fly to center, pushing the tying run across, with just one out and a runner at third base. Mount Aloysius would load the bases, with one out, before making an out on the base paths. With two outs and the winning run at third base, Sidric Grove burnt the centerfielder with a fly ball to the fence and drove in the winning run, giving the Mounties an 11-10 victory. Jacob Smith earned the victory in Game Two, improving to 2-1. He tossed 5.1 strong innings of relief, allowing just three hits and striking out five batters.
Freshman James Chagnon singled to right in the bottom of the 11th to end a topsy-turvy contest between Clarkson and RIT, with the Golden Knights winning on a walk-off 6-5 on Thursday afternoon at Jack Phillips Stadium. The game seesawed back and forth from the start, with Clarkson scoring once in the first and once in the fourth, while RIT picked up a run in the third and the fifth, before briefly taking the lead in the seventh. In the top of the ninth, Caelen Kim hit a hard shot down the left field line and circled the bases when his poke just hit the bottom of the foul pole for a home run. With the bases loaded the next inning and just one out, it appeared as if RIT might pick up the go-ahead run, but Ryan Petrie struck out the four-five hitters to escape the jam. Clarkson likewise nearly ended the game twice in the bottom of the ninth and tenth innings, but Christopher Griggs liner to third was snagged in the latter and Seth Albert's lined shot to second ending the other threat. With one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Joe Figliolino reached on an error to start the winning rally. Two batters later, CJ Cartier singled down the left field line as the hit scattered chalk and put runners on the corners. Late inning defensive replacement James Chagnon then ripped a walk-off hit to right, allowing Figliolino to trot home with the game-winning run.
Junior Mike Hooker pitched a complete game leading DeSales to a 10-2 win over Arcadia in game one of a crucial MAC Freedom series. Senior Owen Fischl got DeSales on the board first in the top of the first inning with a sac-fly to score first-year Jacob Rivera. Senior Colin Houck followed up the sac-fly with an RBI double to plate graduate student Gavin Zavorski. Junior JT Anderosky kept the hit parade going with an RBI single as the Bulldogs got out to an early 3-0 lead. DSU got some insurance in the third inning off a solo home run to right field from Zavorski to push the lead up to 4-0. Arcadia got a run back in the bottom of the fourth inning as the Bulldogs carried a 4-1 lead through four innings. DeSales scored once more in the sixth inning and eventually broke the game open in the ninth inning with five more runs as Hooker did the rest on the mound to finish off the complete game win.
Junior Chris Basile and sophomore Jack Moses combined to drive in nine runs and all nine starters recorded at least one hit to help Babson defeat visiting UMass-Dartmouth in seven innings,16-6, in non-conference action on Thursday afternoon at Govoni Field. With its third consecutive victory, Babson improves to 17-8 overall. UMass-Dartmouth has now dropped back-to-back games to slip to 13-12 on the year. Basile doubled, triple and knocked in a career-high five runs, Moses, was 1-for-3 with a walk and four RBI, and graduate student Brant Savage went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored to pace the Beavers' 13-hit attack. Senior Justin Guest finished 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and four runs scored, while graduate student Tanner Santos singled twice and scored a pair of runs in the win. Graduate student Matt Tempone homered and sophomore Nick Bartalini, senior Devyn Vezina and senior Liam Blesi each drove in a run for the Corsairs, who walked nine times in addition their six hits. Vezina also swiped two bags in the loss.
William Paterson (17-14, 2-9 NJAC) secured a 13-8 New Jersey Athletic Conference road victory at Rutgers-Newark (13-18, 5-6 NJAC). Junior Jose Marte earned the win after tossing 6.0 innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out five. Devin Daproza batted 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI. Sophomore Stephen Kubis logged a three-hit game and crossed home twice. Jordan Brown went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Braden Ramirez and Dylan Santos each recorded a triple and combined to drive in six runs.
For the second straight game, Penn State Behrend scored 15 runs, this time doing it with 20 hits at Thiel to defeat the Tomcats 15-4 and extend their winning streak to 10 straight on Thursday. Behrend senior Daniel Boehme opened the game when he tripled home two runners in the top of the first. The Lions broke the game open with four runs on four hits in the eighth inning and tacked on five more runs in the top of the ninth to help secure the team's 18th win of the season. Starter Alec Greenblatt earned his second win of the season, hurling 6.1 innings to go along with three earned runs and two strikeouts. Chase Palmer and Mac Ciocco recorded a game-high four hits, while Burick and Barnes each drove in a game-high three RBIs. For the Tomcats, Calvin Cackowski and Ethan Bintrim registered two hits apiece.