|
| Scoring in all but one inning and backed by a complete-game gem from Easton Dunwood (pictured), Simpson rolled past Central 15-2 to open the series with a commanding run-rule victory. Nate Cagley was 4-for-5 from the plate and Simpson's top three in the batting order combined for six hits and nine RBIs, each launching multi-run home runs. Dunwoody went the distance on the mound, giving up just four hits and one walk in his seven innings of work. Simpson athletics photo by Jared Oosterhuis |
Cortland senior Luis Misla set a school single-game record with 19 strikeouts and took a no-hitter two outs into the bottom of the ninth inning before settling for a three-hitter as the Red Dragons defeated host Plattsburgh, 5-1, in the opening game of a SUNYAC doubleheader. Cortland completed the sweep with an 8-2 win in the second game. Misla fanned 19 batters, breaking the previous school record of 17 set by Matt Valin in 2019 and Allan Greenberg in 1967. Misla also became just the eighth player in program history to reach the career 200-strikeout mark; he has 212 strikeouts in his two seasons with the Red Dragons.
New Jersey City University completed the series sweep of William Paterson, 5-3, on Friday at Jeff Albies Field. With the win this afternoon, the Gothic Knights swept the Pioneers for the first time in program history, a history that dates back to 1949. NJCU (12-23-1, 3-13) scattered 11 hits led by Garrett Allo (3-for-5, 2 RBI) and Chris Rosario (3-for-4). Shawn Kish tied for the team lead with a pair of RBI while John Abrahamsen added two hits. On the bump, Dom Yarson (Ewing, N.J./Ewing) (4-4) hurled eight innings with seven strikeouts and three earned runs. Eriberto Reyes earned his third save of the season after throwing six pitches and allowing one hit. William Paterson (18-19, 2-14) tallied three errors and 13 hits in the loss led by Giovanni Aresta (3-for-4, 1 RBI).
Senior Sam Malgeri collected six hits and drove in five runs to power Plymouth State to a sweep of Western Connecticut State, 7-4 and 10-4,in a Little East Conference doubleheader at Parish Field on Friday. Junior Alex Noel was outstanding in game one, logging a career-high seven innings while striking out a personal-best seven batters. Plymouth State built a 4-0 lead through four innings, with Noel surrendering only a pair of unearned runs through six. The Wolves put two in scoring position with one out in the seventh, but Noel escaped with the jam with the lead intact. Junior Andrew Faherty provided insurance with a booming double in the eighth, and Malgeri followed with a blast over the high fence in right-center to extend the lead to 7-3. The Panthers held on for a 7-4 victory. Senior Nick Wilson delivered a strong start in game two, also pitching into the seventh for the first time in his career. Malgeri stayed hot at the plate, going 4-for-5 and nearly slugging another home run, narrowly missing with a drive off the top of the fence in deep right-center. Junior Brendan Flynn reached base five times, going 3-for-3 with a triple and two walks, while scoring three runs. PSU plated three runs in the first and never trailed, adding three more in the fourth and breaking the game open with a three-run eighth to secure a 10-4 win.
Gettysburg scored seven runs in its final two at bats to defeat Franklin & Marshall 10-5 and earn a season split. Brendan Laqui hit his first collegiate home run in the second inning to stake the Bullets to an early 3-0 lead. The Diplomats would add three in the third and two in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead. In the seventh pinch hitter Michael Fischetti drew a full-count walk to force in the tying run. The Bullets took the lead back for good in the eighth inning with five runs. The big hit came off the bat of Will Stellato with a two-run double for the go-ahead scores. Alex Wilkie-Viscio tossed the first six innings with three strikeouts and no walks, allowing just one earned run. The Bullets are in a tie for the fifth, and final, playoff spot with two games remaining in the regular season. There are currently five teams within one game of third place who will battle for the final three spots on the last day of the regular season.
Andrew Mazzone returned after missing three weeks due to injury, and was 2-for-4 with a homer with and three RBI, to lead No. 11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to a 9-2 win over Caltech in the series opener on Friday. WIth the win, the Stags improve to 27-8 overall and 13-6 in the SCIAC, while Caltech falls to 8-26 overall and 4-15 in league play. Mazzone opened the scoring with an RBI single in the fourth inning to score Alex Henderson, and then made it 6-0 with a two-run homer to cap off a five-run fifth. Dillon Martin had a two run double to make the score 3-0 and scored on a wild pitch, before Mazzone's blast made it 6-0. Caltech got two runs back in the bottom of the fifth, but CMS scored three times in the sixth, capped by a two-run double by Blaise Heher to take a 9-2 lead. Dominic Rolla started and went 4.2 innings to end up with a no-decision, while Parker McGraw threw three innings of no-hit relief, striking out two, to get the win and improve to 6-1 on the year. Martin was 3-for-4 at the plate for the Stags, while Henderson and Heher joined Mazzone in 2-for-4 afternoons.
Mary Hardin-Baylor took a two-game sweep, 5-4 and 6-4, over No. 23 East Texas Baptist Friday afternoon in Belton. The wins improved the Cru to 23-15 on the season while the Tigers fell to 24-13. ETBU opened both games an early run but UMHB responded immediately in Game one and wait until late in game two to sweep the Tigers on Friday. Kolby McBee earned the game one win on the mound for the Cru, throwing 6.1 innings with four earned runs allowed and two strikeouts. Isaac Brann grabbed the save, throwing 0.2 innings. James McGlumphy started on the mound, throwing five shutout frames with just four runs and seven hits allowed. McGlumphy also struck out five in his outing. Mason Semmelmann added two frames with just four hits allowed while Issac Brann gave up one hit in his one-inning save. UMHB totaled six runs on 10 hits while the Tigers had four runs on 12 hits. The series continues on Saturday.
First-year Randy Davis laced a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Rochester to a huge 8-7 Liberty League series-opening win over the Rochester Institute of Technology on Friday night at Towers Field. Davis, taking just his fourth at-bat of the season, was called on to pinch-hit with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, and came up clutch, roping a line drive over the 5-man RIT infield into an empty center field, sending the Yellowjackets and their fans into the frenzy. Rochester's win pushes its record to 15-13 overall and 9-6 in Liberty League play, while RIT falls to 20-12 on the season and 9-7 in the conference. In the West Division standings, Rochester now moves ahead of RIT by a half game, with a 6-6 division record, with RIT sitting at 6-7.
Vassar celebrated its 13 seniors on Senior Day on Friday afternoon in style as the Brewers slugged out 16 hits in a 14-2 victory over Bard in seven innings in a Liberty League victory. Vassar's record improves to 13-16 overall and 4-8 in conference play while the Raptors fall to 3-26-1 and 1-12 in Liberty League action. Vassar scored first in the bottom of the third as junior Jensen Bergman laced an opposite-field triple with one out and was scored on a sacrifice fly from senior Taison Jemison. The Brewers lead grew to 4-0 in the fourth as senior Birch Herring-Jackson, senior Daniel Laderman and sophomore Noah Stockman each knocked in a run with a RBI single. VC's advantage expanded to 6-0 in the fifth behind a RBI double from senior Marc Milano and a RBI single up the middle from Laderman. Bard cut into the lead in the sixth following back-to-back RBI singles from Sam Dumper and Rob DeBello to make it 6-2. The Brewers answered in the bottom half of the inning with a RBI double from Jemison and a two-RBI single through the middle from senior Luke Barrientos to increase the lead to 9-2. A two-out RBI single from Laderman scored Barrientos to put the Brewers ahead 10-2 and a three-run homer from Stockman and a RBI single from Bergman capped the big eight-run sixth inning to put the Brewers ahead 14-2. Vassar needs one victory in Sunday's doubleheader against the Raptors to clinch a bid in the Liberty League Crossover Divisional Series next weekend.
Saint Joseph's (Maine) put on an offensive show Friday afternoon, rolling past Curry 17-7 in Standish. The win moves the Monks to 18-16 on the year, while Curry drops to 8-19. Saint Joseph's came out swinging, scoring five runs in the first inning, capped by a three-run homer from Nick Villano. That early outburst set the tone for the rest of the game, with the Monks racking up 20 hits in total. Curry managed to keep things interesting early, scoring in each of the first three innings, but the Monks kept piling on. A four-run fifth and another four-run inning in the eighth sealed the deal. Villano led the way at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Jared Wilhelm and Ryan Kastle also had big days, each homering and collecting three hits. Wilhelm drove in three, while Kastle added two RBIs. Kyle MacKay (Dracut, MA) picked up the win for the Monks, improving to 2-0. Michael Hutchko took the loss for Curry, giving up seven runs in just over three innings to fall to 0-4.
|
| Calvin split its doubleheader at Albion College on Friday. Albion (15-18, 8-10 MIAA) won game one 6-1 before Calvin (20-15, 12-6) won game two 7-6 to secure the split and the program's first 20-win season since 2021. Calvin athletics photo |
Northland walked off North Central (Minn.) 5-4 in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play in its home opener Friday evening in Ashland, Wis. The LumberJacks would threaten in the seventh after a single from Nathan Davison and a double from Willis to have two runners in scoring position. The Jacks would leave the runners on to end the inning tied 4-4. Ridge Guyette led off the ninth with a drive to right field, but the fielder could not corral it, resulting in Guyette reaching second. The next two batters were retired for the Jacks. Caden Willis would come to the plate and hit a hard ground ball to the second baseman. As the game looked like it was going to head to extra innings, the second baseman could not collect the ball cleanly, and Guyette would reach home after he never stopped running. The win was Northland's first conference win, improving its record to 5-28 and 1-15 in the UMAC.
Keystone concluded their conference schedule with a sweep of Penn State Berks as they took down the Nittany Lions 11-3 and 28-9 Friday afternoon. Keystone scored the first of the game in the second inning off a passed ball. They would add three runs in innings three through five to take a 10-run lead. The Giants scored one more run in the seventh inning off a hit by pitch with the bases loaded. Penn State berks spoiled the shutout with a two-run home run in the seventh followed by an RBI single in the eighth. The second game turned into an offensive onslaught. Berks tallied two runs in the bottom of the first to take an early lead. he Giants added three runs in the second to go up, 3-2. The Nittany Lions bats got hot as they put up seven in the bottom half of the second. Keystone would regain their composure as the squad scored 25 unanswered runs to regain the lead and seal the win.
Saint Joseph's (Maine) put on an offensive show Friday afternoon, rolling past Curry 17-7 in Standish. The win moves the Monks to 18-16 on the year, while Curry drops to 8-19. Saint Joseph's came out swinging, scoring five runs in the first inning, capped by a three-run homer from Nick Villano. That early outburst set the tone for the rest of the game, with the Monks racking up 20 hits in total. Curry managed to keep things interesting early, scoring in each of the first three innings, but the Monks kept piling on. A four-run fifth and another four-run inning in the eighth sealed the deal. Villano led the way at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Jared Wilhelm and Ryan Kastle also had big days, each homering and collecting three hits. Wilhelm drove in three, while Kastle added two RBIs. Kyle MacKay (Dracut, MA) picked up the win for the Monks, improving to 2-0. Michael Hutchko took the loss for Curry, giving up seven runs in just over three innings to fall to 0-4.
TCNJ returned home to George Ackerman Park on Friday afternoon and avenged Thursday's loss with a 2-0 shutout victory over Ramapo. Behind a terrific 98-pitch complete game from LHP Jackson Malouf, the Lions (22-15, 9-7) secured a key NJAC win over the Roadrunners (24-12, 8-8). Malouf was in complete command from the start, tossing his sixth career complete game and second career shutout. The left-hander scattered nine hits over nine scoreless innings, walked none, and struck out four. He leaned on his defense throughout, inducing 14 groundouts while keeping Ramapo off the board despite allowing at least one baserunner in six different innings. He also helped himself out a great deal in the field, picking off two runners and making three plays in the field. The Lions finally broke through in the bottom of the eighth. Jack O'Donnell and Gianni Marano led off the frame with back-to-back singles before advancing on a wild pitch. With two runners in scoring position, Justin Marcario delivered a clutch single to center that drove in both runs, helped by an outfield miscue, to give TCNJ all the offense it needed. Malouf returned to the mound for the ninth and finished the job with a clean inning, locking down the 2-0 victory for the Blue and Gold.
Phil Sedalis hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in eight runs as No. 17 Rowan rolled over Rutgers-Newark, 21-4, in NJAC action. Freshman Austin Kreyenhagen threw five strong innings as the Profs improved to 27-8 and 12-4 in the conference. Sedalis tied his season-high with four hits and now has 12 home runs on the year while it marked his second grand slam of the season, going back to March 8 vs. McDaniel. His eight RBI were one shy of the Rowan single-game record. Marco Mannino matched his season-high with four hits while Tyler Cannon and Nick Struble contributed three-hit games, with Struble connecting on his third homer of the year. The Profs opened the game scoring nine runs on nine hits and chasing starter Joseph Santi before the inning was over. Rowan batted around and Cannon had two hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Struble hit a two-run single with Mannino, Chris Serrano, Damon Suriani and Jason Morgan each contributing an RBI as well.
Neumann defeated Marywood on Friday afternoon in the opener of this weekend's Atlantic East Conference three-game series by a final score of 18-4. Chris Balshuweit was a triple shy of the cycle as he went 4 for 5 with a homer, a double, two runs batted in, and three runs scored. Anthony Rakotz was also 4 for 5 with a double, and RBI, and four runs scored. Brandon Colon was 3 for 4 with a home run, a walk, a stolen base, six RBI, and two runs scored. Nick Colon earned the complete game victory on the mound, his first collegiate complete game, improving his record to 5-1. He gave up four runs, all earned, on nine hits and a walk, while striking out five. Neumann (21-8, 7-3 Atlantic East) has now won six in a row and will look to continue their winning streak on Sunday as they complete this three-game series with a doubleheader at Bruder Field.
21st-ranked Case Western Reserve split a doubleheader on Friday with Brandeis, losing 6-4 in the first game before bouncing back for a 10-1 win in the second contest of the day in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Spartans outhit the Judges 13-9 in the opening game of the series but left 14 batters on the basepaths before falling 6-4. CWRU sophomore southpaw Quinn Saunders held Brandeis hitless through the first five and a third of the second game of the doubleheader as the Spartans cruised to a 10-1 win over the Judges. The Spartans stand at 12-5-1 in University Athletic Association play following the split and remained in first place in the conference standings with two games left to play. CWRU currently sits ahead of Chicago, which was idle on Friday due to rain and stands at 10-6 in UAA games, and Emory, which lost to WashU in extra innings on Friday to drop to 10-7 in league play. CWRU can clinch the UAA title with wins in the final two games of the series against Brandeis or one win and a rainout, regardless of what Chicago or Emory do in their final conference games of the year.
Scranton earned a thrilling comeback win over Moravian in the opening game of the series on Friday, 8-7. Moravian opened up the scoring in the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. The Royals cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the second with a run from graduate student Matthew Querey on an RBI by junior Aidan Casey. In the bottom of the third, the Greyhounds increased their lead to 3-1 on a sacrifice fly. Junior John Heitzman, sophomore Jimmy Lundari and Querey all hit timely sacrifice flies and sophomore Jake Lopez added an RBI single to help Scranton climb back into the game, eventually taking a 5-3 lead in the fifth. Moravian stormed back with a solo shot in the fifth and a three-run seventh inning to go ahead 7-5. Scranton trailed 7-5 heading into the final frame, but capitalized on a pair of Moravian errors to swing the momentum. Lopez and Casey each reached on consecutive errors by the second baseman, plating two unearned runs to tie the game at 7-7. Moments later, Lundari delivered the go-ahead blow with a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Querey and giving the Royals their first lead since the fifth inning, 8-7. The Greyhounds loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but graduate student Ryan Walsh managed to get the final out with a pop up to the second baseman.
The two starters for Clarkson combined to allow just four total runs in the doubleheader against St. Lawrence on Friday, allowing the Golden Knights to claim two key conference victories from their down-the-road rivals, winning game one 4-2 and game two 15-2 at Jack Phillips Stadium. Cole Riskin earned the win by allowing just a single earned run over 6.1 innings, striking out eight along the way, while Hartley got the extended saves, striking out three and now allowing a hit in 2.2 innings of work. David Zuhlsdorf took the loss for the Saints, striking out six against just one walk and giving up eight hits in eight innings of work. Nicholas Hofacker gained the win in game two, striking out six and scattering nine hits for two earned runs in six frames. Carter Gould fanned a pair in his inning of work in the seventh for Clarkson. The two teams will resume the three-game series on Sunday in Canton. With some help from around the league, Clarkson can potentially clinch a spot in the cross-over weekend with a Liberty League Playoff spot on the line. Both teams have two games remaining in conference, as the Knights are scheduled to face Hobart on Monday and the Saints preparing to play Rochester on Tuesday.
Senior Shane Daly hit his first home run of the season and finished with three RBIs on the day to lead McDaniel to a 7-2 win over Dickinson on Friday from Preston Field. The win places the Green Terror (17-19-1, 8-8) into a tie for third place in the Centennial Conference standings with Haverford. McDaniel holds the tiebreaker over the Fords after a sweep on March 29th. The top five teams qualify for the Centennial Conference tournament. Shane Daly finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the win. Ethan Haddock had a three-hit day at the plate, going 3-for-4 and scoring two runs. Freshman Brady Harach earned the win on the mound, pitching four innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits while walking one and striking out one. Sophomore Dominic DiBlasi pitched 2.2 innings in relief, tying his season-high with four strikeouts. Senior Conor Henderson closed the door in the ninth, inducing three straight deep flyouts to seal the win for McDaniel, 7-2.
No. 2-ranked Johns Hopkins secured its 16th consecutive victory with a 13-4 win over Washington College (19-19, 4-12) Friday afternoon in the final regular season home game in the storied 46-year career of head coach Bob Babb. With the victory, the Blue Jays clinched the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference Tournament. Washington College jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to a three-run home run by Drew Kinsey. But the Blue Jays responded quickly, scoring once in each of the first three innings to tie the game at 3-3. Dillon Souvignier and Jake Siani each delivered RBI singles, while Shawn Steuerer tied things up in the third with a solo home run over the scoreboard. Kinsey put the Shoremen back in front with his second homer of the day in the fourth, but the Blue Jays seized control in the bottom half. With the bases loaded, Caleb Cyr launched a grand slam into the bushes in left field, giving Hopkins its first lead at 7-4. The Blue Jays (34-3, 15-1) added six more runs in a two-out rally in the seventh inning. Siani and Cyr singled, Dylan Whitney and Alex Shane each doubled and Souvignier capped the inning with a triple, extending the lead to 13-4. On the mound, Kieren Collins (6-1) earned the win, tossing 5.1 innings and allowing four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four. Tyler Sugrim and Tomas Cancian each pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, and Michael Yousef closed out the game with a scoreless ninth.
Jason Gilman earned his 11th win of the season as No. 6 Kean got back on track with a 14-2 win over Stockton University on Friday afternoon. Gilman (11-0) now owns the single season record for the Cougars for wins in a season with his six and two thirds outing today. He allowed one earned run and five hits while striking out nine, upping his season total to 111, two shy of the single season record. After two quick outs to start the game, the Ospreys connected on back-to-back singles and back-to-back walks to bring in the game's first run. Gilman then recorded his second strikeout of the frame to work out of the jam. The Cougar bats came alive right from the start as Dominic Masino lined a triple and quickly came around to score on a Kyle Adorno double. Later in the inning, Justin Teixeira found the hole for two RBI and a 4-1 lead. Masino came up again as Kean batted around and for the second straight time, lined a triple, driving in two. His two triples in an inning ties an NCAA Division III record with six others, the last occurring in 2010. Kean added to their cushion in the fourth as Masino and Adorno led off with singles. Tyler Stone connected on a ground-rule double and Adorno scored on a balk. Dan Reistle registered an RBI single to round out the scoring in the frame. The Cougars didn't stop there and added four more in the fifth on four hits. Highlighting the inning was a two RBI double from CJ Tomalavage and a sac fly from Adam Scire. Stockton scored an unearned run in the seventh for what would be the final.