April 26, 2025

Adrian locks up MIAA top seed on Saturday

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UW-Oshkosh won both of its games at UW-Stevens Point's Zimmerman Field on Saturday by scores of 8-1 and 12-3. The Titans (23-11, 14-8 WIAC) recorded 10 hits in each of the wins and submitted a clean sheet in the field against the Pointers' (15-18, 10-12 WIAC) 12 combined hits and a total of five errors on the day.
UW-Oshkosh athletics photo by Steve Frommell

 

Adrian wrapped up its series with Hope College on Saturday with a doubleheader at Nicolay Field. The Bulldogs won the series after a 6-2 victory in game one of the day. Adrian finished the sweep after a 9-3 victory in game two which officials locks up the No. 1 seed for the MIAA Tournament. in the opener, Cam Oliver, Easton Rogers, Rolando Jimenez, and Linken Hayward all finished with two hits apiece. Hayward led the way with four RBIs. Bandon Kozlowski started on the mound, allowing one run on six hits over three innings. Sean Parker earned the win with three scoreless innings in relief, and Griffin Firestine closed it out with three strong innings for the save. Hope opened the game with two runs in the top of the first but that lead would be gone in the next half inning as the Bulldogs rolled to the doubleheader sweep. Jaxon McGuigan, Nic Bruder, Ryan Davis, and David Kedrow each recorded two hits in the game. Ambrose Horwath started on the mound where he threw 3.2 innings allowing two runs on four hits. Raymond Keane earned the win in relief after throwing 3.1 innings allowing no runs on two hits.

Saint John's (Minn.) celebrated Jerry Haugen Day with a sweep of Augsburg, 2-0 and 13-3 in eight innings, on Saturday at Haugen Field at Becker Park. SJU (21-13, 11-5 MIAC) batted .391 (25-for-64) with seven extra-base hits (six doubles and a home run) on the day, while three Johnnie pitchers combined to hold the Auggies (12-21, 6-10 MIAC) to a .228 average (13-for-57). The visitors went 3-for-28 (.107) with runners on base and 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position in the doubleheader. Junior shortstop Reed Marquardt went 6-for-8 with five runs scored, a double and two RBI from the leadoff spot. Senior third baseman Joe Becker went 5-for-8 with five RBI and three runs scored. He ended game two with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to induce the 10-run rule. The long ball was his 12th of the season, matching his total from 2024 and is one from the program record set by former teammate Ethan Roe '22 in 2021, and the 33rd of his career.

Emory celebrated its Senior Day on Saturday with a doubleheader split , winning 7-6 and losing 7-5, as the UAA series continued with the visiting WashU Bears. Jack Halloran had a memorable day at the plate as he delivered a walkoff single in first game before tying the program record with his 169th career RBI in the second game of the afternoon. In the opener, Emory relievers Nick Stellabotte, Reed Edwards and Paul Fine were able to keep the Bears in check and off the scoreboard for the game's final innings, allowing the Eagles to set up a game-winning opportunity in the ninth. A single followed by an error and hit-by-pitch loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth with the big bats coming to the plate. WashU's Oliver Block retired Matthew Sicoli but was not as fortunate against Halloran as Emory's power threat smacked a line drive single to center field to plate Hanson with the game-winning run. Halloran continued the momentum from game one's victory as he plated the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the opening inning. The RBI was Halloran's 169th of his prolific career as he tied Emory Hall of Famer Ted Karniewicz's program record which has stood since 2000. Despite the early run, the Eagles could not find the scoring column for the remainder of the game as two WashU arms combined for the winning effort.

A one-out solo home run in the bottom of the ninth of the opener while down four wound up being the only run UMass-Dartmouth would score in 18 offensive innings as Keene State College team posted a convincing Little East Conference sweep on Friday, beating the Corsairs 4-1 and 8-0 at the UMD Baseball Complex. The victories by the Owls (18-14, 10-3 LEC) continue to put pressure on Eastern Connecticut State University (9-2 LEC), who narrowly edges KSC by winning percentage currently for first place (but also does have the tiebreaker thanks to a 2-0 head-to-head record).  The Warriors travel to face the University of Massachusetts-Boston (9-4 LEC) for a pair on Sunday before hosting last place Western Connecticut State University for a single game on Tuesday and UMD for a doubleheader next weekend.  Fresh off their first true road doubleheader conference sweep in 13 years, KSC will host Vermont State University Castleton on Tuesday before visiting Plymouth State University next Friday to close their regular season conference slate.

FDU-Florham (17-22) (9-12 MAC Freedom) celebrated senior day by welcoming Delaware Valley to Naimoli Ballpark. FDU came away with both wins, 4-1 and 5-0, and the overall sweep of the series. Aaron Santos showed up for his senior day, going 3-7 with 2 RBIs, both of them from a two-run home run. Mark Geist did the same, as he went 2-6 with 3 runs scored, and an RBI from a solo home run. Parker Muratore went 3-6, with two RBIs. The Devils found their last run in the game, in the bottom of the fifth, leading 4-1. That was the score when the game ended, and FDU took the series win and looked for the series sweep in the next game. FDU had to wait an extra inning but got ahead in the bottom of the second. FDU built a 3-0 led headed into the sixth and added two more in the bottom of the inning. That would be the final score, as FDU swept both the doubleheader and the series against Delaware Valley, their first conference sweep since Delaware Valley in 2022.

For the UW-Superior Yellowjackets, Friday's extra inning loss to Northwestern could have been a defeat of devastating proportions. Entering the day outside the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference playoff picture, the Yellowjackets needed to stack some wins together if they want the chance to play beyond the end of the regular season next week. After dropping the series opener, the Yellowjackets advanced into must-win territory Saturday, and needed two of their biggest efforts of the season. And for the first time in several weeks, the Yellowjackets got exactly what they needed. After falling behind early in the opening contest, the Yellowjackets took the lead and blew the game open late, defeating Northwestern 11-6 to snap a five-game losing streak. They followed the win up with a gritty effort, plating a run in the bottom of the eighth and holding on for a 3-2 win, sweeping Saturday's doubleheader and taking the series from the Eagles. With the wins, the Yellowjackets improved to 17-17 overall and 12-6 in UMAC play. More importantly, the Yellowjackets got some help with Minnesota Morris falling twice Saturday and were able to move into the fourth and final playoff spot heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The Yellowjackets got some timely hitting in both games and employed a balanced attack at the plate, while getting strong pitching on the way to the two important victories.

Catholic entered the second to last week of the regular season trying to string wins together against Lycoming to improve its standing in the Landmark Conference. The Cardinals offense was solid throughout both games of the doubleheader, scoring 10 runs in each, to pick up a two-game sweep, 10-4 and 10-4, of the Warriors to improve to 19-16 on the season. In game one, the Cardinals continued to add on runs in the top of the eighth inning as Justin McCarthy and Marini both singled to put runners at the corners for Johnson. Johnson had the final big swing of the day, lifting a three-run homer to left field to put Catholic on top 10-4. Jake Kenney pitched the final three innings of the game for the Cardinals and allowed just one run off two hits with three strikeouts to earn his third save of the season and wrap up a six-run win in game one. Roman Tozzi earned his fourth win of the season, tossing six innings, allowing three runs and punching out four. The bulk of the offense in the game came for Catholic in the top of the first inning as they brought in eight runs on seven hits to open the contest up with a bang. Mac Meara came in out of the pen and locked things down for Catholic as he tossed two scoreless innings while only allowing one baserunner and picking up two strikeouts. The Warriors were unable to erase the early deficit and the Cardinals captured a sweep with another 10-4 win to get back to .500 in the Landmark at 10-10.

Senior Michael Shanahan picked up a win and a save, while senior Chaz Harvey homered in both games as Randolph-Macan swept an ODAC doubleheader at Guilford on Saturday afternoon to claim the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. The Yellow Jackets reclaimed the lead in the ninth of the opener. Three walks loaded the bases. CJ Chatterton grounded out to second and knocked in a run to give RMC a 9-8 edge. With two away, Schmitt singled to center to drive in two to make it 11-8. Shanahan again set Guilford down in order in the ninth to give RMC the victory. Up 5-2 in the nightcap, RMC put up another crooked number in the sixth to push the lead to 10-2. Shanahan hurled the final three frames with one hit, one walk, no runs and six strikeouts to record his third save. Sam Slevin has 77 career appearances, a program record. Christian Cok had 75 appearances from 2015-18. Harvey moved into second place in program history for career home runs with 24. He trails Charlie Hartt (2006-09) with 30.

Simpson pulled away late in game two to capture a 6-2 win after dropping the opener 9-6 and clinch an American Rivers Conference series victory over Central on Saturday afternoon. Leading 3-2 entering the ninth, the Storm (15-20, 9-12 A-R-C) tacked on three insurance runs thanks to RBI doubles by Will Carlock and Kasey Carter, along with a costly error by the Dutch (16-19, 7-14 A-R-C). The late surge sealed the series finale for Simpson, after Central claimed the opening game of the doubleheader, 9-3, despite a late rally from the visitors. Nate Cagley led the Storm offensively across both games, finishing the day 5-for-8 at the plate with four RBIs, two walks, and a run scored. On the mound, Eli Feekin earned the win in game two, while Dante Dolash closed it out with a three-inning save. Simpson's two wins over Central put the Storm in a tie for sixth place with Dubuque heading into the final week of the regular season. The Storm and Spartans will battle for a spot in the conference tournament on Friday and Saturday at McBride Field.

Behind another solid outing from starting pitcher Will Schnepf, Carleton split a doubleheader with visiting Concordia College-Moorhead. The Knights came from behind to win the opener 5-2 but dropped the second game by a 12-1 (7 inn.) margin. Schnepf got off to a rough start but settling in quickly and ended up going the distance, tossing a three-hitter with season-best eight strikeouts. He gave up a leadoff single and walked the next two batters to load the bases with none out. A sacrifice fly brought home one run, but Schnepf induced consecutive groundouts to escape without further damage. After Schnepf tossed a 1-2-3 top of the fifth, the Knights tacked on another run in the fifth. Sam Zacks was hit by a pitch for the 33rd time in his career, advanced on a single by Sam Gossard, and scored via Ryan Chang's single up the middle. Schnepf worked two more hitless frames to close out his second consecutive complete game. In game two, the Cobbers plated an unearned run in the top of the first inning then put the game out of reach with five tallies in the fourth and five six more in the fifth inning.

 

Junior Dylan Turner pitched eight complete innings before handling the ball to graduate student Jackson Garrett for the final three outs, as Willamette picked up a 5-4 win over Lewis & Clark College to earn a crucial series victory Saturday afternoon at Volcanoes Stadium. With three games remaining in the regular season, Willamette sits in a two-way tie for fifth place along with Lewis & Clark as both teams are behind Linfield for the fourth and final spot in the Northwest Conference Championship Tournament to be played over Mother's Day weekend. On Senior Day, five Bearcats – Preston Lau, Luke Piazza, Tassos Foster, Rocco Granucci, and Drew Baskin – each recorded hits in their final home game in a Bearcat uniform. First-year player Trevor Sostman led the offensive attack for Willamette with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate, while sophomore Carter Stoltz picked up the other Bearcat hit on the afternoon. Foster led Willamette with two runs batted in on his team-leading sixth home run of the season, while junior Nate Hamburger scored a pair of runs for the Bearcats. Turner started the game on the mound for Willamette and went eight full innings allowing three earned runs on six hits with a pair of strikeouts en route to earning his fourth win of the season. Garrett, who allowed one earned run on three hits in his inning of work, picked up his first save of the season for the Bearcats.

Cael Magill drove in Jeremy Tonelli with a single through the right side of the infield giving Marietta a 4-3 walk-off victory over Heidelberg Saturday afternoon in Ohio Athletic Conference action. The Pioneers completed the doubleheader sweep with an 11-3 win in game two. The game remained tied until Magill's game winning hit in the bottom of the tenth. Forrest Havanis (Washington, Pa./Trinity) (4-2) got the win in relief of starter Austin Ziance (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield). Havanis threw 4.0 innings and allowed no runs on one hit. Ziance struck out 11 and gave up three runs, one earned, on five hits in 6.0 innings of work. The Pioneers scored in every inning but two as the Pioneers easily defeated the Student Princes, 11-3 in game two.

Rockford moved one step closer to a NACC Tournament berth with a pair of wins, 8-1 and 7-5 at St. Norbert on Saturday afternoon. Rockford took the opener 8-1 behind a strong pitching performance from senior Brayden Bidwell. Bidwell tossed the first complete game of his collegiate career and was backed up by home runs off the bats of Zach Duke and Austin Massat. Rockford then erased a 4-0 deficit in the nightcap with five runs in the sixth and two more runs in the eighth. Zach Fabis then entered the game in the ninth and retired all three batters he faced to earn the save and secure Rockford's fourth straight win against St. Norbert. Rockford's game one victory had a little extra meaning to it as head coach Bob Koopmann picked up his 361st win at Rockford University. With that victory, Coach Koopmann is now the all-time winningest coach in any sport in school history.

Xander Meissner hit two more home runs on Saturday to break the single season home record, helping pace Bethany Lutheran to a 35-run day that saw them defeat Minnesota Morris 18-8 and 17-10 to secure a spot in the UMAC Tournament. in the opener Morris added a run in the bottom of the fifth before the Vikings erupted for nine runs in the seventh. Despite recording only four hits, Bethany benefited from three hit batters and two walks. Santiago capped off the inning with a three-run homer, extending the lead to 10. Riston Wojcik, who entered in relief in the third, closed out the game in the seventh to earn the win. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowing one earned run and striking out five. Morris struck early in game two with a three-run homer in the bottom of the first. Josh Robb got Bethany on the board with an RBI single in the second. In the third, the Vikings surged ahead 6-3 behind a three-run homer from Aidan Russell and a two-RBI double by Seth Jones. Leading 13-8 heading into the ninth, Bethany sealed the win with a three-run blast.

Kalamazoo swept a doubleheader at Olivet on Saturday, 9-2 and 14-0 in seven innings. Kalamazoo scored two in the first but Olivet tied it with two runs in the bottom of the second. Kalamazoo scored four in the fourth, two in the sixth and one in the ninth for the 9-2 win. Kalamazoo scored three in the first, two in the second and four in the third to take a 9-0 lead. The Hornets added two in the fifth and three in the sixth while four Hornet pitchers combined for the shutout.

Allegheny split a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader at home Saturday with Westminster (Pa.). The Gators took game one 9-5 but fell in the nightcap 10-5. The score in game one changed hands until the Gators went ahead for good in the fourth. The Titans made a comeback attempt in the final inning. They loaded the bases in the ninth. They scored one run on a walk, and then with two outs had a two RBI single. However, Tyson Bryant-Dawson tallied three strikeouts in the inning to earn the save as the Gators took game one. In game two, the Titans scored four runs on two hits and an error as they moved ahead, 6-5. Westminster added two more runs in the sixth and seventh as their lead stretched to 10-5. The Gators put two runners on in the ninth but were unable to push another run across.

Sophomore third baseman Jase Howell had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs in the first game, and sophomore left fielder Jake Moore had three hits and two RBIs and junior designated hitter Matthew Arnold had three hits, as well, while freshman second baseman Sam Vick had one hit and one RBI in the second game, as Hampden-Sydney split an Old Dominion Athletic Conference doubleheader on the road at Bridgewater College on Saturday afternoon in Bridgewater. Junior right-hander Alex Fitz-Hugh gained the pitching win in relief in the 9-6 opener, while senior right-hander Gavin Gregory started and took the mound setback in the 4-1 nightcap for the visiting Tigers (18-19, 10-12) against the host Eagles (24-13-1, 14-7-1). The Garnet & Grey have secured their participation in the upcoming eight-team ODAC Tournament that begins on Friday, May 2, though the official tournament seeding and pairings will not be announced until late Sunday, April 27, following the completion of all regular season conference contests.

One inning changed the entire complexion of Saturday's opener between Wooster and Wabash, resulting in a 9-2 Fighting Scots' win. Wabash took game two by a 6-2 score at Art Murray Field. Wabash's Aidan McConnell carried a perfect game into the sixth inning before Wooster first-year second baseman Maanav Bhatt broke it up with a single down the right field line. Robbie Manuzzi (3-1) was unable to get the job done out of the bullpen for Wabash, allowing seven runs on six hits without recording an out. Wooster (19-14, 9-3 North Coast Athletic Conference) scored all nine runs in the eighth inning, four of which came on a grand slam off the scoreboard by senior right fielder Alex Gerdenich. Wooster junior Jack Spring (4-2) went the distance. He allowed two runs on 10 hits in nine innings with three strikeouts. The right-hander now has two complete games on the year. Wooster again was held hitless for the first several innings in the nightcap before Widtmann broke up Jarrod Kirsch's (3-0) bid in the sixth. There was no big inning for Wooster as Wabash salvaged a split on the day.

Baldwin Wallace swept Capital in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader by final scores of 11-2 and 8-3 at Huntington Park. BW (23-12, 11-5 OAC) clinches a spot in the OAC Tournament for the seventh straight season after taking two against Capital (14-24, 5-11 OAC) at the home of the Cleveland Guardians' Triple A affiliate Columbus Clippers. Denis Ritlinger-Nirider finished 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored. Carson Petrecca and Sean Kolenich each notched two hits and scored two runs. Senior All-OAC left fielder Joey Marousek was the fourth Jacket with a multi-hit game with a double and added a stolen base and a run scored. Junior Academic All-OAC right-hander Brit Kostura improves to 3-0 on the season after pitching seven innings where he struck out a career-high 12 batters and allowed only two runs on four hits and two walks. Junior Academic All-OAC right-hander Kade Swisher closed out the game where he struck out two and walked three over two innings of relief.

Wittenberg has been hot lately, coming into the series with Ohio Wesleyan after 5 consecutive wins, and following the sweep of OWU, 14-8 and 9-6, has built their win streak up to 7 and also the team's third consecutive NCAC sweep on the year. In game one of the two-game set, junior Andrew Rust was the starter for the Tigers. Rust went 4.1 innings, allowing 5 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks, while striking out an additional 3. In Game two of the two-game set, the starter for the Tigers was none other than senior Nate Floyd. Floyd pitched stellar, only allowing 3 runs in his 6 innings of work. Floyd was given the win in the game, moving his record to 4-0 on the year.

Muhlenberg closed out its regular season with a doubleheader sweep at Franklin & Marshall, winning a wild first game 12-8 in 11 innings before claiming the nightcap, 4-1. The Mules (19-20, 8-10), whose win total for the season has been topped only five times in program history, are in the mix for a Centennial Conference playoff berth heading into the final day of the regular season. Haverford and McDaniel (both 8-8) and Gettysburg and Dickinson (both 7-9) are in contention for the last three playoff spots along with Muhlenberg. Haverford plays a doubleheader at Dickinson, while McDaniel is at Swarthmore and Gettysburg at Washington College on Sunday. Muhlenberg's first doubleheader sweep in Lancaster since 2014 came with a pair of milestones for senior Brendan Hughes, who recorded both the 100th RBI of his career and the 100th strikeout of his career. He is only the sixth player in program history to reach the century mark in RBI, and the first of those six to also fan 100 batters. In the 11th inning of the opener, the Mules took a lead that proved to be insurmountable, scoring four runs on only one hit, a two-run single by freshman Chris Moglia. The Mules drew three walks in the inning and had three players hit by pitch, wrapping up a game in which they had 11 hit batsmen, two short of the Division III record. Graduate student Jack Kent and senior Brendan Bussiere were each hit three times in the game, tying a school record that Bussiere had tied once previously. The second game was mild in comparison, as two Muhlenberg freshmen shut down the Diplomats on eight hits. Righty Shane Ohl tossed the first six innings, allowing only four hits, and southpaw Kieran Mulholland (pictured above) finished up for his first career save. The Mules broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth. Bussiere doubled in the first two and scored the third on an error.

Dubuque finished their series with Buena Vista on Saturday morning. With the game tied in the eighth inning, Justin Hausner would deliver the game-winning two-run home run to win 4 the game 4-2 and the series 2-1 over the Beavers. Both the Beavers and Spartans would score an unearned run in the first inning after a combined four errors in the inning to start the game. The Spartans took a 2-1 lead in the third inning after three consecutive hits was capped off by Tyson Dent's RBI single to right center. The Beavers tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth after a lead off triple would score on an RBI single. When it seemed like the game would be trending towards extra innings, the Spartans would pinch hit Justin Hausner who a runner on first. Hausner would proceed to hit one of the biggest home runs of the year to deep left field to send the Spartans into a frenzy, giving them a 4-2 lead. Aidan Elfering pitched a complete nine inning game, allowing only nine hits and had 12 strikeouts. After the Spartans took the late lead, Elfering would retire the side in the top of the ninth inning to finish the game.

William Paterson (19-20, 3-15 NJAC) ended its season with a 3-10, 7-3 doubleheader split at Rutgers-Camden (25-15, 8-10 NJAC). in the opener, two singles netted one Scarlet Raptor run during the bottom of the first inning, and a solo homer, base hit, steal and error made it 3-0 after two frames. Rutgers-Camden used five hits, a hit by pitch and three walks to cross the plate seven times in the sixth. The Pioneers added three runs but would not be able to match Rutgers-Camden run total. In game two, Rutgers-Camden took an early lead but a Giovanni Aresta base hit and Ty Kobylakiewicz home run made it a 2-1 WP advantage in the second. Four consecutive singles one run in the third, and three batters later Kubis drove in two more runs with a base hit, making it a 5-1 game. A two-run homer pulled the Scarlet Raptors within two at 5-3 after five. Dylan Santos singled in senior catcher Austin Jack for one run in the sixth and Braden Ramirez eighth-inning sacrifice fly plated the game's final run.

Cortland scored seven times in the top of the sixth inning to break away from a tie game and the Red Dragons defeated host Plattsburgh, 13-3, to complete a three-game sweep of the Cardinals in SUNYAC action. The game was called after seven innings due to the league's 10-run rule. Cortland finished with 16 hits, led by Nolan Smith who went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Nick Marola finished 2-for-3 with a homer, walk, two RBI and two runs, Chris Bonacci was 2-for-4 with a double, hit by pitch, RBI and two runs and Lucas Granger was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Zachary Kringdon ended 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI and Talon Elkins finished 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and three runs. Marc Stockhausen hit a grand slam and walked among his five plate appearances. Dylan Beers was the pitcher of record when Cortland took the lead in the top of the sixth and he earned the win to improve to 3-0.

Covenant had its Senior Day, but knew it needed to take care of business as it needed one win in the doubleheader against Asbury to secure its spot in the CCS Tournament. The Scots did just that behind a strong pitching performance by Bryce Bollinger in winning game one 5-1, then with nothing to lose in game two, they rallied back from nine-runs down to earn the weekend sweep with a 17-14 win. In game two, Asbury took advantage of three Covenant errors in the sixth inning, using four hits and three walks to score seven runs to take a 14-5 lead. The Scots then scored eight to counter the Eagles seven run inning and add four more in the eighth for the final run total. Covenant moves to 3-1 all-time against Asbury.