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| MUW down Millsaps College – the Southern Athletic Association regular season champion – by a score of 13-8 at Twenty Field. While it was a midweek, non-league bullpen game for both teams, the win by the Owls (18-14) over the Majors (28-11) kept the momentum going heading into Saturday's all-important regular season SLIAC finale at home versus Westminster at CCA Field. MUW athletics photo by Chris Jenkins |
Graduate student Joey Hubinger went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead McDaniel to a 9-4 win over Gettysburg in the opening round of the 2025 Centennial Conference Championship. The win gave the Green Terror (19-20-1, 9-9) a postseason victory for the second consecutive season and a win in their first home playoff game since 2003. McDaniel used two runs in the fifth to square the game at 3-3. After a quick top half of the sixth, the Green Terror plated two more runs in the bottom half to build a lead. Daly hit a single into center field to score freshman Maximus Mullins and put McDaniel in front, 4-3. Junior Ben Davis hit another RBI single to pad the lead, scoring sophomore Patrick Kelly from second. The Bullets loaded the bases in the seventh, cutting the Green Terror lead to one on an RBI single. Senior Conor Henderson escaped the jam by inducing a flyout to end the inning with the lead, 5-4. Hubinger led off the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run, his second homer of the season and second in four days. McDaniel scored twice more in the inning on RBI singles from Haddock and Daly to grow the lead to 8-4. Sophomore DJ Stolba hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to score Hubinger and give the Green Terror a five-run lead. The Bullets reached base on a fielder's choice in the ninth but couldn't mount a comeback as the Green Terror secured the postseason win, 9-4.
Penn St. Berks advanced to the second round of United East Championship Tournament, upsetting #7 Lancaster Bible College by a score of 10-4 on Tuesday. The Lions (10-27 Overall, 6-10 UE) got off to an early start, scoring in the top of the first inning, giving Berks a 4-0 lead. Berks continues to add to their run total, earning a late 9-0 lead. Berks tacked another run in the fifth inning. In the seventh inning, Lyndon Eyster stole third base and a throwing error scored to push the Lions lead to 10 runs. LBC was able to plate one run in the eighth inning and plated three runs in the ninth inning to close the deficit, but Amanjeet Turka closed out the victory, securing the Lions place in the United East Championship. The Lions got an outstanding pitching performance from Parker Zook, who pitched 7.0 innings, allowing no runs and only three hits while striking out eight Chargers.
The season will continue as ninth seeded Wilson eliminated St. Elizabeth in the first round of the United East Championship on Tuesday. Jordan Daphney and Harry Middlebrooks paved the way as the duo went a combined 7-for-11 with six RBIs and two runs scored. The Phoenix took an early lead as Daphney drove in Samuel Martin from second with a base hit to right center in the first inning. After a 1-2-3 bottom half, Wilson added a four-spot in the second. Three of the first four batters got on to load the bases and set up Middlebrooks who doubled down the left field line to score Seth Bivens and Brade Bakner. Tyler Smith followed up with a two-bagger to the same location that brought in Martin and Middlebrooks. Middlebrooks wasn't done as he repeated his efforts with another double that was down the left field line once again in the fifth inning. This time Martin and Bivens scored to put Wilson up 7-0. The long ball started to come into play for both sides starting with Wilson in the sixth. Daphney drilled a solo shot over the right field fence to make it 8-0, while Ryan Torres did the same to lead off the top of the eighth. The bottom half of the eighth saw the Eagles start to rally and, following a run scored on a fielder's choice, hit a three-run homer to left to bring the score to 9-4. Saint Elizabeth threatened again in the ninth with three of the first four batters getting on with Smith retiring the odd man out on strikes. A ground out to third plated one run, but Smith was able to get the next batter to do the same and Torres was able to connect with Daphney to end the threat and advance the Phoenix to the second round this weekend.
With a dramatic 7-5 win over Scranton, Wilkes secured the top seed of the Landmark Conference championship tournament at Bruggeworth Field on Tuesday afternoon. This marks the first time that the Colonels have earned the No. 1 seed for a conference tournament since 1994, when they went on to win the MAC Freedom. Matthew Show opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning but it was a five-run fifth saw the Colonels take a comfortable lead. With Wilkes up 7-1, Scranton added four runs in the sixth and seventh inning to make it a 7-5 ball game, coming down to the top of the ninth. Riley Jagger entered the game with runners on first and second and no outs, getting a fielder's choice, a strikeout, and a foul out in the next three at-bats to complete his second save of the year and the victory for Wilkes. AJ Levandoski (6-0) pitched the win, throwing 6.1 innings allowing four runs on seven hits with two strikeouts. At the plate, Spencer and Luksic led the team with two hits each, while seven Colonels tallied RBIs.
Ninth-ranked Salisbury reached the 30-win plateau for the eighth consecutive complete season, torching the Hood Blazers 12-2 in seven innings in Tuesday afternoon's final regular season game at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium. The Blazers put up a run each in the first and second innings, the latter coming on a solo home run by Jonathan Tyndall, before the Sea Gulls roared back with six in the fourth. Salisbury tacked on another in the fifth as Trent Waire singled and Griffin Shirk came home on an error in center to make it 7-2. Noah Burroughs blasted a solo homer to right center to lead off the sixth, then two batters later Andrew Kell teed off for his own two-run dinger to left to make it 10-2. Later in the inning with two down and the bases juiced, Winebrenner singled home two more runs to put SU up by 10 runs at 12-2, triggering the end of the game after the top of the seventh.
Alvernia University (24-16) scored runs in five frames Tuesday evening en route to a 13-7 victory over #25 ranked Keystone College (28-9) in a non-conference matchup down in Angelica Park. The Golden Wolves jumped out to a three run lead in the second inning and never surrendered it as they tacked on ten more runs in the final seven frames to secure the 13-7 victory over the Giants. With the victory, the Golden Wolves snapped Keystone's seven game win streak. Alvernia ends the regular season with a 24-16 overall record and it is the 34th season that Alvernia has recorded 20 or more wins with coach Yogi Lutz at the helm. Lutz has also led the Golden Wolves to yet another season over the .500 mark, the 36th in his 39 years.
A three-run home run by Tyson Bryant-Dawson in the first inning gave Allegheny an early lead as they defeated John Carroll 6-1 on the road Tuesday in non-conference action. The Gators got to work quickly in the top of the first. Starting pitcher Matt Jennings had an infield single before William Wolff reached on an error to put two runners on. On a 3-2 pitch, Bryant-Dawson belted the ball over the right field fence for a three-run home run. The home run marked his team-leading seventh of the season. Allegheny added to their lead in the third. Bryant-Dawson drew a two out walk and stole second. JD Robinson followed up with a single to left field, plating Bryant-Dawson to make it 4-0. The Blue Streaks loaded the bases in fifth with no outs. However, Jennings guided the Gators out of the situation allowing just one run to score on a sacrifice fly. The Gators made up the run and more in the eighth. Robinson led-off the inning with a single. After a sacrifice bunt by Ty Eberhardt moved him to second, a hit by Grant Dowden put runners on the corners. Gavin White drove Robinson home on an all-safe fielder's choice as the Gators pushed their lead to 5-1. After that, Alejandro Samayoa was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A sacrifice fly by Tommy Landsnes allowed Dowden to score as the lead reached 6-1. Tai Hopkins pitched the final two innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three batters to seal the win.
Behind a 5-6 day from senior Ben Jerome and 2.1 strong innings from senior John Steed, Nichols stunned Western New England on Tuesday afternoon from Trelease Field. Nichols won 9-8 after a four run, ninth inning to steal the win. Senior Ben Jerome carried the load for the Bison, going 5-6 on the day with two RBI and three runs scored. Freshman Ryan Keating went 3-6 with one run scored and junior Liam Flynn was 2-5 with four RBI in the game as well. Steed (7-1) earned his seventh win of the season, in 2.1 innings of relief. Sophomore Allen Hinckley threw 5.0 innings, while allowing three runs on four hits and striking out four batters. Teammate Johnathon Brzezicki and senior Patrick Doyle also saw time on the mound.
Centenary flexed its offensive muscle in a high-scoring 12-9 win over FDU-Florham in a non-conference matchup on Monday afternoon. The Cyclones racked up 12 hits in the contest, with Myles Castillo, Joseph Frei, Mike DeSena, and Nick Santacross each contributing a pair. The biggest blows came in the third inning, when Dominick Zinna and DeSena launched back-to-back home runs to spark a pivotal rally. Zinna and Frei led the charge at the plate, each driving in three runs to pace the Centenary offense. The team built a steady lead and held off a late push from FDU to secure the win. On the mound, Tyler Voltaire earned the victory, tossing four innings and striking out three while keeping the FDU bats in check early. The win boosts Centenary's momentum heading into the heart of the season as the Cyclones look to keep their bats hot in upcoming conference play.
Late-game heroics was the theme of the day as Carleton picked up a pair of walk-off victories over visiting Hamline. Will Schnepf delivered the game-winning hit in a 5-4 triumph in game one, while Jack Hommeyer tied game two in the bottom of the ninth before Aaron Rice knocked home the 5-4 game-winner in the 10th inning. Game one was a one-run game until the bottom of the seventh. There, Sam Zacks led off with a double down the line and came around to tie the game on a Sam Gossard single roped through the left side. With one out, Schnepf stepped to the dish and crushed a curveball off the wall in right-center. Gossard wheeled around the base paths and slid home ahead of the tag for Carleton's first walk-off victory since Mar. 30, 2024 against St. Scholastica. Game two was tied 4-4 after nine. Ryan Chang moved from third to the mound and induced three flyouts to work a scoreless top of the 10th. Sam Zacks hit the first pitch he saw in the home half of the frame into left field for a single, and Gossard executed a sacrifice bunt to move the winning run to second base. Aaron Rice took to the batter's box, battled to a two-strike count, and lifted a fly down the right field line. The ball dropped in just fair, and Zacks scored from second base for the second walk-off on the afternoon.
Cortland scored eight runs over its final four offensive innings and the Red Dragons defeated visiting New Paltz, 9-4, in a SUNYAC contest. Marc Stockhausen (Bronx/St. Raymond) finished 3-for-4 with a homer, hit by pitch, four RBI and two runs scored and Zachary Kringdon was 3-for-5 with two RBI. Talon Elkins finished 2-for-4 with hit by pitch, RBI and three runs and extended his hitting streak to 17 games. Lucas Granger went 2-for-4 with a double and Nolan Smith was 2-for-4 with a walk. Chris Bonacci finished 1-for-3 with a walk, hit by pitch and RBI. Cortland finished the game with 14 hits. Nick Jessen tossed the first four innings and gave up three hits, four walks and no runs. He struck out one batter. Ryan Banks went one and a third innings and allowed three runs. He was the pitcher of record when Cortland took the lead for good and was awarded the victory. Nick Hanson pitched the final three and two thirds innings for his second save of the season. He allowed just one unearned run on four hits with four strikeouts and no walks.
No. 11 Salve Regina played at Roger Williams University and defeated the Hawks for the second time in six days. Today, the Seahawks (26-7, 11-3 NEWMAC) scored 10 runs in the first three innings with four in the first, two in the second, and four more in the third, and carried a no-hitter into the ninth before the Hawks (12-20, 5-9 CNE) scored an unearned run for a 12-1 final. Seahawk pitchers had an 18-inning hitless streak (over last three games) snapped in the bottom of the ninth. This was the 99th meeting on the baseball diamond between Salve Regina and Roger Williams, and the first road game after a seven-game home stand for the Seahawks. Salve Regina has won nearly 65 percent of their all-time meetings with Roger Williams (63-34-2) and that includes winning 10 of the last 11 meetings (10-0-1).
Oneonta went unbeaten at home with a doubleheader sweep over visiting John Jay on Tuesday afternoon. Oneonta took the first game 7-0 and then won 4-2 in the second. In the game one shutout, Tom Roefaro (2-1) went 4.0 innings with two hits and five strikeouts. John Jay's Sebastian Sanchez pitched 6.0 innings with eight hits, seven runs, and one strikeout. The Bloodhounds took a 2-0 lead in the first inning of game two and kept Oneonta off the board until the bottom of the third inning when the Red Dragons took a 4-2 lead that ened being the final score. Junior Dominic Colarusso picked up the win, going 3.0 innings with four hits, two runs, and three strikeouts. Junior Wyatt Braun struck out two batters, and senior Josh Martin picked up the save in the seventh with one strikeout.
Six starters collected at least two hits in a 17-hit attack as Eastern Connecticut State eased to a 17-0, seven-inning Little East Conference win over Western Connecticut State Tuesday afternoon. While the win stopped a three-game losing streak for Eastern (24-11, 10-4 LEC), it was not enough to prevent Keene State College from moving closer to capturing its first LEC regular-season title and No. 1 seed in 17 years. Against WestConn (8-24, 1-13 LEC), first-year lefty Jake Shaughnessy was sharp in winning his varsity debut. Shaughnessy allowed only a leadoff single in the third over his four-inning stint, fanning five and walking two and departing with a 5-0 lead. Junior lefty AJ Rooks pitched two hitless innings in relief of Shaughnessy, with senior righty Sean Wininger tossing a scoreless seventh in his second appearance of the season, giving up WestConn's second hit.
No. 18 Gustavus punched its ticket to the MIAC playoffs with a doubleheader sweep over St. Olaf on Tuesday. The Gusties dominated in game one, winning 15-0, and secured the sweep with a 15-9 win in game two. Gustavus improves to 31-7 overall and 15-3 in the MIAC, which marks the most wins in a single season in program history. The Gusties now control their own destiny for the MIAC championship with the regular season finale Friday at Macalester. Adam Biewen once again continued his dominance on the mound, pitching six shutout innings while allowing just one hit. The Gustie bats took care of the rest, scoring 15 runs on 12 hits. The Gusties rolled their momentum into game two, taking a 6-0 lead in the second inning. Burns hit a three-run homer, followed by a two-run double by Brayden Kohls, and an RBI single by Luke Siegle. The home team then tacked on seven more runs in the fourth for a commanding 13-0 lead. St. Olaf made a comeback bid in the seventh, scoring six runs on seven hits and one Gustie error, cutting the deficit to five. The Gusties added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth. Jackson Thielen pitched the final 2.1 innings, allowing one earned run with five hits and two strikeouts.
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No. 12 Brockport defeated Ithaca in non-conference action, 8-3, on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles improved to 31-3-2 overall following the victory in Ithaca. Four Golden Eagles provided multi-hit outings, with Josh Indek (2-4, BB), Zach Eldred (2-5, HR), Kyle Blake (2-5), and Victor Alongi (2-3, 3 RBI) powering the Brockport offense. Jason Story and James Dixon scored two runs each to lead the Golden Eagles. Putting an exclamation point on the win, Zach Eldred would launch his 17th home run of the season, giving Brockport an 8-3 win. The Brockport bullpen would secure the win, with Nick Ianniello (2.1 IP, 2K), Thomas DiGirolomo (1.0 IP), Bryce Tyndell (0.1 IP), and Troy Leibert (0.1 IP) combining for four scoreless innings. Matt Mayer was excellent at the plate, reaching base safely three times with a double, a run scored, and an RBI.
Keuka tied its season-high with 15 runs in an Empire 8 victory over Elmira. Carlos Fantauzzi led Keuka College (12-19, 6-13 Empire 8) with four hits, including two triples and four runs driven in. Kyle Wood also had four RBIs for the Wolves on a double and a triple. Zach Keck went a perfect 3-3 at the plate with a pair of walks as well for Keuka. The Wolves won the season series with Elmira College, improving to 11-11-2 all-time against the Soaring Eagles. Keegan Ferris went six innings to earn the win. He struck out a pair while allowing just four hits. Ferris won his fifth game of the season, tying for second-most in program history. He has been the leader for the Green and Gold with 58 innings pitched, fourth-most in a season. With his two triples, Carlos Fantauzzi moved into sole possession of second place on the Keuka College career triples list. He also swiped a bag to move into second for career stolen bases at Keuka College with 27.
No. 17 Case Western came back from a seven-run deficit after four and a half innings to win 10-9 over Baldwin Wallace on a walk-off single by senior left fielder Jay Smith with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning at Nobby's Ballpark in Cleveland on Tuesday afternoon. CWRU trailed by as many as seven runs in the game and were down 9-7 heading into the ninth. Baldwin Wallace pitcher Patrick Straub retired the first two batters of the inning, but graduate student designated hitter Dane Camphausen singled to short to start the Spartans' rally. He was pinch run for by junior Jasiah Harris, who moved to second on defensive indifference, to third on a balk, and scored on a passed ball. Sophomore first baseman Tyler Stillson and graduate student second baseman Franco Alonso were each hit by a pitch on a 3-2 count, and then a double steal put the game-tying run on third and the winning run at second. Graduate student third baseman Zack Carinci followed with a hard ground ball that the Baldwin Wallace third baseman dove on but could not field cleanly, allowing the game-tying run to cross the plate. After junior center fielder Matt Trout drew a walk on four pitches to load the bases, Smith came to the plate and lined the first pitch of his at-bat over the head of the second baseman and into right field, scoring Alonso from third and delivering the win for the Spartans.
Elizabethtown closed out the regular season with a bang as they downed Shenandoah, 16-3. Elizabethtown was off to a very strong start against Shenandoah as Quinten Perilli knocked a three-run homer early in the first inning. Etown went up 4-0 after a sacrifice fly to end the first. In the bottom half of the inning, the Hornets hit a solo home run to cut the Blue Jays lead. The Blue Jays exploded in the second scoring four runs on four hits to jump to an 8-1 lead. With the bases loaded, Sawyer Martin sent the ball over the fence to left center for his first career grand slam. Shenandoah added a run in the second to continue to trail Etown, 8-2. The Blue Jays tacked on their ninth run in third on a wild pitch. In the fifth, Martin hit a sacrifice fly to bring the Blue Jays to double digits before RJ Agriss hit a three-run homer, extending the Jays lead to 13-2. In the sixth, Etown scored two more via a walk and wild pitch. The Hornets scored their third in the bottom half of the inning. The Blue Jays scored on their third sacrifice fly of the game to win 16-3 in seven innings.
Junior Jordan Hill drew a bases-loaded with two away in the top of the 10th and sophomore Jack Bowles followed with a two-run single as the Randolph-Macon baseball team posted a 3-0 victory at Methodist on Tuesday evening to conclude the regular season. RMC has won 11 of its past 12 games. The Yellow Jackets are 3-0 in extra-inning games this season. RMC has won four straight and eight of the past nine against MU. Randolph-Macon looks forward to hosting seventh-seeded Hampden-Sydney in a best-of-three quarterfinal series as part of the 2025 ODAC Championship.