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| Johns Hopkins finished a 4-0 week with a 3-1, 8-7 sweep of Muhlenburg on Saturday. The Blue Jays hit three home runs on the day with two by Jimmy Stevens. d3photograpy.com photo by Mike Atherton |
No. 1 UW-Whitewater (15-0) extended its perfect start to the season with a doubleheader sweep over the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (8-7). Both games were decided by run-rule, as the Warhawks took game one in 7 innings, 11-0, and 18-5 in the 8-inning second game. The Warhawks met at a familiar face in River Falls, taking on Steve Bartlein's squad. Bartlein, a UWW baseball alum (2012-13) and former assistant coach, is at the helm of the UWRF baseball program, playing its first season since 2002. The Warhawks were 11-3 against the Falcons from 1996-2002. In game one, UWW took an early lead in the third inning and continued their offensive surge in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, scoring ten runs. The Falcons were unable to score in the bottom of the frame, resulting in a final score of 11-0 in favor of UWW. In game two, UWW opened up with a 4-0 lead with the help of the long ball game. The Falcons answered back with a three-run homer by Klein for their first runs of the game & to close the UWW lead to just one run. The Warhawks broke open the game with five runs in the sixth inning, then put the game away in the eighth inning, scoring nine runs. Dominik McVay hit a three-run homer (his second of the game), and Jackson Koenig added a two-RBI double, putting UWW ahead 18-3. UWRF managed to score two runs in the bottom of the eighth but were unable to catch up to the dominant Warhawks in the 18-5 final after eight.
No. 13 Gettysburg scored three or more runs in four innings to split a doubleheader at Haverford. The Bullets took game one 16-10 before the Fords plated three runs in the bottom of the eighth for an 11-8 win in the nightcap. Jack Burke led the Bullets with a 5-for-5 game two that included his second two-home run game in the last eight days. Down two runs after six, Gettysburg broke the game open. The Bullets drew seven walks and were hit twice to key a nine-run frame for a 16-9 lead. Amirata also had a two-run single in the inning before the Fords got one back in the bottom of the inning for the final margin. In game two, the umpires declaring the game would be over after the bottom of the eighth due to darkness. Down three runs Gettysburg tied the score but saw Haverford match their oputput in the bottom of the inning to win 11-8.
No. 12 Penn State Harrisburg swept a United East doubleheader from conference foe Penn State Berks in convincing fashion on Saturday afternoon. The hometown Lions handled the visitors 11-1 in eight innings in the day's first outing before rolling to a 13-2, seven-inning victory in the nightcap. Fisher Druck earned the win in game one, allowing just one hit with four strikeouts in five innings thrown. Lucas Floyd had two hits, including a double, scored three runs and drove in another, while Drew Sassaman also had a multi-hit game. Demetre Koutras hit his first home run of the season and drove in a pair of runs. In the nightcap, Moises Gonzalez hit a home run and drove in five runs, while Blaine Waltimyer and Brendan Henn had two hits apiece. Jack Maguire earned his first win of the season on the mound, allowing just two runs on two hits in 5.1 innings of work.
Seventh-ranked Salisbury opened Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference play by outmuscling the Christopher Newport Captains 14-11 on Saturday afternoon at Captains Park. The Sea Gulls jumped in front 3-0 in the first two innings of action. With two out, TJ Morris cracked a grand slam to left, vaulting Salisbury into a 7-3 lead. CNU got all four back in the bottom of the fifth, though, loading the bases and plating a run each on four straight plate appearances with a walk, single, sac fly, and steal-plus-error, drawing even at 7-7. The bullpens settled in from there, putting up dueling zeroes for the next two frames. Then in the eighth, SU broke through and put it away for good in the ninth as Dylan Winebrenner blasted the team's second grand slam of the game and Ben Anderson added another tally with a pinch-hit RBI single, upping the margin to 14-7. Despite a three-run homer from Aaron Maxie and a two-out RBI double to get CNU within 14-11, Bryce Sterling slammed the door by striking out Jacob Koenig for the final out
Eighth-ranked Trinity (Texas) bounced back from a disappointing loss in yesterday's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series opener with a resounding 15-5 run-rule victory over Schreiner on Saturday evening. The Tigers (22-7, 17-3 SCAC) hammered out seven home runs in the game and put the game out of reach with a 10-run fifth inning against the Mountaineers (9-20, 7-16 SCAC), evening things up with one win each heading into tomorrow's series finale. Schreiner pulled out a 6-4 win in 11 innings on Friday night, following a lightning delay of more than two hours, and nearly spilling into the midnight hour. On the mound, Trinity needed just two pitchers to nail down the win. Trajan Lee got the start and lasted into the fourth inning, striking out four batters and allowing five runs – though just three of those were earned. Will Taylor came in and pitched the final 3.1 innings to earn the win and improve to 2-0 this season. He held Schreiner hitless over that stretch, walking just one batter and recording five strikeouts.
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The Berry Vikings took the field at No. 15 Centre for a doubleheader with the Colonels of Centre, where they were victorious in game one by a final score of 4-3 and are knotted in a 3-3 stalemate in the sixth inning that will resume tomorrow before the final game of the series due to lurking inclement weather. The Vikings controlled the pace of the game from the start, outhitting Centre 9-6 out-pitching the Colonel's pitching staff with seven strikeouts, courtesy of Mason Snyder. Leadoff man Alex Knapp led the way in the batter's box for the Vikings with 2 hits that resulted in two runs scored for the centerfielder. The Colonels did not go away though, as they gave the Vikings a run for their money with a three-run home run. Relief Pitcher Cole Porter came in to close out the game following that sequence in the final half inning. He would dig his heels in and earn the final three outs of the game to close out the huge 4-3 victory.
No. 2 Lynchburg claimed two well-earned wins, 5-3 and 7-3, over ODAC foe Ferrum on Saturday afternoon at James C. Fox Field. In the first game, the No. 2 Hornets (24-4, 11-2) struck early with a run in the first inning, as Sean Pokorak's single to left field brought in Brandon Garcia. Lynchburg added another in the second, with Joe Munitz's single driving in Eric Hiett for a 2-0 lead. Ferrum quickly answered in the third with a two-RBI single from Baxter, tying the game at 2-2. However, Lynchburg regained control with a run in the fifth, as Pokorak's single to left-center plated Munitz. In the sixth, Garcia delivered a key triple, driving in two runs to extend the lead to 5-2. Ferrum added a run in the seventh, but Lynchburg held on for the 5-3 win. In Game 2, Lynchburg found productive offense in the fourth inning, highlighted by Conner Moore's three-run homer that scored Logan Webster and Ryder Warren. Maddox Tsutsui made a daring play, stealing home for a 4-1 lead. In the sixth, Benton Jones tripled in two more runs to increase the lead to 6-1. Ferrum managed a late home run from Markowitz in the eighth, but Lynchburg responded with a sacrifice fly from Tyler Howlett, scoring Garcia for a 7-2 lead. Ferrum added one more in the ninth, but it wasn't enough as Lynchburg closed out the game for a 7-3 win.
No. 23 Pomona-Pitzer split its doubleheader with Lewis & Clark Saturday but won the weekend series 2-1 over the Pioneers. Pomona-Pitzer took the opener 4-3 and lost 5-4 in the nightcap. Pomona-Pitzer came from behind to win game one Saturday by way of a Jack Gold walkoff double. Gold, Greg Pierantoni and JC Ng each posted one RBI on the game while Lateef Wakil went 2-4 from the plate and scored three runs. Wade Lawson was credited with the win from the mound after striking out four in 2.0 innings, while starting pitcher Ethan Collins struck out six in 5.0 innings of work. Wakil again led the Sagehens on offense in game two with a pair of RBI after going 2-4 from the plate. Gold and Cooper Berry each launched solo homers to tally lone RBI of their own. Ben Cohen was credited with the loss despite striking out one and giving up no hits in 1.0 innings, as the Pioneers scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch.
No. 14 Kean improved to 6-0 in NJAC play with a sweep, 15-0 and 3-2, of Rutgers-Camden on Saturday. Game one was all Kean. Kean pushed across the first run of the day in the second on an RBI single from Nick Sellari. They added runs in the fifth and sixth before the flood gates opened in the seventh as the Cougars added seven more on seven hits. Highlighting the action was a two RBI triple from Kyle Adorno and two RBI double from John Chuisano. The nightcap was a pitchers' duel. Kean scratched across the first run in the fourth and made it 2-0 in the sixth. The Scarlet Raptors tied things up in the seventh with two outs. A miscue prolonged the inning and RN took advantage with a bloop single to center, scoring two. The Cougars loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth on singles from Stone and Tomalavage and an intentional walk to Dan Reistle. Chuisano came through with a single up the middle for the game-winner and walk-off win.
No. 5 La Verne swept Saturday's doubleheader at Caltech in dominant fashion, blanking the Beavers 10-0 in game one before surging late for an 8-2 comeback win in the final game at North Field. The opener was all La Verne from the start, as the Leopards poured on 10 runs across the final five innings and held Caltech to just a single hit in a complete performance. On the mound, Matthew Desmarets was untouchable. The junior righty struck out 10 over 6.1 innings of one-hit baseball, moving to a perfect 6-0 on the season. Mikey Rogozik closed the door with 1.2 innings of clean relief, preserving the shutout and allowing the Leopards to cruise to their 21st win. After falling behind 2-0 through six innings, La Verne roared back in the final three frames with an eight-run outburst to complete the sweep.
No. 10 UW-La Crosse swept nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh on Saturday afternoon as they extended their win streak to 13 games. The Eagles won 11-4 and 15-4. In game one, with one out in the sixth inning, Anthony Vivian walked and then scored on Andrew Rajkovich's sixth home run on the year to tie the game at 4. In the seventh with two outs, Anthony Vivian would put UWL up 8-4 with his third home run of the season. UWL would add three more runs in the top of the ninth inning as Chris VandenHeuvel led off with a solo home run and Rajkovich hit his second home run of the game to make it 11-4. The Eagles got off to a fast start in game two as they scored five runs in the first inning. In the fourth inning, Vivian hit his second home run of the day while Mac Born's home run in the in the fifth inning gave UWL a 9-2 lead. The Eagles final two runs came in the eighth inning as Vivian walked and scored on a double by Logan Pye. Hargrove followed Pye's double with a double of his own to make it 15-4.
Montclair State split a doubleheader with No. 16 Rowan on Saturday afternoon. The Red Hawks (19-8, 5-1 NJAC) fell 21-3 in game one before bouncing back with a 13-6 victory in the second contest. The Red Hawks battled a tightly contested opening three innings of the first game, but the Profs used a 12-run fourth innings to surge out in front. Montclair jumped out ahead in the first inning of game two. Rowan tied the game in the bottom of the third, as a fielder's choice brought in a marker with runners on the corners to see visitors countered immediately in the fourth. All game Montclair could not shake the Profs. Chris Gonzalo homered in the top of the eighth to nudge the margin back to three, and the Red Hawks made one final offensive surge in the ninth to take the idea walk off out of the minds of the Rowan players.
Hunter Williams pitched a gem while Kody Phillips drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly, leading Lebanon Valley to a 1-0 victory and a series win over No. 18 Misericordia in game two of a doubleheader on Saturday at McGill Field. The Flying Dutchmen also battled valiantly in the first matchup but dropped the contest 2-1. The Cougars opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with an RBI single to second base and scored in the top of the second on an RBI single down the left-field line, taking a 2-0 lead. Misericordia was able to maintain its one-run advantage through the end of the seven-inning game. Game two was in the hands of Williams as he made the most of a single run for his offensive support. He allowed six runs in eight innings before handing the ball off to Owen Berry for his first save of the year.