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| The FDU-Florham got back into the win column with 16-8 win in six innings against the Scarlet Raiders. FDU-Florham athletics photo |
No. 22 Shenandoah defeated Messiah 14-3 at home on Wednesday afternoon in seven innings, in the first meeting between the programs since 2019. The Hornets (11-0) scored 10 runs in the fifth inning to propel them to victory over the Falcons (2-6). Jake Holbert and Mauzy pitched the final two innings for Shenandoah and kept the Falcons from scoring again, completing the run-rule victory. Dominic D'Ottavio (1-0) pitched in the third and fourth innings, giving him the victory on the bump. Atchley Williams had a perfect day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Kyle Garrett and Jaime Padilla joined Williams with multi-hit, multi-RBI games.
Mitchell erased a four-run deficit with a pair of big innings late to defeat UMass Boston, 8–7, on Thursday afternoon at Monan Park in a non-conference showdown. Mitchell collected 15 hits in the contest and used a four-run sixth inning followed by two more runs in the seventh to turn a 6–2 deficit into an 8–6 advantage. Senior Jacob Quiles earned the win in relief, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing just one run on one hit while striking out four. Johnny Brucato led the Mariners with three hits, finishing 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. Kenneth Miller Jr. also collected three hits, while Nicholas Bracale went 2-for-3 with two RBI and scored a pair of runs. UMass Boston finished with nine hits and was led by Justin Gouveia and Nick Farnacci, who each drove in two runs.
Hardin-Simmons senior right-hander Caleb Reynolds set a single-game school record with 17 strikeouts as the Cowboys won the second game of a doubleheader at Southwestern, 7-0, on Thursday night. Reynolds set a new Hardin-Simmons single-game strikeout record with 17 strikeouts, all of which were swinging. The previous record was held by Tim Kriegel, who had 14 against Howard Payne in 2010. Reynolds went eight and a third innings, scattering eight hits with only one walk given up. Bradley Fletcher came in and got the last two outs via the strikeout. The 19 combined strikeouts set a new team record for strikeouts. The previous record was 16 against Whittier in 2013. Reynolds' 17 strikeouts is the third time this number has been reached in the 2026 DIII season.
Down 8-4 after four innings in game one, Elizabethtown made a comeback to win, 9-8 before downing Norwich, 12-3 in game two. In the opener, Norwich tacked on seven runs in the next two innings putting them out in front, 8-3. A sacrifice fly by David Woolley in the fourth cut into Norwich's' lead and Etown was able to quickly get out of the top of the seventh. With the Blue Jays trailing by just one. Jake Ruple hit a 2-RBI single down the left field line to score two and win the game, 9-8. There was no drama in game two as AJ Lipscomb went 2 for 2 with two runs, two RBIs, a double and two walks. Ruple went 3 for 3 with two runs, four RBIs, and two doubles. Aidan Casey struck out six while Jack Lanum earned the win striking out eight.
Keystone erupted for 12 runs in the first two innings and held off a late rally to defeat Maritime, 17-11, on Thursday morning at the RussMatt Invitational. The Giants wasted little time getting the offense going, scoring four in the first and breaking the game open with an eight-run second inning. The Maritime Privateers refused to go away. Chris Picarella's two-run homer in the fourth cut the lead to seven, and Joey Goodman blasted a two-run home run in the fifth to make it 14-8. Maritime continued the rally in the seventh when Goodman tripled home two runs and Dylan Payano added an RBI double to bring the Privateers within three. The Giants sealed the victory in the ninth inning. Schimony drove in a run with a sacrifice bunt before Bird delivered again with a two-run single. Dillion Bird led Keystone offensively with three hits and six RBIs, while Colsen Bennett had two hits, two RBIs and three walks. Dante Ruby scored four runs, and Emilio Portes added three RBIs.
Sophomore third baseman Kennen Lewis hit his first career home run, senior center fielder and team captain Greer Farr had a two-run double and sophomore designated hitter Seth Truesdale tied a career-high with three hits, to lead Hampden-Sydney to an 8-4 non-conference road win at Regent on Thursday night in Virginia Beach. Sophomore right-hander Reed Little started and pitched 6.0 innings with a career-high six strikeouts to earn the mound victory for the visiting Tigers against the host Royals. The Garnet & Grey improved to 6-4 on the season, while the first-year program at RU dropped to 1-7. H-SC scored eight runs on 11 hits with one error, scoring one run each in the first, second and third innings, three runs in the seventh and two runs in the ninth. RU scored four runs on three hits with three errors, scoring three runs in the first inning and one run in the second.
Misericordia defeated Alvernia, 8-3, in their second matchup during the Florida spring break, Thursday in Fort Pierce, Florida. The Cougars struck first and built a 5-1 lead. The Golden Wolves scored the next two runs to get within 5-3 through seven innings. Misericordia increased its advantage in the eighth and ninth inning and Alvernia could not match the Cougar offense. Shane Patten went 4-5 with three RBI and Gavin Dillard added three hits, including a double. Matt Stone scattered five hits over five innings to earn the win and got relief help from Alex Porombo and Zak Lussier.
Pfeiffer scored four times in the fourth inning and rode 5.2 shutout innings from reliever Sam Safrit to defeat RPI 4-2 on a warm Thursday afternoon at Joe Ferebee Field. RPI (1-4) struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the opening inning and one in the top of the fourth. Pfeiffer (4-7) flipped the game in the bottom of the fourth as they, capitalizing on two errors to surge ahead 4–2. Sam Safrit (1-0) entered with one out in the fourth and shut down the Engineers, allowing two hits and striking out four without permitting a run. He followed starter Andrew Bruss, who worked 3.1 innings and allowed two runs (one earned). Joe Javier finished 2 for 5 with two RBIs, while Jack Brandle added two hits and an RBI.
The University of St. Thomas' baseball team earned a 3–1 victory over Dallas to open the series at Reckling Park, improving the Celts to 5-10 overall on the season. Strong pitching and timely hitting helped St. Thomas secure the win in a tightly contested matchup. Dallas scored first in the first inning, using an RBI groundout to take a 1–0 lead. The Celts responded in the third inning when Gage Kimble delivered an RBI single to left field, bringing home Rey Izaguirre to tie the score at 1–1. St. Thomas broke through in the sixth inning to take control of the game. With runners on base, Justin Ogle came through with a single to left center that drove in Ryan Ratajczak and Jace Christian, giving the Celts a 3–1 advantage lead. The St. Thomas' defense stayed in control for the rest of the game, keeping Dallas off the scoreboard to secure the victory.
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| In its final outing of its 2026 Spring Break trip, Eastern ended the week with a doubleheader sweep of the Saint Elizabeth Eagles. The Eagles built an early lead and were never threatened in a 10-4 win in game one. In game two, senior Luke Meehan (pictured) recorded his 100th hit as an Eagle, and junior Brennan Moloughney threw a complete-game, 63-pitch shutout en route to a 9-0 victory. With his single in his second at-bat in game two, Meehan reached the 100-hit mark in just his third season with Eastern. Meehan had 62 of those hits a season ago, which is the second-most in a single season in program history. The senior first baseman is hitting .478 in the early season with a robust 1.554 OPS, a team-high 17 runs scored, 14 RBIs, and two home runs, 11 hits, and three doubles. Eastern athletics photo by Darryl Mackey |
Dubuque routed Waynesburg on Thursday morning to the tune of 10-0. Five scoreless innings from Zavion Ingram and six runs batted in by Will Sullivan paved the way for the shutout. Sullivan made the most of his two hits, tallying a double and a home run to the tune of six at bats. Ashr Harris remained on a tear on Thursday, notching three hits and scoring twice while stealing one base in his five at bats. Alex Kirman added a double and a triple while walking once and stealing one base. On the mound, Zavion Ingram tossed five scoreless frames, allowing one hit and striking out one. Brendan McQuillan threw the next three innings, allowing one hit. Despite only striking out three times, Waynesburg only tallied three hits during the contest.
Susquehanna took down the Comets of Capital 11-4 in a trip out to Vero Beach. The River Hawks offense struck early and hard, as SU notched 11 runs in the win. Susquehanna advances their spring break schedule to 4-1 with three games remaining down south. The River Hawks earned 15 hits in the contest, with Michael Girardi leading the way with three. Lucas Zachesky earned one home run in the win. Susquehanna finished the contest with 10 RBI's. Evan Applegate earned the start and the win for SU, pitching 4.2 innings on the mound. Applegate finished his day with five strikeouts, while only allowing five hits. Nate Fronheiser and Dominic Giglio both made an appearance in the contest, with both players earning one strikeout. Brayden McCourt earned 1.2 innings pitched with two strikeouts. Ozarowski finished the game working 1.0 innings on the mound with one strikeout.
It has been quite a busy week so far down in Florida for Saint Mary's (Minn.) (5-3). Coming off a loss to Rose-Hulman and an off day on Wednesday, the Cardinals looked to put another tally in the win column against Concordia Chicago (2-6). And they did with a 9-3 win in Auburndale, Florida. The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead, plating four runs in the second inning highlighted by Josh Costello's two-RBI single and Joe Anderson's two-RBI double. They added two more in the third on Dom Najacht's two-RBI double, building a commanding 6-0 advantage after three innings. Concordia Chicago got on the board in the fifth with a solo home run from Cam Buckley. Saint Mary's responded with an unearned run in the fifth, a RBI double from Gavan Schulte in the sixth, and a RBI groundout from Daniel Sherman in the seventh to add three more runs. The Cougars added a pair in the ninth on Buckley's RBI single and some late miscues, but it was too little too late. On the mound, Kasey Carlson earned the win, improving to 2-0, with a solid six innings, allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out six and walking one. Connor Olson closed out the final three frames, surrendering two runs on four hits.
Marian (3-3) scored eight unanswered runs at one point to defeat St. Vincent 11-4. Marian was able to open the scoring with a run-producing single from junior Marc Jones in the top of the third. After the Bearcats tied it in the bottom half of the frame, junior Lucas Lemons gave Marian the lead with a sacrifice fly to open the fourth. A single with two outs from sophomore Ayden Kanaman later in the frame put Marian ahead 3-1.
SVC once again had a response plating a run in the bottom half but Marian then scored eight unanswered runs to build a comfortable lead. The stretch started with with a pair of runs in the fifth before a single from sophomore Carter Scott scored a run in the sixth to put Marian ahead 6-2. The Sabres took advantage of three Bearcat errors in the eighth to break the game open with four runs. A single from junior Danny Santigao plated the final Marian run in the ninth. The Bearcats were able to score twice in the ninth to set the final at 11-4.
Elmira traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC for a Thursday doubleheader against the Pilgrams of New England College as part of the Ripken Experience. Elmira homered twice in both games of the doubleheader sweep over New England College, winning 13-3 and 6-4. In the opener, Connor Stone led the way, going 3-4 with a home run, driving home two runs and scoring twice. Xander Canfield pitched six innings, allowing three hits and three runs, while striking out three. Game two was closer. Elmira grabbed a 5-1 advantage only to see the Pilgrims answer back again with two runs in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 5-3. Elmira provided a key insurance run, allowing Nicholas Miller to work his way through the seventh, closing out the game and earning the save. Offensively, Kaden Bolt let the way, going 3-4 with a double and a home run. He drove home two runs and scored one himself. Miller pitched 3 2/3 innings, earning the save, allowing one run and just three hits while striking out four.
Wartburg (4-4) snapped a four-game skid with a 3-1 bounce-back victory over Concordia College Moorhead (4-3). The Knights relied on a strong outing from starting pitcher Kam Volz (2-0), who tossed five scoreless innings and struck out six. Reliever Zach Byrne worked the next three frames before Conner Funk recorded the final three outs to earn his second save of the season. Volz set the tone early, retiring the first three batters he faced and carrying his momentum through the opening innings. Wartburg broke through in the fifth inning when Tanner Jackson drove an RBI double off the left-field wall to score Bode Nagelmaker and give the Knights a 1-0 lead. The Knights added another run in the sixth as Andrew Gallegos delivered an RBI double to bring home Keegan Schmitt and extend the advantage to 2-0. Volz exited in the bottom half of the sixth with a runner on and no outs, turning the ball over to Byrne. Concordia Moorhead managed to push across a run to trim the deficit to 2-1. Wartburg answered in the eighth inning when Nagelmaker singled to right field, scoring Gallegos and restoring the Knights' two-run lead at 3-1.