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| Centre equaled its longest winning streak of the season at seven games as the Colonels defeated the Berea Mountaineers 10-0 in seven innings to complete a weekend series sweep. Centre athletics photo by Ella Craig |
Sophomore Aiden Dubetsky went 2-for-4 with a double and scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth as Amherst defeated Babson, 5-2, in a game shortened to six innings because of lightning on Sunday afternoon at Lake Myrtle Park. Graduate student Ryan Grace went 2-for-3, junior Dante D'Avanzo had an RBI double and classmates Ryan Liss and Ian Laforest each added a single. Senior Zander Teator walked twice and scored a run, while classmate James Clark dropped to 0-2 on the year with the loss after striking out three and giving up two earned runs over four innings. Sophomore JJ Grimes was 2-for-3 with a double in support of classmate Nick Fasserst, who struck out five and gave up just two hits over four innings. First-year Saahi Jetti gave up two runs on three hits over two innings out of the bullpen and improved to 2-0 with the win for the Mammoths.
No. 7 Salve Regina rallied late to defeat the No. 8 Rowan Profs, 7–5, on Sunday at the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Florida, erasing a late deficit with a three-run ninth inning to improve to 6-1 on the season. Rowan reclaimed the lead in the seventh as Brayden Davis struck again, drilling a two-run double to center field that pushed the Profs ahead 5–4. The Seahawks delivered the decisive rally in the ninth. After an error and a Jake Harring single set the stage, Shea Donovan tied the game with an RBI single. Shane Williams then reached on another Rowan error to plate the go-ahead run, and Danny Rogers capped the surge with an RBI single to left, extending the lead to 7–5. Dominic Carollo earned the win in relief for Salve Regina after tossing one and a third scoreless innings, while James Tobin closed the door with a scoreless ninth for his first save. Starter Brady Shea allowed three runs over five innings with four strikeouts.
Saint John's (Minn.) started the second day of its spring break trip with a 6-2 win over Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Sunday morning. Freshman Max Edwards made his first collegiate start and allowed one run on five hits with 10 strikeouts (to two walks) in seven innings. Senior third baseman Reed Marquardt broke the scoreless stalemate with a solo home run, his first of the season and fifth of his career, with one out in the fourth inning. The Pointers (2-3 overall) finally got to Edwards in the top of the seventh inning with a double and single, back-to-back, with one out to cut their deficit to 2-1. The Johnnies (5-3 overall) responded, however, with two runs for a 4-1 lead in the bottom half of the inning. Senior Noah Jensen gave up a run in the top of the eighth inning, but classmate Jack Dobesh entered with runners on the corners and nobody out and shut the door. UWSP's sac-bunt attempt turned into an out at the plate, followed by two-straight Dobesh strikeouts to avoid the threat. SJU rode the momentum to two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Dobesh pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third collegiate save.
Allegheny collected a sweep of John Carroll in a non-conference doubleheader Sunday in Meadville. The Gators won the first game 2-0 and the second game 10-3. Two early runs in game one proved to be all the Gators needed as starting pitcher Ben Shields and reliever Johnny Hughes combined for the shutout, allowing just five total hits while striking out 11 batters. The Blue Streaks took advantage of wild pitches in the first inning, scoring a pair of runs on one hit in the second game. The Gators made up a run in the second and added three more runs in the third as they moved into the lead. The Blue Streaks would add a run in the ninth, but the Gator pitchers limited them to just four hits while producing 15 themselves to earn the sweep.
Senior Ben Davis finished with four hits and five RBIs on the day as McDaniel swept a doubleheader, 5-1 and 11-2, with Western Connecticut State at the Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach on Sunday. The Green Terror (10-5) improved to 3-0 on their spring break trip with the sweep, stretching the team's winning streak to four. A two-RBI performance from junior Shea McKenna led to a 5-1 victory in game one. First-year Jack Kinsey pitched a complete game on the mound, throwing all seven innings while totaling four strikeouts, four walks, two hits and only one run on the board. Davis went 3-for-4 in the late game with five RBIs and two extra-base hits. Junior Ryan Buecker got the start and the win, pitching four innings and totaling five strikeouts, one walk, five hits and two earned runs. First-year Holt Flowers struck out two batters in one inning of relief work.
Once they finally got to play, Whitworth Pirates were happy to travel to Pasco to pull off a doubleheader sweep of visiting Lewis & Clark, 4-3 and 17-3, in a pair of Northwest Conference baseball games at Columbia Basin College. The teams were supposed to play a three-game series in Spokane, but heavy snow in the region forced the games to move 130 miles to the southwest. The Pirates built a 4-0 lead through three innings and held on to win the opener. The Pirates scored eight runs in the third inning of the second game and then pulled away in support of a winning pitching effort by Dylan Huntsman.
Second-ranked Salisbury University found its wave with an eight-run fourth, using it to ride past the Oswego State Lakers 12-2 in seven innings on Sunday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium. Tyler Villa locked in after a shaky start, striking out the side on two occasions, including in his final time on the bump in the sixth. Tyler Katz worked out of trouble for a scoreless seventh to preserve the 10-run lead and trigger the mercy rule.
Cortland finished with a 3-1 record at the Berry College Invitational after splitting two games on Sunday. The Red Dragons defeated Marietta, 18-5, before falling to the host Vikings, 17-7. Both games were called after seven innings due to the tournament's 10-run rule. Talon Elkins earned the win for the Red Dragons, allowing two runs on five hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked two. Luke Boule, Cortland's second reliever, gave up one run on two hits over two innings with one strikeout. Cortland's offense finished with 19 hits and eight walks. Anthony Carlo went 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and four runs scored. Jack McFerran was 3-for-4 with his first collegiate homer along with a double, three RBI and two runs, and Elkins went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Playing its fourth game in just over 24 hours, Cortland fell behind 12-0 as the Vikings (9-5) scored six times in the second and six in the third. Berry led 17-2 before the Red Dragons put up five runs in the sixth, but Cortland couldn't reduce its deficit to less than 10 runs.
After a snow-filled win over Baldwin Wallace, No. 1 Denison closed out its trip to Illinois against the Cardinals of North Central (Ill.). The Big Red completed the undefeated weekend with a dominant 17-0 victory, highlighted by home runs from Eron Vega and Jack Lutte. The win marks the Big Red's second shutout win of the season. Denison moves to 9-1 on the season while North Central drops to 3-7. The pitching staff of Robbie Lee, Cooper Marrs, and Noah Shapo would allow seven hits and record 11 strikeouts in the combined shutout. Lee earned his third win of the season. The defense was perfect in support, recording zero errors. In the box, the offense was dominant, scoring 17 runs on 16 hits while forcing three errors. Vega, Lutte, and Nate Lloyd smashed homers and Lutte led the team with a 4-5 performance and six RBIs.
Bates swept Plymouth State in a doubleheader Sunday at Leahey Field, taking game one 3-0 and winning game two 6-2 in the first two home games of the season for the Bobcats. Senior John Tully tossed six shutout innings and the Bobcats hit two home runs as the Bates baseball team defeated Plymouth State 3-0 in game one. Senior Diego Sarabia matched his career-high with eight strikeouts over five and two thirds innings and the Bobcats led from the jump in a 6-2 win over Plymouth State in game two of Sunday's doubleheader. With the pair of wins, Bates (6-1) is off to the program's best start through seven games since 1974.
UMass Boston snapped a two-game losing streak Sunday, unleashing a 17-hit barrage to secure a 13-11 victory over Ohio Northern in a high-scoring affair at the RussMatt Baseball Invitational. The win moves the Beacons to 3-4 on the season. After three scoreless innings, the Beacons' offense ignited in the fourth. Ohio Northern rallied with six runs across the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to cut the Beacons' lead to 7-6. UMass Boston responded immediately and decisively, exploding for five runs in the top of the seventh. The Polar Bears threatened late with a three-run homer in the eighth inning to make it a two-run game, but the Beacons held on for the win. Nick Farnacci and Ben Sherry led the offensive charge with three hits each. In total, both teams combined for 24 runs and 28 hits.
Linfield (12-4, 7-2 NWC) earned their first series sweep of the Pacific Boxers (5-13, 2-4 NWC) on Sunday afternoon, coming from behind with a three-run eighth inning to win 6-3. Both bullpens maintained a knotted score over the next two innings, where Luke Schoeffler came out of the Linfield bullpen to relieve Bishop who got into trouble in the eighth. Schoeffler halted the Boxers momentum, sending it to the home half of the inning. Jaxson Kister led off with a single to center, followed by a Kennel hit by pitch. Cole Snidow singled on a bunt to the pitcher, loading the bases with no outs. With one down, Nick Holm hit a ground ball up the middle, plating two go-ahead runs. Josh Mansur brought in a third with a sacrifice bunt down the first base line. Schoeffler went 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth to earn Linfield the series sweep over Pacific, their first since the 2017 season, his second relief win of the season. "Sweeps in this conference are huge, one way or the other, the conference is so competitive." Said head coach Jordan Harlow following Sunday's sweep.
Redlands (10-11) found themselves trailing 6-0 in the bottom of the fourth before scoring 14 unanswered runs to secure a 14-9 non-conference victory over Willamette Sunday afternoon at The Yard. Down 6-0, Redlands ended their 14-0 run with a Bullard RBI double and a Thomas RBI single which gave Thomas five RBI and three hits. The Bearcats did claw three runs back in the top of the eighth, but Aziz Bishop shut it down in the ninth on only six pitches.
Freshman Jayce Thoroughman tossed seven innings of one-run ball and senior Nick Bisaccia homered twice as Drew recorded a 10-2 victory at Catholic in Landmark Conference action Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Rangers (8-4, 2-1 LC) came away with the series victory by capturing two of three games for the weekend. It is Drew's first series win over the Cardinals since the Rangers also won two of three at Catholic in 2018. Thoroughman (2-0) was masterful in his Landmark Conference debut, blanking the Cardinals through seven innings. He exited after allowing a leadoff single in the eighth, but by that point, the Rangers had built a 10-0 lead. Thoroughman struck out a season-high eight and yielded only two hits. Bisaccia finished with three runs and three RBIs while blasting his first two homers as a Ranger. He became the first Ranger to go deep twice in a game since Nate Miller C'24 versus Elizabethtown on April 27, 2024. Freshman Matteo Gruendig went 2-for-4 day at the plate for Drew. Matt Perlin finished 2-for-3 for Catholic (10-5, 1-2 LC), the defending Landmark Conference champion.
Bryce Didrickson was 3-for-5 with three RBI and Aiden Chen threw five innings and struck out seven to get his first collegiate win as Claremont-Mudd-Scripps picked up a 13-1 win in eight innings over Carthage on the third day of the Tucson Invitational Games. With the win, CMS improves to 13-3 on the season, and 4-0 at the Tucson Invitational, with all four wins coming by run rule. CMS then broke it open with seven runs in the fifth. Didrickson led off with a double, and came home on a sacrifice fly from Rider Gordon. Dillon Martin then hit a two-run homer to stretch the lead to 4-1. The Stags then had their second big inning in the eight with five runs to enforce the run rule, keyed by a two-run double from Cruz Wexler and an RBI double from Didrickson. Parker McGraw closed out the game by completing a three-inning save with one hit allowed, as the Stags turned a 6-4-3 double play from Martin to Bennett to Alex Henderson to end it.
Montclair State completed a weekend sweep over MIT, surging past the Engineers 15-5 in eight innings on Sunday afternoon at Yogi Berra Stadium. Billy Tigar increased his hitting streak to 23 games dating back to April 18, 2025, finishing the day with three hits and a career-high seven runs batted in. His homer marked his second of the season and seventh of his collegiate career. During his 11-game freshman campaign, Danny O'Brien has registered a hit or more in all but one, finishing the day with his fourth career multi-hit game. Michael Wansaw Jr. earned the victory on the mound for the Red Hawks, tossing a scoreless two innings. Tyler Dell recorded his first collegiate save, throwing a career-best three and two thirds innings, striking out three batters.
New York University (2-4) defeated Russell Sage (6-3) 16-2 on Sunday in Auburndale, FL. The Violets got back in the win column after dropping two games to the Gators yesterday. It was a stellar day for the Violets as they scored a season-high 16 runs in just seven innings, and allowed a season-low two runs. Max Oliveira opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with an RBI single. Matt Dahl's single with the bases loaded was the highlight of a four-run inning by the Violets and gave them a 6-0 lead. The Gators earned a run in the bottom of the fourth, but the Violets extended their lead to 15 after exploding for 10 runs in the sixth. Dahl hit two singles in the sixth to add four more RBIs to his stat line. Six different Violets had RBI's in the sixth inning. The Gators scored a run in the seventh, but the run rule ended the game after seven as the Violets walked away with their first win of the three-game series.
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| Wilkes came back from an eight-run deficit in the top of the ninth inning to win a thrilling 23-22 game against the Susquehanna River Hawks on Sunday. Wilkes athletics photo |
For the second time this week, Wooster walked off an opponent 8-7 in the 10th, and Sunday it was against Penn State-Harrisburg, and that handed the Fighting Scots the series win at Art Murray Field. First-year left fielder Bennett Grossman was Sunday's walk-off hero, ripping a single to left field to score first-year shortstop Noah Lindberg. Lindberg walked and stole second prior to scoring the winning run. Wooster (12-3) needed ninth-inning heroics, scoring three times to answer Penn State Harrisburg's (8-6) five-spot in the top of the frame. The Scots' stuck immediately, scoring all three runs to tie the game before recording an out. One swing of the bat is what it took, as sophomore third baseman Maanav Bhatt nailed a game-tying three-run homer to the power alley in right center. Senior catcher Colin Leslie and sophomore second baseman Luke Rizzo hit back-to-back singles through the sides of the infield prior to Bhatt sending out of the park.
The Spalding Golden Eagles completed a strong weekend series against the Illinois Wesleyan Titans, winning all three games at Derby City Field. Spalding relied on timely hitting and solid pitching performances from several key players throughout the series. Spalding completed the sweep on Sunday with a 9–8 extra-inning victory. The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early 3–0 lead in the first inning and continued to produce offensively, finishing the game with 16 hits. Illinois Wesleyan rallied to force extra innings, but Spalding delivered the game-winning run in the 10th inning. Holden Caplinger earned the win on the mound as the Golden Eagles battled through a back-and-forth contest to secure the series sweep.
Elizabethtown opened up Landmark Conference play by completing the opening series sweep against the Warriors. The Blue Jays won game two, 4-3 before taking game three, 9-3. In the opener, Parker Summers went 2 for 4 and Tommy Kanakos went 1 for 3 with two RBIs. Logan Burns earned the win on the mound tallying five strikeouts. In the nightcap, Etown scored six runs on three hits in the ninth inning to secure the team's 9-3 win. With the bases loaded, AJ Lipscomb hit a single to center field to score one. The Blue Jays scored their fifth run of the game on a ground out to second. With the bases loaded again, Nick Fiorini hit a grand slam to center field.
The University of Chicago completed its three-game sweep on Sunday with a 21-4 victory over Rose-Hulman in the series finale. UChicago looked to strike first in the opening inning and took advantage of a Rose-Hulman error in the fourth inning to increase the lead. Rose-Hulman got a run back in the fifth inning, however, the Maroons wasted no time responding as the balls started to leave the yard in the sixth inning stretching the lead to 7-1. In the ninth inning, it was more of the same for the Maroons put the game out of reach with a nine-run ninth inning. Preston Benner went 4.1 innings and allowed just one run while striking out three. Jonathan Lazar earned his first career win on the hill as he threw 1.2 shutout innings in relief with a pair of strikeouts. Courtland Hare, Connor Dong, and Lucien Reed closed out the game and the victory in the final three innings of relief. Nathan Bae led the offensive onslaught for the Maroons with four hits, four runs scored, and three RBIs.
Hobart ran its winning streak to five games with a doubleheader sweep of Mount Aloysius on Griffith Field at The Ripken Experience, securing a thrilling 7–6 come-from-behind win in game one, followed by a commanding 13-3 victory in the game two. In the opener, Mt. Aloysius pushed its lead to 6–4 with another run in the second. However, Connor Davenport came through in the fourth inning with a two-run single, leveling the game at 6–6. The score remained locked through the fifth inning until Hobart seized control in the bottom of the sixth. Junior Charlie Forrest retired the Mounties in order in the seventh to secure the victory. In the second game, Hobart racked up a season-high 15 hits, including two doubles, and swiped four bases as they cruised to a sweep of the day's games.
Wittenberg wrapped up their Spring Break trip in dominant fashion, defeating Hampden-Sydney 14–3 in seven innings on Sunday. After dropping both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday against nationally ranked Christopher Newport, the Tiger offense picked back up as every starter recorded at least one hit in the victory. Wittenberg jumped out to an early lead and steadily built momentum throughout the game. The Tigers carried a 5-2 advantage into the fifth inning before breaking the game wide open with a seven-run frame that put the contest out of reach. The win continues an impressive offensive stretch for Wittenberg. Through March 13, among teams that have played at least 10 games, the Tigers rank No. 1 in the nation in team batting average, continuing their impressive offensive production.
Tufts hit six home runs as they dominated No. 9 Trinity (Texas), 24-9, in the second meeting of a three game set in San Antonio, TX on a hot Sunday afternoon at Trinity Baseball Field. The Jumbos (6-1, 0-0 NESCAC) placed Cole Donato on the hill for his second start of the season. The senior struggled early, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk. Donato regained command and earned the win, conceding no earned runs and two hits, while striking out four batters in the following 4.2 innings. The Jumbos put seven runs on the board and took a 10-4 advantage in the top of the fourth, an inning where Tufts tallied six hits including two homers. The Jumbos offense kept their foot on the gas as they poured on 12 more runs across the fifth and sixth innings to take a commanding 22-4 lead.
For the second time this season, George Fox swept a road doubleheader. Against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes, Fox claimed the victory in the first game, 7-3, and in the second, 5-2. In the final inning of the opener, Joey Marasco tripled to left center as Gabe DeBenedetto scored once again, and following right on his toes was Kaden Oshiro, hitting home base—putting Fox ahead by five. Still in the top of ninth, Garrett Strube flew out to right field and Marasco was able to score a run yet again, bringing George Fox to an advantage at 7-1. The Lutes managed two runs in the ninth, but it stayed a solid win for the Bruins, 7-3. The Bruins took a break on offense in the nightcap. Aiden Rady's pitching was impressing on defense as George Fox built a 5-0 lead. Pacific Lutheran finally got on the board with an RBI single on a hit in the bottom of fifth and a home-run in the bottom of seventh—putting the score overall at 5-2. Andrew Miller stepped in to close for the Bruins, allowing just one hit over the final two innings as Fox picked up the Sunday doubleheader sweep.
No. 15 UW-Whitewater survived a late comeback against Carroll to extend their win streak to five during the Blue Wahoos Challenge. The Warhawks' powerful hitting helped buoy their lead, taking down the Pioneers 9-7. In the bottom of the 7th, Jackson Koenig went yard again, this time scoring two to put the Warhawks up 9-2. With just six outs left to work with, Carroll grabbed some momentum, closing the Warhawk lead to just two runs. The Pioneers scored 5 runs, on one hit & three Warhawk errors. Gradin Taschner came in on the mound for the final out of the 8th inning, getting the swinging strike-out to keep the Warhawks' up by two. Gradin Taschner was able to secure the save, sending two batters down swinging in the final inning. The Warhawks held on for the 9-7 win. Carroll outhit UWW 9-8, but the Warhawks had the higher slugging, with the two triples & two homers. Carroll only had one extra-base hit on the day.
St. Norbert improved to 4-1 on its Florida spring-break trip with an 8-5 win over Principia at Northeast Park. St. Norbert broke things open in the bottom of the fifth, scoring three times. Will DeBruin's single brought around Ethan Volz to score, Tyler Dean scored on a wild pitch and Zach Bostrand's single plated DeBruin to make it 5-2. The five-run lead held up until Principia scored twice in the top of the ninth inning, with Noah Chmielewski got the last two outs for his first save of the season. DeBruin finished 5-for-5 with three runs scored to pace the Green Knights' offense, which totaled 13 hits. Bostrand was 3-for-5 with three runs batted in. Cooper Dykes earned the win with three innings of long relief, allowing one run. Declan Kane started and worked four innings, allowing two runs on six hits.
Spring Break action continued for Edgewood Sunday night. They squared off against the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves. The Eagles (6-4) controlled the evening, taking down the Prairie Wolves (4-8) 10-4. A slow start gave way to three Edgewood runs. Jacob Carney recorded an RBI in the third, while a Kyle Prindle walk and a passed ball made it 3-0. Nebraska Wesleyan got on bored in the fifth, but a Charlie Tompach triple tacked on a pair of runs, while a pair of errors tallied a pair of runs for the Eagles for a 7-1 lead. The squads offset runs in the sixth, a throwing error giving one to the Prairie Wolves and a passed ball tacking on one for the Eagles. While an Edgewood University error gifted one to Nebraska Wesleyan in the seventh, the Eagles replied with a Prindle sacrifice fly to center. A Connor Mirocha single added on another in the eighth, while the Prairie Wolves wrapped up the scoring with a passed ball in the ninth. The Eagles had 10 walks as a team, with Carney, Hayden Hellenbrand, Mac Vesperman, and Dominic Lee each recording two.