Kean and NJCU got good pitching to open this weekend's slate of game on Thursday. Rowan and Stockton needed to rally for their wins and Rutgers-Newark cruised over William Paterson. WPI and Roger Williams became the 12th and 13th team to earn a tie this D3 baseball season.
Welcome to Roger Williams and Marymount to the D3baseball.com NCBWA Top 25 this week. Buena Vista also rejoins since being ranked in Week 5. Endicott remains the top team followed by Denison, Baldwin Wallace, East Texas Baptist and Salisbury.
Roger Williams remained undefeated in conference with a doubleheader sweep of Gordon on Monday, The Hawks are one of three teams that have lost two or fewer games this season.
Eric Recchia, Rutgers-Newark and Marcus Johnson, Montclair State did not have to compete against each other for a spot in the weekly D3baseball.com honor roll as the fourth Team of the Week this season had room for both. Joining the NJAC pair in the outfield is Aidan Hawley, Roger Williams.
Roger Williams defeated Stockton on Sunday evening at Lake Myrtle Park, 15-7, in a non-conference contest during the team's Spring Break Trip. In the win, Aidan Hawley hit for the cycle with a 4-for-4 outing with three RBIs and coming across to score three times.
Chris Flynn (Naugatuck, Conn.) struck out a program-record 17 batters for the third-seeded Roger Williams University Baseball team, paving the path to a win in the opening matchup of the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament, 9-6 over the fourth-seeded Nichols College at Paolino Field on Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Flynn (Randolph, N.J.) and Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) each collected multiple hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Hawks advance to play Endicott College in the double-elimination tournament.
Chris Flynn (Naugatuck, Conn.) struck out a program-record 17 batters for the third-seeded Roger Williams University Baseball team, paving the path to a win in the opening matchup of the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament, 9-6 over the fourth-seeded Nichols College at Paolino Field on Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Flynn (Randolph, N.J.) and Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) each collected multiple hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Hawks advance to play Endicott College in the double-elimination tournament.
Kyle Schaefer (Madison, Conn.) was masterful allowing just a single run across 7.2 innings for the Roger Williams University Baseball team while the offense pieced together a three-run seventh to edge UMass-Boston, 5-2 in a pitcher’s duel at Monan Park on Monday night. All five of the team’s five runs came with two outs with Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) providing a two-run single that proved to be the deciding blow.
cThe runs were plentiful for the Roger Williams University Baseball team as they celebrated their Senior Day by smashing the Wentworth Institute of Technology at Paolino Field on Saturday afternoon. The festivities recognizing the eight senior members of the team proved to be only the beginning of the party as the Hawks boogied their way to a 23-3 run-rule win in game one, matching their program-high for runs in a game, before they kept the jamboree rolling with an 11-1 run-rule victory in game two.
Tyler Cedeno (Maynard, Mass.) clubbed a pair of home runs, one of which was a grand slam, on his way to a seven-RBI performance for the Roger Williams University Baseball team as they held off Wesleyan College, 14-6 at the Dresser Diamond on Thursday night.
Matt Massaro (Fairfield, Conn.) drove in a career-high five runs in support of six-shutout innings by Ben Bonavita (East Longmeadow, Mass.) for the Roger Williams University Baseball team as they rolled to a nonconference victory over Keene State College, 11-1 on Thursday afternoon at the Owl Athletic Complex.
Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) drove in four runs and Jack Morin (North Andover, Mass.) added three more and each launched a home run as the Roger Williams University Baseball team rolled Curry College, 10-2 at the Jack Vallely Diamond on Tuesday afternoon. In need of a bounce-back showing after getting held to just three runs in their weekend doubleheader, the offense answered the call with their 12th double-digit scoring output of the season, matching their total from last season.
The ball was flying on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon at Paolino Field as the Roger Williams University Baseball team played Salve Regina University to an 11-11 tie before the game was called due to darkness. In a chippy, see-saw affair, that saw ten different pitchers, four ties, three home runs, and a whopping 48 baserunners across just under four hours of baseball, the hard-fought contest disappointingly resulted in a draw.
It took a five-run rally in the ninth inning of game one, but the Roger Williams University Baseball team picked up their sixth and seventh consecutive wins with a doubleheader sweep of Suffolk University at East Boston Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon. Down to their 27th out in the first game, the Hawks rallied to win 9-5 before they lead from wire-to-wire and pulled away late to take game two, 8-3.
Ben Bonavita (East Longmeadow, Mass.) was a jack-of-all-trades, hitting a home run and locking down a six-out save for the Roger Williams University Baseball team in a tight, 4-3 victory over Babson College on a blustery Bristol afternoon at Paolino Field on Thursday. Christopher Flynn (Randolph, N.J.) also went yard for the Hawks to back Connor Hewlette’s (Deer Park, N.Y.) strong 6.1 innings of work on the bump.
In a huge matchup between a pair consensus top-four teams in New England, the Roger Williams University Baseball team outlasted UMass Boston, 9-7 in a wild one on Wednesday evening at Paolino Field. Tyler Cedeno (Maynard, Mass.) and Matt Kroll (Tewksbury, N.J.) fueled the offense with three hits each while Adam Harz (Manchester, Conn.) was huge late picking up a seven-out save.
It was a frigid Tuesday afternoon at Paolino Field, but the bat of London Camelo (Bristol, R.I.) was plenty warm with five hits and five runs batted in as the Roger Williams University Baseball team overcame both the elements and Bridgewater State University, 13-8. Camelo’s perfect day at the dish led the offense to their tenth double-digit scoring output in 14 games this season to back a strong outing from Dan Massaro (Fairfield, Conn.) on the mound.
Playing at Paolino Field for the first time in the 2022 season, the Roger Williams University Baseball team opened their Commonwealth Coast Conference slate of games with a sweep of Nichols College on Saturday. Justin Garcia matched his career-high, piling up 15 strikeouts across seven shutout innings to lead the Hawks to a 4-2 win in game one while in game two, Christopher Flynn (Randolph, N.J.) smashed a pair of long balls in a 10-5 RWU victory.
Ben Bonavita (East Longmeadow, Mass.) capped off a five-run fourth with a go-ahead two-run home run to lift the Roger Williams University Baseball team to a 10-8 win over Ramapo College on Saturday morning at the Russmatt Baseball Complex. The home run was a part of a four-RBI game for Bonavita in support of a superb 5.1 innings of relief by Chris Flynn (Naugatuck, Conn.).
In a dominant showing, the Roger Williams University Baseball team swept a doubleheader from UMaine-Farmington, winning 20-3 and 4-1 at the Russmatt Baseball Complex on Friday. Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) clobbered two home runs in the first contest while RWU got strong pitching throughout all 14 innings thanks to the efforts of starters Justin Garcia (Foxborough, Mass.) and Kyle Schaefer (Madison, Conn.) and six different relievers.
In a dominant showing, the Roger Williams University Baseball team swept a doubleheader from UMaine-Farmington, winning 20-3 and 4-1 at the Russmatt Baseball Complex on Friday. Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.) clobbered two home runs in the first contest while RWU got strong pitching throughout all 14 innings thanks to the efforts of starters Justin Garcia (Foxborough, Mass.) and Kyle Schaefer (Madison, Conn.) and six different relievers.
The bats hammered out 11 hits on their way to their sixth double-digit scoring output in seven games to open the season as the Roger Williams University Baseball team collected a run-rule victory over Worcester State University, 12-1 at the Russmatt Baseball Complex on Wednesday afternoon. Matt Hynes (Farmingdale, N.Y.) impressed to earn the win in his collegiate debut while fellow freshman Alec Lavallee (Cumberland, R.I.) backed his effort with a trio of runs driven in.
Matt Kroll (Tewksbury, N.J.) blasted a two-run home run as a part of a seven-run top of the first by the Roger Williams University Baseball team, and they made that advantage stand on their way to a 10-8 win over William Paterson University at the Russmatt Baseball Complex on Tuesday evening. All nine members of the Hawks starting lineup came around to score a run in the contest while Ben Bonavita (East Longmeadow, Mass.) battled through six strong innings on the mound in the win.
For the third time in less than 24 hours, the Roger Williams University Baseball team plated 16 or more runs as they mashed a season-high 19 hits including six for extra bases on their way to a run-rule victory over the College of St. Scholastica, 16-6, on Sunday. All but one member of the Hawks starting nine recorded multiple hits in the contest.
The offense exploded for the Roger Williams University Baseball team, plating 33 runs across a doubleheader sweep of Anna Maria College, winning 16-1 and 17-6 at the Russmatt Baseball Complex on Saturday evening. Senior infielder Tommy Hobin (Madison, Conn.) and junior leftfielder Christopher Flynn (Randolph, N.J.) led the charge as they each drove in six runs across the two contests.
The offense exploded for the Roger Williams University Baseball team, plating 33 runs across a doubleheader sweep of Anna Maria College, winning 16-1 and 17-6 at the Russmatt Baseball Complex on Saturday evening. Senior infielder Tommy Hobin (Madison, Conn.) and junior leftfielder Christopher Flynn (Randolph, N.J.) led the charge as they each drove in six runs across the two contests.
The arms for the Roger Williams University Baseball team dominated again striking out 15 on their way to a second-consecutive shutout, beating the University of Mount Union, 4-0 in the opening contest of their Spring Break Trip at the Russmatt Baseball Complex. Graduate student starter Justin Garcia (Foxborough, Mass.) fanned seven over the first five and a third before the combination of senior Anthony Sapienza (North Andover, Mass.), freshman Lucas Lariviere (Cumberland, R.I.), and senior Adam Harz (Manchester, Conn.) locked it down with 3.2 innings of hitless baseball out of the bullpen.
The arms for the Roger Williams University Baseball team dominated again striking out 15 on their way to a second-consecutive shutout, beating the University of Mount Union, 4-0 in the opening contest of their Spring Break Trip at the Russmatt Baseball Complex. Graduate student starter Justin Garcia (Foxborough, Mass.) fanned seven over the first five and a third before the combination of senior Anthony Sapienza (North Andover, Mass.), freshman Lucas Lariviere (Cumberland, R.I.), and senior Adam Harz (Manchester, Conn.) locked it down with 3.2 innings of hitless baseball out of the bullpen.
Salve Regina University defeated Roger Williams University on Sunday and will meet Endicott next weekend to decide who will represent the CCC in the NCAA playoffs.
After a disappointing game one loss, the second-seeded Roger Williams University Baseball team, led by senior first baseman Brandon Jenkins (East Bridgewater, Mass.), rolled to a game two victory on Saturday afternoon at Reynolds Field. With the split against number one seed Salve Regina University, RWU forced a winner-takes-all game three on Sunday.
NJAC gets back to business
April 18, 2024Kean and NJCU got good pitching to open this weekend's slate of game on Thursday. Rowan and Stockton needed to rally for their wins and Rutgers-Newark cruised over William Paterson. WPI and Roger Williams became the 12th and 13th team to earn a tie this D3 baseball season.
