Denison and Arcadia finish epic contest

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The University of Dallas maintained a steady output of runs in the early innings of the game and survived a eight run outburst in the fifth as they won their nonconference game against Hardin-Simmons 13-8 on Tuesday.
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During its final day of action at the Snowbird Baseball Classic at Centennial Park, No. 13 Denison finished up its suspended game against Arcadia with a 25-23 win in 10 innings. After a 23-23 tie when the game was suspended in the top of the eighth inning on Monday, the two teams both squandered doubles in the ninth inning and remained tied until Denison took the sixth lead change of the game in the top of the 10th inning. In the bottom of the 10th and facing a two-run deficit against George Viebrock (2-0), Arcadia loaded the bases and put the winning run on base before Viebrock got a called strike three followed by a lineout to center field to finally end the marathon game. In all, the game featured a combined 42 hits and 21 walks, but only five errors. There was also a total of 15 doubles and 11 home runs. 17 different pitchers made their way to mound while 31 position players entered the contest. 11 different players had two or more hits and 11 had two or more RBI's while nine scored two or more runs. Lastly, four players had two doubles and three and had two home runs. The Big Red returned to the field to take on Stevens Institute of Technology but dropped an 8-4 decision.

No. 16 Christopher Newport improved to 16-5 overall this season with an 8-4 win on the road against the Hampden-Sydney Tigers, led by a strong start from Jack Braley and five multi-hit performances by the CNU offense. The Captains defense was behind Braley, including another rifle from Ayden Stuffel in the bottom of the third. One game after picking up his first career outfield assist, Stuffel added a second as a Tigers hitter tried to stretch a single into a double. Stuffel scooped the ball up in right field and unleashed a dart toward the bag at second cutting down the overzealous runner. The CNU offense also backed Braley from the jump.

Sewanee showed great discipline both at the plate and on the base paths in a doubleheader sweep of Olivet, 10-0 and 8-2, as a part of Sewanee's first day of participation in March Madness II from USA Stadium. Schedule for a seven-inning game, Sewanee got the offense on track from the bottom of the first. The game was called in the bottom of the fifth after Carson Rowland's RBI double and Meyn's base hit to third base. In the second game, also a seven-inning affair, the Comets got out to a roaring start with a two-run first inning, but the Tigers' bats were a lot louder. In the leadoff spot, Blake Pou had three walks and scored four runs between the two games.

TCNJ forced a split with Amherst on Tuesday. Amherst took the first game 5-3 and the Lions bounced back to win game two by a score of 5-4. In game one of this two game set, the TCNJ offense could not find the same rhythm as last night with just four hits and three runs in seven innings. The Lions had opportunities to get back in the game but were unable to capitalize. In the top of the seventh, the Lions had a chance to tie the game with runners on second and third with two outs. However, a ground ball to second base would ultimately seal game one for the Mammoths. In yet another game that came down to the wire, Jack Haynes had the answer for the Lions with a walk-off RBI single to beat Amherst 5-4 and force a split with the Mammoths.

No. 9 LaGrange (11-5) would take back the lead early on and score six runs late to deliver an 8-2 victory at Oglethorpe (3-13) on Tuesday in an NCAA Division III game. The teams would then settle in over the next three and a half innings as they combined for just two hits, one apiece, before LaGrange put up a crooked number in three straight innings. As it turned out that number would be two each of those frames. The Stormy Petrels would manage a run on a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth but could do no more as the Panthers closed out the 8-2 victory.

McDaniel pulled away in extra innings for the win against
Cairn in game one, but couldn't catch the Highlanders after
they scored seven runs in the first three innings of game
two. The Green Terror (8-6) have won three of their five
games in Myrtle Beach, outscoring opponents 40-12 in its
three wins. This was the first meeting between the two
programs.

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Cortland rallied for five runs over the final three innings and the Red Dragons defeated Case Western Reserve, 6-5, to split a two-day, two-game series with the Spartans at Lexington County Stadium. Dylan Beers started for the Red Dragons and allowed three runs on five hits over four and a third innings. He struck out five and walked one. Anthony Fusco earned the win in relief with two and two thirds innings of two-hit shutout ball. He fanned one batter and didn't walk anyone. Justin Patsey, Cortland's third reliever, earned the save after giving up one hit and no runs with two strikeouts over the final inning and a third. Chris Bonacci finished 2-for-5 with a double, Adam Mieczkowski hit a two-run, game-tying homer, and Matthew Krafft had a key two-run single in a three-run eighth inning to lead the Cortland offense.

Westminster (Pa.) split a doubleheader with Bowdoin College late Monday night at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park, falling 11-7 in game one before responding with a convincing 18-4 game two win. In the opener, Westminster scored runs on three-straight hits to reclaim the lead in the fifth, going up 7-6. Bowdoin struck for five runs in the top of the seventh, putting the game away, on run-scoring doubles by Kevin Murray and Chessie and a three-run double by Liam Foley. In the nightcap, the Polar Bears plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the deficit to five, 9-4, before Westminster sent 13 batters to the plate in the inning and sexploded for a nine-run top of the seventh.

The Crown Polars faced off with Central College on Friday falling in game one 7-2 and winning the second game in walk off fashion 10-9. Game one saw Central and Crown swap leads, yet the momentum went all towards Central as the Dutch scored 6 unanswered runs to take the lead 7-2. Crown left three runners on base and wasn't able to climb back into the game falling by a score of 7-2. The second game saw Crown's bats come alive early in the contest. After a quiet sixth inning Crown had the chance to put the game away with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh with Mason Brock at the plate. With a full count and the game on the line Brock watched ball four cross the plate and Crown walked off with the 10-9 win.

Playing in their first doubleheader of the season, Mitchell split their two games on Tuesday against Coe in the RussMatt Invitational, falling in the opener 13-12 before taking the second game 3-1. The opening game was a high scoring affair, which saw the Mariners late comeback fall just short. Trailing 13-8 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, senior Matt Falk belted a one out grand slam to trim the deficit to just one run, however Mitchell was unable to complete the comeback, suffering just their second loss of the season. In the second game of the twin bill, the Mariners rode the arm of freshman Alex Sheehan, who earned his first win of the season by tossing a complete game seven inning shutout, allowing only six hits while striking out eight.

It hasn't quite been a historic start to the 2023 season for the Yellowjacket baseball team, but it's pretty darn close. Entering play Tuesday, the Yellowjackets were 3-1, marking the first time since 2014 the Yellowjackets won three of their first four games. That season, the 'Jackets started off 7-1, and after Tuesday's games, that mark is safe for another year. The Yellowjackets needed extra innings in the opener of its doubleheader with SUNY Cobleskill to earn the 8-6 win, but the Fighting Tigers answered back in the nightcap, winning 7-3, forcing the Yellowjackets to settle for the split Tuesday at Lake Myrtle Sports Park. Following the split, the Yellowjackets are now 4-2 on the year.

Guilford team welcomed the 17th-ranked Methodist Monarchs to McBane Field. The bats came alive early and often as the Quakers were victorious, 16-6. The game remained tied until the bottom of the fourth when Isaiah Hairston delivered another RBI single. Allden Horne continued the momentum with a sacrifice fly as Hairston tagged from third. The final run of the winning was Rylan Smith as he crossed home due to a wild pitch. From that point, Guilford had full grasp of the game, slowly adding nine runs over the next four innings including a solo home run from Colin Smith. The visitors added a run in the eighth and ninth innings but the Quakers cruised to the 10-run win.

Mary Washington used a balanced offensive attack and quality pitching and defense to defeat Bridgewater (Va.), 7-3, on a chilly Tuesday at V. Earl Dickinson Stadium. The Eagles improve to 14-5 overall, and run their win streak to eight straight. Jacob Christenbury and Andrew Gerhardt led the offense with a double and single, while Jonathon Sedmak, Ty Lowe, and Cooper Fulton each had two singles. Freshman Ryan Northup gained the win, allowing three runs in 5.1 innings on five hits, with three walks and a strikeout. Freshman Jackson Beale gained the save, allowing no runs on two hits in 3.2 innings of relief, with no walks and four strikeouts.

No,. 12 Lynchburg baseball team scored 17 in its win over Pfeiffer Tuesday afternoon. Senior Wesley Arrington started on the mound for the second time this season. Arrington went five innings and allowed five earned runs. The senior struck out a career-high 10 batters in the contest. His next highest came in a dominant performance over William Peace on April 19, 2022 where Arrington sat down six through seven innings.  The Hornets offense supported Arrington with a seven-run 5th inning. 

Becoming the all-time wins leader in program history, North Central pitcher Luke Lamm earned his 27th career win in Tuesday's 7-1 win over Babson as the Cardinals improve to 8-2 on the year and 3-0 in the Snowbird Baseball Classic. Working with a 3-0 lead, Lamm struck out two batters in the top of the third. Babson used three singles in the fourth to plate their first run, but with a runner in scoring position, Lamm induced another strikeout to hold the Beaver to just a run. Lamm allowed only one hit for the rest of his outing as Gavin Gawronski replaced the senior in the top of the eighth inning. Despite the first two batters reaching base for Babson, Gawronski forced a double play to end the inning with no runs scored. Gawronksi held the Beavers scoreless in the top half of the ninth inning to earn his first collegiate save and secure a 7-1 win for North Central.

Blake Hyman drove in four RBI and had the go-ahead two-run triple in the seventh as Berry defeated Covenant, 13-11, Tuesday afternoon in Lookout Mountain, Ga. A wild game that featured four lead changes, the Vikings scored eight in the third to take the lead, then rallied back after falling behind 9-8 and 11-10. Down a run entering the seventh, the Vikings (6-10) took the lead for good with two runs in the seventh. With two out in the inning, Hyman pulled a ball into the corner in left, scoring John D'Amelio and Andrew Pendleton, making it 12-11. An inning later, a double play would lead to two outs but would still push Levi Cloud across the plate with an insurance run, making it 13-11. Tyler Cassidy would enter in the top of the seventh and would be Berry's most effective pitcher of the day, getting designated the win in the process. Cassidy faced the minimum of nine batters over the course of the three innings, striking out one batter.

Keystone enjoyed a 7-4 victory over Clarkson University on Tuesday afternoon. Keystone jumped out to a 3-1 lead thanks to RBIs from Chris Hadsall, Jason Thomas and Robert Estrada. Josh Parks blasted a three-run homer in the fifth to give the Giants a 6-1 advantage. Clarkson plated two runs in the sixth and one in the eighth to get within 6-4.

Ramapo extended their win streak to five games with a 2-1 win over Roger Williams. The Roadrunners move to 6-1 overall while the Hawks now stand at 1-4 overall. It was 1-0 Roger Williams early in the top of the first until Ramapo got on the board with one run in the sixth to tie the game and one in the seventh to take a 2-1 lead. In the sixth, Jason Cuba led off with a single and scored when an infield throwing error allowed him to cross home plate with the game-tying run. In the seventh, Justin Garthaffner led off with a double to right field before advancing to third on a failed pickoff attempt. Matt Carovillano then laced a single through the left side of the infield to drive home Garthaffner for the one run lead, 2-1. Will Paoli came in for relief of Dominick Ciani to start the eight to earn a six out save. Paoli held the Hawks in the final two innings with five strikeouts and letting up just one hit. Ciani earned the win in relief as he let up just one hit in 5.1 innings of work with two strikeouts. Brian Baranok led the team at the plate finishing 2-3 while four other Roadrunners collected one hit in the game.

Oneonta shutout Farmingdale State 8-0 on Tuesday morning for their first win of the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Red Dragons (3-3) poured on 11 hits with no errors, as seven batters registered a hit. Red Dragon starter Sean Liquori finished with 3.0 innings and two strikeouts, while Devin Rooney (2-0) picked up the win with three strikeouts and one hit. Senior Logan Carriero earned the save and struck out three batters. Devin Rooney and Logan Carriero had three hits in the game with Liam Kaseta tops with three RBIs.