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Stevenson came out on top over Lancaster Bible 10-8 in a close battle on Tuesday afternoon. The Mustangs improve to 17-13 overall, while Lancaster Bible falls to 11-20. Dylan Young earned his second win of the season, pitching the first two innings.
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In a game where the lead was not safe throughout, the fourth-ranked Blue Jays put together a three run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to steal a 10-9 victory from the Green Terror and move to 29-3 on the season. The Green Terror took control back in the seventh, bringing four runs across to take a three run lead. However, their bullpen was unable to keep the Blue Jays at bay. The Blue Jays entered the ninth inning losing 9-7, needing to sting together some hits to avoid dropping one to McDaniel. With the bases loaded and down a run, Johns Hopkins' RBI leader Matthew Cooper missed a walk-off grand slam by a couple feet, but he was able to bring in the tying run on a deep fly ball to left. The game came down to Dillon Souvignier, who had a walk-off walk last week, but this time it would take a base-hit to win it. Souvignier lofted a ball down the left field line that landed passed a diving outfielder. Winikur came darting around third base and slid in uncontested at seal to seal a win for the Blue Jays.

Adrian traveled to Trine on Tuesday to complete the three-game series with the Thunder. The Bulldogs and Trine were tied 1-1 in the series as Adrian went on to win the final game, 10-3. The Bulldogs were led by AJ Miranda who finished 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs, four runs scored, and five RBIs. Miranda drove in the first two runs of the game on a 2-RBI double in the top of the first. Later in the inning, Edward Wagner singled in a run to lead 3-0. Miranda was at it again as he hit a solo shot in the third inning followed by a 2-run homer in the fifth inning to put the Bulldogs ahead 7-1. Trine scored on an error in the ninth, but the Bulldogs shut the Thunder down in the inning to win 10-3. Jaxon Clark earned the win on the mound for Adrian after throwing six innings allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts.

First-years Sammy Polott, Stargell Fuhr and Joel Inman allowed seven hits, walked two and hit three batters, but left 10 Elmira runner stranded as the Lycoming posted a 4-0 win on Tuesday at Holding Point Recreation Park. The Warriors (9-20 overall) had just three hits in the contest, but timely hitting and some aggressive baserunning helped the team score its four runs. Polott (1-2) earned the win, allowing just a hit and two walks in four innings to earn the win. Fuhr threw one inning, allowing one hit and striking out one and Inman picked up a four-inning save, allowing five hits and striking out four in his run of scoreless relief. The trio combined on the first Lycoming shutout since May 16, 1970, when Norm Myers tossed a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Juniata.

St. Norbert kept Rockford at bay throughout its Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Van Alstine Field at Mel Nicks Sports Complex, getting a sweep by scores of 7-2 and 3-1. St. Norbert had 12 hits in the opener. Devin Geary was 3-for-5 with three RBI, while Carson Krumrei was 2-for-4 with four RBI. Jaden Holgado and Tommy Sheehan were both 2-for-3, while Trevor Reinhardt was 2-for-4. Noah Lindsley got a complete-game win, allowing six hits with one walk and five strikeouts. In the nightcap, Rockford had a ninth-inning rally, loading the bases with nobody out. The Regents were ony able to score one run as the Green Knights closed out the win. Caden Uhlenbrauck was 3-for-4 for the Green Knights, who had seven hits. Cole Bzdawka went seven inning for the win, allowing three hits with five walks and nine strikeouts. Luke Steebs worked the last two innings for the save.

Cameron Hyder became the new Hit King of Salisbury baseball as the top-ranked Sea Gulls rolled past the Neumann Knights, 18-0, for their 13th straight victory on Tuesday afternoon at Bruder Baseball Field. With his two-run single in the third inning, Cameron Hyder recorded his 253rd career hit, breaking a tie with Pete Grasso for the most in program history. Hyder finished the day 1-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Hyder is now also one game away from tying the SU record for career games played. The program record of 175 is currently held by Mike Celenza. Benji Thalheimer (3-0) turned in one of his best starts of the season in a winning effort, tossing five innings of one-hit ball with three walks and four strikeouts to spearhead the Sea Gulls' third shutout of the year. Mitchell Wittkamp and Aaron Combs notched a scoreless inning apiece in the sixth and seventh, respectively.

Taking on what has been the nation's consensus No. 1 team for the majority of the 2023 season, No. 13 LaGrange (24-9, 10-2 CCS) hammered No. 2 Birmingham-Southern (31-6, 14-4 SAA) by a 15-3 score on Tuesday. The third meeting between the teams this season would be the charm as the Panthers pounded out 17 hits. Jared Aldridge would deliver one of his best games to pace LaGrange as he went 3-for-5 with five RBIs and a run while Joe Ruth was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, walk and three runs scored. Jorge Fragoso went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI and two runs and Brody Hollingsworth was 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. Freshman pitcher Eduardo Peralta came up big in the biggest of situations, throwing a complete game five-hitter and allowing just three runs while striking out six to pick up the win against the top team in the nation. He moves to a perfect 6-0 on the year.

Husson split a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader with the Thomas Terriers on Tuesday evening at the Winkin Sports Complex. The Eagles won game one, 5-1, before falling in game two, 5-1. The Eagles are now 10-14 and 5-1 in the NAC while the Terriers are 13-13 and 8-2 in the NAC. The Terriers scored a run in the top half of the first as the lead didn't last long. Junior Jackson Curtis took a full count fastball and crushed it to center field to tie the game at one. The game remain level at one until the bottom of the third when the Eagles brought four into score. Freshman Hunter Curtis had the big hit of the inning with a bases-clearing double followed by an RBI-double from freshman David York to make it a 5-1 ballgame. That was all the pitching staff needed as sophomore Matt Wallingford and senior Alex Smith combined to allow a solo run on four hits en route to the NAC victory. Like game one, the Terriers were able to score a run in the first inning to take the early lead. The Eagles tied the game in the second with a RBI from freshman Keegan Cyr before the Terriers scored five unanswered runs en route to the split. Sophomore Connor Abood started the contest as he went four-plus innings before the bullpen took over. Freshman Tanner Audyatis, junior Zain Fitzsimmons, junior Jackson Thayer, senior Brandon Brunell, and junior Ryan Robb all made a bullpen appearance.

Coe scored one run in the eighth inning and two runs in the ninth inning, earning a 4-2 come-from-behind victory at Luther on Tuesday afternoon. Coe, which got a strong pitching performance from Matthew Chapman, also benefited from solid relief efforts from Jacob Schmit, Tyce Johnson, Michael Bonner and Jack Allison. As a whole, the staff allowed just eight hits and two unearned runs while recording three strikeouts. Coe struck first midway through the game, getting one run on an RBI single from Allison in the fifth. Luther answered with both of its runs in the bottom of the inning, getting a pair of RBI to regain the lead. Coe threatened in the sixth and seventh before finally cashing in during the eighth to tie the game on an RBI double from Tyler Elliott. The Kohawks completed the comeback in the ninth, scoring two runs on a pair of free passes as Reid Rausch and Elliott put Coe ahead 4-2. Allison came in for Bonner with two outs in the ninth after a pair of runners reached and did his job, recording his third save of the year to secure the victory. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for Coe and improves it to 14-14 and 6-9 in the A-R-C while Luther drops to 19-11 and 12-3.

Texas-Dallas defeated Trinity (Texas) for the second time this season, winning 8-3 at UTD Baseball Field Tuesday afternoon. The Comets (21-12) were outhit by the Tigers (20-13) 13-8, but home team took advantage of eight walks and two hit batters, while only issuing three bases on balls. Trinity, who is receiving votes in both national polls, struck first when shortstop Michael Montrezza hit a solo shot over the left field fence in the top of the second. UTD tied it right up in the bottom half when Tiger starter Michael Boeke issued three consecutive walks and left fielder Colin Ethridge hit a high hopping ground ball to third base, scoring Luke Finn. The Comets took the lead for good in the third when Andrew Skivington led off with a single to center and later scored on a Robert Hines sacrifice fly. They tacked on two more runs in the fourth on a Garrett Neeley double and a Skivington sac fly. The Tigers picked up a run in the fifth and another in the sixth to cut the deficit to 4-3. UTD had a three-run sixth frame with Jaeger Self hustling out a RBI-double to left center and Grayson Coltharp driving in two on a base hit up the middle. The final run of the game came in the seventh when Finn led off with a walk and was doubled in by third baseman Daniel Zamora.

Allegheny earned its third Presidents' Athletic Conference sweep of the 2023 campaign, as the Gators defeated Geneva by scores of 14-6 and 7-0 on Tuesday afternoon. Although there were several noteworthy performances from the Gators (15-13, 8-4 PAC) against the Golden Tornadoes (12-19, 5-9 PAC), Tyson Bryant-Dawson stole the show by slugging three home runs. All three hits from the outfielder left the yard, as Bryant-Dawson finished the twin bill 3-for-7 with six RBIs and six runs scored. Geneva finished the early game with more hits, 14-to-13, but the Gators took advantage of 12 free passes and five errors for the win. While the Allegheny offense got going early in the first game, the nightcap started with five scoreless innings. Fortunately for the Gators, Ryan Conover was unable to match the goose egg from Mark Schweickert in the sixth. Brady Nolin ended the shutout with a two-run base hit and Allegheny had all the runs they needed to complete the sweep.

McMurry smashed five doubles as part of an eight-run, nine-hit offensive attack Tuesday. Sophomore infielder Riley Hood and sophomore designated hitter Nolan Scherencel each turned in multiple-hit contests to lead the way to an 8-3 win over non-conference foe Arlington Baptist. Continuing a recent string of six two-safety-or-more appearances in his last ten outings, Hood doubled as part of a two-for-five, one-run-scored, two-RBI evening. Scherencel also cracked a two-bagger during his three-for-four, one-RBI game. Head coach Josh Lee's pitching staff was just as sound. Seven of the nine hurlers who took to the hill at Walt Driggers Field didn't allow a run, while the entire group combined for five strikeouts.

Ithaca improved to 18-11 on the season with a dominant, 12-4, victory at Oswego. Ithaca has now eclipsed 10-plus runs in 12 games this season. Oswego got on the board first in its first trip to the plate with a base hit in center field, but it was all Bombers from there, as IC plated 11 of its 12 runs between the third and seventh innings. A triple from Colin Shashaty in the top of the ninth capped off the game as David Cifonelli scored. Shashaty went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Jack Colyer stuck out four in 3.1 innings, while Dan Kellachan fanned three in 2.2 innings of relief. Landon White and John Griffin finished up the game with 3.0 combined innings out of the bullpen.

Trailing by three runs in the early innings on Tuesday New Jersey City University tied the game up twice late, forcing extras, before senior Bryan Fernandez walked it off in the bottom of the 10th with his second home run of the day. At game's end, the Gothic Knights finished off The College at Old Westbury, 6-5, at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. Another highlight on the afternoon came in the bottom of the sixth inning — senior Jimmy Vizzoni led off with a single, reaching the 100-hit plateau for his career. He also tossed the final 2.0 innings, shutting out the Panthers to earn the first win of his career.

Sophomore Eli Somers hit a key three-run homer to spark a massive seven-run fifth inning for the Ducks as the Stevens Institute of Technology defeated Wesleyan (Conn.) 11-1 Tuesday night in a non-conference matchup at Dobbelaar Field. The home run was the first of Somers' career. The Ducks (22-10) recorded nine hits and had ten RBI on the day. They scored ten runs across the fifth and sixth innings to blow open the game. 20 Ducks featured in the game for head coach Kristaps Aldins. Wesleyan (10-13) held tough through the first half of the game but were unable to keep things together for the whole game. They have lost four of their last five.

Buena Vista resumed action on Tuesday afternoon with a midweek road matchup against Central College. Buena Vista prevailed, 3-1, marking their 10th straight win. BVU took an early 2-0 advantage in the first inning after scoring a pair of runs on an Evan Taylor sacrifice fly and a Jordan Mathewson groundout. Central responded with a solo homerun in the third inning to make it 2-1. The score would remain there until the Beavers added an insurance run in the seventh on a RBI double from Drew Taylor that scored Joel Garcia all the way from first. Central would threaten again in the seventh moving a runner into scoring position, but failed to capitalize. It would prove to be their last opportunity as the BVU pitching staff was nearly spotless the rest of the way. The staff used five pitchers to combine for just one allowed run. Calvin Harris was credited with the save. The save marks the 16th save of his career, moving him within one of the program's all-time record.

Kalamazoo played the final game of the season series against Hope at home on Tuesday afternoon. After winning the first two games, the Hornets completed the series sweep with a 9-7 victory as that was the first season sweep over Hope in program history. Kalamazoo is now 11-1 in conference play and holds a 3.5-game lead over second-place Alma. The Hornets have won 10 straight and 18 of the last 19 games. Brenden Oprinski (2) relieved Van Ness in the seventh and shut the door on the Flying Dutchmen. He earned his second three-inning save against Hope this season, allowing one run on a hit and a walk with three strikeouts. Ryar Rinehart stayed hot after his dominant week last week by going 3-4 with a triple, an RBI, and three runs scored.

Stockton (18-13, 5-5 NJAC) scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, to capture a 6-5 win over Penn State-Abington (14-16) on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference affair. Freshman Kevin Novobilsky led the offense with three hits on the day. Nick Avagnano doubled in Novobilsky in the seventh to stretch the lead to 5-2, but the visitors came back to knot the game once more. A two-run homer by Zach Morales in the eighth and an RBI in the top of the ninth tied the game at 5-5, setting up the thrilling finish. Luke Fabrizzi walked and was replaced by Gavin Malave who pinch ran for Fabrizzi. Avagnano doubled to put runners at second and third with no out. Austin Beard then hit a long fly to score Malave to give Stockton the 6-5 victory.

St. Joseph's (L.I.) claimed a 10-0 non-conference win over John Jay College at Gregg Alfano Field on Tuesday afternoon. St. Joseph's opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the second and extended the lead to 4-0 in the third. The Golden Eagles capped the scoring with six runs in the bottom of the fourth highlighted by a grand slam to right by Jake Giannico. St. Joseph's sent eight Golden Eagles to the mound scattering four hits with nine strikeouts. Peter Manger got the win and improves to 4-0.

Sage collected a 13-7 win on the road Tuesday at SUNY-New Paltz. The Gators extend their win streak to three games as they are now 13-17 overall. SUNY-New Paltz struck first with a run in the bottom of the second inning, but that lead did not last long as the Gators tacked up seven runs in the top of the third and never looked back. Sophomore Christian Brown (Troy, NY/Troy) belted a two-run home run in the inning for his team-leading fourth shot of the season. A year ago, Brown led the Gators in their inaugural season with five home runs. Sophomore rightie Isaac Brown worked three innings in picking up the win as he is now 1-1. He allowed just two hits with four strikeouts, five walks and two earned runs.

Seniors Connor Flavin and Clay Sowell each crushed three-run shots to left field for Tufts, as the squad upped its home win streak to 11 with an 11-5 victory over Johnson & Wales in non-conference play from Sol Gittleman Park. The Jumbos have now won six straight overall, and 12 of the last 13 contests as well. Tufts played its first night game on newly-opened Sol Gittleman Park Tuesday, and took advantage of the wind that was swirling out to left field for just the third time this season. Early in the game though, it was the Wildcats (17-12) that got on the board first as EJ Leone doubled off the outstretched arms of Tufts left-fielder EJ Leone to put score Jack Obert and give the visitors a 1-0 edge. The Jumbos (18-6) came right back with two runs in the bottom of the first, one in the second and three in the third. Tufts added three more in the fourth inning, as Flavin cleared the left-field fence to plate two to make it 9-2. That would be all the offense that the Jumbos would need, as Silas Reed came out of the bullpen in the top of the third and was dominant for the second straight appearance. Reed followed Justin Wells and went the remaining seven innings, surrendering six hits and four runs while fanning 12 batters. Reed has now struck out 24 over his last two outings. The hosts added two more runs in the sixth for good measure, as Reed retired nine of the final 10 batters to secure the victory.

Springfield came from behind ralling with 13 unanswered
runs for a 13-3 eight inning NEWMAC win over Emerson on
Tuesday afternoon at Archie Allen Field. With today's result,
Springfield improved to 10-15-1 overall and to 4-6 in the
NEWMAC, while Emerson fell to 13-13 (3-7 NEWMAC).

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Keystone enjoyed a dominating 12-2 win over Susquehanna Tuesday afternoon at Christy Matthewson Field. With the win, Keystone extends their winning streak to seven and improve to 17-10 while Susquehanna drops to 16-15. The big theme in today's game was the long ball as the Giants recorded three home runs in the game by Griffin Yastremski, Julio Acosta, and Giovanni Diaz. These three players combined for seven RBI in today's contest. Anthony Raimo went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Jason Thomas and Josh Parks all had two hits this afternoon. Dominic Verrastro got the start and went 2.1 innings with three strikeouts. Freshman Tyler Mullen appeared in relief and got the win as he went 1.2 innings with 2 strikeouts. Drew Sorrentino and Nathan Hinkley combined for three innings of relief and four strikeouts. In addition, Hinkley picked up the save.

Haverford (15-16, 5-6 CC) proved victorious over Muhlenberg (13-17-1, 6-5 CC) in a wild, back-and-forth, Centennial Conference thriller at Kannerstein Field Tuesday afternoon, prevailing 13-12 on senior Zach Becker's walk-off RBI single. In another solid offensive showing, Haverford rapped out 17 hits, including three players recording three-hit days. Harry Genth, Jack Wallis and Zach Crampton each had three-hit days, while Becker joined Chuck Norton and Daniel Rosman in recording two each. Muhlenberg briefly took the lead back once more in the ninth inning, as Swerdloff knocked his second homer of the contest, but Haverford had one final rally in the tank. Jack Wallis tied the score with his single through the left side of the infield, and with one down, Becker stepped up and punched a single past the third baseman to seal the win for the Fords, as his teammates mobbed him between first and second.

 

Nichols slugged their way past Wentworth, 16-5, on Tuesday afternoon to pick up their fifth Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) win in a row. With the win, the Bison improve to 11-16 (6-3 CCC) on the season, while the Leopards now sit at 2-22 (1-10 CCC). Wentworth struck first in the top of the first inning on a two-run home run to right center to give the Leopards the early lead. It was all Bison from there on out, as Nichols put up five runs, all with two outs, in the first thanks to a pair of two-RBI doubles by Kelvin Gutierrez and Kyle Birks. The Bison added two in the second on RBI groundouts from Jim Marasco and Karl Miller to make it 7-2. The leopards would continue to add runs but never get closer than five runs.

After sitting behind a 1-0 deficit for two innings, Gwynedd Mercy (14-15) got to work. Eight Griffins scored in the top of the third inning (8-1), another scored in the fourth (9-1), and five more in the fifth (13-1), before Delaware Valley (13-17) put another tally on the scoreboard. The Aggies cut into the lead with three runs in the bottom of fifth (13-4) and doubled Gwynedd Mercy University run total in the seventh (16-10), but a 10-run eighth retired Delaware Valley on a 26-10 final. Five Griffins recorded multiple hit performances; sophomore left fielder Cooper Root (Runnemede, N.J.) drove in six runs with his three hits (3-for-5), while graduate shortstop knocked in five runs with his three hits (3-for-5). Freshman Tommy Angelucci (Mount Laurel, N.J.) collected his second win (2-1) in the bullpen game; he allowed one run on one hit and four walks, while striking out one.

Benedictine conference leading and 11th ranked Aurora their first conference loss of the season in a wild 15-14 opener but Aurora came back to win the second game 6-3 in a doubleheader split between two conference front-runners on Tuesday. The first game saw both teams open large advantages behind big innings. Benedictine scored six in the fourth and four in the sixth. Aurora tallied six in the second and five in the seventh. The hosts loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the ninth but could not tie the score. Benedictine held a 2-1 lead in the second game before Aurora scored five times in the seventh.

Westminster (Pa.) secured a Presidents' Athletic Conference sweep, 18-0 and 10-9 at Franciscan Tuesday afternoon. Westminster piled up a season-high 18 hits, including six doubles and a pair of home runs, in the game one win. It was the second time this season the Titans scored 18 runs (Bowdoin, 3/13/23). Sophomore Jake Vitale threw six scoreless innings while junior shortstop Logan Murgenovich went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored in an 18-0 (7 inn.) game one victory. Junior catcher Chase Tomko highlighted Westminster's 10-9 come-from-behind win in game two, going 2-for-5 with an eighth inning grand slam. Westminster snapped a four-game losing streak with Tuesday's sweep. The Titans are now 14-15 overall and 7-5 in PAC play. Franciscan fell to 5-23 overall and 2-12 in the league.

After taking the first two games of the series at the University of Dubuque on April 5, Loras completed the season sweep of its crosstown rival on Tuesday with a dominating 10-1 win at Petrakis Park. The Duhawks (19-10, 11-4 A-R-C) earned their eighth straight win in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play on Tuesday night as the win over the Spartans (19-9, 9-8 A-R-C) also marks the first time that the Duhawks have swept a regular-season series with Dubuque since 2015, when they won all four matchups. Despite the Duhawks' dominance, it was actually the Spartans that struck first when an RBI double in the top of the third inning plated one run, but a perfect relay from junior right fielder Nick DiBenedetto and senior second baseman Mitch Gruber cut down the second would-be run at the plate to end the inning. Loras started to blow things open in the fifth inning when four hits helped plate three runs as junior Daniel Rogers, DiBenedetto, and freshman Cody Sunny tallied RBIs to give the Duhawks a 4-1 lead. Freshman Max Vaisvila picked a fine time for what might be his best performance of the season as he pitched six innings and earned the win after allowing just one earned run on five hits. Sophomore Danny Hiemer followed Vaisvila's lead and earned the save by pitching three scoreless innings to finish off the game as he allowed just two hits and struck out three Spartan hitters.

Arcadia defeated Rutgers-Camden by a 7-1 final in non-conference play at Skip Wilson Field on Tuesday afternoon. Arcadia put two runs on the board when a single off the bat of Anthony Bruno got past the left fielder, allowing Matt Donchez to score from first and get Bruno to third. Michael Bukowski followed with a triple to right bringing home Bruno. Donchez increased the lead to 3-1 with a triple to the gap in right center scoring Madera, who led off the bottom of the third with a triple of his own. Bruno followed with a run-scoring ground out. Rutgers-Camden goto on the board with a run in the top of the fourth. Donchez brought in Emilio Pallante, increasing the Knights advantage to 5-1 in the fifth. Thomas Strauch finished the scoring in the seventh when his bases-loaded single brought home Bruno and Bukowski. Hunter Curley improved to 3-0 with the win, allowing one run on five hits across eight innings with two walks and four strikeouts.

After dropping the first game, 6-3, Carleton erased a four-run deficit in game two and secured an 8-6 victory to earn a split in Tuesday's doubleheader against Augsburg. Ryan Chang had three hits in game two, and Brayden Stark delivered a key two-run single. The Auggies (5-13, 2-4 MIAC) scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the first and added two more tallies in the fourth inning but Carleton (5-14, 1-7 MIAC) pulled to within 4-3 with two more runs in the fifth inning. The visitors plated unearned runs in the sixth and seventh innings before escaping Carleton's two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh. Augsburg scored four unearned tallies in the top of the first, but Carleton countered with two runs in the second inning, three more in the third frame, and another three runs in the fourth inning. Will Schnepf battled control issues but made key pitches in key moments to pick up the win and improve to 2-1 on the year. He worked the front 5.0 innings, allowing five runs—only one earned—on three hits with five walks and five strikeouts.