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| Rochester took its non-conference finale by the final score of 10-4 against the Alfred State College Pioneers on Wednesday evening at Towers Field. Rochester athletics photo by Josh Barber |
Senior Henry Jamieson stole his 24th base of the season to set a new Bates record and the Bobcats defeated the Southern Maine Huskies 6-5 Wednesday night. It's the first win for Bates (16-12) over USM (12-17) in baseball since 1988, snapping a 31-game losing streak against Hall of Fame skipper Ed Flaherty's squad. The Bobcats scored two runs in the seventh inning to take the lead for good. Junior Corbin McAlpine was brilliant out of the bullpen, tossing six and a third innings of one-run ball. Given the lead in the top of the seventh, he shut down USM in the bottom half of the frame and in the eighth inning as well, when he snagged a line drive with a man on first and doubled off the runner to send the game to the ninth with Bates still up 6-4. McAlpine (3-0) got the first batter he faced out in the ninth and the Bobcats brought in sophomore Ian McAslan to close the game out. The Huskies were able to push across a run on a Jason Komulainen RBI single but McAslan secured his first save of the season when he got Arlo Pike to fly out to left to end the game, as the Huskies left two runners stranded.
It was a storybook ending from Carleton Davidson Stadium on Wednesday night. A two out pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning from Rocco Royer extended the Wittenberg win streak to 15 games, as the Tigers took down No. 4 Baldwin Wallace, 7-4. Baldwin Wallace regained the lead in the sixth, scoring three runs, making it a 4-1 ballgame. The Tiger offense came alive in the late stages of the game. Wittenberg tallied six hits and 5 of 6 came after the fifth. The eighth inning Wittenberg comeback would first begin with a leadoff single up the middle from Chase Whisner. With two bases already occupied, Baldwin Wallace elected to intentionally walk Parker Gryskevic to load the bases with two outs. Leading to the dream scenario. Pinch hit, two outs, down one, Royer steps in for his first at-bat of the night and launches his fifth home run over the fence in left, giving Wittenberg their first and final lead of the night, 7-4. This is the second top 25 win for the Tigers this season, having defeated previously ranked No. 4 LaGrange College, 10-9
No. 14 ranked Marietta College shutout Oberlin, 5-0, Wednesday afternoon in nonconference baseball action at Pioneer Park. The Etta Express improves to 26-9 on the season, while Oberlin falls to 9-18 overall. Senior Brett Carson 3-2) had a dominating performance on the mound for the Pioneers. Carson threw 7.0 shutout innings and gave up just one infield single with one walk and 10 strikeouts. Forrest Havanis worked the final 2.0 innings and allowed one hit and one walk with one strikeout. The Pioneers did not allow an Oberlin runner to get past first base in the game.
Allegheny extended its win streak to seven after completing its third doubleheader sweep in a row, taking down the Thiel College Tomcats with ease in back-to-back mercy rule affairs. The Gators (19-13, 12-4 PAC) took the early contest, 17-3, and defeated the Tomcats (11-23, 5-11 PAC) in the nightcap, 12-1, with both meetings being decided in seven innings. Every member of the starting nine tallied a hit in Game 1, and four Gators registered multi-hit games. The Gators kept their foot on the gas in Game 2 and piled on another 15 hits to bring their total to 30 on the day. Allegheny scored once in the first, second, and fifth innings and then lit up the scoreboard with a five-spot in the third and four more in the sixth.
Short stop Ryan Rosa's sacrifice fly with the bases load in the bottom of the ninth scored teammate Kevin Arias from third base for the 16-15 thrilling victory for the Lehman College over visiting St. Joseph's University-NY in a non-conference encounter on Wednesday at South Field. The Lightning go to a 5-17 overall record, while the Bears drop to a 10-17 mark. After St. Joseph's-NY took a 6-0 lead in the second inning, Lehman rebounded and scored 13 runs in the next three innings to take a 13-6 advantage. The Bears battled back with seven runs in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth for a 15-13 advantage. However, the Lightning had one more chance in the bottom half of the ninth in which they crossed the plate three times for the victory.
Gustavus picked up its fifth conference sweep of the season Wednesday, beating Carleton 6-0 and 8-3. The Gusties improve to 21-10 overall and 12-2 in the MIAC. Under the direction of Head Coach Brad Baker, Gustavus has now reached the 20-win mark in seven consecutive seasons (excluding the 2020 pandemic-shortened season). Senior shortstop Jack Hanson etched his name in the Gustavus record books today. Hanson hit 1-for-3 in game one, collecting his 200th career hit, becoming just the third player in program history to reach the 200-hit milestone. Hanson also scored two runs on the day, bringing his career total to 135 which ties Gustavus Hall of Famers Tony Konicek ’07 and Brad Mazer ’02 for the program record. Mitch Casperson continued to impress on the mound, collecting his second consecutive complete game and first shutout in the opener. Casperson (4-2) allowed just five hits with five strikeouts and zero walks. After two scoreless innings ini game two, the Gusties plated three runs in the third, which proved to be more than enough for the win. The Gusties added a run in the fifth as Baker knocked in Sam Schneider, who reached on a hit by pitch. The final two runs were scored in the seventh as Hanson singled and Baker ensued with a home run over the left field fence, marking his MIAC-leading eighth homer of the season.
St. Olaf overcame a 6-1 deficit to pick up an 11-10 come-from-behind victory over visiting NCAA Division II Concordia University-St. Paul in non-conference play on Wednesday afternoon at Mark Almli Field. Concordia-St. Paul (16-21) scored six runs in the top of the fourth to open up a 6-1 lead, but St. Olaf (9-13) countered with a seven-run fifth to go ahead by an 8-6 margin. Trailing 9-6, the Golden Bears scored the next four runs to reclaim the lead at 10-9, only for the Oles to get the eventual game-winning two-run single from first year Jack Pettit in the eighth for the final runs of the back-and-forth game. St. Olaf outhit Concordia-St. Paul by a 13-9 count in the game to overcome 14 walks from eight pitchers in the victory.
New England College traveled to Plymouth State for an out-of-conference doubleheader on Wednesday at Parish Field in Holderness, New Hampshire, winning the first game 12-2 before dropping the second 8-5. The 'Grims would really put the game away in a six-run-fourth inning capped off by RBI singles by both Bryce Worth and Aaron Robertson. The Panthers would score a run in both the fourth and fifth innings but never threatened the Pilgrims' lead. An RBI groundout by junior infielder Colin Shaw made for a final score of 12-2, 'Grims. Plymouth State found their groove offensively early in game two, scoring two runs in the first and four more in the second. Finding themselves in a quick 6-0 deficit, the Pilgrims lineup struggled to replicate their game one success.
DePauw scored a season-high 16 runs including seven in the eighth inning of a 16-6 win at Rose-Hulman. The Tigers improved to 11-19, while the Fightin' Engineers dropped to 17-15. The Tigers put the game away with seven in the eighth starting with Aidan Howard's two-run single. Louis Florida was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Danny Glimco before Ty Sucher added a two-run double and Hunter Hrbek and RBI single. Carter Knoll's sacrifice fly brought home Sucher. Hrbek had four of DePauw's 15 hits, while Danny Sheehan added three and Carter Knoll and Sucher followed with two each. Andy Krajecki had two of Rose-Hulman's seven hits. Jack Miller improved to 1-1 with the relief win, while Zacheus Carr dropped to 3-3.
Elizabethtown scored a season-high 20 runs at Albright, Wednesday afternoon while also recording a season-high six homeruns in the 20-7 win over the Lions. Senior Ben Watson moved tied for first in Etown program history with 17 career home runs. Quinten Perilli is now tied for fourth in Etown program history with eight home runs on the season. Watson went 3-4 with three runs, three RBIs, one double, and a home run. Robbie Bertucio went 2-4 with two runs, four RBIs, a triple, and a home run. Quinten Perilli went 2-3 with two runs, three RBIs, and two home runs while also striking out four on the mound. Chance Montgomery went 3-4 with two runs, four RBIs, one double, and a home run.
WPI ran into a relentless Johnson & Wales offense on Wednesday night, as the Engineers dropped a 20-5 non-conference clash in Providence on Wednesday. The Wildcats improved to 21-13 with the win, while WPI dips to 15-20. JWU collected 16 hits and scored in all but one inning, led by a two-hit six-RBI performance from Xavier Botelho. Thorin Sanchez-Guerra added two hits, both homeruns, and four RBI, while Riley Hasson had two hits and three RBI. Brett Nickerson got the win for the Wildcats, throwing six innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits, while Max Randazzo pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh.
Tufts ran its winning streak to 12 games on Wednesday evening on a cold, rainy night at Brandeis, topping the host Judges 8-7 in non-conference action from Stein Diamond. The win streak is the longest since the Jumbos won 14 in a row back in 2011. The Judges deadlocked the game in the bottom half of the fourth with two runs, but Tufts responded with two of its own in the top half of the fifth on a Connor Flavin single and a Patrick Solomon bases loaded walk. Tufts added two more in the seventh, and fought off a late rally from the Judges in the ninth to secure the win.
Texas Lutheran cruised to an 8-2 win over McMurry on Wednesday night at Katt-Isbel Field. The Bulldogs won their ninth straight game to begin their regular season ending homestand. Johnny Garza Jr. was outstanding in his first career start as a Bulldog, pitching a season-high 3.2 innings and allowing just one run on two hits and a walk. Garza Jr. would strike out a season-high six of the 15 batters he faced on the night. Blake Cappadona, who started as the game's designated hitter, would earn the win with 1.1 innings of no-hit relief out of the bullpen. Hayden Kesselring went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI to lead the Bulldogs offensively, while Asher Bonnell went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Tyler Post and R.J. Carrillo would drive in two runs each with two-RBI doubles.
Moravian knocked off No. 17 Catholic, 12-10, Wednesday to complete a Landmark Conference series that began two weeks ago but had the final game postponed due to the weather. Moravian plated three more runs in the top of the seventh to extend the lead to 12-2. Catholic chased in six runs in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth before the Blue & Grey were able to record the final out of the contest. Moravian had 16 hits in the contest with Nick Henry going 4-for-6 with two runs while David Olsakowski was 3-for-5 with four RBIs, two doubles and a run.
Case Western Reserve junior third baseman Zack Carinci extended his hitting streak to 26-straight games, sophomore outfielder Nick Harms belted his ninth home run of the season and junior southpaw Reece Marley pitched six strong innings, as the Spartans picked up their ninth-straight win with an 8-4 victory against the College of Wooster at Nobby's Ballpark in Cleveland on Wednesday afternoon. CWRU has now won 13 of its last 14 games to improve to 23-12 overall on the season. Wooster fell to 13-18 following Wednesday's loss. Harms went two-four-four with two runs, two RBIs, a walk, a triple, and a home run to match his career high with nine, tied for the second most in a single season in program history with Jake Ryan (2019) and Steve Rosiek (1986). It was the 18th home run of his career, moving him into a tie for the fourth-most ever by a Spartan player, and just four away from the program's all-time record
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| Keuka (7-19, 2-10 Empire 8) defeated the Cazenovia Wildcats 3-2 at home on Wednesday afternoon. Tyler Lewandowski (pictured) and Derek Novicki both recorded two hits and one RBI in the game. James Fino got the start on the mound going six full innings and giving up no runs with six strikeouts. Keuka athletics photo by Brooke Russell |
Westminster (Pa.) forged a Presidents' Athletic Conference split Wednesday against visiting Washington & Jefferson. Junior right-hander Kolton Banfi fired a complete game in the Titans' 11-2 game one victory. The Presidents scored a pair of runs in the top of the 10th in game two to secure a 5-3 win. The game one win snapped a 12-game losing streak against W&J. Banfi recorded his second nine inning complete game of the season in game one, improving to 4-2. He has won four of his last five starts. Banfi allowed two runs (2 earned) on 11 hits with two walks and six strikeouts. In game two, W&J's Trevor Dean hit a solo home run in the seventh for W&J to tie the game at 3-3. Dan Beistel's two-out, two-run home run in the top of the 10th broke the 3-3 tie.
Wilmington edged Mount St. Joseph 5-4 at Tewksbury-Delaney Field on Wednesday to sweep the season series. The Lions (12-19), who were looking to snap a 12-game losing streak. With MSJ trailing 5-3, a two-out triple from Max Kline scored a run in the eighth, but a pop-out got the Quakers out of the inning. MSJ mounted one more rally in the ninth as a one-out walk got to third base via a stolen base and a flyout. Similar to the previous inning, however, a pop-out secure a WC victory. Mac Davis received a no-decision despite a quality start of six innings with six strikeouts and two earned runs surrendered. Trent Mendenhall, who pitched the final three innings, improved to 4-5 by scattering four hits with four strikeouts. Ryan Caulfield, the fourth Lion to pitch, fell to 0-2 on the season allowing one earned run with two walks. Evan Eilerman finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Wilmington offense.
Waynesburg wrapped up its home and Presidents' Athletic Conference schedule by hosting Grove City for a doubleheader on Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets bounced back from a 12-2 loss in game one to defeat the Wolverines 5-3. The victory in game two gives Waynesburg (13-23, 9-11) the unique distinction of being the only team to date to defeat both Grove City (26-8, 13-3) and Washington & Jefferson, which are currently tied for the top spot in the PAC standings. Game one started and ended on sour notes as the Wolverines scored six runs in the first inning and four in the seventh-and-final frame. Game two flew by in front of the Jackets' home crowd, as the nine-inning affair was wrapped up in just one hour and 45 minutes. A big reason for that was the efficient effort put forth by freshman starting pitcher Ethan Ehrhard.
Scranton (21-13) scored multiple runs in four different innings to break the game open and notched a fifth win in six games with a 16-6 victory over the DeSales Bulldogs (19-17) on Wednesday night at Weiland Park in Center Valley. Scranton has won three straight overall and five of six dating back to Apr. 18. Freshman righty Ryan Boyd made his second start of the season for the Royals and was charged with three runs on three hits to go along with four walks and a strikeout in 4.0 + IP of a no-decision. In relief, sophomore righty Dominic Chieffalo allowed a run on a hit and struck out three over two innings of work to earn the victory.
Gwynedd Mercy (17-16) scored double digit runs for the ninth time this season as they dismissed Penn State Abington (17-17) by 21-8 (7 innings) final in this afternoon's weather-shortened affair. The Griffins took a comfortable lead with their eight-run third inning (8-0). They doubled their lead with an eight-run fifth inning (16-0) and a five-run sixth inning (21-0) before the Nittany Lions rallied and rain rolled in. Five Griffins recorded multiple hits, graduate designated hitter Billy Collins (3-for-5, BB, R, 4RBI), senior catcher Nick Price (3-for-5, BB, 3R, 2RBI), and senior third baseman Noah Andress (3-for-4, BB, 3R, 3RBI) led the group with three hits apiece. Collins and sophomore left fielder Cooper Root (1-for-3, 2BB, 3R, 4RBI) both totaled four runs-batted-in.
Plattsburgh State was dominant on both sides of the diamond on Wednesday afternoon, as they took down SUNY Canton 16-3 in non-conference action. The Cardinals received five multi-hit games and excellent work from Ryan Nista and the bullpen to take home their 12th win of the season. Nista earned his second win of the year with five great innings of one-run ball and had eight strikeouts, matching the career-highs he set against SUNY Canton last year and tied against Clarkson earlier this season. Alex Kornblau reached safely in all six of his appearances at the plate, going 4-4 with three runs scored, three RBI, and two doubles. Justice Suafoa had a career-best four hits, going 4-6 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a double. Andrew Veit, Ben Catrambone, and Daniel Grant each registered two hits, with Veit driving in three runs, Catrambone scoring three runs and tripling, and Grant scoring twice and doubling
Stevenson takes down Gettysburg College 7-3 after the game was postponed multiple times. After the Mustangs grabbed an early advantage, the Bullets were unable to keep up while pitching locked the game down and improve their overall record to 18-17. Carl Sansbury earned the victory after coming in for relief of starter Dhruv Indelicato. The bullpen didn't give up a run through five innings, recording three strikeouts. The party started in the first with the bases loaded, Tommy Holcomb reached on an error and Jonathan Brandt scored. The next at-bat Brandon Perillo slapped a single to right field to score Holcomb and Nick Tamberino. To score the seventh and final run for Stevenson, Holcomb tripled down the right field line and then scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning.