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| UW-Eau Claire traveled to Carleton and took game one from the Knights 8-4. Carelton won the nightcap 10-8. Photo Gallery Photo Credit: Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com |
St. Olaf College extended its winning streak to seven games and remained unbeaten at home with an 18-4 seven-inning victory over Crown College on Wednesday at Mark Almli Field. St. Olaf (16-8) scored in all six of its innings at the plate, including five multi-run innings, and matched its season high with 18 hits to cruise to the run-rule victory over Crown (6-12). The win gave the Oles their first seven-game winning streak since starting the 2011 season with seven consecutive victories and improved St. Olaf's record at home to 5-0. Senior Joey Glampe led the offensive outburst for St. Olaf by going 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, a home run, three runs scored, and a career-high seven RBI. Glampe's seven RBI marked the highest single-game total for an Ole since Sam Stuckmayer '19 drove in seven runs in a 14-13 loss at Concordia-Moorhead on April 3, 2016. Glampe, who was a triple shy of the cycle, was one of 10 Oles with at least one hit and one of six with multiple hits in the win. Senior Sam Lavin went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI, and three runs scored, while senior Brian Nevin went 2-for-3 with two walks and four runs scored.
Led by three hits apiece from Noah Roots, Ty Lowe, and Alex Purgason, Mary Washington (20-8) outlasted No. 17 Shenandoah, 12-8, in Winchester, Va. on Wednesday afternoon as it took its second-straight victory over a ranked foe. The bats, as they have been for most of the year, stayed hot in the Eagles' second-straight victory as Alex Purgason fifth inning homer gave UMW the lead for good. The scoring, though, began in the first when Bobby Ayscue drove in his first RBI of the day with a bases-loaded walk. Jackson Beale earned his second win of the season after recording four runs without allowing a run, then Lowe recorded his second save of the season by recording he final seven outs.
Waiting a month between starts, senior catcher Matthew Bradbury made the most of his opportunity, going 4-for-4 with two home runs and a double and driving in eight runs as No. 20 Eastern Connecticut State University team won its 19th straight game, 25-2 in seven innings against Anna Maria College, Wednesday afternoon at the Eastern Baseball Stadium. Bradbury, who had driven in ten career runs in his first 45 career games, finished just two RBI shy of the 39-year-old game record in helping Eastern (20-5) to its tenth home win in as many games. Against six Anna Maria (10-15) pitchers, Eastern collected 17 hits, seven walks and five hit-by-pitch. Remarkably, Eastern amassed its run total by scoring in only three innings. After batting around and scoring seven times in both the second and third innings, the Warriors sent 14 batters to the plate in the fifth and exploded for 11 more runs on seven hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitch, with Bradbury, senior rightfielder Jason Claiborn, and sophomore first baseman Jared Clark all scoring twice in the inning.
No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University swept the University of Mount Union, 6-4 and 11-4, in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader on Fisher Field. In game one, BW (22-4, 7-1 OAC) scored six runs on 10 runs as it plated one run in the first, two in the third, one in the fourth on the solo shot by senior catcher Mark Mohnickey, Jr., one in the sixth and one in the seventh. Mount Union (17-8, 4-4 OAC) scored four runs on 11 hits as it pushed one run across the plate in the second, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. In game two, the Yellow Jackets scored 11 runs on 14 runs as they plated one run in the first, one in the second, three in the fourth, two each in the fifth, sixth and eighth. The Purple Raiders scored four runs on10 hits as they pushed one run across the plate in the second and three in the sixth.
Trailing 5-2 after two-and-a-half innings, Arcadia University exploded for 14 runs over the next three innings en route to a 17-8 victory over Alvernia University in non-conference play at Skip Wilson Field on Wednesday afternoon. After Alvernia plated two runs in the top of the first, Tommy Ajjan cut the deficit in half with a double to right scoring Matt Donchez. The Golden Wolves retook a two-run lead in the top of the second, Nick Bon Tempo brought home Matthew Sot, cutting the score to 3-2. Alvernia again plated a single run in the top of the third. The Knights took their first lead in the bottom of the third. Ajjan started the scoring with a sacrifice fly scoring Kevin Wheeler, followed by a Gabe Diaz single plating Anthony Bruno and a bases-loaded walk from Jet Cajigas. Arcadia broke the game open with four runs in the fourth and seven in the fifth. Joseph Kumar finished the scoring for the Knights in the seventh with a single to center that scored Cajigas. Vinny Versaci earned the win with 2.1 innings of scoreless relief.
SUNY New Paltz continued its quick two game homestand Wednesday on Loren Campbell Field, taking on Manhattanville College for the first time in almost 22 years. The Hawks (13-9 overall) looked to bounce back after a solid offensive day Tuesday where they scored seven runs but had trouble racking up hits. Wednesday was a different story as the hits piled up as well as the runs, as they came back from four runs down to earn an 11-10 walk off victory over the Valiants. The seventh inning was the last of the game and SUNY New Paltz looked to complete the comeback win. Manhattanville was one out away from securing the victory, but Fabian Apicella made sure to extend the inning as he was patient at the plate and ultimately took a two-out walk to give his team some life. Joe Richetti then lined one to left and moved the tying run to second, setting the table for Tommy Kreider. The junior came through for his team, smacking a walkoff double to score Apicella and Richetti, securing the comeback and the 11-10 walkoff win. "I was just very confident in myself," Kreider said. "I thought immediately I was going to get a hit once I got up. I just needed runners on and that's what Fabian and Richetti did. So, once I got to the box, I was ready. I was ready."
Seven Trinity (Conn.) pitchers combined to limit #6 Salve Regina University to four hits as the visiting Bantams defeated the Seahawks, 5-1, in non-league baseball action at Reynolds Field on Wednesday afternoon. A three-run third inning for Trinity (9-11) featured a double-steal for the Bantams including a swipe of home by freshman catcher Zach McBride. The Seahawks (19-4) got half of their hits from graduate student Matt D'Amato. The loss ends Salve Regina's home winning streak at 27 games (19-0 at home in 2023; now 8-1 in 2024). Trinity now has 32 stolen bases in 20 games, led by Tyler Bernstein (13).
With the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate, trouble buzzed all around the bases for Hope College at Kalamazoo College. The Flying Dutchmen found the dose of Hornet-killer they needed as reliever Ian Sanders induced a game-ending double play to preserve an 8-5 victory on Wednesday. Hope evened the season series at one game apiece after turning Alex DiDio's grounder into the final two outs — a 4-6-3 double play from senior second baseman Nolan Gardner to freshman shortstop Elliott Peter to senior first baseman Owen Krizan. The Flying Dutchmen (12-12, 6-2 MIAA) pulled within a half-game of first-place Adrian College. Hope is tied for second place with Kalamazoo (17-6, 6-2). Adrian leads the MIAA with a 6-1 league record. "We found a way," head coach Stu Fritz said. "We made a couple of really big defensive plays. You certainly love to see that. I was proud of the guys. It was a huge bounce-back win for us."
A four-run second inning by the John Jay baseball team mixed with a pair of two-run frames and ultimately capped by an impressive pitching performance from Michael Mauro propelled the Bloodhounds past Mitchell College, as John Jay defeated the Mariners, 9-2, at Houlihan Park on the campus of Fordham University on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Bloodhounds move to 10-13 while Mitchell falls to 17-8. The triumph today by John Jay marks the first time since 2019 that the team has recorded double-digit wins. Jaxen Gangwish, John Spallin, and Hayden Tackett each collected two hits in the contest with Spallin driving in a team-high three RBIs. Gangwish and Anthony Agosta each added two RBIs. Mauro recorded his third win of the season, spinning his first career complete game as he allowed just two runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out four batters in throwing 121 pitches. Michael Gajda and Jack Hayes each produced two hits for the visiting Mariners with Owen Robbins driving in both of the team's runs on the afternoon.
Wisconsin Lutheran College completed a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference sweep over Lakeland on Wednesday at Neumann Family Field. The Warriors picked up a dominant 10-2 victory in the opener before securing a 4-3 walk-off win over the Muskies in the nightcap. Aiden Montgomery led the Warriors with three hits and Foster Engelhardt tacked on two more. Hodgins and Rintelman each drove in a pair of runs. Junior Matt Brissette picked up the win as he tossed a complete game allowing just one earned run on two hits, while tallying three strikeouts.
Senior Andrew Croteau lifted a ball into left center field and the ball landed in the gap, scoring Ben Jerome in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Nichols College walked off, over the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.). Nichols won 7-6 against the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon from Nichols Baseball Field. Seniors Johnny Knox, Brennan Hyde and juniors William Nath, Jacob Tipton all recorded multi-hits games for the Bison. For Tipton, his single in the second inning, was his first collegiate hit. Knox led the way for the Bison with 2 RBI off a two-run home run.
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| Vassar College earned a 11-7 non-conference victory over New York University on Wednesday afternoon at Prentiss Field. The Brewers improve to 6-15 overall while the Violets fall to 16-9 on the seasonon. Vassar athletics photo by Stockton Photo, Inc. |
Keystone took both games in a doubleheader against Clarks Summit University on Wednesday afternoon. These wins move the Giants to 20-8 on the season and 10-0 in Conference play. Despite a slow start in game one, Keystone broke this game open in the fourth inning bringing home six runs to turn their 4-2 deficit into an 8-4 lead. This game ended in a 10-7 victory for Keystone. The bats came alive for the Giants in game two as they took this victory with a final score of 24-8.
Hiram cruised to a 14-3 victory over Westminster on Wednesday afternoon at Fishel Field, a convincing result in a tune-up game before a key conference doubleheader this weekend. Seven different Terriers student-athletes recorded multiple hits in the game, giving Hiram its second-most base hits in a game this season (18, trails 22 at Capital on March 16). The team has scored at least eight runs in all three of its games at Fishel Field this season. Leading the offense was Matthew Trimble and John Bender, who each hit a home run and combined for five hits and five RBI. Ethan Lyke tied team-highs with three hits and three RBI, while Hal Walker Jr., Tyler Fernandez and Evan Fairbanks also had multi-hit efforts. Outside of the offense, it was also a dominant day for the pitching staff, which allowed just one extra-base hit. Jacob Koces started the contest and worked seven innings of two-run ball before Jack Conley and Landin Wescott kept the lead intact in the final two frames.
Pacific showed off its pitching depth Wednesday night. Eight different Boxers combined to hold Corban to just two runs in a 3-2 nonconfernce victory at Chuck Bafaro Stadium in Forest Grove. Senior Shane Melrose got the start, pitching one scoreless inning, allow just one base runner on a walk and recording a strikeout. Trevor Kazahaya was the only Pacific pitcher to throw more than one inning. The freshman allowed one run on two walks. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, senior Elijah Gonzales gave the Boxers the lead with a double to right field, driving home seniors CJ Colyer and Dawson Tokishi. On the mound, freshman Alexander Mullen earned his first win at Pacific, pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Senior Ayden Ruminski recorded the save.
Waynesburg University notched its sixth and seventh wins in the last six days with a doubleheader sweep of Franciscan on Wednesday at the Waynesburg University Baseball & Softball Complex. The Jackets took advantage of four Franciscan errors to score seven unearned runs en route to a 10-4 victory in game one. Hudson Pincavitch spun eight innings of one-run ball while the Jacket bats provided two runs in the first, fourth and fifth innings in a 7-3 victory in game two. Waynesburg moves to 17-10 on the year and 10-1 in Presidents' Athletic Conference action. The Jackets surpassed their conference win total from last season with nine games remaining on their league schedule this spring. Waynesburg's seven game winning streak is the program's longest in the last 20 seasons. The Jackets host Washington & Jefferson in a match up of the top two teams in the PAC standings on Saturday.
Saint John's (Minn.) rolled to a 15-2 non-conference win in seven innings over Minnesota-Morris on Wednesday at Haugen Field at Becker Park. The Johnnies (13-8, 4-2 MIAC) took advantage of eight free passes (five hit batsmen and three walks) and clubbed seven extra-base hits (three doubles, two triples and two home runs) in the victory, the team's fifth in the last six games. SJU scored a run or more in five of the six innings and built a 12-0 lead after the third. RBI singles off the bats of Owen Dauk, Joe Becker and Jack Schleper enabled the Johnnies to bat around and increase their lead to 12-0. An RBI groundout from Amundson and an RBI double from Schleper, his second two-bagger of the day, pushed SJU's lead to 14-0. Schleper is now third in school history with 37 career doubles, four from the record of 41 held by Matt Butorac '11. Ryan McGie erased the shutout for Minnesota-Morris (9-12, 4-2 UMAC) with a two-run double off the left-field fence in the top of the sixth inning but it was too late to overcome the SJU offense.
A six-run sixth inning gave The University of Scranton (17-5, 8-3 Landmark) the lead for good and the Royals notched a fifth straight win with an 18-12 victory over the Drew Rangers (14-11, 6-7 Landmark) on Wednesday evening at Volpe Field in Scranton. Trailing 10-9, the Royals loaded the bases with two walks and a hit by pitch in the sixth before senior Jack Heineman tied the game with a sac fly and sophomore Aidan Casey came through with a go-ahead RBI infield single. Scranton went on to plate four more runs in the frame including an RBI single from freshman Jared Cassella that extended the lead to 15-10. Graham Ross was dealt the loss for Drew as he allowed six runs on two hits while walking a pair in 1/3 of an inning. Senior southpaw Jason Carpenter recorded his second victory of the season for the Royals as he gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits to go along with two strikeouts over 2 1/3 IP. Senior righty Nick Reposa got the final four outs in relief and struck out a pair to notch his first save of the year. Scranton led 17-12 in the top of the eighth when Drew loaded the bases with two away and Reposa came on to get Ryan Jones looking at strike three to end the threat.
Edgewood College kicked off a busy week of games Wednesday. They hosted the Concordia Wisconsin Falcons in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference action. The Eagles (12-8, 6-2 NACC) had a great day at a near-perfect Stampfl Field, winning game one 19-8 and game two 6-1 over the Falcons (11-14, 6-6). The Eagles' bats were relentless in game one, scoring in each inning. The visitors would add a pair in the sixth, but the Edgewood College offense continued to roll. Kyle Sagan doubled in a run to fight field, while Brooks Kalscheur grounded out to third base to tally another run. Kyle Prindle wrapped up the offense on the day for the Eagles with a RBI single to right field. Sagan led off game two for the Eagles with a solo shot to right field in the bottom of the first setting the tone in the nightcap. Aidan Williams was outstanding in the winning, tossing seven innings of four-hit ball. He tossed five strikeouts and allowed one run, a sacrifice fly to right field in the fourth. Ryan Mixey shined in relief. He pitched two hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts to keep the Falcons' bats silent.
Cortland extended its winning streak to 10 games with an 11-7 non-conference win at the University of Rochester under the lights Wednesday evening at Rochester's Towers Field. Cortland out-hit the Yellowjackets by a 13-8 count and also drew six walks. Mat Bruno finished 2-for-5 with two doubles, a hit by pitch and five RBI and Nolan Smith went 3-for-4 with a walk, RBI and two runs scored. Chris Bonacci was 2-for-5 with a walk and three runs. Rochester (12-12) was led offensively by Luke Blozy, who finished 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs. Josh Leadam went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI and Dylan Stezzi ended 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI. Cam Darrow started for Cortland and went two innings plus two batters into the third. He gave up two runs on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Greg Mays was deemed the Red Dragons' most effective reliever and earned the win since Cortland took the lead in the first and never relinquished it. Now 2-1 on the season, Mays entered with two outs in the fourth and allowed a Leadam RBI double, but was strong after that with only one walk issued and three strikeouts through the end of the sixth. Justin Patsey tossed the final three innings for his third save. He gave up two hits and two runs, one earned, with four strikeouts and one walk.
UW-Whitewater picked up two 7 inning wins, 14-2 and 14-1, against UW-Platteville on Wednesday afternoon. The Warhawks hit six home runs and totaled 28 runs in the doubleheader. In the first game, the Warhawks got to work right away with the big hit being a Sam Paden grand slam to left field, putting the Warhawks up 5-0 after only three innings. Heading to the top of the 7th, the Warhawks were up 14-0. UW-Platteville was able to score two runs, but it was another 7 inning game for the Warhawks. The Warhawks only needed one pitch to open up the scoring in the second game. On his very first pitch, Aaron Holland sent the ball out of the park to put the Warhawks up 1-0. UW-Platteville would respond with their own run in the bottom of the inning, but the score didn't stay tied for very long. The Warhawks kept adding and headed into the 6th with a 14-1 lead over the Pioneers. After 6 more outs, the Warhawks picked up another win in 7 innings, their third in a row.
Ryan Farr collected five hits, and 10 Kingsmen pitchers saw action as Cal Lutheran won its eighth straight game, beating Bethesda 16-4 in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon. The Kingsmen won their 20th game and their 16 runs set a new single-game high this season. Their eight-game win streak is the longest since the 2017 season. Milan Bugarin (W) was the first arm for the Kingsmen on the mound followed by Dean Olsson, Michael Smith, Oscar Lopez, Colten Hanson, Carson Stanfield, Cameron Cooper, Max Sagan, Kyle Johnson, and Wesley De La Torre. The staff allowed four runs on just five hits while striking out four in the contest. The Kingsmen led just 2-0 through five innings of play, but exploded for 12 runs in the next two innings, scoring seven in the bottom of the sixth and five in the seventh.
Dominican University played their third series in five days Wednesday afternoon. The Stars hosted the #8 team in the country the Benedictine University Eagles, winning the opener 8-1 and dropping game two 5-7. Junior CJ Kalekas was the RBI machine for the Stars in game one driving in 3 on a hit. Senior Peyton Arsenaut was not far behind though going 2 for 4 with a 2 RBI's and a run scored. Senior Payton Brooks was a force on the mound, throwing a complete game. Brooks had 4 strikeouts and only gave up 1 run on 4 hits. Game two was a close affair but Benedictine scored three in the eighth inning and shut out the Stars in the final two inning to get a split on the day.
Starting with a base hit on the very first pitch in the bottom of the first and ending with an 11-run, eight-hit opening frame, nationally-ranked Christopher Newport blitzed out to a huge lead against the No. 21 Lynchburg Hornets (18-11) at Captains Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Captains won, 22-8, and improved to 19-6 this season behind an offensive explosion that included 17 hits and 19 RBI against the Hornets. The CNU attack faced ten different Lynchburg pitchers in the non-conference matchup on Wednesday, which marked the second straight win over a nationally-ranked opponent at Captains Park. Eleven different CNU players logged at least one hit in the game including five multi-hit performances for the Captains.
In a marathon game that featured 12 innings and a program record 11 pitchers, George Fox took down the Division II Western Oregon Wolves, 3-2. Jared Miller had a total of two runs of the game, while Shane McClendon had one run. Noah Meffert had another record-setting performance, finishing 3-5 with two triples and two RBI. The senior leads all of Division III in triples, and set the program record with nine in a season. Garrett Strube finished with a career-high two hits. On the pitching side, Caleb Debban earned the win while Spencer Simon picked up the save. "Great team win over a really good team," Bruin skipper Kevin Kopple said, "Proud of our pitching staff and we competed and battled offensively."
After a dominate ten-run third inning, King's College picked up a 15-6 non-conference win over Muhlenberg College this afternoon on the Monarchs' home pitch, Lipo Field. Zach Jenkins contributed a triple for the Monarchs in his first at-bat, while Jaiden Wanamaker added two doubles, including one in the fourth for two RBIs. Dusty Shaver also picked up his second win of the season on the mound as King's advances to a 9-14 overall record. After a relatively calm first two innings where the Monarchs only scored once in the bottom of the second inning from Jenkins' triple, King's got hot at the plate in the bottom of the third. Nick Ciszak kicked things off as he sent a long single to right field and earned two RBIs, followed by Michael Marmolejos who also singled and sent Chase Yochem in to score. Brennen Schneider earned an RBI after reaching second on an error that allowed Ciszak to touch home. The Monarchs continued to let the bats fly as Jenkins tallied another RBI for himself as he singled to left field just before Jacob Sutton singled up the middle to pick up two more runs and put King's ahead 7-0. Zach Day continued the offensive momentum as he reached first on fielder's choice and added an RBI once Jenkins got home just before Yochem got on thanks to an error that allowed Sutton to score. King's led 11-0 over the Mules going into the top of the fourth. This was all the Monarchs needed as they went on to the win.
After dropping two contests to their Midwest Conference foe last week, UChicago entered Wednesday with revenge on their mind. The Maroons offense provided the firepower and a bullpen day for the pitchers kept Beloit at bay as UChicago grabbed their sixth MWC win of the season behind an 11-9 victory over the Buccaneers. A Jack Goldstein homer and a Branden Jirovec single in the sixth allowed UC to tie the contest but it was the eighth where UChicago put the game away. A Jirovec sac fly drove in his fourth RBI of the day and Michael Gladden also put together a sacrifice at bat to give the Maroons an insurance run in their 11-9 victory.
Senior Andrew Croteau lifted a ball into left center field and the ball landed in the gap, scoring Ben Jerome in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Nichols College walked off, over the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.). Nichols won 7-6 against the Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon from Nichols Baseball Field. Seniors Johnny Knox, Brennan Hyde and juniors William Nath, Jacob Tipton all recorded multi-hits games for the Bison. For Tipton, his single in the second inning, was his first collegiate hit. Knox led the way for the Bison with 2 RBI off a two-run home run. Ben Jerome worked a full count walk for the Bison, to get the first runner on base of the inning. After a balk by the pitcher that moved Jerome to second base, Knox was intentionally walked. Both runners advanced on a pass ball and Hyde was then intentionally walked as well, to load the bases for Croteau. Croteau hit a fly ball into left center field and scored Jerome with the ball landing in the gap. Nichols earned the walk-off win, with a 7-6 final.
Farmingdale State College racked up 19 hits Wednesday afternoon, as it defeated host Lehman College in a mercy-rule-shortened, 20-4 victory. The Rams (10-9) led 2-1 in the third inning and extended their lead to 4-1 on an RBI single by senior third baseman Tyler DiRocco and a wild pitch. In the fourth inning, FSC put up four runs, capped off by a two-run home run to right field by senior first baseman Jordan Lambert. After Lehman (0-14) cut the deficit to 8-3 in the bottom half of the inning, Farmingdale State responded with six runs in the fifth to take a commanding 14-3 advantage. Chris McGuggart, Bobby Pollock, DiRocco, Lambert and Elian Pimentel (x2) each recorded RBI's in the inning. The Rams added five runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh to round out their offensive display. DiRocco finished 4-for-5 with a double, four runs scored and four runs batted in, while Lambert tallied four hits, a home run, double, four RBI's and two runs scored. Pollock was 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored and sophomore right fielder Richie Heyder tallied two hits, an RBI and two runs scored. McGuggart and Pimentel added two RBI's in the win. On the mound, sophomore Tyler Kregeloh earned the win after tossing four innings with two strike outs and just one earned run allowed.
Catholic downed No. 4 Salisbury, 10-6, in a thriller on Wednesday afternoon to pick up a massive non-conference victory and snap an eight-game skid against the Sea Gulls. Catholic improved to 18-7 on the season while Salisbury fell to 21-6. Wednesday's win marked the first victory over a team ranked inside the top five since March 9, 2019 when the Cardinals went on the road to defeat No.3 Christopher Newport by a final score of 4-3. Leading 1-0 in the top of the sixth, the Cardinals touched up Salisbury reliever Cole Williams for five runs in the frame to build a 6-0 lead. Each team scored in the seventh, sending the game into the eighth inning with Catholic holding a 7-6 lead. Catholic added two insurance runs in the top of the eighth. Zach Burton doubled in Jack Elwell who was hit by a pitch to start the ninth inning, pushing Catholic's lead to 10-6. Freshman Luke Cardman entered for the ninth and issued a walk to the leadoff batter, but Cardman struck out the final two batters to close out the victory.
Johns Hopkins took on Washington College in Centennial Conference action Wednesday afternoon, with Jacob Harris' pinch-hit RBI in the eighth inning serving as the game-winner in a 5-4 victory. The win was the Blue Jays' fifth in six days and extends their winning streak to nine, including a perfect 7-0 start to conference play. Following a run-saving double play in the bottom of the sixth inning, the sides traded runs in the seventh — Hopkins' coming via an Alex Shane triple — to enter the penultimate inning still knotted at 4-4 before Hopkins took the lead for good. Shawn Steuerer drew a leadoff walk to kick off the eighth, advancing to third on a grounder to short and Matthew Cooper walk. With runners on the corners, Jacob Harris entered the game as a pinch hitter and did his job, hitting a ball where the only play was the force out at second, allowing Steuerer to cross home plate and push the Jays back in front 5-4. Grant Meert, who entered in relief in the seventh, took over in the final two frames for Hopkins, retiring four of the first five batter he faced before a strikeout and rifle from Caleb Cyr to catch the Washington College baserunner stealing secured the 5-4 win and regular season sweep of the Shoremen.