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| The #3 seeded Ramapo College advanced to the NJAC Tournament Championship Game with a 6-3 win over #6 TCNJ. The Roadrunners win their fourth straight game and improve to 27-12 overall. The Lions drop to 23-16 overall. Nick Danbrowney (pictured) struck out nine, walked five and scattered five hits in 8.1 innings of work for Ramapo in the win. Novakowski finished 3-5 with three RBI and one run scored with two doubles while Tallent and Ciani each finished with two hits as the Roadrunners recorded ten hits total in the win. Ramapo athletics photo |
Earlham College celebrated Senior Day in Sadler Stadium with a sweep of Transylvania University on Saturday afternoon in Sadler Stadium. The Quakers outscored the No.22 ranked Pioneers 18-6 on the day. The Quakers stopped the Pioneers from extending a 12-game winning streak, as the conference-leaders had won 18 of their last 20 games with a 30-6 record entering today. Hayden Scalf earned the game one win with a six-inning start, allowing four runs on four hits with six strikeouts. Kyle Jeffries earned his first career save after throwing three innings with one baserunner and one strikeout. Mitchell Roether had the hot bat in game one, going 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, and six RBI. Nate Whetstine started off his Senior Day with three hits and two RBI with two runs scored. Max Fries and Sean Jeffries both had two hits with multiple runs. Dillon Fischer threw the fifth complete game of the season for the Quaker pitching staff, crucially saving the bullpen for tomorrow's doubleheader. Fischer allowed just five baserunners and two earned runs with eight strikeouts. In his 100th collegiate game, Quin Adelson scored his 100th career hit, and scored a run.
Hanover (25-13, 16-4 HCAC) claimed sole possession of first place in the HCAC on Saturday afternoon a split with Rose-Hulman. Senior Matthew Alter got his eighth start of the season in game one. He threw five innings allowing only four earned runs with four strikeouts. Hanover trailed early as Rose-Hulam surged ahead 6-0. Senior Eric Roudebush scored the first run for the Red and Blue on an RBI single to right field. The Panthers attempted a late rally scoring three runs in the eighth inning but it wasn't enough as Hanover dropped game one. In the nightcap, sophomore John Girard got his eighth start of the season and was able to secure his sixth allowing only one run and striking out 10. Eric Roudebush came across the plate to score the first run for the Panthers tying the game 1-1. Hanover tacked on another run in the seventh inning on a Sophomore Robert Carroll RBI single. Hanover had a run party in the eighth inning scoring four runs before a two RBI single by Junior Matthew McCoy propelled Hanover to the 6-1 win.
Matt Donchez's bases-clearing double in the second paired with a fantastic outing on the mound by Nadell Booker helped No. 20 Arcadia University top Stevens 6-3 in game two of the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Tournament, reaching the final after taking the series two games to none. The Knights advance to their third-straight conference final after winning the last two seasons. Stevens opened the scoring in the top of the second with an RBI double. Emilio Pallante tied the score in the bottom of the second with an RBI single that brought home Matthew Sot. Donchez followed later in the frame with a bases-clearing double to left-center, scoring Solomon Griffith, Pallante, and Gabe Diaz to make the lead 4-1. The Ducks battled back in the top of the eight with two runs to close the gap to 4-3. Justin Massielo and Griffith each brought in runs on the bottom of the inning to reach the final score. Booker pitched 7.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with one walk and a career-high eight strikeouts. Cam Nebel got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and pitched a clean ninth to earn his seventh save. Misericordia University finished a sweep of its MAC Freedom Semifinals series with an 8-3 win over DeSales, Saturday at Tambur Field. Joe Comins had two hits and three RBI as the Cougars scored seven runs in the their last three at bats to overcome an early deficit. Jack Regenye had two hits, including a double, and Connor Maryniak and Brock Bollinger both doubled. Steve Rinda scattered 10 hits over six innings to get the win with relief help from Tyler Leonard and Matt Lanzendorfer. Leonard worked a perfect seventh and Lanzendorfer struck out two over two innings to get the save.
Brevard College (22-17) earned its first-ever trip to the USA South Conference Championship Series with a 5-3 win over Pfeiffer University (21-21) on Saturday morning in a special 9 a.m. start at Gil Coan Field on the BC campus. The victory gave Brevard the Bracket 2 win, as the Tornados advance to face North Carolina Wesleyan in the championship series, held in Rocky Mount, North Carolina beginning next Friday, May 10. The Tornados used a seven-inning gem from senior right-handed pitcher Cameron Cook (4-2) and a save out of the bullpen from freshman RHP Blake Altschuler to close the door on the two-run win. BC scored a run on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the first, with a pivotal three-run homer off the bat of Lucas Granata coming in the bottom of the third. Luke Morton added an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth, and the Tornados were able to fend the Falcons off down the stretch to clinch the 5-3 win.
Keystone and Wilson faced off in a winner's bracket matchup today in the United East Skye Division tournament taking place at Christy Mathewson Field. After scoring 11 runs on 18 hits, the Giants brought home the victory and will be moving on to the finals. Josh Parks and Justin Mann each led the Giants offensively with three RBI coming off of three hits each. Parks picked up one RBI on a sacrifice fly to left field, one on a single down the right field line, and one on another single to right field. Mann picked up one RBI on a double down the right field line, and two more on a single to right field later in the game. Brayan Villar started on the mound and picked up with seventh win of the season, moving his season record to 7-0. Villar pitched 6.2 innings and picked up five strikeouts while giving up two earned runs.
Johns Hopkins hosted McDaniel Saturday afternoon with a spot in the Centennial Conference Championship on the line, outscoring the Green Terror 8-0 in the final five innings to secure its place in Monday's title game. McDaniel — which beat Dickinson to earn their matchup against the Blue Jays on the winner's side — will face off against the Red Devils once again with their season on the line while Hopkins advances to the Championship game for the 16th time in program history. Still in the third with the score tied and the bases loaded, Isaiah Winikur stepped into the box and gave Hopkins its first lead of the afternoon on a single to shallow left field to push the Blue Jays in front 4-2. Like the Green Terror's lead, however, Hopkins' did not last, with McDaniel plating two in the fourth to level things once again at four. An over-two-hour weather delay would pause the game following a 1-2-3 top of the fifth for McDaniel and turn out to be the difference for the Blue Jays in what was an even game to that point. Prior to the stoppage, Hopkins had scored just two runs on one hit through four innings, but the script would flip almost immediately once action resumed. A pair of insurance runs in the seventh built the lead to eight, with Meert and Tyler Sugrim extending the Green Terror shutout to six innings, clinching the 12-4 win and a spot in the Centennial Conference Championship where they are one win away from title No. 13. Due to expected rain, Saturday's third game scheduled between Dickinson and McDaniel has been postponed to Monday, May 6. The winner of that contest will then face off against Hopkins in the Championship Game, with the if-needed, winner-take-all second game to be played at a later date. Timing of the first pitch for Monday's opening game between the Green Terror and Red Devils is to be determined.
Tufts University added their eighth and ninth straight win as they defeated visitor Hamilton College, 7-2 and 7-2, in the quarter-final round of the New England Small College Athletic Conference playoffs at Sol Gittleman Park Saturday. Senior ace Silas Reed was given the ball for game 1 and he was in control the whole game, Reed punched out five batters going the full nine-inning distance walking two throwing 120 pitches with five hits and two earned runs. Reed started the first two innings without allowing a base runner and striking out two batters. Game 2 the Jumbos would have a big test as they faced the best pitcher statistically in the NESCAC in Jack Eshleman. Eshleman had a 1.62 ERA coming in today. The Jumbos answered with junior Jacob Lapp. Lapp pitched amazingly as he was two outs short of a complete game, Lapp had three strikeouts walking zero batters throwing 91 pitches allowing six hits and two runs. Lapp received the win in the game as he advanced to 5-2 on the season. The Jumbos added three more steals in the game. Amherst also swept their series with 2-1 and 12-4 wins over Bowdoin. The series between Trinity (Conn.) and Middlebury as well as that between Colby and Wesleyan are tied 1-1 and will be decided on Sunday.
Senior Drew Ramos tossed five scoreless innings, sophomore Jordan Hill had a two-run single to highlight a six-run first, and freshman Zach Wernoski had his first four-hit game as the 20th-ranked and top-seeded Randolph-Macon defeated eighth-seeded Washington and Lee 12-1 on Saturday afternoon to win their quarterfinal series in the 2024 ODAC Championship. The Yellow Jackets put together a two-out rally in the bottom of the first for a 6-0 lead. The Yellow Jackets took all doubts of the result another crooked number in the fifth. The Generals recorded their lone run in the top of the seventh before the Yellow Jackets finished the scoring in the eighth. Senior Richie Dudley was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make the final 12-1.
Penn State Abington saw its season come to a close after falling to fourth-seeded St. Mary's College (Md.) in an elimination game at the United East Conference Volt Division Tournament on Saturday morning at the Penn State Harrisburg baseball field. Today marked the 11th meeting between Abington and St. Mary's since the start of the 2022 season. The Nittany Lions are now 6-5 versus the Seahawks in the all-time series. This was the first-ever matchup between the two teams in the postseason. No. 14 Penn State Harrisburg outslugged Lancaster Bible in a 17-8 victory on a rainy Saturday afternoon to advance to the championship round of the United East Volt Division Tournament. Demetre Koutras II and Josh Lantz tallied three hits apiece, with Koutras driving in six runs on the day. Danny Eden battled through the elements to earn the win on the mound, while Fisher Druck picked up his first save of the season.
Alfred State survived and advanced with a sweep over Penn State Altoona in the AMCC Opening Round. The Pioneers walked off game one in the 11th 5-4, then won game two 6-5. Jack Curabba led the way at the plate in game one, going 3-4 with two RBIs and a double. On the mound Ryan Bailey got the start and pitched 7.0 innings scattering three earned runs over eight hits. Ryan Kinney came in relief and got the win after pitching 4.0 innings, only allowing one hit with two strikeouts. The game would go into extras, and the Pios would get a one out single from Mersmann in the bottom of the 11th. He would steal second a few pitches later, then Elijah Barinas would get the walk off RBI single up the middle to get the 5-4 win. in game two, Christopher Mattoon got the start and the win after pitching a complete 9.0 inning game. He scattered five runs over 10 hits with two strikeouts.
It will be a matchup between the No. 4 Seed Concordia Texas and No. 2 Seed UT Dallas on Sunday for the 2024 American Southwest Conference Championship. If the Tornados win, they will be the champions, while the Comets will need to win twice if they want the title. Concordia Texas continues its power surge through the tournament, adding two more home runs in its victory over Texas-Dallas giving the team wins over the top two seeds in the tournament. The Tornados have smacked seven home runs in three tournament games and have compiled 26 runs. CTX is seeking its first title since 2019. Meanwhile, East Texas Baptist handled McMurry in a 6-3 victory in the next game to avoid elimination and setup a matchup in the nightcap between the top two teams in the conference. This matchup did not disappoint, as two strong offenses in a hitter’s friendly Woods Field were blanked through six innings. The Comets put three runs in the seventh and held off the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth to return to the championship for the first time since 2022. Texas-Dallas has won all three of its titles since 2018 and won back-to-back in 2021 and 2022 against ETBU. The Comets and Tornados have met in the ASC Championship once, which the Tornados prevailed in 2011.
The University of Rochester and Skidmore College split a pair of close matchups in the Liberty League Crossover Series, forcing the two teams to set up a winner-take-all game three matchup tomorrow. Rochester (18-17, 11-6 Liberty League) opened the day with an 8-7 win in game one on a seventh inning Luke Gregory RBI single to right. Skidmore (19-16, 9-7 Liberty League) followed that up by scoring two runs in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie, winning the night cap by a 5-3 score. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute swept the Hobart Statesmen in the Liberty League Crossover Series this afternoon. The Engineers controlled the opener, prevailing 6-1, and rallied to claim Game 2, 5-4. Ithaca swept their crossover series with Vassar on Friday. Union and Rochester Tech split their crossover doubleheader. Union lost the opener 6-8 but prevailed in the nighcap 112-2 in a run-ruled ending.
Texas Lutheran University punched its ticket to the 2024 SCAC Baseball Championship final with a 5-2 win, but the Bulldogs will have to wait one more day before they find out their opponent in Sunday's championship round as the evening's final contest between Trinity (Texas) and Centenary College was suspended in the bottom of the first inning due to lightning in the area. That elimination game will resume on Sunday with Centenary leading 3-0 and still batting in the bottom of the first. The winner of that elimination game will advance to the championship round against Texas Lutheran. First pitch for that contest is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT. If an "if necessary" game is needed, that game would be played on Monday, May 6 at Noon, also at La Moderna Field. Despite falling behind 3-0 heading into the bottom of the first, Trinity quickly rebounded, taking control midway through the weather-delayed contest to earn an 8-4 victory over Southwestern University in an elimination game. Southwestern jumped on Trinity starter and SCAC Pitcher of the Year, Jackson Teer, for three first-inning runs, with the Pirates' Jacob Tanner doubling home two runs and Alexander Cannata singling home another. But Teer settled down and after allowing those runs on four hits in the opening stanza, permitted just three more hits and one run over the next six innings to earn the win and improve to a 8-1.
Senior Michael Gajda went 4-6 with a home run, two RBI, and one run scored, as the top-seeded Mitchell College overcame an early five run deficit and used a seven run fifth inning to defeat #4 Colby-Sawyer College 19-10 during the second day of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament at Alumni Field. With the win, the Mariners improve their record to 29-10 and advance to the Sunday's pod finals. Norwich is the other undefeated team in the GNAC tournament. The Cadets reached the Pod championship game with a 5-1 win over St. Joseph's (Conn.). This is just the second win for Norwich in the GNAC tournament and their retiring head coach in 20+ years.
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| Gordon College took to J. Tec White Field today for a doubleheader against the Curry College Colonels where the Fighting Scots took care of the visitors, 12-9 in game one before walking it off in game two by a score of 10-9. Dalton Cody had six hits on the day then the Scots honored him and the rest of the senior class. Gordon athletics photo |
The LaGrange Panthers grabbed a 3-2 win over HC in the final game thanks to a clutch ninth inning RBI from Gabriel Pallo. The team finished the regular season 22-15 (8-10 CCS) after beating the Hawks 2-1 in the last three-game series. Hunter Brooks started on the mound in game three. This was the sophomore's first career start at pitcher. For the second straight game, David Smigelski put the Panthers up 1-0 in the first with an RBI. In the second, Gabriel Pallo extended the lead to 2-0 on a sacrifice RBI. The Hawks responded with a two-run RBI in the third to tie the game at 2-2. During the fourth, Hunter Brooks rotated out for senior Jack Richards. It stayed tied until Pallo hit Adam Dorn home to take a 3-2 LC lead in the final inning. Eli Folds came in to close out the game. The Panthers held on to win 3-2. Sophomore Hunter Brooks pitched in 4.1 innings today. He allowed two runs off of two hits. In the fourth, Brooks rotated out for senior Jack Richards. In three innings pitched, he allowed just one hit and threw four strikeouts. Sophomore Eli Folds came in to close out the game in the ninth. He finished with one allowed hit and kept the Hawks scoreless.
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George Fox put together a fiery display of resilience in a rain -oaked series opener against the Whitworth Pirates, keeping their NWC playoff hopes with the 1-0 win. George Fox struck first in the wet matchup, driving home the lone run of the game in the second inning — a double from Johnathan Stone was followed by a sacrifice bunt laid down by Bleu Ellis to score Stone. The Bruins had all the offensive momentum, outhitting the Pirates, 6-1, through the first six innings. Bringing in runs proved difficult, though, as neither team was able to score any more runners; turning the game into a pitcher's duel. Bruin starter Caleb Debban was clinical for George Fox, allowing just one hit through the first six innings to shut out the Whitworth offense completely. The game did heat up in the seventh inning, as the Pirates put two runners on base with two outs; one of which was in scoring position. A single threatened to bring in the tying run, but a monster throw from the outfield from Jeremy Sangalang to Jared Whittaker saw Fox get out of the inning ahead, in what would prove to be a huge moment in the game. Closer Ryder Edwards came in during the eighth inning and picked up right where Debban left off, holding the Pirates to no hits in both the eighth and ninth to finish the game and give the Bruins a crucial win, 1-0.
Roger Williams University finished their regular season by splitting a doubleheader against Western New England. The Hawks won the first game 7-1 and dropped the second game 12-4. The games were played at Trelease Park. In game one, Louie Mosca started on the mound for the Hawks. In four innings, Mosca had six strikeouts while allowing one run on four hits. J.T. Gunzy came in for relief, pitching five scoreless innings to close out the game while accumulating five strikeouts. On offense, Jack Morin led the Hawks with three hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored. Owen Hibbard had two hits, two RBIs, and one run scored. Chris Faraca, Ty Cali, and Dennis Folan also had multi-hit performances in game one. In game two, Western New England once again scored the first runs of the game. In the second inning, the Golden Bears put three runs on the board. RWU responded in the fourth inning, with two runs coming home. The Hawks took the lead in the fifth inning, scoring one run on singles by both Morin and Faraca. The Golden Bears shut down Roger Williams for the rest of the game and scored nine unanswered runs between the seventh and eighth innings to pick up the win.
Utica University clinched an Empire 8 Tournament berth thanks to a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Keuka College Wolves on Friday. The Pioneers took game one in seven innings, 3-2, before edging out the Wolves in nine innings in game two, 8-7. Jason Story tied the single-season program home run record with what was the game-winning solo blast in the bottom of the 6th. Dom Fasolo and Jack Scanlon had the other two Utica hits and RBIs. Six different Pioneers threw in the game with Jack Krug getting the start. He went four innings allowing two runs on five hits and four walks with six strikeouts. Connor Ford earned the win after facing the minimum in the top of the 5th. Tyler Catalfamo earned the save after also facing the minimum in the top of the 9th.
WPI wrapped up its regular season with a doubleheader split with No. 6 Salve Regina on Saturday afternoon at Reynolds Field. The Seahawks took game one with an 11-0 run-rule victory before the Engineers bounced back in game two to come away with a 6-5 victory to close out the regular season with a win. Dominic Monico picked up the pitching victory for WPI in the nightcap pitching six innings and allowing just six hits and one earned run while striking out four. The win was the rookie's third this spring. With the victory today, WPI netted its first 20-win season since the 2019 season which was also the last time the team made an appearance in the NEWMAC Championship. The Engineers finished the 2024 regular season with a 20-16-1 record, 8-8 in conference action. D3Baseball's No. 6 team in the nation, Salve Regina finished the regular season with a 32-6 record, 13-3 in NEWMAC action. The Seahawks were forced to share the regular season NEWMAC title with Coast Guard, which swept Emerson on Saturday, but did nab the top seed in the conference tournament via a tiebreaker.
Pitcher's Brock Pare and Cam Fisher combined for two wins on Saturday with Pare allowing two earned runs and Fisher notching his third shutout of the season for a doubleheader sweep, 9-2 and 15-0 over MCLA on Saturday afternoon at The Central Campus Baseball Field. The win clinched the top-seed in the upcoming MASCAC Tournament next week for Salem State as the Vikings will host the MASCAC Championship for the first time since 2016. The Vikings improve to 21-13, 14-7 and the Trailblazers drop to 5-31, 2-19. In the sixth innind of the opener, Matthew Castillo hit a single down the right field line that allowed Justin Hernandez to score, putting the Trailblazers on the board. Later in the same inning, Joshua Bissaillon hit a double to left center field, bringing in another run for MCLA. However, during the bottom of the inning, the Vikings managed to score one more run thanks to James Dolan's RBI double, ultimately securing a 9-2 victory. Game two was another runaway win. Leading 10-0 into the sixth inning. It was then that the Vikings managed to add five runs. Dylan Adamson and Yabdreil Gonzalez, who both had two RBI doubles apiece, sealed the deal for a 15-0 win.
Junior Daniel Boehme registered his 100th career hit in a 6-5 victory for the Penn State Behrend at Adrian Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs got on the board first with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first. In the top of the second, the Lions capitalized on an Adrian error, scoring two unearned runs. Behrend took a 6-3 lead with two runs in the sixth and seventh innings, highlighted by RBIs from Boehme, Dylan Barnes, and Silvio Ionadi. Boehme started the eighth inning with his milestone hit. Adrian made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth, cutting its deficit to one run (6-5). However, Joe Lang worked out of the jam to earn his third save of the season. Freshman Colin Bolla earned the win on the mound, tossing three scoreless innings in relief, allowing no hits with two strikeouts. At the plate, Barnes led the Lions with two hits. AJ Miranda recorded a game-high three hits for the Bulldogs, while Nic Bruder drove in two runs
Cortland, ranked 24th nationally, closed out its regular-season schedule with a 12-2 win over Fredonia in SUNYAC action at Wallace Field. The game was called in the eighth inning due to the league's 10-run rule. Cortland improved to 28-10-1 overall and first in the SUNYAC with a 16-2 record. The Red Dragons will be the host and top seed in the four-team, double-elimination SUNYAC tournament May 9-11 and will open against fourth-seeded Plattsburgh Thursday at noon. Devin Georgetti improved to 4-2 on the season, allowing two runs on seven hits over seven innings. He struck out seven batters and walked one. Matthew Nochowitz tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
Allegheny College ended its conference schedule by splitting a pair of Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) games with the Presidents of Washington and Jefferson College on Senior Day. Although the Presidents (28-12, 16-4 PAC) secured the top seed in the PAC Championship Tournament by winning the opening contest, 6-4, the Gators (25-12, 14-6 PAC) rebounded to win the nightcap, 8-1. The Presidents rode a five-run fourth inning to the win in the early game. The Gators made things interesting in the late innings, but they were unable to come back in the ninth. As the Presidents did in the first game, Allegheny struck first with a five-run inning and chased starter Dante DiMatteo from the mound with an explosive third frame. The biggest blow came from Tyson Bryant-Dawson, who turned a 3-0 lead into a five-run advantage with a loud home run over the wall in left. That would be all the offense needed for first-year pitcher Dawson Thomas. The right-handed freshman stole the show from the seniors with the longest outing of his young career. Thomas carried a one-hit shutout into the top of the ninth and was given an opportunity to close the game, but was pulled in favor of Mark Schweickert after putting two Presidents on base. In total, Thomas allowed just one run on two hits and struck out six without issuing a walk.
DePauw wrapped up the home portion of its schedule with a North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of visiting Hiram by scores of 5-4 and 11-6 to improve to 23-15 overall and 12-4 in the NCAC. Hiram finished its season at 14-26 overall and 3-13 in conference play. In the opener, the teams battled through three scoreless innings before DePauw struck in the bottom of the fourth. Hiram loaded the bases in the top of the ninth with the score 4-4 but Justin Benes struck out Matthew Trimble to end the threat. Cameron Macon singled to lead off the DePauw ninth and Johnson laid down a sacrifice bunt with Macon advancing to third as third base was undefended. Intentional walks to Jack Murray and Drew Straub followed before Hrebek drew a walk that scored Macon and gave the Tigers the win. In game two, Drew Straub's two-run homer in the fourth and solo shot in the seventh pushed the Tigers' lead to 9-6. Straub just missed a third homer in the eighth as Yoder snagged it with a leap at the wall, but the sacrifice fly scored Johnson. Eli Bell then doubled home Carter Knoll to wrap up the scoring. Knoll had four of the Tigers' 14 hits with Grady Johnson following with three and Straub adding two.
Playing in its final two games of the regular season, No. 3 Denison University earned wins of 9-2 and 8-1 in nonconference action over Waynesburg University on Saturday at the Big Red Baseball Field. With 35 wins, it is a new program record for wins in the regular season for the Big Red. Nick Falter (2-0) started off game one with back-to-back 1-2-3 innings and face the minimum through three after a 6-4-3 double play to end the top of the third inning. Falter would finish with 5.2 innings pitched allowing three hits, one run and no walks while striking out seven batters. Each of Denison's first five batters in the game reached, leading to a three-run first inning for the Big Red, who also put together a three-run inning in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead. Denison would score one run in each of the next three innings to help salt the game away. After leading the Big Red with three RBI's in game one, Welsch added a sacrifice fly to center field to score Colaco and make it 1-0 Denison in the first inning in game two. Adding runs throughout the game, Denison cruised to the sweep.
St. Olaf College completed its best regular-season run through the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 22 years by splitting two one-run games against Saint John's University on Saturday afternoon at Becker Park. Junior Jacob Fickenscher and senior Brock Brumley pitched St. Olaf (27-12, 17-3 MIAC) to a 2-1 victory in game one before Saint John's (24-14, 13-7 MIAC) scored two runs in the seventh inning to grab a 5-4 win in game two. The Oles' 17-3 record in conference play is their best since also going 17-3 in 2002 and is the program's joint third-best mark in MIAC play, trailing 18-2 finishes in both 2000 and 2001. Both teams had already secured spots in next week's four-team MIAC Playoffs entering the twin bill. The Oles will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament after winning their 18th MIAC regular-season title, while the Johnnies' seed is yet to be determined. Saint John's is level with Bethel University with 13-7 records with no games remaining. Those two teams trail Saint Mary's University (12-6) by one game in the loss column, with the Cardinals still having a doubleheader against Concordia-Moorhead on the schedule on Monday, May 6.
The College of Wooster capped its 2024 season with a 7-3 win over Wabash College on Saturday afternoon at Goodrich Ballpark. Earlier in the day, Wabash beat Wooster 9-4. Wooster (17-21, 5-11 NCAC) denied Wabash (22-18, 8-8 NCAC) a spot in next week's four team conference tournament with the game-two win. Sophomore Jack Spring worked the final five innings to end the year with a 3-2 record. Spring allowed two runs on five hits. Sophomore Devin Anthony started the season finale and allowed an unearned run on three hits in four innings of work. Senior left fielder Bryn Langley turned in a memorable performance, finishing a double shy of the cycle in a 3-for-3 outing with four RBI, a run scored, and a walk. Langley's solo homer in the second inning gave Wooster a 2-1 lead, and the Scots did not relinquish the advantage. Langley's triple cleared bases that were full of Scots in the seventh inning and those runs made it a 7-3 lead. Prior to the triple, first-year first baseman Zack Barienbrock walked, junior right fielder Alex Gerdenich singled to right field, and sophomore catcher Nathaniel Huxtable walked. Two wild pitches and a Barienbrock sacrifice fly accounted for Wooster's other three runs in the win.
No. 1 nationally ranked Endicott swept Wentworth, 10-2 and 9-1, in Saturday afternoon Commonwealth Coast Conference doubleheader action at Libby Field. The Gulls opened up an early lead in the opener with Dylan Pacheco's first inning RBI single to center field, scoring Joey Frammartino from third after his leadoff triple. In the fourth, the Gulls posted a five-spot highlighted by Pacheco's three-run bomb to left field (fourth of the season). Through four full innings, they held an 8-0 lead over the Panthers. On the mound, Gottesman stifled the Panthers bats through his five innings of work. The first time through the order, he struck out seven of the nine Wentworth batters. He also escaped a bases loaded situation in the fifth, surrendering just one run in the jam. Ryan Walton and Pappalardo combined to close out the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, locking up a 10-2 final over the Panthers. Pappalardo pitched the final three innings for the Gulls, earning his first career save. In the nightcap, Facing a 1-0 deficit in the top of the fourth, Brenden Walsh gave the Gulls the lead with a two-run shot to left. In the eighth, the Gulls broke it open with a five-run frame highlighted by a Brendan O'Neil opposite-field two-run homer and a Pacheco two-run single. Then, O'Neil found the seats once more with another shot to left, giving the Gulls a 9-1 advantage heading into the bottom of the ninth. The backend of the bullpen was lights out for the Gulls. Kyan Bagshaw tossed a 1-2-3 eighth before handing the ball off to Evan Scully, who locked up the 9-1 win with a scoreless frame and two strikeouts.
With the regular season Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference championship on the line, Christopher Newport fifth-year senior ace Dylan Weber saved one of the best outings of his career for 5th-ranked Salisbury University and led the Captains to a 6-1 win at home on Saturday afternoon. Playing in front of a season-high crowd of over 400, Weber struck out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game effort and lifted CNU to the top seed in next week's C2C Championship. Taking on one of the most formidable lineups in Division III this season, Weber was all but unhittable against the conference rivals on Saturday. The lefty retired the first 13 batters he faced before surrendering the first base hit of the game in the top of the fifth. By the end of the game, Weber surrendered just four total hits and one walk while facing only four batters over the minimum. With the win against Salisbury, Weber improved to 8-1 on the season with a 1.48 ERA. In addition to setting a personal high with 14 punchouts, the Sterling, Va. native also became the first Captain in program history to strike out over 100 in more than one season. He has now recorded a career-best 110 strikeouts this season and moved past Mike Cosby (370) for second all-time with 374 in his career. He also slipped by Cosby in career wins for second most all-time with his 26th career victory.
University of Chicago up the last series of the regular season with a doubleheader against Cornell. The Maroons locked down game one, 10-2, with some early offense but a lack of production in the second contest made them settle for a split, 2-4, with the Rams on Saturday. University of Chicago (17-21, 16-7 MWC) was in complete control from their first at bats during game one against Cornell (23-15, 12-11 MWC). The Maroons scored four runs in the top of the first with the biggest shot coming when Jackson Slipock cleared the bases with a three RBI double. John Butka earned his third win of the season behind five innings of one run ball while David Flanagan came on in relief with four innings of his own while only allowing a single Rams tally in the 10-2 win. Unfortunately, the bats wouldn't be so active in the second game of the afternoon. While the Maroons scored runs in the sixth and the ninth, none of them would come with RBIs due to three Ram errors throughout the contest. Meanwhile, Cornell scored one in the second and fifth before getting two insurance runs in the ninth to secure the two-run victory.