WPI got off to a rough start in its doubleheader against St. Joseph's (Maine) on Monday, spotting the Monks a 12-1 lead before rallying back for a thrilling 13-12 come-from-behind victory in game one and defeating St. Joe's 9-7 in game two.

St. Joe's got on the board first with two runs in the top of the first inning of game one. WPI second baseman Mark Dignum belted a solo home run in the bottom of the first for the Engineers' lone run in the first two frames.

The third inning saw 17 combined runs cross the plate. Leading 2-1, the Monks sent 14 men to the plate in the top of the third, scoring 10 times. The key blow in the inning, a three-run home run to left, made a 4-1 game 7-1 in favor of the Monks. St. Joe's would tack on five more in the inning for a 12-1 lead.

WPI continued to battle despite the deficit, and it paid dividends. The Engineers plated seven runs in the bottom of the third to immediately get back into the game. Matt Moreau two-run shot to left pulled WPI to within 12-5 with Mike Swanton and Joe Walsh adding RBIs to bring Crimson and Gray to within 12-8. The Engineers completed their comeback effort in the fifth, scoring five runs to take the lead for the first time.

Forrest Dwyer came in out of the bullpen to steady things for the Engineers, delivering 2 2/3 innings of shutout ball and the win. Thomas Whiting came on and struck out two in a scoreless seventh for his second save.

WPI kept up its momentum in game two, scoring the first five runs of the game to take the early advantage. The Monks would continue to bring players across the plate but was unable to find the equalizer and would lose the game by a single run.

In other action: St. Scholastica played well, but came up short in both games of a doubleheader against the defending NCAA Division III national champions and No. 1-ranked St. Thomas (Minn) Sunday evening at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Tommies rallied to win game one 6-5 and took the nightcap 3-1.

Markus Delello came through with a two-out base-hit in the top of the 11th inning, to give RPI a 4-3 victory over Webster on the team's Spring Trip. With the win, the Engineers improve to 3-0 on the young season, while the Gorloks fall to 2-1.

Kirby Becker went 4-for-6 and a trio of teammates added three hits to lead Marietta past Texas-Tyler 18-5. The Pioneers were not as lucky in their night game. Texas-Dallas used a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Marietta 2-1.

Mississippi College won their 10th consecutive game with a 17-2 victory over Blackburn at Frierson Field. The Choctaws pounded out 16 hits in the win over the Beavers. Andy Smith went 3-4 on the night with four runs scored and three RBI.

Ferrum picked up a USA South win at home this afternoon, beating Christopher Newport 4-0 at Panther Field. The win avenged yesterday's 9-7 loss to CNU in 10 innings. Justin Franklin went 3-4 with a run and two RBI, while Charles Beacom went 2-4 for the Panthers. Shannon Mark led the Captains with a 2-4 day.

Ben Danker's pinch-hit squeeze bunt in the top of the seventh inning snapped a 1-all tie and Scott Borges stranded runners on first and second to earn the save and preserve a brilliant pitching performance by Doug Papuga as Wentworth defeated Newbury, 2-1, to earn a sweep of a non-league doubleheader. The 2-1 win came on the heels of a 7-4 Leopard win in the first game.

Freshman righthander Ethan Holt threw a two-hitter, while striking out five, in 7.0 innings of work to lead the Heidelberg to a 5-0 win over Kenyon at the 2010 Snowbird Classic. The win closes out Heidelberg's stint at the classic at 5-0

Misericordia defeated Gordon 15-7 on Monday in a wild and entertaining game that included 25 hits and six errors. Jamie Philippi batted 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Cougars.

Birmingham Southern defeated Adrian 10-1 today to take the series sweep of the 11th-ranked Bulldogs at Striplin Field. The Panthers used any and every means necessary to dispatch the Bulldogs today to earn their 12th win of the season and their tenth straight at home to open the season.