Keystone streak reaches 19
Keystone demonstrated why it's considered one of the best teams in the country. The No. 3 ranked Giants received a complete-game three-hit shutout from senior right-hander Connor Smith and won their 19th consecutive game, defeating New Jersey City, 6-0, in a non-conference contest at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. Keystone has not lost since March 30.
| W&J catcher Ronny Peirish
had a 4-for-5 day at the plate for the
Presidents. Washington and Jefferson athletics photo |
Ronny Peirish capped a 4-for-5 day at the plate with a go-ahead,
RBI single in the ninth inning as 19th-ranked Washington &
Jefferson rallied from four runs down to defeat Thiel 5-4. The
Presidents have now won nine consecutive conference games, while
the Tomcats have lost five of their last seven contests.
Max Rosing hit a go-ahead two-run single and Matt June added a
three-run triple in a five-run seventh inning as nationally
seventh-ranked Cortland State rallied to defeat visiting Cazenovia,
7-3, in a non-league matchup. Cortland trailed 3-2 before
batting around in the seventh. Ryan McAlary earned his first
collegiate victory. He recorded the final out in the top of the
seventh and was the pitcher of record when the Red Dragons took the
lead. Adam Smith, the last of Cortland's seven relievers, earned
his first save. He entered with two runners on and one out and
induced a double play grounder to end the game.
Zach Galyean's single through the left side in the bottom of the
11th scored Alex Berlyn and lifted DePauw
to a 7-6 win over Rose-Hulman at Walker Field. The win marked
the second time in program DePauw has won 30 games in a season with
the 2008 team finishing 35-11.
In their Wednesday matchup with Wooster, No. 1 Marietta was
looking to avenge an early-season loss to the Scots. The Etta
Express exacted a measure of revenge with a 15-9 win over the
Fighting Scots. Four Pioneers collected three hits in the game.
Jordan Grilliot led the way going 3-for-4 with two home runs, a
double and six runs batted in. Bryan Gregorich was 3-for-5 with two
doubles, while Evan Brockmeier finished 3-for-4 with a triple and
four RBI. Tim Saunders notched three hits in five at bats scoring
twice and stealing two bases.
| Shenandoah returned to action
for the first time in eight days. Shenandoah athletics photo |
No. 21 Shenandoah returned to the baseball diamond for the first
time in eight days with a 4-2 non-league victory over Frostburg
State. Shenandoah scored one run in the first and two more in
the second to provide Cory Nelson with enough offense to top the
Bobcats. Nelson allowed two runs on nine hits and three walks in
5.0 innings to earn the victory.
Ithaca snapped a four-game losing streak, beating host Oneonta
6-4. The Bombers took advantage of five Red Dragon errors and
jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Oneonta came to bat. Luke Stark led
the Bombers with a career-best three hits, including a two-run
single that highlighted Ithaca's five-run first. The five-run
outburst was helped by three errors, a wild pitch and a passed ball
by Oneonta.
Nick Grady went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and two RBI to spark Southern Maine to a 7-4 victory over Babson at the USM Baseball Stadium. Grady had a key two-run double, and later scored a run, during the Huskies' four-run first inning. He would hit his sixth triple of the season in the third inning, and had a leadoff single and scored an insurance run in the seventh inning.
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Matt Hardy finished with a team-high three
RBIs. |
Matt Hardy's bases-clearing triple highlighted a four-run,
eighth-inning as Immaculata came from behind and defeated host
Delaware Valley, 7-5, in a non-conference game. Delaware Valley
brought the tying run to the plate with one out in the bottom of
the ninth, but Immaculata's Richard Cusic retired the final two
batters on ground outs to complete his third save of the season.
Alex Kobylisnki pitched two perfect innings of relief and picked up
the win.
Bryan Macomber’s one-out, bases loaded single through the
left side broke a 3-3 tie and lifted MIT to a 4-3 win over Fisher.
The Engineers, who had trailed 3-0 in the seventh, scored two in
the seventh and once in the eighth and ninth to score the
come-from-behind victory. With one down in the bottom of the ninth,
Zach Carr was hit by a pitch to start the game-winning rally. Creed
Mangrum and Ricardo Perez then stroked consecutive singles off of
Izzy Velez to set up Mangrum’s game-winning hit.
Oswego State pitching staff allowed just four hits during the 14
innings of a 5-0 and 9-1 doubleheader sweep of Keuka. In game
one, Adam Bishop and Dylan Kohlman combined to give up just one
hit, while striking out 10 and walking no one. In game two, Brady
Farkas, Michael Putillo, Sheldon Paura and Jon Silva all took the
mound, fanning 10 and walking just one.
With eight runs in the first inning, Scranton was feeling pretty
good early in its game against Wilkes. Little did they know they
would need seven more runs in extra innings to put away
the Colonels in a 19-13 victory. The Royals banged out 27 hits
en route to their sixth win in their last eight games. Eddie Ravert
led the attack with four hits, five RBIs, two runs scored. He
blasted his first career home run in the eight-run first
inning.
| Matt Bitter hit his fifth
home run of the season against Medaille. Penn State-Behrend athletics photo |
Penn State Behrend wrapped up the AMCC regular season with a
sweep of Medaille. The Lions took game one 7-1, before
defeating the Mavericks, 9-2. With the two victories, Behrend has
earned a first-round bye and the No. 2 seed in the AMCC playoffs.
In game one, Mike Moyer was brilliant on the bump for the
Lions. After giving up an unearned run in the second, Moyer
only allowed four hits the rest of the game to earn his fifth
victory of the season. In game two, the first three innings proved
to be the big difference. Behrend scored two in the first, four in
the second, and three in the third for all of their scoring.
A trio of relievers each struck out three batters each and allowed
just one hit in 5.1 innings to help Ohio Northern
defeat Defiance 6-4 despite rainy conditions at Wander Fiel. A
one-hour, 45 minute rain delay pushed the start time back, and the
game was also called after six innings due to darkness.
