Castleton State's bats slumbered through the first half of the game but the Spartans awoke in time to deliver a 9-3 win over NAIA Texas College. The victory gives Castleton State their first win of the season.

Castleton State managed just one hit through the first five innings as they fell behind the Steers 3--0. Texas College did not fare much better as they too had just one hit through the middle innings.

In the top of the sixth inning the Spartans finally found their stroke with the bats as Billy Manley, Matt Eisenhuth and Ted Mills each singled. The big hit came off Mills' bat for a two run single. The Spartan bats stayed hot as they came to the plate in the Top of the 7th. The Spartans pounded out four hits including Eisenhuth's second single that plated two runs. By the end of the inning, Castleton State added two more runs and had built an 8--3 lead. In the top of the eighth inning the Spartans added their ninth and final run as Eisenhuth drove in his third run of the game with a sacrifice fly to center.

Spartan right-handed senior Ken Cook went eight strong innings allowing just one earned run on just three hits. Cook had eight strikeouts and allowed two free passes. Eisenhuth went 2 -- 3 scoring two runs in addition to his RBIs. He currently leads Castleton State with seven runs batted in. Mills also ended up with 3 RBIs on the day. Manley and Ryan Zielinski scored two runs each.

In other action: Augustana faced off against Grove City in a doubleheader in Winter Haven Florida. In the first game Augustana (2-0) got by Grove City (0-2) 6--5 as Freshman Nick Kujawa had a two-out run scoring single to drive in the go ahead winning run in the top of the seventh inning. Kujawa ended up with three hits. Augustana completed the sweep beating Grove City 7--3 in the night cap.

In the early morning, St. Olaf opened the 2010 season with a 4-2 and 5-3 sweep of Buena Vista at Mall of America Field. Carson Jones was 2-for-4 in the opening game and added a double to lead the Oles on the day. Ben Hughes and Anders Dzurak picked up wins with the Buena Vista starters getting credit for the losses.

The Linfield Wilcats (6-3) pounded out 11 runs as they knocked off Corbin 11-6 at Linfield's Roy Helser Field. Cole Bixenman and Zach Boskovich led the way for Linfield with two hits and two RBIs each.

The Bethel Royals scored in each of the last four innings of the first game, including a three-run seventh, and then used a four-run fifth inning in the second game to defeat neighborly Northwestern 6-2 and 7-3 to start the season on a winning note late Thursday evening.

Saint John's opened its 2010 season with a sweep of NCAA Division II Concordia-St. Paul by scores of 4-0 and 9-8 at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis.

In game one, Saint John's took a 2-0 lead on a two-run double by Jimmy Loonan in the third inning and extended the lead to 4-0 with sacrifice flies from Matt Butorac in the fifth and seventh innings.

Andrew Aebly and Hayden Zimmerman combined for the five-hit shutout. Aebly allowed four hits in four innings to earn the win, while Zimmerman allowed just one hit while striking out four in the final three innings.

First baseman Kyle Henkemeyer went 3-for-4 with three runs scored to lead the Johnnies (2-0). Butorac and Loonan knocked in two runs apiece.

The Johnnies built an 8-1 lead thru three innings in game two. The Golden Bears rallied to score seven runs in the final four innings but left the tying run on second base as Dan Beste tallied a strikeout to end the game and record his first collegiate save.

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Brett Kramer allowed three runs on six hits in four innings of work to earn the win. Concordia-St. Paul's run in the top of the first inning snapped the Johnnies' streak of 21 consecutive innings without allowing a run in the Metrodome, going back to 2009's MIAC opener against Macalester.

Henkemeyer again led Saint John's at the plate with a 3-for-5 performance and three runs scored. Butorac, Andrew Gurbada and Michael Carr added two hits each. Carr and Zimmerman, who made his first varsity start in the outfield, tallied two RBI each.

With the pair of victories, St. John's head coach Jerry Haugen is now two wins shy of 600 with a 598-519-5 (.535) career record.

In other action: Chad Green hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning of a tie game to give Huntingdon a 6-2 win over Millsaps on Wednesday at Posey Field. With the win, the Hawks (6-3) improved to 2-11 all-time in the series (7-3) and in the process picked up their first win against the Majors since March 13, 1981, an 8-3 Huntingdon victory. The Hawks have now won five consecutive games and six of their last seven. "I think right now we are playing with a lot of confidence," head coach D.J. Conville said. "It was nice to see us hit, pitch and play good defense against a quality team."

LeTourneau's put Castleton State (0-4) away 25-9 on Wednesday afternoon at Conrad-Vernon Field. LeTourneau (4-2) led 7-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth, where the YellowJackets struck for 12 runs to put the game away. Travis Selfc went 4-for-6 and Nate Tomaszweski went 3-for-5 to pace the YellowYackets.

The Oglethorpe baseball team rallied for five runs in the ninth inning on Monday for an exciting 11-10 victory. Pinch hitter Joseph Parillo's first at-bat this season was a good one. Parillo hit a walk-off grand slam to win the game for the Petrels.

The Petrels trailed Washington and Lee 10-6 entering the ninth after blowing a 6-4 lead. The bottom half of the inning started well for the Petrels, however, as Andy Farrey singled to lead off the inning. Adam Brazenas followed up with another single, and after Nick Manai grounded into a fielder's choice to erase Brazenas, Jonathan McWhorter doubled home Farrey to make it 10-7. Pinch hitter Stephen Archer then was hit by a pitch, bringing the potential winning run to the plate in the form of Parillo.

Before giving up five runs in the top of the ninth, the Petrels had already come from behind to get the lead. Down 4-2 in the fifth, they scored two runs in each of the next two innings to take the 6-4 lead. The game-tying runs in the fifth came on a two-run, Andy Farrey home run down the right-field line.

Farrey led Oglethorpe with a 4-for-5 showing at the plate. He scored three times and drove in a pair of runs. J.J. Rizzo added two hits in four at-bats and also had two RBI. Matthew Cornwell picked up the win for the Stormy Petrels.

Anthony Cardona, Jim Plantholt, Will Salley and Mike Decembrino all finished the day 3-for-5 at the plate, as the Generals out-hit Oglethorpe, 21-16. Salley scored three times and tallied his first collegiate homerun, a solo shot in the fourth inning. Roger started for the Generals and allowed two runs on six hits in 4.0 innings of work. James Dillard pitched the final 1.1 innings and took the loss.

The Petrels improve to 6-1 on the year with the win. That record marks the best start the Petrels have had in modern history, passing the previous mark of 5-1. In their record start, Oglethorpe has scored double digit runs in five of seven games this season.

In other action: Amidst the blustery yet sunny conditions,Redlands hosted the British Columbia in an exhibition game today at The Yard. Head Coach Scott Laverty took the opportunity to mix up the lineup, utilizing 14 field players and five pitchers, but the Bulldogs struggled against the heavy-hitting Thunderbirds and lost by a score of 3-20.

Birmingham-Southern improved to 3-1 today, defeating the NAIA Martin Methodist Redhawks 11-10 in eleven innings. Bryan Higginbotham's home tun gave the the Panthers a 10-1 through six innings but a nine run seventh for the Martins knotted the score. In the eleventh Sam Hill drove in Drew Leachman to prevent the comeback.

Texas-Tyler shook off a pair of losses to Texas Lutheran three days ago with a twinbill sweep over visiting Castleton State, winning a lengthened game one 19-4 and game two, 8-3. The 20th-ranked Patriots improved to 5-4 overall with the wins, scoring a combined 27 runs off 25 hits and using a big night from Justin Juneau who finished 4-for-9 with a double, three-run home run and seven RBIs.

Case Western Reserve (2-2) received two strong pitching performances from young southpaws to sweep Guilford (5-3) in a non-conference doubleheader Sunday at McBane Field. The Spartan won game one, 9-5 and game two, 11-7

Case Western trailed 1-0 after the first inning of game one but scored nine unanswered runs, two in the second, four in the third, two in the fourth and one in the fifth, to take control of the game. The Quakers scored one run in the fifth and three in the sixth, but could not get any closer.

In his first collegiate start, Jarrett Gish allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits with four strikeouts. Sammy Stuart took the loss for the Quakers.

Designated hitter Cory Pecoraro and third baseman Sam Alexander led Case Western Reserve with three hits and three runs batted in each. Outfielder Matt Richards added two hits after being inserted as a pinch runner, with two runs and two RBIs. Alex Starbuck was 2-for4 with two runs for Guilford. D3baseball preseason All-American Kyle Wooden added a three-run home run.

In the second game, Case Western Reserve scored a run in every inning in the victory. The Spartans trailed 2-1 after the first but never trailed again after a two run second inning.

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A.J. Boshinski earned the win and allowed six runs (three earned), as Jamie Hora earned his first save with two and two-thirds innings of one run ball. David Thomson was credited with the loss, his first decision of the young season.

Alexander and Pecoraro stayed hot in the second game with three and two hits, respectively. Chad Mullins and Matt Keen each had two hits, which included the Spartans first two home runs of the season. Wooden homered in his third consecutive games. Will Cornelius added a three-run homer for the Quakers in a 2-for-4 night. Cornelius, Drew Ward and Derek Hardison all had two hits for the Quakers.

In other action: Lewis and Clark looked posed to split its four game series with Menlo on Sunday afternoon, but the Oaks managed to come from three runs down to put the finishing touches on the series. The Oaks took the final three games of the four-game set after dropping the opener by one run in 12 innings.

Ferrum's Jason Butterworth singled home the deciding runs in a three-run bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Panthers (1-1) over Rutgers-Camden (0-2), 6-4, at the Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament Sunday at Hampden-Sydney.

DePauw split its doubleheader at Maryville (Tenn.) as the teams also split their four-game series. Maryville took a 4-2 win in the opener today, but the Tigers claimed a 2-1 victory in the nightcap. On Saturday DePauw head coach Jake Martin got his first collegiate victory when the Tigers ook a 5-3 win in the nightcap.

Rhodes defeated Louisiana in Pineville, LA 12-4. The Lynx trailed 3-0 after four innings before taking a 4-3 lead in the fifth and never looked back. Austin Carden picked up the victory and Hunter Chandler picked up his first save.

Kyle Eller had four hits and drove in seven runs, as Huntingdon completed an undefeated four-game road swing with a 15-9 victory over Frostburg State at Armstrong-Shelley Field. During the weekend, the Hawks (5-3) defeated No. 23 Farmingdale State, the team picked second in the Preseason USA-South baseball poll in Methodist, and a team with 26 straight winning seasons in Frostburg State.

Juco transfer Sam Stahl went 3-for-5 to raise his batting average to .563, and rookie righthander Clay Gartner picked up his first college win as the George Fox Bruins rallied past the Concordia University-Portland Cavaliers 6-4 in a non-conference baseball game Sunday here at the University of Portland's Joe Etzel Field.

Hawaii Pacific made the islands feel less like paradise, at least on the baseball diamond, as the Silverswords handed Pacific a pair of loss to conclude their five-game series Sunday at Hans L'Orange Field. In the opener, Hawaii Pacific's Kale Sumner scored the winning run on a single in the seventh to finish off a come from behind 6-5 victory. The Silverswords saw Micah Takahashi throw a complete game two-hitter in the second game, leading the way for a 6-1 win.

Brandon Krochune and Josh Brundige combined for a four-hitter in game two of a doubleheader at Greensboro as the Mustangs opened the 2010 season with a sweep of The Pride at War Memorial Stadium, 11-10 and 3-1.

After an offensive outburst in a game in which the two teams combined for 21 runs on 25 hits, Krochune allowed one run on two hits and struck out three over four innings to pick up his first win before Brundige surrendered two hits and struck out three over the final three to pick up his first save. Greensboro starter Trey Daniel was tagged with the loss.

Greensboro took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Grant Kelley before Krochune led off the second with a single and then scored to tie the game on a single to left by Cody Schuchman. Stevenson took a two-run lead with two unearned runs in the top of fifth on RBI singles by Steve Krider and Heath Johnson.

Krochune and Krider each went 2-for-3 for Stevenson while Kelley had the only RBI for Greensboro.

In game one, Stevenson rallied from a 5-0 first inning deficit for the win. The Pride put two runs on the board in the fifth inning to take a 10-9 lead before the Mustangs rallied for 2 runs in the top of the sixth for the final tally.

Anderson, Papuchis and Robak each had two hits and two RBIs while Krochune also had two RBIs and was 1-for-2. Josh Montague finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs to lead The Pride

Patrick Quinn picked up his first career win on the mound after scattering four hits over three innings and striking out three. Derrick Nason earned the save after pitching a scoreless sixth and seventh. Reliever Brandon Matthews took the loss for The Pride.

In other action: Matt Johanson doubled in Brad Woodend in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Rowan a 9-8 victory over Bridgewater (VA) on Saturday at a game played at Captains Park. Earlier, It was Rowan on the losing end by a score of 5-3 as the hometown Christopher Newport Captains won their third game of the season.

Rutgers-Camden lost its season opener, 7-2, against host Hampton-Sydney at the Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament. Hampton-Sydney collected 12 hits off a pair of Rutgers-Camden pitchers en route to the win.

Pomona-Pitzer totaled 32 runs and 40 hits in the twin bill as they completed the series sweep of the Poets, 14-3 and 18-1, at Memorial Field. Shortstop James Kang was 8-for-10 with 6 runs and 7 RBIs on the day. Fellow infielder Nick Frederick was 6-for-10 with 7 RBIs. This is the sixth straight SCIAC against no losses for the Sagehens.

Shenandoah opened up its 2010 baseball season Saturday by splitting a pair of non-league games at the Ripken Complex. After dropping the opener, 11-10, to Richard Stockton (1-1), Shenandoah (1-1) came back to defeat Bates 9-8 in the nightcap. The Hornets got four hits and three RBI from junior Kevin Brashears in the opener and added two of the Hornets hits including a home run in the nightcap. Later in the Cal Ripken Experience, Bates defeating Richard Stockton 2-1. The Bobcats wrapped up their season-opening trip to South Carolina with a 3-1 record.

Hardin-Simmons' split a non-conference doubleheader with Texas-Dallas winning the first game 6-1 and falling 4-3 in the nightcap at the Texas-Dallas Baseball Field in Richardson. Cowboy lefthander Sam Walker shut down the dangerous Comet lineup in the first game as he allowed only one run over seven innings in the complete-game win. He did not walk a batter and struck out two, while scattering 10 singles in the game. Comet senior Mason Thompson scattered 8 hits in a seven-inning start to pick up the win in the rubber match of the series. Senior stopper Adam Spinn kept his record spotless through three appearances, shutting down the Cowboys for the final two innings to pick up his first save of the year.

In the first game of a doubleheader at the NC Wesleyan/Coldwell Banker 2010 Tournament of Champions, the Eagles earned their first win of the season with a 18-7 thrashing of top ranked Cortland State. The Eagles bats vented their frustration from a 0-2 start on the Red Dragon's pitching staff, scoring 18 runs during the first contest of the day, the most by an Emory team since April 15th, 2009 when Emory scored 21 against Oglethorpe. In the second game of the day, the Eagles dropped a 6-4 decision to North Carolina Wesleyan.

In game one of the doubleheader on Saturday Howard Payne fell 3-4 to Univ of Dallas but found redemption in the second game. In the nightcap, the Jackets dominated with a convincing 9-1 victory, scoring 7 runs in the top of the sixth inning to blow the game wide open.

Piedmont snapped a four-game winning streak this afternoon at Virginia Wesleyan earning the 14-2 victory. The Lions pounded out 15 hits and scored in the first seven innings en route to the win. Senior Zac Stein paced the offense going 3-4 with four runs batted in, three runs scored and a pair of homer runs.

Alex Starbuck and Kyle Wooden both homered in both games of Guilford's doubleheader sweep of visiting Neumann in nonconference baseball action Saturday. The pair hit back-to-back blasts to highlight the Quakers' eight-run fourth inning. Jordan Nelson added a two-run triple in the frame, which saw all eight runs score with two outs in the inning.

The Frostburg State baseball kicked off the 2010 campaign with a strong win on day one of the Methodist Tournament against No. 23 Farmindale State, Friday morning, 13-1.

Matt Ridenour threw 5.2 strong innings allowing only three hits and one earned run, while striking out four in his first win. Britton Quayle came on in relief of Ridenour late in the sixth striking out two and not allowing a hit.

Jeff Kroboth opened the game for the Bobcats (1-0) with a quick single up the middle and when the dust settled, the Bobcats had a two run lead. Farmingdale State (0-2) got one run back in the top of the third after a double steal of second and home by Nick Wiwczar and Zak Nersesian, respectively but that was all they would muster on the day.

The Bobcat bats were quiet until the fifth inning when they put seven runs on the scoreboard to solidify the lead, 9-1. Frostburg State added four more runs in the eigth to close out the scoring.

Garrity led the Bobcats going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, followed by Matt Greene and Daniel Heatwole who also had two hits in the game. Kevin Curtis, Donny Moscatelli, and Nersesian had the only hits for the Rams.

In other action: Travis Ratliff, Scott Hartling and Ed Southworth combined on a three-hit shutout as nationally 17th-ranked Cortland opened the season with a 7-0 victory at North Carolina Wesleyan. Seven of the nine Red Dragon starters collected hits with multiple hit games by Adam Dimino, Steve Nickel, Damon Arnold, and Matt June.

Birmingham Southern defeated LaGrange, 12-6 improving the Panthers to 2-1 on the season. Back-to-back home runs by Sam Hill and Brandon Ricco in the top of the first inning set the pace for 'Southern. Drew Leachman started the scoring with some fireworks of his own, driving in J.D. Hulse with a triple to right field.

Redlands defeated La Verne, 7-2, in a SCIAC game on Friday afternoon at the Yard. Redlands jumped out to a 2-0 lead early and never relinquished the advantage. Michael Lessig earned the win with six innings of work while Matt Baudino was tagged with the loss. At the plate for Redlands, Brandon Owashi led the way, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run scored. Sergio Munoz led the Leopards with a three hit game.

Brandeis right fielder Zach Malis made his first career extra-base hit count, as he sent a 2-2 pitch down the left-field line and over the fence in the top of the 10th inning, lifting the Judges to a 7-6 win over host Trinity (Texas) for their first victory of the season.

With Brad Orosey going nine strong innings and striking out 10, the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs provided their ace with a four-run 10th frame to defeat Texas-Tyler 5-1 on Friday evening. At Texas-Tyler's Irwin Field, Orosey (3-0) followed up his seven-inning no-hitter last Saturday against Southwestern by keeping the Texas-Tyler bats quiet for most of the night. Orosey scattered five hits, walked four and allowed only a Cody Jones home run in the sixth.

Methodist jumped out to an early lead Friday night and did not look back in a 14-2 victory that was called after seven innings. The tone of the game was set when Tripp Lancaster led off with a triple and scored off of a single by Trey Such. Kurt Kelly kept the No. 23 Rams at bay, scattering five hits over six innings, giving up two runs and striking out 11.

The chill in the air at Hart Park on Friday did nothing to cool down the Chapman bats. The Panthers swept a doubleheader from visiting McMurry, scoring 23 runs in the two games and winning 13-4 and 10-3 to improve to 6-1 overall this season. No. 7-ranked Chapman has scored in double figures in six of its first seven games this spring and is hitting .412 as a team. Meanwhile, it's all been more than enough for the Panthers' pitching staff which has allowed just a 2.36 team earned run average in 61 innings thus far.

For the first time in four years Cal Lutheran lost its conference opener doing so on Friday afternoon at home to Occidental by a 7-5 margin. The Kingsmen missed out on three game-tying opportunities over the last three innings as Occidental continued its recent success over the Kingsmen.

Averett held off Bridgewater (Va) in the late innings to notch an 11-9 victory on Thursday afternoon at Owen-Fulton Field. In a game that featured plenty of offense, Averett (4-2) used a four-run fifth inning to come from behind and take the lead for good.

The Cougars led 6-4 through four innings, but they surrendered four runs in the top of the fifth to fall behind 8-6. That deficit didn't last long, however, as Kyle Newcomb's RBI double and James Carter's RBI single tied the game up. Averett went ahead on Matt Mitchell's two-run single through the right side.

With Bridgewater (1-2) threatening in the top of the ninth, Chase Hall came in and shut down the Eagles by inducing a double play to end the game.

Hall picked up the save as senior Jake Loye earned his first career victory on the mound. Alex Foltz took the loss for Bridgewater.

Averett pounded out 13 hits, including three by Newcomb and Carter. Drew Easter led the Eagle offense with two runs scored and three RBIs.

In other action: Leading by one run in the bottom of the seventh inning, sixth-ranked NAIA Lewis-Clark State erupted for four runs in the frame, putting the lid on a 9-4 victory over previously unbeaten Linfield Thursday afternoon on the first day of the Guardian Heating and Plumbing Tournament at LCSC's Harris Field.

Oglethorpe defeated Atlanta Christian in East Point, Georgia on Thursday afternoon, 11-2. The Petrels scored four runs in the top of the third to jump in front and never look back on their way to winning their third consecutive road game.

Guilford defeated Greensboro, 11-6, Thursday afternoon in the Quakers' home opener. Alex Starbuck had three hits and an RBI for Guilford. Will Simpson fanned four in six innings to pick up his first college win in his first college start.