Ken Carroll allowed just one run on seven hits with six strikeouts in 6.0 innings to lead No. 18 Rensselaer (6-0) to a 12-5 win over Mount Union (4-3) at Miller Huggins Field. Leading the RPI offense was sophomore outfielder Camden Mamigonian, who was 3 for 4 with a double, triple, a run, three runs batted in and a stolen base. Freshman Mike Cieszko added two hits, including a double, a run and an RBI and senior outfielder Dan Valentine had two hits, including a double, two runs and a run batted in. The Red Hawks continue their spring trip Friday with a top 25 showdown with No. 15 against Augustana with Joe Zongol getting his second start of the year.

Seth Kaas struck out 10 batters while allowing just two hits in five innings of relief to pace Mary Washington (9-3) to an 11-6 victory over Wesley (12-2) in Capital Athletic Conference action on Wednesday. Wesley jumped ahead early, scoring one in the first and three in the second. But Mary Washington answered with seven runs in the second, thanks in part to back-to-back doubles by Will Wright and Jon Sims. After Wesley scored single runs in the fourth and fifth to cut the deficit to 7-6, Mary Washington scored one in the fifth, one in the sixth, and two in the seventh. The Eagles were led by senior first baseman Chase Townsend, who was 3-5 with two singles, a triple, one run scored and one RBI. Senior DH Alex Rossi was 2-3 with a run and four RBI, Riley Gorman went 2-3 with two runs, and Sims was 2-5 with two RBI. Sophomore catcher Nick Espinosa went 2-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Wesley was led by John Bunnion, who went 2-5 with two RBI, and Stu Madden, who was 2-4 with two runs scored. Starter Brian Passwaters absorbed the loss, allowing seven earned runs on seven hits in 1.2 innings, with one walk and three strikeouts.

On Wednesday afternoon against Huntingdon (3-11), Millsaps (13-5) sent 13 runners to the plate, nine of which scored, in its opening at-bat that spanned 39 minutes and then added eight more runs late to knock off the Hawks for a ninth-straight time overall, 17-11. Despite getting out-hit 17-8, Millsaps capitalized off 14 walks given up by the Hawks to extend its season-long winning streak to seven games. Jay Hollenbeck earned the win for the Majors, improving to 1-0, while Jason Suchocki (0-2) was hit with the loss after lasting only 1/3 innings and walking five. Jeremy Aliff led Millsaps offensively after going 3-for-4 with four RBIs, followed by Josh Ordeneaux (2-for-2, two RBIs) and Hunter Abrams (1-for-4, two RBIs). Kyle Eller led the Hawks from the plate, going 5-for-6 while Taylor Files went 4-for-5 with three RBIs.

Ripon (4-1) got together with Drew (1-4) Wednesday for what turned out to be an offensive explosion for both teams. The two squads combined for 29 runs and 32 hits, but it was the Red Hawks that got the last laugh, scoring eight runs in the final two innings for the 15-14 victory. Bryant Bullock turned out to be the hero, delivering a two-out double in the bottom of the ninth, which drove in the final two runs of the game. With Drew leading 14-7 heading into the bottom of the eighth, Ripon made their move. Their eighth inning rally was started by a one-out walk to Nate Paul. He would come around to score on the next at-bat, a double by Alex Duros. After Brett Wegner singled to put runners on the corners, Gillespie duplicated his earlier feat, crushing a three-run home run over the left field wall, bringing Ripon to within three runs. Ripon's ninth inning was again started with one out, when Nick Whitty doubled to left center. One batter and one swing of the bat later, it was a one-run game, as Nate Paul hit his first home run as a member of the Red Hawks. Duros followed that with another double, which was followed by a walk to Will Gillis. After those two runners advanced one base on a passed ball, Drew intentionally walked Gillespie, fearing he would hurt them a third time. One batter later, Bullock hurt them just as bad, delivering the walk-off double to give Ripon the improbable come-from-behind victory.

In a matchup of two top-25 teams, No. 1 Chapman (13-2) defeated No. 18 Ithaca (1-3) 4-3 at Hart Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Panthers rallied to score a pair of runs in both the fourth and fifth innings and the Panthers' pitching made the lead stand up. Ryan Clear (3-1) turned in possibly his best performance of the season, allowing just two runs on five hits in seven innings of work. Kurt Yacko gave up an unearned run in two innings and struck out three in two innings to earn his fifth save of the season. Chapman's Stuart Hyman finished the game 2-for-3 with a walk and for Ithaca Rob Raux homered amoung his three hits.

Designated hitter Kyle Ballay went 3-for-5 with five RBIs to lead an 11-hit attack as Rutgers-Camden defeated John Jay 10-1, Wednesday afternoon at Campbell's Field. The Scarlet Raptors improve to 4-2 overall with their third consecutive win. John Jay falls to 2-8, snapping a two-game winning streak. Rutgers-Camden plated all the runs it needed in the first inning on three hits and three walks. Ballay had an RBI single in the frame, while Chris Kapsales and Shawn Park each collected an RBI on bases-loaded walks. The Bloodhounds scored their lone run in the second inning on a bases-loaded walk to Anthony Cestaro. That was all they managed against seven Raptor pitchers, who combined for a six-hitter as Rutgers-Camden tuned up its pitching staff for a spring break trip to California.

Simpson (4-3) defeated Presentation (2-5) 4-2 in college baseball action in Chandler, Ariz. The Storm got on the board in the bottom of the third when Cory Dawson's sacrifice fly plated Beau Kaplan. The Saints tied it in the top of the sixth when Josh Cunningham's single scored Jason Heien. Jesse Reis drove in what proved to be the game winning run with a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. Corey Rasmussen's single in the bottom of the eighth drove in Reis for an insurance run. Presentation made it 4-2 in the ninth when Zach Harry drove in Ryan Ellingson. The Saints put the tying runs on in the ninth, but Chris Jones put out the fire from the bullpen, getting the final two outs for the save. Reis recorded three of the six Storm hits. Jake Ritchey was credited with the victory as he did not give up a run over the first four innings.

It took until sixth inning, but McMurryıs (12-7) offense finally showed life and put together its fifth-straight win with a victory over Marietta (2-7) 14-4 at Driggers Field Wednesday. Derek David drove in four runs and knocked in his ninth home run of the season ­ a three run shot which gave McMurry the lead for good. McMurry came away a perfect 3-0 in the annual Abilene Baseball Classic with wins over UT-Tyler, Southwestern and Marietta. Freshman Cory Davis got the start and after a rough beginning, settled down and threw well. In the second inning, he loaded the bases and brought the count on the next hitter 3-0 before escaping the inning without a run against him. The Pioneers did score three runs off the former Wylie standout in the third inning and put up one run in the fifth. However, Davis allowed just three earned runs in five innings and struck out five. Grayson Lee picked up the win with two innings in relief. Davidıs 3-run homer put McMurry up 5-4 and the home team never trailed again putting Lee on the hook for the win. Kyle Martin and Cody Curry also each threw scoreless innings of relief to close the game. Davidıs homer came in the sixth inning and McMurry put up four runs, then in the seventh the team put up four more before scoring five runs in the bottom of the eighth. Lance Jones hit his first home run in a McMurry uniform and drove in three runs to accompany three hits on the day. George Whitten had two RBI.

Emory (9-3) is looking for a rare three-peat in the UAA Baseball Championship Tournament that starts today in Sanford, Florida. In the first game of the tournament, Brandeis (2-0) defeated Case Western (1-1) 12-2. Check the D3baseball.com scoreboard for results of the UAA Tournament and other games throughout the week.

Manhattanville (4-3) pounded out 28 hits and scored 31 runs in a pair of dominating wins on their annual Spring Break Trip to Florida, knocking off PSU-Beaver 17-7 late Monday night and coming back to blast Hiram 14-2 early Tuesday morning. Stephen Pinto and Jeff Dunn led the way at the plate in Tuesday's victory, each going 3-for-4 and helping Manhattanville cruise to a comfortable win. Pinto drove in a season-high three runs and stole a base, while Dunn notched two doubles and a triple en route to his second three-hit game of the season. Sophomore Nick Parente reached base five times in the game, going 2-for-3 with three walks.

Sophomore Doug Papuga scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning and would strand the tying run in scoring position in the home half of the inning as Wentworth (3-2) completed a three-game sweep of Defiance (0-3), 3-2, in 11 innings. Papuga opened the 11th by doubling down the left field line. He moved to third when Chris Carbone grounded out to the right side and would score the go-ahead run when freshman Mike Diodato hit a ground ball in the infield and the throw to the plate was not in time. Papuga picks up the win (1-0), allowing two hits in two innings of work. He struck out three batters; all on called third strikes. He followed up a solid performance by Mo Gardner, who allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits. He walked three and struck out six.

In the sixth inning, Marietta (2-4) was leading No. 5 Texas-Tyler (16-2) 9-1 when the wheels come off the Etta Express. The Patriots put up 11 unanswered runs to take a 12-9 victory at Crutcher Scott Field in Abilene, Texas. In a game where Texas-Tyler tried four different pitchers before finding an effective pitcher in Beau Ziegler, the offense was the story as Jeremy Harding and Joesph Towns both hit homeruns. Towns hit a three-run shot in the seven-run sixth and Harding had the game winning grand slam in the eight inning. Harding drove in six runs on the afternoon with a groundout in the first and a double in the sixth.

Transylvania (8-0) ran its winning streak to eight in a row with a 15-0 pounding of Westfield (Md.) State in the Russ Matt Ivitational on Tuesday. Transylvania right-hander Adam Wilkins (3-0) got the win with seven innings of shut-out pitching. He benefitted from a season-best 23 hits, including four apiece by Ben Young and Adam Clark. Three of Young's hits were doubles. The first baseman had four RBI while Clark scored three times. Tim Bauman and Mitch Kuczek each had three hits at the top of the batting order and combined to score four runs for the Pioneers, who scored twice in the first inning and six more in the third for an 8-0 lead. Wilkins allowed four of Westfield's six hits while striking out four and walking only two. Freshmen Jordan Bloomer and Daniel Rhea each allowed a hit while pitching a scoreless inning.

Senior right-handed pitcher Curt Dixon was named the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball on Monday. in a game against conference foe East Texas Baptist on March 9, he fanned 11 straight in what would be a career day for the hard-throwing Dixon. He dominated the first five innings, allowing just one hit and one walk. He went five and two-third innings and was charged with four hits to move his record to a perfect 3-0. He surpassed his previous career strikeout high of 11 set last season against Principia on February 11, 2007. Dixon's 14 K's also ties the conference record. Dixon has helped Ozarks (15-2, 3-0 ASC) to their best start in school history and propelled the Eagles into the NCBWA/D3baseball.com top-25 for the first time in program history.

Chapman (12-2) with 15 first place votes has a substantial lead over second ranked Wooster (1-0) in the D3baseball/NCBWA Division III Poll release Tuesday. The Scots' received six first place votes. Third for the second straight week is Cortland State (3-1) fresh from their win over then No 12 Wheaton (Mass.) with two first place votes. Johns Hopkins (1-0) moves up to fourth followed by Texas-Tyler (15-1), the nations first 15-game winner. Texas Tyler received one first place vote.

No. 6 Carthage, with one first place vote, is the lone team in the top 10 who has yet to play a game this season. Following the Redmen are Wisc-Oshkosh (3-0) and the College of New Jersey (3-0). New Jersey and Piedmont moved up the most in week 3 of the Top 25, moving up 5 spots. Wisc-Stevens Point (1-1) and Kean (5-2) round out the top 10 teams in the D3baseball/NCBWA Division III Poll.

No. 20 Salisbury (8-1) and No. 24 University of the Ozarks (14-2) are ranked for the first time this season. No. 22 Wheaton (Mass) dropped the farthest, ten spots, as they start 0-2 on the season. They dropped their opener to New Jersey, and lost to Cortland State the next day. Luther and Marietta drop out of the Top 25 this week.

Salisbury (8-1) came back from a 7-2 deficit to defeat Montclair State (1-2) in 13 innings. Montclair State built a 7-2 lead after the top of the seventh before Salisbury started their comeback. Justin Arminger's grand slam in the seventh got the Seagulls within one. In the ninth, two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases with no outs. A fielder's choice by Brian Camper brought in the run to send the game into extra innings. In the 13th inning Jordon Crystal singled down the left field line to score the winning run. Check the D3baseball.com scoreboard for other results.

Kit Mock pitched 8 strong innings and Alex Guerra went 2-4 with 3 RBI to lead Greensboro (14-7) to a 6-5 win over 20th ranked NC Wesleyan (13-4-1) on Sunday at War Memorial Stadium. Mock improved to 5-2, allowed 2 runs, scattered 7 hits, struck out 7 and walked 2. Guerra helped break open the game in the game in seventh inning when Greensboro plated 4 runs. Things got interesting with Greensboro leading 6-2 in the top of the ninth. Greg Allen, Torrey Poholsky and finally Kevin Showe took the mound for Greensboro as NC Wesleyan attempted the comeback. Showe earned the save by getting Zollie Williford to ground out to end the game at 6-5. "That's a great win for this young team," said Greensboro Coach Ken Carlyle. "It took a near perfect pitching performance by our number one starter, and clutch plays by other team members."

Rhodes (10-5) defeated No. 16 Marietta (1-3) this afternoon 10-5 at Stauffer Field. The Lynx jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the third before Marietta put up one in the top of fourth and tied the game with a four run 7th. The Lynx offense responded with a five run bottom of the seventh to put the score at 10-5 where it remained for the rest of the game. Charles Simmons (1-0) picked up the win for the Lynx.

The Ozark Eagles (14-2) pitching staff struck out a combined 27 East Texas Baptist (5-10) batters, including a school record 14 by Curt Dixon, in their ASC double-header sweep on Sunday. In game one, the Eagles scored four runs in both the first and third innings en route to a 8-3 victory. Ozarks' starter Todd Koch pitched three shutout innings to open the game. He had four strikeouts and allowed just two hits during that span. Game two saw Dixon force a groundout to open the game, and then he proceeded to fan 11 straight in what would be a career day for the senior. Ozarks' offense gave the 6-foot-5 right-hander a lead to work with as the Eagles held a 3-0 lead after two. Dixon didn't need much help as he rarely fell behind in the count, and dominated the first five innings. He yielded three hits in the top of the sixth before being replaced by Brett Wood, but prior to that allowed just one hit and one walk.

Poor weather in the eastern part of the nation forced games to be rescheduled while in the south and west, baseball games were played. Keystone (8-0) continues their perfect start in Florida. Texas Tyler (14-1) becomes the first 14 win team with a doubleheader sweep of Austin (6-8). In a clash of Top 25 teams No. 13 New Jersey (2-0) defeats No. 12 Wheaton (0-1) in Arizona. In the northwest Pacific (4-6) surprised early favorite Pacific Lutheran (4-5-2) with a doubleheader sweep. Check the D3baseball.com scoreboard for other results around the nation.

The 13th ranked College of New Jersey Lions picked up their second win in as many days as they tallied a 12-4 win over No. 12 Wheaton College (MA). Dan Anderson collected the victory as the rightie got the nod as the Lions' starter and proceeded to pitch five strong innings, yielding eight hits and three earned runs. Anderson fanned three and walked three as he tallied the win. Nick Amabile worked four innings in relief and got the save as he gave up no runs and fanned four as well for New Jersey. New Jersey would overtake Wheaton for good in the bottom of the fourth inning after they plated five runs. The inning started with a solo homerun by junior third baseman Vince Mazzaccaro. Tyler Hall and Jeff Toth each drove in two runs apiece in the inning. Wheaton's Chris McDonough worked six plus innings in his season debut and drops to 0-1.

Webster (0-1) opened its 2008 season with a 12-4 loss to the surprising Concordia (Ill) (7-1) on Saturday morning at the Greater Phoenix Invitational in Chandler, Ariz. The Gorloks fell behind 1-0 in the opening frame after two were down on back-to-back doubles by the Cougars three and four hitters. Concordia (Ill) added two more in the second stretching the lead to 3-0. Webster got its first run of the season in the fourth courtesy of a hit batsman, a stolen base and a RBI single from Andrew Fuiten. Concordia (Ill) answered right back with three in the fifth and then blew it open with a six run sixth inning making it 12-2. The Gorloks added two in the bottom of the eighth and had an opportunity for more but a double play ball ended the threat.

The Baruch Bearcats suffered a 16-2 loss to Oneonta State in a non-conference game on Saturday in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The Dragons (1-0) scored three runs in the first inning, five in the third, three in the fifth and three in the seventh, as part of a 15-hit attack to begin their season with a victory. Ryan Myers hit a grand slam and the Oneonta pitchers limited Baruch to five total hits. Greg Polius was the bright spot for the Bearcats with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to account for all their scoring.

Adian Kummet and Peter Burg both threw seven scoreless innings in leading St. Scholastica (8-2) to a doubleheader sweep of Lebanon Valley Friday in Ft. Pierce, Florida. In game one, Kummet tossed a complete game four-hitter and struck out nine Flying Dutchmen as St. Scholastica won 2-0 as Lebanon Valley did not advance a runner passed first base. Saints pitching again kept Lebanon Valley off balance in game two as Burg recorded his third win while striking out six and allowing only four hits in the 4-0 win. Eight of the nine starters in the Saints lineup recorded a hit and Wojtysiak hit a two run homer over the right field wall in the first inning to drive in the game winning run.

Cal State East Bay (11-4) received a home run from Lamonte Toney in each game, plus one homer apiece from Jacob Haberman and Mark Marelich, as the Pioneers swept a doubleheader from Willamette (6-6), 10-7 and 11-6, on Saturday, March 8 at John Lewis Field. Kyle Stalker hit a three-run homer for Willamette in the first game. His blast to center field was part of a four-run third inning that gave Willamette a 4-3 lead in the first game. Stalker went 3 for 5 and scored twice during the game, but Cal State East Bay led 7-5 after five innings and the Bearcats were unable to rally for a win. In the second game, the result was the same as the Pioneers scored runs in all but two innings to record the doubleheader sweep.

No. 10 Wisc-Oshkosh capitalized on two unearned runs to defeat No. 24 Luther (0-1), 7-5, in eight innings on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn. With the score knotted at 5 in the eighth frame, Derek Hiroskey reached second base on an error. Nolan Fadness drove him in with a single to take a 6-5 lead. The Titans (3-0) added another run when Brad Demmin laced an RBI single to put Wisc-Oshkosh ahead by two for the final tally.

Breaking a tie for first place in the Northwest Conference with Willamette, George Fox (8-3) swept a doubleheader from the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers 7-2 and 12-8 Saturday afternoon at the Huston Sports Complex. In the first game, the Bruins needed a five-run rally in the 8th inning of the opener to overcome the Pios, who held a 2-1 lead throughout most of the game. Mark Putney (1-1) got the win with three innings of shutout relief, allowing only one hit while fanning two and walking one. Smiley surrendered nine hits in 7.2 innings with six K's and three walks in taking the setback. Game two was a back and forth afair as George Fox and Lewis & Clark traded leads. A six-run sixth inning sent the Bruins ahead for good.

Pacific used a six-hit afternoon from Jeff Johnston and a four-hit pitching performance from Blaine Knuth to beat defending Northwest Conference champion Pacific Lutheran in a baseball doubleheader Saturday at Joe Etzel Field. In the opener, Johnston scored two runs, including one on Nick McNeely's game-winning homer to score a 4-3 first game victory. In the nightcap, Knuth held the Lutes to just four hits in eight innings of work as the Boxers posted an 11-1 victory.