PNW College Baseball Today
Final scores for Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
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Portland 15, Oregon 5 -Portland took an early lead in the top of the first inning when leadoff hitter Brady Bean crushed a home run on the first pitch to center field. Oregon responded quickly in the bottom half, with Justin Cassella homering and Anson Aroz scoring on a sacrifice fly to give the Ducks a 2-1 lead after one. The Pilots then exploded for 4 runs in the second inning, highlighted by a 2-RBI single from Jonas Salk after run-scoring hits from Evan Scavotto and Jake Holcroft, who became the Portland Pilots all-time career hits leader on the play.. Zach Toglia added a solo homer in the third to make it 6-2 Portland. Oregon closed within 6-5 in the fourth on a solo homer from Jacob Walsh and RBI single from Cassella. But the Pilots broke it open with 5 runs in the fifth, keyed by a 2-run single from Bean and a 2-run blast from Holcroft. Leading 11-5, Portland tacked on 3 more in the seventh, with Toglia’s 2-run double being the big blow. The Pilots added their final run in the eighth when Salk singled home Scavotto. Oregon’s offense fell silent after the fourth inning against Portland’s reliever Tanner Douglas, who tossed 5 shutout innings of 2-hit ball earning the win.
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G1: Whitman 19, Vassar 8 – The Whitman Blues came out swinging in the first inning, scoring 6 runs off Vassar starter Danny Wellner to take a commanding early lead. AJ Romero, Nathan Wilson, and Jack Bickerton each had RBI singles in the frame. The Blues kept pouring it on, scoring in each of the next four innings to build a 17-3 lead. Bickerton and Beck Maguire both went deep with home runs, and Halen Otte had a monster game with a home run, double, and 4 RBIs. Nick Teng also provided some fireworks with a bases-clearing double in the third. While the Whitman offense was clicking, the pitching staff did its job limiting Vassar’s scoring chances. Cole Kreber earned the win, allowing just 1 run over 2 innings of relief. The Blues used six pitchers in the game to keep Vassar’s hitters off-balance. Vassar showed some life with 4 runs in the 9th inning, capped by Noah Stockman’s 3-run homer, but it was too little too late against Whitman’s onslaught. Jensen Bergman also had a strong game at the plate for the Brewers with 3 hits. But the day belonged to the Whitman bats, who pounded out 15 hits and took advantage of 5 hit batters and 15 walks issued by the Vassar pitching staff.
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G2: Vassar 12, Whitman 10 – The Whitman Blues battled back from an early 6-0 deficit, even taking the lead, but ultimately came up short against Vassar in a 12-10 slugfest at Borleske Stadium. Sam Mieszkowski had a monster game for the Blues, going 2-for-5 with a double, home run and 3 RBIs to power the comeback. After a shaky start that saw Vassar plate 6 runs through the first three innings, Whitman roared back with three runs in the 3rd, capped off by a Mieszkowski double, and two in the 4th highlighted by a Jack Bickerton RBI triple. The Blues then seized a 9-7 advantage in the 6th when Mieszkowski crushed a 3-run bomb. However, VC responded with 5 runs in the 8th regain control. Bickerton, along with Halen Otte and Nick Teng, finished with two hits apiece for the Blues.
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UMass Boston 7, Linfield 2 – The Linfield Wildcats suffered a tough 7-2 loss at home against UMass Boston on Tuesday. The Beacons built an early 2-0 lead before Linfield got on the board in the 3rd inning when Danny Kahn’s RBI single scored Elijah Maris to make it 2-1. However, the Wildcats were unable to keep the momentum, as UMass Boston responded with two runs in the 6th and another in the 8th to stretch the lead to 5-1. Linfield made it interesting in the bottom of the 8th, with Wyatt Hurley’s RBI single cutting the deficit to 5-2. But the Beacons tacked on two insurance runs in the 9th to secure the victory.
