A four-run rally in the top of the sixth inning enabled the University of Scranton baseball team to get past host Elizabethtown College, 6-3, in a Landmark Conference game Saturday.<\/p>\n
Trailing, 2-0, after five innings, the Royals got an RBI double from Conor Campbell, an RBI single by Logan Mason and a two-run double by Matthew Gannon to take a 4-2 lead. Elizabethtown got one run back in the bottom of the sixth, but Old Forge grad Joey Granko hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth to give Scranton some insurance.<\/p>\n
Mason finished with three hits for the Royals (14-5 overall, 4-1 league). He also got the final four outs to earn his fifth save. Campbell, Granko and John Heitzman added two hits apiece.\u00a0Starter Nick Hernandez allowed two runs on four hits in five innings with two walks and six strikeouts to get the win.<\/p>\n
Marymount 8, Marywood 4; Marywood 8, Marymount 2: At Tysons Corner, Virginia, Marywood University took the second game to salvage a split of its Atlantic East Conference doubleheader.<\/p>\n
Adam Ginsberg had three hits and three RBIs in the nightcap for the Pacers (11-9, 1-2). Cam Bott and Evan Bruder also had three hits apiece. A.J. Kuzior and Watson Church chipped in two hits and one RBI each. Danny Tiedemann allowed two runs (one earned) and eight hits in seven innings with one walk and two strikeouts to get the win and improve to 4-0.<\/p>\n
In the first game, Marywood squandered a 4-0 lead as Marymount scored two runs in the fifth inning and six in the sixth. Bruder had two hits and two RBIs for Marywood. Church also had two hits.<\/p>\n
Sussex County CC 6, Lackawanna 5; Sussex County CC 10, Lackawanna 9: At Augusta, New Jersey, Sussex County Community College swept a NJCAA Region 19 Division II doubleheader from Lackawanna College at Skylands Stadium.<\/p>\n
Hunter Austra had two hits and two RBIs in the first game for Lackawanna. Julian Abreu added two hits and one RBI. Jake Virbitsky, Deacon Brown and Danny Stickney each tripled.<\/p>\n
Lackawanna scored twice in the top of the seventh of Game 2 to take a 9-7 lead, but Sussex rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh to get the win and the sweep. Stickney had two hits for the Falcons (8-14-1, 3-3), including a two-run home run in the first inning. Kolton Haifley added two hits and one RBI and Julian Abreu knocked in two runs.<\/p>\n
Softball<\/p>\n
At Newton, New Jersey, Lackawanna College swept an NJCAA Region 19 Division II doubleheader from Sussex County Community College, 8-0 and 20-4, both in five innings.<\/p>\n
Mekenzie Revere twirled a three-hit shutout with one walk and 10 strikeouts in the opener. Ayahna Fleisher had two hits and three RBIs for Lackawanna. Haleigh Mazol added two hits and two RBIs and Abington Heights grad Riley Knott contributed two hits and one RBI.<\/p>\n
A 13-run outburst in the third inning sent the Lady Falcons (19-6, 6-0) on their way to the sweep. Gracie Sokol and Mid Valley grad Mackenzie Adolfson each had three hits and one RBI. Fleisher chipped in two hits and four RBIs. Riverside grad Kyleah Edwards finished with two hits and one RBI, while Tori May and Abigail Yenalevitch each drove in two runs.<\/p>\n
Immaculata 13, Marywood 12 (9 inn.); Marywood 12, Immaculata 7: At Immaculata, Marywood University gained a split of its Atlantic East Conference doubleheader by bouncing back to win the nightcap after losing on a walkoff in the opener.<\/p>\n
Tori Para\u2019s three-run home run in the top of the seventh of the first game put Marywood in front, 12-10. But Immaculata scored twice in the bottom of seventh to tie, then won it in the bottom of the ninth.<\/p>\n
Amber Little had four hits for Marywood and Para finished with two hits and four RBIs. Riley Marshall had two hits, including a two-run home run in the fourth, and Mid Valley grad Kat Davis had two hits and one RBI.<\/p>\n
Abington Heights grad Reese McDonald led the way for the Pacers (8-6, 1-1) in the second game with three hits. Para and Marshall each added two hits and two RBIs with Marshall socking another two-run home run. Abington Heights grad Lauryn Notari also had two hits, while Abington Heights grad Marley Sarafinko and Marissa Hoffman chipped in two RBIs apiece.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s lacrosse<\/p>\n
At Elizabethtown, the University of Scranton remained unbeaten in Landmark Conference play by holding off Elizabethtown College, 11-9, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Kyle Holmes scored three goals for the Royals (5-6, 3-0), while Quinn Carson and Chase Ritcey added two goals each. Scranton led, 9-8 , after three quarters, then got goals from Carson and Brendan Donohue 29 seconds apart early in the fourth. Goalie\u00a0Carsen Kirchner made 14 saves.<\/p>\n
Gwynedd Mercy 8, Marywood 3: At Gwynedd Valley, Marywood University dropped its Atlantic East Conference opener to Gwynedd Mercy University.<\/p>\n
The Griffins took control in the second quarter, scoring four times to take a 5-1 halftime lead.<\/p>\n
Ricky Strobel, Osten Grigas and Sean Bonhag had the goals for the Pacers (5-7, 0-1).<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s lacrosse<\/p>\n
At East Whiteland Twp., Marywood University claimed its Atlantic East Conference opener Saturday, 24-6, over Immaculata University to extend its winning streak to six.<\/p>\n
Avery Meighan led the Pacers (7-5, 1-0) with eight goals. Kaitlyn Smith added four goals and five assists, Danica Kelly totaled four goals and three assists and Natalie Yilanjian notched four goals and one assist.<\/p>\n
Scranton 19, Elizabethtown 8: At Scranton, Jessica McCabe, Jillian Lopez and Eileen Hewitt each scored three goals to help the University of Scranton stay unbeaten in Landmark Conference action at Weiss Field.<\/p>\n
Riley Miller and Grace DiDominica added two goals apiece for the Royals (7-4, 3-0), who are ranked No. 15 in NCAA Division III.<\/p>\n
Golf<\/p>\n
At New Tripoli, Richard Essen shot 2-under-par 70 on Saturday to finish with a 1-over-par 145 and win the individual title at the DeSales Spring Classic at Olde Homestead Golf Club.<\/p>\n
Essen\u2019s round was highlighted by a hole-out eagle on the 14th hole. He won the tournament by two strokes and his effort helped the Royals card a second-round 304 and claim the team title with a score of 612, nine shots ahead the Albright College \u201cB\u201d team.<\/p>\n
Abington Heights grad Cade Kelleher shot 79 in the second round to finish fourth with a 10-over 154. Juliano Nieto had a 77 and tied for sixth with a 12-over 156. Gehrig Shannon had a 78 and tied for eighth with 13-over 157. Jack Novis had 82 and tied for 17th with 21-over 165.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s track and field<\/p>\n
At Selinsgrove, the University of Scranton opened its outdoor season with several impressive performances at the Jim Taylor Duals at Susquehanna University.<\/p>\n
Peyton Fox won the hammer throw in a program-record 47.70 meters. Fox added another record in the discus with a throw of 37.01 meters to finish second. Holy Cross grad Molly White finished second in the 100-meter hurdles in a record time of 15.14 seconds.<\/p>\n
Sam Sharrow took second in the long jump at 5.69 meters, won the 100 meters in 12.27 seconds and the 200 meters in a program-record 24.96 seconds. Olivia Miller won the 400 meters in 57.63 seconds. Miller also anchored the 4\u00d7400-meter relay team that included Tasia Miniotis, Isabella Delgado and Jocelyn Smith to victory.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s track and field<\/p>\n
At Selinsgrove, Dylan Walsh won the 10,000 meters in 34:54.33 to highlight the University of Scranton\u2019s performance in its outdoor season opener at the Jim Taylor Duals hosted by Susquehanna University.<\/p>\n
Brayden Clarke, a Lackawanna Trail graduate,\u00a0 placed second in the 5,000 meters in 15:25.79. Jackson Morris took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:55.47.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A four-run rally in the top of the sixth inning enabled the University of Scranton baseball team to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2300,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-151719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-college-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}