NORFOLK, Va. (March 14, 2025) – The Stonehill College baseball team opened its Northeast Conference (NEC) slate with an 11-7 victory over Norfolk State Friday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field in Norfolk, Virginia. With the win, the Skyhawks improved to 2-11 overall and 1-0 in conference play, while the Spartans dropped to 0-14 overall and 0-4 against conference opponents.     
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior Taylor Gaspar extended his hitting streak to five games and his homerun streak to three after launching his seventh overall and fourth over the last three games.
• Junior Aidan Cohall increased his hitting streak to a team-best eight straight, while sophomore Aidan Sengenberger registered his team-leading sixth multi-hit game of the season.
• Senior Ryan Douglas picked up his first of the season on the mound after holding the Spartans to five runs while striking out five over 5.0 innings of work.
• Senior Max Brulport and junior Gio Arzuaga each struck out a season-high three and five batters, respectively.
• Sophomore Kydese Queen led Norfolk State with two runs batted in after going 2-for-4 at the plate.
• Sophomore Jalan Jones, junior Justin Journette, graduate student Jamal Ritter, and Queen each registered home runs on the day for the Spartans.
• Freshman Nyenati Snoh struck out a team-high four batters over 2.0 innings of relief for Norfolk State.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Norfolk State took the early lead in the bottom of the second inning, with back-to-back RBI singles from Queen and junior Jaydan Israel. In response, Stonehill answered with two runs in the top of the third.
 
Senior Sam Parks reached scoring position after an error by the Norfolk State left fielder. Junior Sean McGee then stepped to the plate and delivered a triple to center field, scoring Parks and cutting the Skyhawks' deficit in half. One batter later, Cohall lifted a deep fly ball to center field, allowing McGee to race home and tie the game.
 
Norfolk State regained the lead with a solo home run by Journette in the bottom of the third. However, Stonehill quickly answered, scoring seven runs over the next two innings. Six of those runs came in the fourth, driven by RBI singles from freshman Brayden Rader, Cohall, Gaspar, and Sengenberger, along with a wild pitch that allowed Parks to score. The wild pitch in the top of the fifth extended the Skyhawks' lead to 9-3 midway through the game.
 
Norfolk State fought back over the next three innings, with Jones, Queen, and Ritter hitting home runs, and Journette scoring on a sacrifice hit by freshman Myles Crocker, narrowing the Skyhawks' lead to just two runs heading into the eighth inning.
 
Stonehill regained momentum in the top of the ninth, adding two more runs. McGee scored on a wild pitch, and Gaspar launched his NEC-leading seventh home run of the season. In the bottom of the ninth, Arzuaga closed the door, issuing one walk and striking out two batters to secure an 11-7 victory for Stonehill.
 
UP NEXT
Stonehill (2-11, 1-0 NEC) continues its three-game set against NEC opponent Norfolk State tomorrow afternoon. First pitch from Marty L. Miller Field between the Skyhawks and Spartans is set for 1 PM.
 
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