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Stonehill STO 0-10
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Winner High Point HPU 12-4
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High Point HPU
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Stonehill STO 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
High Point HPU 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 X 11 11 1

W: GRINTZ, Adam (2-0) L: Welsch, Jack (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ryan Adams

Seventh-Inning High Point Surge Proves Too Much for Baseball to Overcome

HIGH POINT, N.C. (March 9, 2025) – A seven-run seventh inning rally posted by High Point University proved too much for the Stonehill College baseball team to overcome during the two sides three-game weekend set finale Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Skyhawks dropped to 0-10 overall, while the Panthers improved to 12-4 on the season.  
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sophomore Ryan LeClair fueled the Skyhawks' offensive output, going 3-for-4 on the day with two runs batted in off the first homerun of his collegiate career.
  • Graduate student Jack Thorbahn extended his hitting streak to a team-high nine games, while junior Aidan Cohall and sophomore Aidan Sengenberger improved theirs to five and four games, respectively.  
  • Junior Jimmy Gilleran got the start on the mound and held the Panthers to two runs over 4.1 innings with two strikeouts.
  • Graduate student Jackson Melton led High Point at the dish, going 3-for-4 with a run scored, a double, and two runs driven in.
  • Juniors Brayden Simpson and Jake McCarter each registered their respective third homeruns of the three-game series.
  • Sophomore reliever Joey Tuttoilmondo picked up the win on the mound after holding the Skyhawks off the board while striking out five over 2.2 innings of work.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first two innings, Stonehill broke the deadlock in the top of the third with a powerful swing of the bat. Following a leadoff single from Sengenberger up the middle, LeClair launched a long fly ball over the left-field fence for the first home run of his collegiate career, giving the Skyhawks a 2-0 lead.
 
In the top of the fourth, Stonehill extended its lead with four additional runs, building a commanding six-run advantage. Sophomore Grayson Sparr delivered a two-run single up the middle with the bases loaded, followed by a sacrifice fly from Sengenberger and an RBI double from freshman Will Newton, completing the scoring surge.
 
High Point began to trim the deficit in the bottom of the fifth when McCarter hit a two-run homer to center field, narrowing Stonehill's lead to 6-2. The Panthers then erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning, seizing their first lead of the game, a lead they would not relinquish.
 
Key to High Point's seven-run seventh was a three-run home run by Simpson over the batter's eye in center field, along with bases-loaded walks drawn by redshirt junior Christian Smith and freshman Jack Clark, and a two-run single from senior Konni Durschlag.
 
High Point added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, completing the 11-6 comeback victory over the Skyhawks.
 
UP NEXT
Stonehill (0-10, 0-0 NEC) continues its eight-game road trip, traveling to Lexington, Virginia to match up with the Virginia Military Institute for a two-game midweek set. First pitch of Tuesday's opener between the Skyhawks and Keydets is set for 3 PM.
 
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