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Stonehill STO 16-25, 14-8 NEC
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Winner Coppin State CSU 14-27, 12-10 NEC
Stonehill STO
16-25, 14-8 NEC
11
Final
12
Coppin State CSU
14-27, 12-10 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stonehill STO 0 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 11 0
Coppin State CSU 2 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 X 12 14 1

W: RITZ,Justin (3-1) L: Hebert, Mason (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ryan Adams

Skyhawks Suffer Narrow 12-11 Defeat at Coppin State

HANOVER, Md. (May 2, 2025) – The Stonehill College baseball team fell in the series opener, 12-11, Friday afternoon to Northeast Conference (NEC) opponent Coppin State University in Hanover, Maryland. With the loss, the Skyhawks dropped to 16-25 overall and 14-8 in conference play, while the Eagles improved to 14-27 overall and 12-10 against conference opponents.    
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Senior Taylor Gaspar launched his 10th homerun, while sophomore Ryan LeClair raced around the bases for his second triple of the campaign.
  • Graduate student Jack Thorbahn, junior Aidan Cohall, and sophomore Aidan Sengenberger each tallied extra-base hits for the Skyhawks.
  • Senior Dylan Zemotel posted his second multi-hit game of the season.
  • Senior Sam Parks and Sengenberger registered their respective ninth and fourth stolen bases of the season for Stonehill.
  • Senior Daniel Moore went a perfect 4-for-4 on the day with a homerun, two doubles, three runs scored, and four runs batted in for Coppin State.
  • Senior Anthony Divittorio added two doubles and two RBI of his own for the Eagles.
  • Senior Reagan Rivera recorded nine strikeouts over 6.0 innings of work, before junior Justin Ritz took the mound in relief and earned his third win after striking out four over 3.0 innings on the bump.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Coppin State wasted no time setting the tone in the series opener, jumping out to a 2-0 lead just three batters into the bottom of the first. After junior Gavin Grutzmacher worked a full-count walk to lead off the inning, Moore stepped up two batters later and launched a two-run homer over the right field wall.
 
Stonehill responded decisively, erupting for eight runs across the next two innings to take a commanding 8-2 lead into the bottom of the third. Sengenberger initiated the rally with an RBI double in the second, followed by a two-run double from LeClair. RBI singles from Zemotel and junior Sean McGee capped a five-run second inning for the Skyhawks.
 
Gaspar added to the offensive surge in the third with a towering three-run homer to left-center, scoring Thorbahn and Sengenberger, who had reached base earlier in the inning.
 
Undeterred, Coppin State chipped away at the deficit over the next three innings. The Eagles reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth, erupting for five runs. Key contributions included RBI singles from Moore and freshman Noah Hogan, three bases-loaded walks, and a fielder's choice that allowed Hogan to race home for Coppin State's 10th run and a 10-9 advantage.
 
Stonehill countered in the top of the seventh, retaking the lead with a pair of runs via a fielder's choice by Sengenberger and a throwing error by the Coppin State second baseman. The Eagles, however, answered once more in the bottom half of the inning. Junior Indy Anderson tied the game with an RBI single to right, and Hogan delivered a go-ahead sacrifice fly to left, pushing Coppin State back in front, 12-11.
 
Stonehill threatened in the eighth, placing the potential tying run just 90 feet away. But Ritz held firm on the mound, shutting the door to preserve Coppin State's narrow 12-11 victory in game one of the three-game set.
 
UP NEXT
Stonehill (16-25, 14-8 NEC) continues its three-game set against Coppin State tomorrow afternoon in Hanover, Maryland. First pitch from Joe Cannon Stadium between the Skyhawks and Eagles is set for 1 PM.
 
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