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14 Nathan Kearney
Sandra Tullish
20
Winner Stonehill STONEHIL 2-11
17
UMES UMES 1-13
Winner
Stonehill STONEHIL
2-11
20
Final
17
UMES UMES
1-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stonehill STONEHIL 3 1 4 0 3 0 3 1 5 20 14 3
UMES UMES 3 8 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 17 16 6

W: Cook, Alex (0-1) L: Darrius Brown (0-1) S: Basgaard, Noah (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Kearney’s Five-Hit Night Fuels Baseball's 20–17 Comeback at UMES

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (March 13, 2026) – The Stonehill College baseball team opened NEC play with a thrilling 20–17 comeback victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday night. With the win, the Skyhawks improved to 2–11 overall and 1–0 in conference play, while the Hawks fell to 1–13 overall and 0–4 in NEC action.
 
Highlights
  • Stonehill drew 15 walks, their most in a game since recording 16 free passes against Delaware State on April 25, 2025.
  • Junior Nathan Kearney had a career day at the plate, going 5-for-6 with a double, a run scored, and six RBI. His five hits were the most by a Skyhawk in a single game since Taylor Gaspar tallied five hits against Central Connecticut on March 29, 2024.
  • Sophomore Will Newton and graduate student Sam Parks each extended their hitting streaks to seven games.
  • Senior Sean McGee recorded his third multi-hit game of the season, finishing 3-for-7 with a double, a home run, and three RBI.
  • Juniors Eisig Chin and Ryan LeClair extended their on-base streaks to eight games, drawing a combined three walks.
  • Sophomores Hunter Bell and Josh Florence tied for the team lead with three strikeouts each.
  • Sophomores Noah Basgaard and Alex Cook combined for 2.0 innings of scoreless relief for the Skyhawks.
 
How It Happened
Stonehill opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the first, fueled by four walks and a two-run single to right off the bat of Kearney. Maryland Eastern Shore responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to quickly tie the game. Following an RBI double into the left-field gap from McGee that scored junior Cam Morrison, the Hawks came to the plate in the next frame and opened a commanding 11–4 lead, plating eight runs in the bottom of the second.

After the Skyhawks cut their deficit to three in the top of the third, UMES added two more runs in the bottom half of the inning to push the score to 13–8. Highlighting Stonehill's five-run third inning was a wild pitch that allowed Chin to race home, back-to-back RBI singles from McGee and senior Michael Rickert, and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch drawn by LeClair.

Following a scoreless fourth inning, Stonehill trimmed the deficit to 13-11 in the top of the fifth. With the bases loaded, Kearney continued his standout performance, lacing a three-run double into the right-center field gap to bring the Skyhawks within two.

Over the next four half-innings—from the bottom of the sixth through the top of the eighth—Stonehill and UMES matched each other offensively, with four runs crossing the plate for each side, making it a 17–15 game heading into the ninth.

After turning an inning-ending double play in the bottom of the eighth, McGee led off the ninth by blasting a solo home run to cut the deficit to one. Rickert followed with a single and later advanced into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt from Parks. A fielding miscue by the Hawks' third baseman allowed Rickert to race home with the game-tying run.

A wild pitch then allowed Newton to score from third, giving Stonehill its first lead since the second inning. Junior Jamison Howland added insurance with a two-run home run to cap the Skyhawks' scoring before Basgaard closed the door in the bottom of the ninth to secure the 20–17 comeback victory for Stonehill.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (2-11, 1-0 NEC) continues its three-game series at Maryland Eastern Shore tomorrow at 1 p.m.

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