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Sandra Tullish
3
Central Conn. St. CCSU 5-10
5
Winner Stonehill STO 8-13
Central Conn. St. CCSU
5-10
3
Final
5
Stonehill STO
8-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Central Conn. St. CCSU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
Stonehill STO 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 8 2

W: Gilleran, Jimmy (1-0) L: Brandon Candelora (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Wins Fifth Straight, Tops CCSU in Home Opener

EASTON, Mass. (March 27, 2026) – The Stonehill College baseball team continued its strong run of form, earning its fifth straight victory with a 5-3 win over Central Connecticut State in its home opener at Lou Gorman Field on Friday afternoon. The Skyhawks improved to 8-13 overall and 6-1 in conference play, while the Blue Devils dropped to 5-10 overall and 4-6 against conference opponents.
 
Highlights
  • Senior Jimmy Gilleran picked up his first win of the season on the mound, tossing a strong 5.0 innings while allowing just one run on two hits and striking out a season-high seven batters.
  • Sophomore Hunter Bell delivered 3.0 innings of scoreless relief, recording two strikeouts.
  • Graduate student Sam Parks extended both his hitting and on-base streaks to 15 games, going 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base.
  • Junior Ryan LeClair and Nathan Kearney pushed their on-base streaks to 16 and 15 games, respectively. Kearney and junior Eisig Chin tied for the team lead with two RBI apiece.
  • Freshman Kacin Robinson notched his second career multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-4, while junior Cam Morrison recorded his team-leading fifth double of the season.
 
How It Happened
Stonehill wasted little time opening the scoring, as the Skyhawks grabbed a 1-0 lead after the first inning. Parks led off by working a full-count walk and advanced to third two batters later on a single to right-center by LeClair. After LeClair stole second, Kearney brought Parks home with a dribbler back to the pitcher to give Stonehill the early edge.

Central Connecticut State answered in the top of the second, tying the game at one when Gabe Tanous drew a bases-loaded walk to score Chris Barkasy, who had opened the inning with a four-pitch walk.

Following the early runs, Gilleran and Kyle Salvati settled into a pitcher's duel, combining for 14 strikeouts over 10.1 innings before both exited in the sixth.

Stonehill broke the deadlock in the bottom of the seventh, erupting for four runs. A bases-loaded walk by Kearney brought Morrison home, before a balk allowed senior Michael Rickert to score. Chin then delivered a two-run groundout, plating both LeClair and Kearney to extend the lead to 5-1 heading into the eighth.

After a scoreless eighth, the Blue Devils threatened in the ninth, scoring two runs on a pair of hits, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch against sophomore Noah Basgaard. However, the Skyhawks' lead held firm, securing the 5-3 victory in their home opener.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (8-13, 6-1 NEC) continues its three-game set against CCSU at Lou Gorman Field tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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