Saturday's Baseball Roundup

ETSU 13, Binghampton 5
Unlike in most games this season, Binghamton was able to score some early runs against the Buccaneer pitching staff in the first game of the day. However, ETSU's offense not only put numbers early but also late to overwhelm the Bearcats by a score of 13-5. Cooper Torres had his best game in a Buccaneer uniform in the win going 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored. Jamie Palmese and Grant Gallagher also slugged home runs in the win, while Cody Miller, Lenny Montesano and Tristan Curless all tallied two hits a piece to help fuel the Buccaneer offense.

ETSU 14, Siena 4 (7 innings)
Unlike in Friday's game between Siena and ETSU, the Saints had plenty of traffic on the basepaths on Saturday. Siena totaled 13 hits, but the Buccaneer pitchers did a wonderful job of limiting the damage as they stranded 11 runners and allowed just four runs to come in and score. Offensively, ETSU continued to pound the baseball with eight extra-base hits with three of those being home runs. With those factors working together, the Bucs tallied their second run-rule win over Siena in as many days, 14-4.

Western Carolina 18, Rider 2

VMI 13, Norfolk State 12
VMI Baseball won a thriller on Saturday, walking-off Norfolk State at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium. The Keydets (9-1) won their sixth-straight home game with a 13-12 walk-off victory over Norfolk State. With two runners in scoring position, James Newsome ripped a single over the right fielder's head to bring home the game-winning run for VMI.

Samford 7, Kennesaw State 1
In game one, Samford was led by Michael Gupton, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Gus Gandy tripled, going 1-for-3 with two RBI. Jackson Harris, Cade Carr and Parker McDonald drove in a run each in game one for Samford. Cameron Keshock (1-0) pitched 6.0 innings, giving up one run on six hits and striking out four batters to earn the win on the mound for Samford. For Kennesaw State in game one, Chris Cole went 3-for-3 at the plate. Donovan Cash went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Ty Bayer (1-1) pitched 3.2 innings, giving up five runs on four hits to take the loss for the Owls.

Wofford 12, Le Moyne 8
The Wofford baseball team downed Le Moyne 12-8 Saturday evening at Russell C. King Field to win the weekend series over the Dolphins. Wofford improves to 10-1 with the victory as Le Moyne falls to 0-9. Alec Bouchard (1-0) picked up the win in relief as the first arm out of the bullpen. He tossed 4.2 innings of scoreless ball with just three hits and a walk allowed. He struck out three. Cullen Condon started before passing the ball off to Bouchard. Wes Estes tossed 0.2 innings with two runs (none earned) allowed before Carter Rasmussen (1) finished off the final 3.1 innings to claim a save. He allowed three runs and struck out four.

The Citadel 2, Yale 0
Fueled by a combined effort between starter George Derrick Floyd, eventual victor Yates Bland (1-1) and closer Anthony Hauser (2), The Citadel (6-4) managed to secure the program's first series win of the young 2025 campaign against Yale (3-2) in game two of the three-game set, shutting out the visiting Bulldogs via a 2-0 mark for the second straight time Saturday evening at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

Kennesaw State 10, Samford 6
In game two, Samford was led by Gandy, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Jeffrey Ince, Carr and Trey Higgins each homered in game two for Samford. Noah Berry (1-1) pitched 2.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits to take the loss for the Bulldogs. Kennesaw State was led in game two by Donovan Cash and Cam Suto, who both homered. Daniel Powell (1-1) pitched 4.2 innings in relief, allowing two runs on four hits to pick up the win for the Owls.

Rider 16, Western Carolina 15

Florida A&M 5, Mercer 2
The Mercer baseball team saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling to Florida A&M by a score of 5-2. Bradley Frye (3-for-5) continued to swing a hot bat for the Bears with his seventh consecutive multi-hit performance. Jackson Gaspard and Kai Decker turned in excellent outings on the mound, as both struck out six hitters in three and three - 1/3 shutout innings, respectively. Garrett Workman (1-2) took the win for the Rattlers, while Lawson Cole (1-1) took the loss for the Bears. 

Pittsburg 4, UNCG 3
The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team had a late comeback effort ended in a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh (Pitt) Panthers on Saturday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium. Trailing by a pair in the final frame, UNCG scored one run and loaded the bases before coming up 90 feet short of tying the game.