Third-seeded Catholic scored five unanswered runs, the last coming on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning, to defeat The University of Scranton 5-4 in an extra-inning thriller in the first elimination game of the Landmark Conference Championships on Saturday at Volpe Field.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The University of Scranton baseball team clinched a berth in the Landmark Conference playoffs by splitting a doubleheader at Moravian on Saturday. The Royals (15-20, 9-9 Landmark) won the opener 7-3 before dropping an 8-4 decision to the Greyhounds (20-19-1, 12-6 Landmark) in the nightcap, despite turning a triple play in the bottom of the first inning.
Sophomore Connor Harding (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) continued his torrid season on Tuesday, breaking The University of Scranton's single-season triples record and finishing a home run short of the cycle, but visiting Wilkes defeated the Royals 6-4 in non-conference baseball action at Volpe Field.
Senior Ian McIntosh (Newtown, Pa./LaSalle College H.S.) had three hits including the 100th of his career on Sunday night as The University of Scranton defeating visiting Elizabethtown 11-6 in key Landmark Conference baseball game at Volpe Field.
The University of Scranton and Elizabethtown both won a game on Saturday as the two teams split an important Landmark Conference baseball doubleheader on Saturday at Volpe Field. The Royals (13-18, 7-8 Landmark) won the opening game 8-2 before the Blue Jays (12-23, 5-8 Landmark) took the nightcap, 12-3.
Junior Kevin Haag (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining/Bridgton Academy (Maine)) broke The University of Scranton's single season doubles record on Thursday, but Franklin & Marshall prevailed in a back-and-forth non-conference baseball game, 8-7, at Volpe Field.
Haag had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a three-run home run and two runs scored while collecting his 15th and 16th doubles at the plate to tie, and then break, the Royals single-season record which had stood since 2000 when Jim Powell had 15 doubles.
The University of Scranton's number two through four hitters drove in all seven of the host's runs on Wednesday as the Royals defeated visiting Muhlenberg 7-5 in non-conference baseball action at Volpe Field. Scranton lifts its record to 12-16 on the season with the win while the Mules slip to 18-16 this spring.
CHESTER, Pa. – The University of Scranton snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 10-8 victory at Widener on Wednesday in a non-conference baseball game that was called after eight innings due to darkness.
William Paterson scored six runs in the first two innings of Tuesday night's non-conference baseball game against The University of Scranton and never looked back on its way to a 10-1 victory at Volpe Field.
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – A four-run third inning followed by a three-run fourth carried Susquehanna to a 10-6 victory over The University of Scranton in a key Landmark Conference game that was played to its completion on Wednesday after being suspended nearly a month ago in Florida.
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Host DeSales scored early and often on Tuesday night to pull away with a 17-0 victory over The University of Scranton in a non-conference baseball matchup.
Drew scored eight runs in the final two innings to complete a three-game sweep of The University of Scranton with a 13-9 victory at Volpe Field on Sunday afternoon. The Rangers trailed 8-5 entering the eighth inning before rallying to improve to 14-10 on the season and 6-3 in Landmark Conference play.
Junior Kevin Haag (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining/Bridgton Academy (Maine)) collected his 100th career hit on Saturday, but The University of Scranton dropped both ends of a Landmark Conference baseball doubleheader to Drew at Volpe Field.
The Rangers (13-10, 5-3 Landmark) won the opening game, which went nine innings, 4-3, before defeating the Royals (10-11, 6-4 Landmark) in the nightcap, 5-1.
DALLAS, Pa. – Host Misericordia scored multiple runs in five innings on Wednesday to defeat The University of Scranton 16-9 in a non-conference baseball game that was halted after eight innings of play. The Cougars, who are receiving votes in the national top-25 poll, improve to 17-7 on the season while dropping the Royals to 10-9 overall.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Scranton scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally for a 7-6 victory at Catholic on Sunday afternoon as the Royals took two out of three games from the defending conference champion Cardinals on the road this weekend.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Scranton split a Landmark Conference doubleheader on Saturday at Catholic, winning the opener 11-10 before falling in the nightcap, 7-1.
The Royals (8-8, 5-2 Landmark) and Cardinals (10-9, 3-5 Landmark), who meet in the conference championship game last spring, will close out their regular season series tomorrow at noon at Catholic.
The University of Scranton completed a three-game sweep of Juniata on Sunday by winning both ends of a doubleheader at Volpe Field after taking the first game of the Landmark Conference series on Saturday.
The Royals (6-7, 4-1 Landmark) won Sunday's opening game, 8-6, before closing out the series with a 9-2 triumph over the Eagles (5-8, 0-3 Landmark) in the nightcap.
Sophomore Kevin Johnson (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central) went 4-for-5 with three RBI for The University of Scranton on Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough as Arcadia defeated the Royals 16-11 at Volpe Field.
Port Charlotte, Fla. – The University of Scranton and Susquehanna split a Landmark Conference baseball doubleheader in Florida on Friday as the team's opened their conference slates. The Royals (3-6, 1-1 Landmark) won Friday's opener 12-7 in 10 innings before the River Hawks (2-6, 1-1 Landmark) took the nightcap, 17-4.
Port Charlotte, Fla. – Ohio Wesleyan scored built a 10-0 lead over the first four innings of Tuesday night's non-conference baseball game against The University of Scranton and held on for a 14-7 victory as the two teams continued their spring break trips in Florida.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – The University of Scranton baseball scored a pair of runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings on Sunday against Bridgewater State and strong efforts by a trio of pitchers made the runs stand as the Royals defeated the Bears 6-5.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – The University of Scranton baseball team opened its spring break trip to Florida on Saturday by splitting a pair of games. The Royals (1-3) rebounded from a 27-8 setback to fifth-ranked Swarthmore in Saturday's opener to defeat Marietta 6-4 in the nightcap for their first victory of the season.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – The University of Scranton baseball team opened its spring break trip to Florida on Saturday by splitting a pair of games. The Royals (1-3) rebounded from a 27-8 setback to fifth-ranked Swarthmore in Saturday's opener to defeat Marietta 6-4 in the nightcap for their first victory of the season.
Visiting Montclair State used an 11-run fourth inning on Sunday and held off The University of Scranton, defeating the Royals 16-10 in a non-conference slugfest at Volpe Field as the two teams equally split 30 hits in the contest.
Visiting Albright scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning on Saturday afternoon at Volpe Field to defeat The University of Scranton in the season opener for both teams, 3-2.
The University of Scranton baseball team came into Sunday needing one victory to secure its first-ever conference title. But top-seeded Catholic University had two much offensive punch, posting 21-7 and 10-7 victories over the Royals to claim the Landmark Conference title at Volpe Field.
The University of Scranton baseball team came up with a handful of clutch hits at the perfect time and got strong relief pitching from junior Bryan Carmon (Flemington, N.J./North Hunterdon) and sophomore Kyle Bravin (Washington Township, N.J./Westwood) to defeat Catholic, 8-4, in Game 4 of the Landmark Conference playoffs.
The University of Scranton baseball team scored five times in the top of the ninth and got a complete game victory from senior lefty Brian Markowski (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) on the mound to defeat Elizabethtown, 9-4, in Game 2 of the Landmark Conference Championship at Volpe Field on Friday night.
The University of Scranton baseball team completed its regular season with a 4-2 loss to Susquehanna in a Landmark Conference game at Volpe Field on Sunday afternoon.
The University of Scranton baseball team was up to its typical weekend shenanigans on Saturday, rallying twice for a pair of walk-off victories over Susquehanna at Volpe Field.
Catholic Rallies for 5-4, 10-Inning Win Over Scranton at Landmark Conference Championships
May 11, 2019Third-seeded Catholic scored five unanswered runs, the last coming on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning, to defeat The University of Scranton 5-4 in an extra-inning thriller in the first elimination game of the Landmark Conference Championships on Saturday at Volpe Field.