Tufts Baseball Escapes Late Threat from Roger Williams To Earn 9-4 Win
Story courtesy of RWU Athletic Communications
MEDFORD, MA (March 19, 2026) — Jack Kamin went 4-for-5 with a house run, whereas Michael O’Brien He went 5.2 innings with two earned runs, permitting 9 hits, because the Jumbos of Tufts University had been in a position to defeat the Hawks of Roger Williams University, 9-4, at Sol Gittleman Park on Thursday.
The Jumbos had three further base hits on the day, with Max Pavlik and Tyler Wong including doubles, with Wong recording a pair of hits with an RBI. Mitchell Hwang moved to 2-0, pitching 2.1 innings with out permitting a run to attain.
The Hawks noticed starter Matthew Donovan go 6.0 innings, hanging out 4, throwing 110 pitches, permitting 6 hits and three earned runs, with 4 complete coming in to attain. Gianni Mercurio (Newbury, Mass.) picked up his first determination of the season, taking the loss, with 1.0 innings of labor, permitting two to attain. Noah Hester and Casey DeLorenzo every had two hits, whereas Hester was the lone further base hit. DeLorenzo and Elvin Espinal had been the 2 Hawks with an RBI every.
In the highest half of the second, with the house group batting first, Wong hit a double to left heart discipline, Pavlik, standing on first, rounded third and headed dwelling, however an error on the throw to the plate allowed Pavlik to attain. Tufts tallied one other run when a wild pitch introduced dwelling Malcolm Whitfieldwho stood on third after reaching first after being hit, and a Kamin single.
Tufts led off the highest of the fifth with Kamin’s dwelling run over the left discipline wall, with Pavlik bringing in a run a number of batters later with a sacrifice fly, as AJ Lysko superior dwelling, after standing on third following a stroll and a Tate Bannish single.
Roger Williams was in a position to reply within the backside half of the sixth, as runners stood on first and second, Espinal hit a ball into heart discipline, bringing in Will Florio (San Jose, Calif.) from second base. The Hawks tackled one other run on two batters later, as DeLorenzo hit a single to proper, bringing in Griffin Ruffner to pinch run for Espinal.
With runners on second and third, after DeLorenzo stole second, Lynch hit a ball to 3rd, with the throw going wild, permitting Nick Dimaso and DeLorenzo to return dwelling to attain. Tufts responded with two runs within the prime of the seventh, with Wong hitting a sacrifice fly to heart discipline, and Jesse McCullough making the most of a mistake by the Hawks catcher behind the plate.
After Bannish hit a sac fly to heart within the eighth to place the Jumbos up, 7-4, They added a pair of runs within the prime of the ninth to place the sport out of attain for the Hawks, as Jack McLaughlin pitched the ninth with out a Hawk reaching base.
Tufts (8-1, 0-0 NESCAC) will host Russell Sage College on Friday, Mar. 20, at 3:00 pm. The Jumbos will host Suffolk on Saturday, Mar. 21, starting at 12:00 pm for a doubleheader at Sol Gittleman Park.
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