Two More Knockouts, Championship Series Set After Day Four of NCAA Baseball Championship
Written by: Haiden Diemer-McKinney, Wabash '26
EASTLAKE, OH – The 2025 NCAA Baseball Championships saw the completion of Games 11 and 12 on Monday, June 2. Following the elimination of two more teams, the matchup for the 2025 NCAA Baseball Championship best-of-three series is officially set.
In game 11, eighth-seeded Messiah (39-14) topped fourth-seeded Endicott (45-6), winning 8-2 to end the Gulls’ tournament journey. Third-seeded UW-Whitewater (47-6) defeated seventh-seeded Rowan (38-12) 17-4, cutting the Profs championship run short in game 12. With undefeated performances over the first four days, Messiah and UW-Whitewater secured spots in the 2025 championship series.
On Tuesday, June 3, the Falcons and Warhawks will collide for game 1 of the championship series at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday’s game 2 will begin at 11:00 a.m., with Game 3 to follow 45 minutes later if necessary.
GAME 11: No. 8 Messiah 8, No. 4 Endicott 2
In the bottom of the second, Messiah scored first for the first time in the championship series, having trailed early in their previous games. Singles from
Dustin Isanogle and
Isaiah Parido plated
Luke Ott and
Nick Moyer respectively, giving the Falcons a 2-0 lead. Endicott countered with
Danny MacDougall sending a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in
TJ Liponis for the Gulls first run of the game. However, the Falcons padded their lead in the bottom of the third, racking up four unearned runs to stretch their advantage to 6-1. Two of those came after
Dylan Beard reached base on a fielder’s choice when he laid down a bunt and advanced to second on a throwing error, which allowed
Evan Wagaman and
Drew Hurst to score. In the top of the fifth, Endicott’s
Robbie Wladkowski went deep to left field, notching his second straight game with a home run and fourth this postseason. Leading 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Messiah’s Moyer lifted a sacrifice fly down the right-field line, which brought Ott in for his second score of the day. In the eighth inning, Hurst sealed the deal for the Falcons crushing a home run to right field, his first hit over the fence this series.
Jason Long collected the complete-game win on the mound for Messiah, while Ott and Hurst each scored twice and Moyer and Isanogle both drove in two runs to lead the Falcons offense.
GAME 12: No. 3 UW-Whitewater 17, No. 7 Rowan 4
For the third straight game, UW-Whitewater started the scoring as
Andy Thies flew out to right field, granting
Matt Scolan a run on the sacrifice fly. Rowan gave the Warhawks their first deficit this championship series, after plating two runs in the second inning.
Jason Morgan scored off
Damon Suriani’s double down the right field line, then Suriani progressed to home after
Eric Sabato launched a sacrifice fly to center field for the 2-1 edge. The Warhawks leveled the game at 2-2 when
Eli Frank earned his seventh run of the series on a fielding error. The Profs regained the lead as
Karson Harcourt plated Sabato with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. The Warhawks generated the fourth lead change in the bottom of the fifth, racking three scores for a 5-3 advantage and were highlighted by
Adam Cootway’s first double this postseason, which sent Scolan and
Aaron Holland across the plate. Rowan trimmed the deficit to one after
Brayden Davis recorded a sacrifice fly on a deep ball to left field, which allowed
Phil Sedalis to score. UW-Whitewater supplied four more runs in the seventh inning, with
Sam Paden,
Dominik McVay and
Darryl Jackson earning their first scores of the day. The Warhawks unleashed a monster eight-run inning in the eighth, capitalizing on six hits, one error and a three-run homer by Paden, to lock in the 17-4 statement win. Five Warhawks recorded multi-hit performances, while
Max Buseboe attained the win on the mound allowing just six hits and striking out three in 5.2 innings of work.
Two Eliminations, Four Teams Remain After Day Three of NCAA Baseball Championship
EASTLAKE, OH – The 2025 NCAA Baseball Championships had a full four-game slate on Sunday, June 1. With games 7-10 complete, two teams have been sent home and four continue their pursuit of a national title.
In game 7, seventh-seeded Rowan (38-11) eliminated sixth-seeded Trinity (TX) (41-10) in a 13-2 final, while third-seeded Wisconsin-Whitewater (46-6) handed second-seeded Denison (41-7) an 11-4 loss and the Big Red’s first defeat of the tournament in game 8. Fourth-seeded Endicott (45-5) defeated fifth-seeded Kean (40-12) for the second consecutive time, 5-4, to cut the Cougars’ championship hopes short in game 9 and game 10 saw Rowan get its revenge on Denison in a 6-1 win to eliminate the Big Red from the championship.
On Monday, Endicott and eighth-seeded Messiah (38-14) are set to meet in game 11 at 10:00 a.m. The Gulls will need to capture two victories in game 11 and game 13 (4:45 p.m.), to advance into the 2025 NCAA Baseball Championship best-of-three series. For game 12, UW-Whitewater is set to challenge Rowan at 1:15 p.m. The Profs will need to earn two victories in game 12 and game 14 (4:45/8:00 p.m.) to advance.
GAME 7: No. 7 Rowan 13, No. 6 Trinity (TX) 2
Trinity grasped the early advantage in the bottom of the second with Khalfani Coney singling through the right side to score Brandon Nelson and Will Baker to take a 2-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Rowan displayed a dominant performance at the plate in the fifth inning. Five hits, two homers and one walk contributed to six runs and a four-score advantage for the Profs. Rowan put it more out of reach for the Tigers with a five-run effort in the seventh inning, highlighted by Jason Morgan and Damon Suriani both earning two RBI apiece. In the top of the eighth, Morgan drove in Phil Sedalis and Karson Harcourt with a single to right field to put the finishing touch on the 13-2 win and eliminate Trinity. Zach Coluccio pitched all nine innings, allowing just four hits and striking out six to secure the win, while Morgan sparked the offensive attack with a game-high three hits and five RBI.
GAME 8: No. 3 UW-Whitewater 11, No. 2 Denison 4
UW-Whitewater was first on the board, as Andy Thies reached base on a fielder’s choice, which allowed Matt Scolan to score in the first inning. The Warhawks built a 5-0 momentum boost with four runs in the third, headlined by homers from Adam Cootway and Danny Hopper. Denison responded in the bottom of the third when Eron Vega crushed a home run to left center to snap the shutout. UW-Whitewater answered in the following inning with runs from Darryl Jackson and Dominik McVay off hits from Aaron Holland and Cootway. More back-and-forth ensued when the Big Red’s Cade Nowik homered to right field in fifth for a 7-2 deficit, while the Warhawks’ McVay was driven home in the sixth by Scolan’s double between second and third base. The purple and white widened the margin in the top of the seventh with three more RBI off single base hits by Jackson, Holland and Scolan stretching their lead to 11-2. Over the final three innings, Denison narrowed the gap behind RBI singles from Eron Vega and Eric Colaco. The Warhawks would prevail as Logan Eisenbarth claimed the victory on the mound after 6.2 innings of work, allowing just seven hits. Cootway and Hopper led the Warhawks with a game-high four hits apiece to advance to the national semifinal.
GAME 9: No. 4 Endicott 5, No. 5 Kean 4
Kean wasted no time offensively with three runs in the first inning. Kyle Adorno scored after Dan Reistle reached base on a fielder’s choice, while Justin Teixeira’s sacrifice bunt to third granted Reistle and Tyler Stone unearned runs. Endicott plated two runs in the bottom half of the inning, as Zach Stephenson and Danny MacDougall came home on sac flies to center from Joey Frammartino and John Mulready. Leading 3-2, Kean’s John Chiusano tacked on another run in the top of the second off Adorno’s sac fly to center field. In the bottom of the third, the Gulls trimmed the deficit back to one thanks to a double by Mulready that plated Kyle Grabowski. The scoring came to halt between the fourth and sixth frames, but Endicott ended the drought in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead. Robbie Wladkowski crushed one over the left-field fence, driving in Mulready to give Endicott the 5-4 victory. Jake Harmony earned the win on the mound for the Gulls after allowing just two hits in 3.0 innings of work.
GAME 10: No. 7 Rowan 6, No. 2 Denison 1
Rowan struck first with Brayden Davis scoring off a Joey Bogart single to right field. In the bottom of the third, Denison’s Erik Sundgren flew out to left field which delivered Alex Vasquez to the plate to even the score at 1-1. Tyler Cannon singled up the middle to score Davis and recapture the lead for the Profs. Rowan pushed its advantage further in the sixth by scoring three runs off a two-RBI double by Marco Mannino and a single by Jason Morgan, which plated Mannino. In the top of the ninth, the Profs dealt the final blow as Davis’s double to left center drove Morgan in for the 6-1 victory. Austin Kreyenhagen earned the complete-game win, surrendering just five hits on the night.
Number One Goes Down, Two Upsets Highlight Day Two of NCAA Baseball Championship
Written by: Haiden Diemer-McKinney, Wabash '26
EASTLAKE, OH – The 2025 NCAA Baseball Championships continued on Saturday, May 31. Games 4-6 concluded, six teams were in action and the tournament favorite was sent home.
Upon the resumption of game 4, third-seeded Wisconsin-Whitewater (45-6) finished the job against sixth-seeded Trinity (TX) (41-9), 7-3. In game 5, fifth-seeded Kean (40-11) upset top-seeded Johns Hopkins (44-5), 5-3, while eighth-seeded Messiah (38-14) produced a 9-5 defeat over fourth-seeded Endicott (44-5) in game 6.
On Sunday, the Profs and Tigers are set for an elimination game at 10:00 a.m. (game 7). The Big Red and Warhawks will compete in game 8 in the first winner’s bracket at 1:15 p.m. Game 9 will feature a rematch between the Cougars and Gulls at 4:45 p.m. Then the winner’s of games 7 and 8 will face off at 8:15 p.m. for game 10 to wrap up day three.
GAME 4 (Resumed from 5/30): No. 3 UW-Whitewater 7, No. 6 Trinity (TX) 3
UW-Whitewater and Trinity (TX) resumed play at the bottom of the fifth inning after a weather delay forced a stoppage in last night’s matchup, with UW-Whitewater leading 6-0. The Warhawks would add to their lead in the sixth when Adam Cootway crushed a homer to left field, extending the advantage to seven runs. The Tigers avoided the goose egg in the top of the seventh, as Cam Champness ripped a single to right center field, plating teammate Kai Tinker for their first score of the day. Michael Lustina also advanced to home on a throwing error from the catcher, cutting the Warhawks' lead to five at 7-2. Trinity made it three unanswered runs in the eighth inning when Will Baker tallied an unearned score off Tinker’s double to the right center. The Tigers' hopeful comeback concluded in the ninth as UW-Whitewater’s Logan Eisenbarth was credited with the save to secure the 7-3 victory. Cootway paced the Warhawk offense with three runs, while Cade Hansen picked up the win on the mound after pitching 5.0 innings and allowing no runs.
GAME 5: No. 5 Kean 5, No. 1 Johns Hopkins 3
After a stalemate in the first two innings, Johns Hopkins leaped to a 1-0 advantage with Shawn Steuerer’s flyout to center field, granting teammate Jack Siani an unearned run in the bottom of the third. Kean’s offense came to life in the top of the fifth with three scores, applying pressure to the Blue Jays. Kyle Adorno was thrown out at first on a 1-4-3 putout, giving Justin Teixeira an unearned run to even the score. Then a base hit from Dan Reistle granted teammates Tyler Stone and Dominic Masino unearned runs, with Stone being credited the score after Johns Hopkins’ Caleb Cyr blocked the plate. In the sixth inning, the Blue Jays responded immediately as Siani blasted a home run to right center, but the Cougars reset their two-run lead with a Reistle single driving Adorno home. Johns Hopkins’ Siani sent another homer to right field to trail 4-3, continuing the back-and-forth battle. Kean delivered the final blow at the top of the eighth when Brett Hilsheimer was brought in by Teixeira’s single to left field, completing the 5-3 upset over the number one team in the country. Jason Gilman captured the win pitching all nine innings and three Cougars logged two hits each in the winning effort.
GAME 6: No. 8 Messiah 9, No. 4 Endicott 5
Endicott jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning as Cade Bernardo’s single to right center drove both Kyle Grabowski and Danny MacDougall to the plate. Messiah answered in the top of the third when Dustin Isanogle scored after Evan Wagaman reached base on a shortstop error. The Gulls would add another two runs from Grabowski and Bernardo with a respective left-field single and flyout from John Mulready and AJ Hamm. But the Falcons put up an offensive clinic in the fifth with five runs, two stolen bases and one error to capture a 6-4 advantage. After three scoreless innings, Messiah’s Jarrett Gordon launched a double to right center, allowing Isaiah Parido, Isanogle and David Martinez to all score and extend their lead to three runs in the ninth. Although Endicott mustered a score from TJ Liponis off of Joey Frammartino’s single, Messiah pitcher Noah Barrall closed the deal on the Gulls to cap off the 9-5 upset. On the mound, Christian Foltz secured the victory while Isanogle led the scoring effort with three runs.
One Upset, 10 Home Runs & a Rain Delay Open Day One of NCAA Baseball Championship
EASTLAKE, OH -- The 2025 NCAA Baseball Championship opened on Friday, May 30. Games 1-3 were completed, while the weather interrupted game 4, which will resume on Saturday, May 31, at 12:00 p.m.
In game 1, fourth-seeded Endicott (44-4) claimed a 6-4 victory over fifth-seeded Kean (40-10), while eighth-seeded Messiah (37-14) upset top-seeded Johns Hopkins (44-4), 16-7, in game 2 and second-seeded Denison (41-5) defeated seventh-seeded Rowan (36-11) 12-10 in game 3. Prior to the suspension of game 4, third-seeded Wisconsin-Whitewater (44-6) was leading sixth-seeded Trinity (TX) (41-8) 6-0 in the middle of the fifth inning.
On Saturday, the Tigers and Warhawks will resume play at 12:00 p.m. The Cougars and Blue Jays will meet up in an elimination game (game 5) tentatively set for 50 minutes following game 4, while the Gulls and the Falcons will compete in game 6 which is tentatively set for 50 minutes following game 5. The Profs await the loser of game 4 and will compete in an elimination game (game 7) which has been shifted to Sunday, June 1, at 10:00 a.m., while the Big Red await the winner of game 4 and will compete in game 8, which is tentatively set for 1:15 p.m. on Sunday.
GAME 1: No. 4 Endicott 6, No. 5 Kean 4
Kean jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when Dan Reistle singled to center field, driving in Dominic Masino. In the second inning, Kyle Adorno added to Kean's lead with an RBI single that scored Justin Teixeira, making it 2-0. Endicott answered in the bottom of the second with a run from AJ Hamm, driven in by Zach Stephenson. The Cougars added to their lead with a solo shot over the left field fence from Brett Hilsheimer for the 3-1 lead. The Gulls tied the game in the third on a two-run double by John Mulready that brought home Cade Bernardo and Kyle Grabowski. Joey Frammartino gave Endicott the lead in the fourth with a two-run home run, scoring Stephenson, and Grabowski added insurance with a solo homer in the seventh. Kean's Adorno drove in one more run in the ninth on a groundout. On the mound, Endicott’s Jake Harmony earned the win with 4.0 strong innings of relief, allowing just two hits and one unearned run with no walks and two strikeouts, while Brady Stuart recorded the save, pitching the final 0.2 innings without allowing a baserunner.
GAME 2: No. 8 Messiah 16, No. 1 John Hopkins 7
Johns Hopkins jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a two-run homer by Caleb Cyr in the first and a solo shot by Jimmy Stevens in the second. Messiah responded with a massive third inning, scoring 12 runs on nine hits, three errors, a wild pitch, and a walk. Key hits in the inning included a solo home run by Nick Moyer, a two-RBI single through the left side by Jarr Gordon, and a two-RBI single up the middle by Du Isanogle. Messiah continued to pull away in the fifth with three more runs, including RBI singles from Drew Hurst and Luke Ott. Hopkins tried to rally with a two-run homer by Stevens in the sixth and another two-run shot by Clay Hartje in the ninth. Messiah added one more run in the seventh on a fielder’s choice and a throwing error. Zachary Harris earned the win for Messiah, pitching 5.0 innings and allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits, with four strikeouts and two walks. Relievers Drew Dellinger, Owen Hannevig, and Kolten Martin combined for 4.0 innings of solid work, allowing only two runs while striking out four and keeping Johns Hopkins off balance the rest of the way.
GAME 3: No. 2 Denison 12, No. 7 Rowan 10
Denison took an early lead in the first inning with an RBI single by Jake Blozy. Rowan tied it with a solo homer by Brayden Davis, while the Big Red added another in the second on a groundout by Max Fishbein for a 2-1 lead. The Profs then briefly took a 3-2 lead in the third with a two-RBI single from Jason Morgan. Denison quickly responded with a big bottom half of the third, highlighted by a three-run homer from Jack Rollo to go up 6-3. Rowan narrowed the gap with two unearned runs in the fourth, but Denison extended its lead again in the bottom of the inning with two runs and added four more in the sixth, aided by a passed ball and RBI from Blozy and Cade Nowik. Rowan scored two in the seventh, capitalizing on miscues, and mounted a late rally in the ninth with three unearned runs thanks to an RBI single by both Nick Struble and Phil Sedalis and an RBI triple by Tyler Cannon. Despite closing the gap to just two runs, Rowan’s comeback fell short. On the mound, Will Rettig earned the win with 5.0 innings of relief, giving up five runs, two of which were earned, on four hits and six walks while striking out two, and Jack Rollo closed the game with the final out to earn the save.
GAME 4 (Suspension in 5th Inning): No. 3 UW-Whitewater 6, No. 6 Trinity (TX) 0
Whitewater came out fast, scoring four runs in the first inning thanks to a string of RBI singles from Danny Hopper, Sam Paden, and Darryl Jackson. The Warhawks added two more runs in the fourth on a two-run triple by Andy Thies, extending their lead to 6-0 before the game was suspended due to the rain. The Warhawks and Tigers will resume play at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 31.