EASTON, Mass. (April 2, 2025) – The Stonehill College baseball team dropped its midweek matchup, 6-3, to in-state non-conference rival UMass Lowell Wednesday afternoon at Lou Gorman Field. With the loss, the Skyhawks fell to 6-18 overall, while the River Hawks improved to 11-16 on the season.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Aidan Cohall led Stonehill at the dish, going 3-for-5 on the day with a double and one run batted in.
- Senior Sam Parks, junior Sean McGee, and sophomore Aidan Sengenberger each added an extra-base hit for the Skyhawks.
- Sophomore Justin Tullish as well as freshmen Tanyon Weber and Mason Hebert combined to throw 6.0 scoreless innings of relief where they struck out nine opposing batters.
- Freshman Brayden Cali, junior Carlos Martinez, and senior Brandon Fish led the River Hawks with two hits apiece.
- Senior Alex Luccini tallied his team-leading fourth triple of the season for UMass Lowell.
- Sophomore Kevin Rourke picked up the win on the mound after holding the Skyhawks to two runs over 5.0 innings of work with four strikeouts, while graduate student Kevin Zarnoch Jr., earned his second save of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UMass Lowell quickly established an early lead, scoring three runs in the first two innings. The River Hawks got off to a strong start with two runs in the top of the first, courtesy of a pair of RBI singles from Fish and Martinez. An infield error in the second inning allowed sophomore River Hart to cross the plate, giving UMass Lowell a 3-0 advantage.
Stonehill responded in the bottom of the third to trim the deficit to 3-1. Sophomore Grayson Sparr led off with a walk, followed by a single through the right side from Cohall. Senior Taylor Gaspar was then hit by a pitch, loading the bases. With two outs, Sengenberger drew a walk, allowing the Skyhawks to score their first run of the game.
Stonehill continued to battle, narrowing the gap to one run in the fourth inning when Cohall plated Parks with an RBI double into the left-center field gap. After the River Hawks’ early momentum, Weber and Tullish combined to stifle UMass Lowell’s offense, keeping the Skyhawks within reach. However, in the top of the seventh, an RBI triple from Luccini, followed by a run-scoring groundout from Fish, restored UMass Lowell’s three-run cushion.
The Skyhawks mounted one final rally in the bottom of the eighth. With two outs, pinch-hitter McGee belted an RBI double into the left-center field gap, scoring Sengenberger and pulling Stonehill to within 5-3. Despite the late surge, UMass Lowell’s senior Conor Kelly delivered a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth, and Zarnoch Jr. closed the game with a strikeout in the bottom half to secure a 6-3 victory for the River Hawks.
UP NEXT
Stonehill (6-18, 5-4 NEC) returns to Northeast Conference (NEC) action this weekend, hosting FDU in a three-game weekend set. First pitch of Friday’s series opening doubleheader between the Skyhawks and Knights from Lou Gorman Field in Easton, Massachusetts is set for 12 PM.
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