#1 LIU 7, #4 Stonehill 2
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Wappingers Falls, NY -- NEC Pitcher of the Year Garrett Yawn put together his third complete game of the season to lead top-seeded LIU to a 7-2 win over No. 4 Stonehill in game one of the 2025 NEC Baseball Championship at Heritage Financial Park in Wappingers Falls, NY.

The senior right-hander earned his 10th win of the year after grinding through 134 pitches, striking out 11 and walking two in a true workhorse effort for the Moorpark, CA native.

Yawn received exceptional run support from the Sharks’ offense, which came to life in the bottom of the third.

Up 1-0, a pair of singles from Jarod Wade and Jacob Pipercic set up the Sharks set the table. Wade came home on a wild pitch and Pipercic scored on Jack Power’s ground-rule double. LIU pushed the lead to 4-0 when Noah Sorensen dropped a perfect squeeze bunt to bring in Power.

Stonehill got on the board in the sixth with an RBI double to right-center from Aidan Sengenberger, then added another run in the seventh on Sean McGee’s sacrifice fly to center that trimmed LIU’s lead to 5-2.

Looking for some insurance In the bottom of the seventh, Joe Durso smacked a two-run double to left field to bring in two runners and extend LIU’s lead to 7-2.  

LIU racked up 12 hits in the afternoon, with Rivera and Durso each contributing three hits for the Sharks. Rivera scored twice, while Durso and Sorensen each drove in a pair of runs for the Sharks.

Stonehill centerfielder Sam Parks led the way for the Skyhawks with a 3-for-5 outing.

Stonehill starter Jimmy Gilleran went 6.0 innings, yielding five runs on 10 hits.

LIU advanced in the winners’ bracket and will play Central Connecticut on Saturday at 3:00 pm. Stonehill will face off with Wagner in an 11:00 am elimination contest.

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#3 CCSU 8, #2 Wagner 3
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Wappingers Falls, NY -- No. 3 seed Central Connecticut rallied from a two-run deficit, scoring seven unanswered over the final four innings to post an 8--3 win over No. 2 seed Wagner in game two of the 2025 NEC Baseball Championship. With the win, the Blue Devils advance to Saturday’s winner’s bracket.

Heading into the top of the sixth, the Blue Devils found themselves in a 3-1 hole, but that would be the last time CCSU would face a deficit.

Centerfielder Kyle Gordon laced a two-run double down the right field line to tie the game up at three and Brady Short followed with an RBI single up the middle to bring Gordon home and give CCSU a 4-3 lead.

The Blue Devils broke it open in the eighth, stringing together RBI singles from Short, Matt Falk and NEC Player of the Year Aidan Redahan to stretch the lead to 7-3.

In the final inning, Gianno Merlonghi drew a walk and hustled home to score the final run on an Antonio Ducatelli deep single to right.

It was an all-star lineup on the mound for the Blue Devils as starter Vincent Borghese earned his 10th win of the year in a workmanlike 6.1 inning effort. The junior allowed three runs on nine hits and fanned three. First team All-NEC closer Wyatt Cameron shut the door on the Seahawks, earning the save after allowing just two hits through 2.2 scoreless innings. 

CCSU's offense was led by two-hit games from Short, Redahan, Ducatelli, and Chris Brown. Gordon finished 1-2 with three walks, two runs and two RBIs.

All-NEC second baseman Matt Sutera paced Wagner with a 3-4 day that included a RBI single in the fourth inning. All-Conference centerfielder Lukas Torres racked up three hits for the Seahawks.

Wagner starter Jake Toporek went 5.2 innings and surrendered six hits while striking out three batters. 

CCSU will square off with top-seeded LIU in Saturday’s winner’s bracket game at 3:00 pm while Wagner will duke it out with Stonehill at 11:00 am in the first elimination game of the tournament.