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EMU Baseball 2025 Seniors
D. Crespo Guido
11
Guilford GUILFORD 20-13
15
Winner East. Mennonite EAST. ME 10-20
Guilford GUILFORD
20-13
11
Final
15
East. Mennonite EAST. ME
10-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Guilford GUILFORD 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 11 17 1
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 1 0 2 1 2 4 3 2 X 15 17 3

W: Gjormand, Josh (4-1) L: M. Riciglian (0-5) S: Gimbel, Ryan (1)

13
Winner Guilford GUILFORD 21-13
4
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 10-21
Winner
Guilford GUILFORD
21-13
13
Final
4
East. Mennonite EAST. ME
10-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Guilford GUILFORD 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 5 13 14 1
East. Mennonite EAST. ME 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 10 3

W: J. Phillips (6-1) L: Fritts, Maxim (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits With Guilford on Senior Day

HARRISONBURG, Va. – It was an emotional day at Royals Field on Saturday as the EMU Baseball celebrated its nine seniors prior to an ODAC doubleheader against Guilford College. Drew Pettit, Josh Gjormand, Chris Polymeropoulos, Hayden Winston, Alec Riles, Hunter Sturgeon, Marcus Smith, Jason Dwyer and Garrett Nyce were all honored in a pregame ceremony for their contributions to EMU Baseball.
 
After that, EMU and Guilford put together a display of power hitting in two high-scoring games. The Diamond Royals took game one 15-11 on the strength of five home runs and a big day from Noah Sanderson. The Quakers then pulled away for a 13-4 game two win to split the doubleheader.

Records: EMU 10-21, 5-13 ODAC | Guilford 21-13, 8-11 ODAC

Game One: EMU 15, Guilford 11
WP: Josh Gjormand (4-1)
LP: Marcello Ricigliano (0-5)
Save: Ryan Gimbel (1)


Highlights
  • The offensive fireworks began immediately in the first inning. After Guilford pushed a run across in the top half, Aidan Miller got EMU on the board with a solo home run to left center field, making it a 1-1 game after one inning.
  • Guilford pushed ahead 2-1 with a run in the second inning, but EMU answered with a pair of runs of their own in the bottom of the third. Nick Arnold singled through the left side to bring in Dylan Hall. Sanderson scored a short time later to put EMU ahead 3-2 through three.
  • The Quakers edged back out front in the top of the fourth on the strength of a pair of solo home runs. The lead was short-lived thanks to Daniel McGinnis, who blasted a solo home run to left field to make it a tied game through four innings.
  • Guilford again edged out front with the long ball, this time on a solo home run by Ryne Rodrigues in the top of the fifth. But the Royals answered with some power hitting of their own in the bottom of the frame. Arnold smacked a two-run home run to left center field, his team-leading seventh of the season to put the Royals up 6-5 through five.
  • The Diamond Royals had their biggest inning of the game in the sixth, scoring four runs. Sanderson got the rally started with a two-RBI double to right center field, bringing in Jett Cabanban and Dalton Rocke. Arnold added to his RBI total with base hit through the left side to plate Hall. Miller capped it off with a base knock to left field, scoring Sanderson and putting EMU up 9-5.
  • The Quakers did not go quietly, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh. However, the Royals got those three runs right back in the bottom half of the inning. Cabanban hit a single up the middle that brought in McGinnis and Pettit. Sanderson then continued his monster game one with a base hit to right center field, allowing the Royals to wave in Cabanban. With that, the score was EMU 11, Guilford 8 after seven innings of work.
  • Guilford got within three with a run in the top of the eighth, but EMU again an answer. McGinnis and Rocke teamed up for back-to-back solo home runs to go up 15-9 through eight innings.
  • The Quakers made it interesting in the ninth, pushing two runs across before Gimbel came in to nail down the final out and secure the win for the Royals.
 
 
Statistical Leaders
Sanderson: 4-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs
McGinnis: 4-for-5, 2 HRs, 3 runs, 2 RBIs
Arnold: 3-for-5, HR, run, 4 RBIs
Miller: 2-for-5, HR, run, 2 RBIs

Game Two: Guilford 13, EMU 4
WP: Jacob Phillips (6-1)
LP: Max Fritts (1-3)

Highlights
  • Game two started similar to game one, with each team bringing in a run apiece in the first inning. EMU's run came courtesy of an RBI double by Erik Wilkinson, which allowed Miller to touch home.
  • Guilford took command with a five-run fourth inning. Two of the runs came on a home run by Chris Shoemaker.
  • The Royals got one of those runs back in the bottom of the fourth thanks to Rocke's second solo home run of the game.
  • The teams again traded a run each in the seventh inning. Miller singled up the middle to score Sanderson and make the score Guilford 7, EMU 3 after seven.
  • Each team had a solo home run in the eighth inning. The Royals' solo blast came off of the bat of McGinnis, his third home run of the day. That got EMU within four at 8-4 going to the ninth.
  • The Quakers quickly squelched any hopes of an EMU comeback with five runs in the top of the ninth. The Royals could not respond in the bottom half, and Guilford clinched the doubleheader split. Phillips went the distance in a complete game for the Quakers.
 
Statistical Leaders
McGinnis: 2-for-4, HR, run, RBI
Rocke: 2-for-4, HR, run, RBI
 

What's Next
The Diamond Royals continue their late-season homestand on Tuesday, April 22, when they welcome in ODAC rival Shenandoah. First pitch from Royals Field is slated for 4 p.m.
 
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