WORCESTER, Mass. (Tuesday, April 15, 2025) -- #15/#16 Salve Regina University baseball scored six times in the top of the second and finished with a 10-2 score over Clark University after rain ended the NEWMAC match up in the top of the sixth at Granger Field. Brandon Grover tripled in three runs in the second and Evan O'Rourke added a two-run triple in the sixth. Nolan Romanowski (W, 1-0) pitched three shutout innings in relief to earn his first collegiate victory while striking out five Cougars.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 10, Clark 2 (six innings)
Records: Salve Regina (18-7, 7-3 NEWMAC), Clark (18-10, 4-6 NEWMAC)
History: Today marked the 16th meeting on the baseball diamond between Salve Regina and Clark. The Seahawks swept the season series (away/home) last year during Salve Regina's first season in the NEWMAC. A five-run first inning set the stage for a 7-5 victory last year on Reynolds Field (April 16, 2024) with Brayden Clark earning the victory on the mound. Matt D'Amato struck the big blow with a three-run homer in his first at bat. Brady Smolinski added an RBI double in the fifth inning before the Cougars made the final close with two in the sixth and two in the eighth. The Seahawks are 11-4-1 overall and 6-1 since 2022.

SUMMARY

• T2 - Shea Donovan singled up the middle, RBI; Shane Williams scored, unearned. Matt Stokes singled to left field, RBI; Tyler Petrosino advanced to third; S. Donovan scored. Brandon Grover tripled to right field, 3 RBI; Nate Ruehs scored; M. Stokes scored; T. Petrosino scored. B. Grover scored on a throwing error by 3b, unearned. | SEAHAWKS 6, COUGARS 0
• B2 - B. Hollinrak homered, RBI. | SEAHAWKS 6, COUGARS 1
• B3 - C. Doran singled to center field, RBI; M. Salzillo scored. | SEAHAWKS 6, COUGARS 2
• T5 - Shea Donovan singled to left field, RBI; Hunter Yaworski scored, unearned. | SEAHAWKS 7, COUGARS 2
• T6 - Evan O'Rourke tripled to center field, 2 RBI; Brandon Grover scored, unearned; Nate Ruehs scored, unearned. Christian Homa flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; E. O'Rourke scored, unearned. | SEAHAWKS 10, COUGARS 2

NOTEWORTHY

• Brandon Grover's second triple of the year ties him with Shane Williams and Christian Homa for the team lead.
• Evan O'Rourke cracked his first triple of the year.
• Nolan Romanowski pitched three shutout innings and struck out five.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina will host Rhode Island College on Thursday, April 17, in non-league action at Reynolds Field on FloCollege.