NEWPORT, R.I. (Saturday, April 19, 2025) -- #15/#16 Salve Regina University baseball completed a 5-0 week and ran its current streak to six straight wins with a sweep of a NEWMAC doubleheader over Wheaton College, 10-5 and 6-4, on Saturday afternoon on Brother Michael Reynolds Field on the Seahawks' Newport campus.

In the opener, the Seahawks built a 10-0 advantage and were on the verge of a Mercy Rule triumph (lead of 10 runs or greater after seven) before Kevin Matos connected on a two-run, two-out homer in the top of the seventh. Brayden Clark (W, 7-2) pitched into the ninth inning for the first time in his nine starts and struck out six batters for his seventh victory. Wil McCarthy returned to the lineup for the first time in nearly a month (last played at Springfield on March 25) and contributed a double, home run, two runs scored, and two driven in while providing a steady presence at the hot corner.

Brandon Grover's single to left center in the bottom of the second in Game Two gave the Seahawks the early lead until three home runs in the fifth for the Lyons (Ray Toth, Robbie Lamond, Shawn Cali) put Wheaton on top for the first time all day. The Seahawks (21-7, 9-3 NEWMAC) tied the score in the sixth without the benefit of the long ball. Hunter Yaworski led off with a double and came home on Shane Williams' single. Shea Donovan was hit by a pitch before he and Williams advanced on a wild pitch. Tyler Petrosino singled through the right side and Grady Schopps lifted a sacrifice fly to center for a 4-4 score. Solo home runs in the seventh (Christian Homa) and eighth (Tyler Petrosino) gave the Seahawks the margin of victory. Joe DeRienzo (W, 2-1) struck out three in two and two-thirds hitless relief innings for his second victory of the week while Andrew Wertz (S, 7) picked up his third save since Monday.

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
Finals: [1] Salve Regina 10, Wheaton 5; [2] Salve Regina 6, Wheaton 4
Records: Salve Regina (21-7, 9-3 NEWMAC), Wheaton (16-14, 8-4 NEWMAC)
History: Today marks the 16th and 17th meetings on the baseball diamond between Salve Regina and Wheaton College. Salve Regina holds a 9-8 edge in the all-time series which included three meetings last year during the Seahawks' first season in the NEWMAC. The regular-season doubleheader featured a pair of shutouts on the Sidell Stadium grass with Wheaton winning the opener, 3-0, and Salve Regina taking the nightcap, 7-0. Salve Regina earned the No. 1 Seed in the 2024 NEWMAC postseason and the Lyons dealt the Seahawks a 5-2 defeat in an early round.

SUMMARY GAME ONE

• B1 - Wil McCarthy flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; Brandon Grover scored. | SEAHAWKS 1, LYONS 0
• B2 - Christian Homa flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Tyler Petrosino scored. Evan O'Rourke doubled to left field, 2 RBI, advanced to third; Brandon Grover scored; Brady Smolinski scored. | SEAHAWKS 4, LYONS 0
• B3 - Shane Williams homered, 2 RBI; Wil McCarthy scored. | SEAHAWKS 6, LYONS 0
• B4 - Hunter Yaworski doubled to center field, RBI; Evan O'Rourke scored. Wil McCarthy homered, 2 RBI; H. Yaworski scored. | SEAHAWKS 9, LYONS 0
• B5 - Christian Homa grounded out ss to 2b to 1b, RBI; Grady Schopps advanced to second; Brady Smolinski scored. | SEAHAWKS 10, LYONS 0
• T7 - Kevin Matos homered, 2 RBI; Timmy Wagner scored. | SEAHAWKS 10, LYONS 2
• T9 - T. Wagner doubled down the lf line, RBI; Casey Wensley advanced to third; Shawn Cali scored. K. Matos singled to right center, 2 RBI; T. Wagner scored; C. Wensley scored. | SEAHAWKS 10, LYONS 5

NOTEWORTHY

• Two hits apiece for Evan O'Rourke, Wil McCarthy, Tyler Petrosino, Brady Smolinski.
• Brayden Clark (W, 7-2) held the visitors hitless through the first four frames and after a leadoff single by Timmy Wagner in the fifth got a double-play grounder to Christian Homa to Grady Schopps to Tyler Petrosino.

SUMMARY GAME TWO

• B2 - Brandon Grover singled to left center, RBI; Grady Schopps advanced to third; Tyler Petrosino scored. | SEAHAWKS 1, LYONS 0
• T5 - Ray Toth homered, RBI. Robbie Lamond homered, 2 RBI; Logan Downey scored. Shawn Cali homered, RBI. | LYONS 4, SEAHAWKS 1
• B6 - Shane Williams singled to center field, RBI; Hunter Yaworski scored. Tyler Petrosino singled through the right side, RBI; Shea Donovan advanced to third; S. Williams scored. Grady Schopps flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; S. Donovan scored. | SEAHAWKS 4, LYONS 4
• B7 - Christian Homa homered, RBI. | SEAHAWKS 5, LYONS 4
• B8 - Tyler Petrosino homerd, RBI. | SEAHAWKS 6, LYONS 4

NOTEWORTHY

• Christian Homa and Tyler Petrosino both collected three hits including solo home runs in the seventh and eighth, respectively.
• Joe DeRienzo (W, 2-1) struck out three in two and two-thirds hitless relief innings for his second victory of the week.
• Andrew Wertz (S, 7) picked up his third save since Monday with two innings of scoreless work.

NEXT UP
Seahawk match ups with Western New England and Johnson & Wales have been postponed next week, but Salve Regina will host Roger Williams on Wednesday, April 23, at 3:30 p.m. on Reynolds Field on FloCollege.