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Joel Valera celebrating his home run with his teammates at home plate
Maddie Murphy
4
Southern Conn. St. SCS 17-12
6
Winner Southern N.H. SNH 19-11
Southern Conn. St. SCS
17-12
4
Final
6
Southern N.H. SNH
19-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Southern Conn. St. SCS 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Southern N.H. SNH 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 6 8 1

W: Divita, Devin (4-0) L: H. Roy (2-2)

2
Southern Conn. St. SCS 17-13
5
Winner Southern N.H. SNH 20-11
Southern Conn. St. SCS
17-13
2
Final
5
Southern N.H. SNH
20-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Conn. St. SCS 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1
Southern N.H. SNH 2 1 1 0 0 1 X 5 6 0

W: Lendrum, Parker (4-1) L: J. Alvino (1-2) S: Varney, Cam (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Walks Off in 12th Inning of Game 1; Sweeps Southern Connecticut

Penmen have won 14 straight against the Owls

When and Where: April 14, 2025 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Field)
Game 1 Score: RV Southern New Hampshire University 6, Southern Connecticut State University 4 (12 inn.)
Game 2 Score: RV Southern New Hampshire University 5, Southern Connecticut State University 2 (7 inn.)
Records: SNHU 20-11 (8-4 NE10), SCSU 17-13 (5-6 NE10)

Sophomore Joel Valera (Boston, Mass.) knocked in four runs, including the game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, and freshman Jackson Marshall (Hooksett, N.H.) hit a walk-off home run in the 12th, as the Southern New Hampshire University baseball team rallied for a game-one victory in a sweep of Southern Connecticut State University on Monday at Penmen Field. SNHU posted a 6-4 victory in the first game, before capturing a 5-2 win in game two.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Valera – 3-for-7, 4 RBI, R, HR
  • Marshall – 3-for-9, 3 RBI, R, HR, 2B
  • Graduate student Jorge Burgos (Santo Domingo, D.R.) – 2-for-5, RBI, 2 R, HR, 2 BB, SB
  • Senior Jancarlos Colon (Santa Isabel, P.R.) – 3-for-9, R, SB
  • Junior Austin Trumpour (Jensen Beach, Fla.) – 8.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB (game one)
  • Sophomore Devin Divita (New Hartford, Conn.) – 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 K, 2 BB (game one win; 4-0)
  • Junior Parker Lendrum (Exeter, N.H.) – 5.1, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB (game two win; 4-1)
  • Graduate student Cam Varney (Manchester, N.H.) – 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB (game two save; 5)
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE
  • Southern Connecticut went ahead, 1-0, in the second when Patrick Dillon hit a ball to deep left that junior Jake Pisano (Hamden, Conn.) made a play on, but the ball came loose as he crashed into the fence, resulting in a triple. Dillon scored when the next batter grounded out to short.
  • SCSU added to its lead with three runs in the seventh, taking advantage of a strike-three wild pitch and an error to plate a pair of unearned runs. It was a two-run single by Izaiah Walker that was the big blow.
  • Southern New Hampshire answered with its own three-run seventh, as Valera hit a three-run home run over the wall in left to pull the Penmen within 4-3.
  • SNHU tied it in the bottom of the ninth when Burgos drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from junior Kyle Lavigne (Bedford, N.H.) and scored on Valera's one-out single up the middle. The Penmen would strand the winning run in scoring position.
  • Marshall ended it with one swing in the 12th, hitting a two-out, two-run, opposite-field home run to right.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME ONE
  • Valera finished 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run scored and a home run.
  • Marshall (two RBI, run, HR, 2B) and Colon were both 2-for-6.
  • Burgos went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.
  • Lavigne was 0-for-2, but walked twice and scored a run.
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO
  • Southern Connecticut made a bid to draw first blood in the top of the first, as Jack Drewry hit what looked to be a two-run homer to right, but junior Jake Risedorf (Barkhamsted, Conn.) ran the ball down, leaped at the wall and pulled it back to steal the home run.
  • Southern New Hampshire made good on its bid in the home half of the first, with sophomore Nater Wachter (Concord, N.H.) crushing a two-run shot to center.
  • SNHU nudged the lead to 3-0 in the second when Burgos led off the frame with a solo blast down the left field line.
  • The Penmen made it 4-0 in the third on an RBI single to center by Marshall.
  • The Owls capitalized on a pair of wild pitches in the sixth to score a pair of runs and slice their deficit in half.
  • SNHU added insurance in the bottom of the inning when Pisano homered down the left field line to make it 5-2.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME TWO
  • Burgos went 1-for-2 with an RBI, run, home run, walk and a steal.
  • Wachter (two RBI, run, home run), Marshall (RBI), Colon (run, steal), Pisano (RBI, run, home run) and sophomore Ruben Fernandez (Providence, R.I.; double) were all 1-for-3.
  • Risedorf finished 0-for-2, but walked and scored a run.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire, receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25, has won three-in-a-row.
  • Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series 50-30, but the Penmen have won the last 14 meetings, including five straight at home. The last win in the series and at SNHU for the Owls was April 7, 2013 (12-4).
  • Marshall's home run is his team-leading 11th of the season. He sits third in the NE10.
  • Burgos' long-ball is his third of the season and 25th of his career – the second most all-time at SNHU.
  • Wachter's dinger is his eighth of the season and 17th of his career, putting him 11th in the Penmen record book.
  • Pisano's first homer of the year is his 10th career blast.
  • Marshall, who extends his hitting streak to 10 games, continues to lead the team in batting at .357, which ranks third in the NE10.
UP NEXT
  • The Penmen are back in action Tuesday (April 15) for a 2 p.m. doubleheader against the University of New Haven at Penmen Field.
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