Seven baseball and softball players, two from men's tennis and one from women's tennis were honored in the 25th anniversary of the University Athletic Association.
The Judges turned a triple play in the fourth inning and took the lead in the bottom of the frame, but the visitors used two big innings. The loss snapped Brandeis's five-game winning streak in the final game of their seven seniors.
Sophomore Kyle Brenner won four straight decisions to earn UAA Pitcher of the Week honors on April 22 and 29. He also was named to the April 30 D3baseball.com Team of the Week.
Dylan Britton allowed just three hits in seven innings of work, but two costly errors allowed the host Hawks to score three runs in the seventh, and another in the eighth opened the floodgates. Pat Seaward had a couple of hits for the Judges.
In a rare mid-week doubleheader, the Judges took game one from the Wildcats behind an RBI and a complete-game shutout by sophomore Kyle Brenner. The Wildcats bounced back in the nightcap, 6-3.
Dylan Britton got a 5-3 win in the opener with a seven-hitter, but Mike Swerdloff's five-hitter in the second game wasn't enough as the Judges fell to the Engineers, 2-1.
Sophomore 2B Tommy McCarthy hit .562, highlighted by a 4-for-4 performance against Framingham State, while CF Amanda Genovese set the Judges' single-season stolen base record with half of her schedule remaining.
The Judges were held to seven hits by the Corsairs. Kyle Brenner went 2-4 with a double, while Mike Swerdloff suffered the loss despite allowing just three earned runs in 6.2 innings.
With six innings of nine-hit ball, senior Dylan Britton improved to 3-2 on the season with win over the Rams. Liam O'Connor matched his career-best with three RBI, while Tommy McCarthy had four hits and a walk.
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The Judges had their highest run total since their season opener to bolster a strong outing by senior lefty Mike Swerdloff, who pitched 7.1 innings for his 10th career win.
Sophomore Kyle Brenner hit his first collegiate home run, but six Jumbo pitchers held the Judges at bay in the first game of the season on Gordon Field.
Chris Ferro had two of the Judges's seven hits, including a first-inning double, but the Lord Jeffs used a four-run third and three late runs to pick up the win.
Dylan Britton and Kyle Brenner combined for a six-hitter, while rookie Max Hart had two hits, including a double that led to his scoring the game-winning run as the Judges knocked off the No. 20 team in the d3baseball.com poll.
After finishing second in the UAA in hits, third in total bases and eighth in batting average, the Judges' center fielder was one of only two rookies named to the All-Tournament squad.
(photo from MLB) The Judges' most successful pro athlete continued to build his legacy with a six-inning, two-hit performance against the USA in the World Baseball Classic. Puerto Rico hung on to upset the Americans, 4-3, giving Figueroa the win.
The Judges fell behind by a large margin early in a 13-5 loss to Washington U., and battled back-and-forth with Emory before suffering an 8-6 loss to the defending UAA champs. Rookie Liam O'Connor had three hits and three RBI in the second contest.
Tommy McCarthy had his first career home run, Dylan Britton allowed one earned run in nine innings and Pat Seaward delivered the game-winning hit in the top of the 10th inning as the Judges moved to 2-1 in UAA play.
Senior lefty Mike Swerdloff tossed seven innings of five-hit ball, and sophomore righty Elio Fernandez earned his first career save as the Judges down the Yellowjackets with a four-run fourth.