ADRIAN, Mich. – Facing elimination on day two of the 2025 NCAA Division III Baseball Regionals, the Adrian College baseball team delivered back-to-back victories to keep their season alive. The Bulldogs opened Saturday with a thrilling 13-9 extra-inning win over No. 3 Ohio Northern, then followed it up with a strong 7-3 victory against No. 2 WashU to advance to the Regional Championship.
Game 1: Adrian 13, Ohio Northern 9 (10 Innings)
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Ohio Northern took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second.
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Adrian responded with a run in the third, capitalizing on an ONU error to cut the deficit to 2-1.
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After ONU made it 3-1 in the third, Adrian tied the game with a sacrifice fly by Ryan Davis in the fifth and a fielder's choice RBI from Rolando Jimenez in the sixth.
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The Bulldogs erupted for five runs in the seventh, highlighted by a David Kedrow double, RBI singles from Jaxon McGuigan and Jimenez, a fielder's choice by Easton Rogers, and a bases-loaded walk to Linken Hayward.
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ONU clawed back with two runs in the seventh and another in the eighth, but Adrian added a run in the ninth to lead 9-6.
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In dramatic fashion, ONU tied the game with a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to force extras.
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Unshaken, Adrian responded with four runs in the 10th: a bases-loaded walk to Christian Oliver, a two-run single by Jack Boike, and another RBI single by Jimenez sealed the 13-9 win.
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Jimenez led the offense with three hits. Hayward, McGuigan, and Nic Bruder each added two.
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Ryan Davis pitched eight innings, allowing six runs on 11 hits with five strikeouts. Sean Parker earned the win in relief with 1.2 innings of no-hit work.
GAME 1 PRESS CONFERENCE
Game 2: Adrian 7, WashU 3
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WashU opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, but Jimenez answered with an RBI double in the second to tie it at 1-1.
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Later in the inning, Hayward delivered a go-ahead RBI single up the middle.
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WashU tied the game in the fourth and took a 3-2 lead in the fifth.
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Jimenez came through again with a game-tying RBI single in the sixth.
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In the seventh, Adrian regained the lead as Nic Bruder scored on a wild pitch, followed by an RBI single from Joe Casale.
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A WashU error in the eighth allowed Adrian to extend the lead to 6-3.
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The Bulldogs added an insurance run in the ninth to secure the 7-3 victory.
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Adrian tallied 13 hits, with multi-hit performances from Rogers, Oliver, Casale, Jimenez, and Boike.
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Pitching was split across Ambrose Horwath, Landon Kozlowski, and Griffin Firestine, each throwing three innings. Kozlowski earned his fourth win of the season, while Firestine notched his fourth save.
GAME 2 PRESS CONFERENCE
Up Next
Adrian advances to the NCAA Regional Championship for the third consecutive season. The Bulldogs will face UW-Whitewater in a rematch beginning at 11:00 AM, with an "if necessary" game to follow.