John Whooley delivered a walk-off double in the tenth inning at Villanova Ballpark on Friday to lift the Wildcats past Rider, 7-6.
Whooley finished the day with two hits while Cameron Hassert led the offense, finishing 4-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored.
Rider took a three-run lead in the eighth, but the Wildcats battled with a run in the bottom of the frame and then two more in the ninth to push the contest to extras. Hassert played a role in both innings, collecting an inside-the-park homer in the eighth while delivering a two-run single in the ninth that evened the score.
Zach Camp recorded the win. Chic DeGaetano started for the Wildcats, surrendering three runs (two earned) over 5 1/3 innings. He whiffed six and didn't walk a batter.
The two clubs resume their weekend set on Saturday.
Saint Joseph's 15, Iona 5
The 15 runs scored by the Hawks are a season-high; Ryan Cesarini scored five times, while Nate Thomas touched home four times. The Hawks went 11-for-11 on stolen base attempts, breaking the previous single-game program records of nine stolen bases and 10 attempts, set on February 26, 1995, at Georgetown. Thomas and Ryan Weingartner collected three hits each in the win.
UMass 1, Penn 0
Owen Coady again was stellar on the mound for the Quakers, scattering three hits over seven frames while collecting 11 strikeouts. His lone blemish came via a solo homer in the sixth. The loss knocked the Quakers to .500 on the season (6-6).
