Game One:

The University of Wisconsin Whitewater baseball team, who sent the Cinderella-story Birmingham Southern College team home after a walk-off home run from Sam Paden (Libertyville, Ill.) yesterday, handed Salve Regina University its first loss of the NCAA Division III College World Series, 7-4, on Monday afternoon at Classic Auto Group Park in Eastlake, Ohio. The Warhawks and Seahawks will meet again tonight (8:45 p.m.) in a decisive semifnal game to determine the Bracket B winner. The Bracket A semifinal between Misericordia University and the defending champion University of Lynchburg began at 5:45 p.m. The winners of each bracket advance to the best-of-three championship series which starts on Wednesday at Classic Park.

Salve Regina took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third moments after centerfielder Brandon Grover (Ashland, Mass.). the NCAA Division III Baseball Elite 90 winner, made the ultimate highlight catch to rob a home run from leftfielder Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill.) to end the top of the third.

In the Salve Regina third, senior shortstop Michael Breen (Auburn, Mass.), who had the only runs batted in during Saturday's 2-0 win over the Warhawks when Seahawk All-American Sean Mulligan (Verona, N.J.) pitched his third complete-game shutout of his sophomore season, singled to left field with one out. After two were out, All-Region leftfielder Evan O'Rourke (Arlington, Mass.) laced a double down the left field line that brought Breen home with the first run.

Today's Seahawk starter Joe DeRienzo (Trumbull, Conn.) kept the Warhawks scoreless for 12 successive innings facing Salve hurlers (after Mulligan's nine from Saturday) before walking the leadoff batter in the fourth and allowing a single up the middle to third baseman Danny Hopper (Palatine, Ill.). DeRienzo loaded the bases with one out with another walk. Paden tied the score with a sacrifice fly to center. DeRienzo faced another bases loaded situation after a stolen base and a walk, but shortstop Bennett Frazer's (Oconto, Wis.) line drive was snared by Salve Regina captain and third baseman Wil McCarthy (Pembroke, Mass.).

Salve Regina regained the lead when graduate student and All-American outfielder Matt D'Amato (Midland Park, N.J.) led off with a walk in the Seahawk fourth. Tyler Cannoe (Schenectady, N.Y.) reached on a fielder's choice and D'Amato made it all the way to third on an infield throwing error. D'Amato crossed the plate while the Warhawks turned in a double play.

Wisconsin Whitewater scored three runs in the fifth as its top of the order led off against reliever Luis Ortiz (East Boston, Mass.), who had been the Super Regional hero with 3.1 innings of zeroes after Salisbury University had tied the score at 12-apiece. Back-to-back singles by Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill.) and Scolan were followed by Eli Frank (Bayport, Wis.) getting hit by a pitch. Captain and reliever Tommy DelVecchio (Westfield, N.J.) served a 1-0 pitch to designated hitter Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis.) who cleared the bases with a triple down the right field line and for the first time in last three games the Seahawks trailed.

Holland walked to leadoff the Warhawk sixth frame and advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt before making it a three-run lead (5-2) when Frank singled up the middle.

Salve Regina (40-9) closed to one run when D'Amato hit a two-run homer to right field, scoring Christian Homa (Fairfield, Conn.), who had singled up the middle with one out. Those were the last runs for Salve Regina while Wisconsin Whitewater tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth. Frank had a one-out double to left center and Cootway drove him in with a single to left field. A Seahawk error put Warhawks on first and second with Kyle Carozza (Fairfield, Conn.) relieving DelVecchio. Carozza got a fly out to O'Rourke in left before Paden singled to center for a 7-4 lead.

Junior Nick Callano (Ocean, N.J.) pitched a perfect ninth inning for the Seahawks while pinch hitters Tyler Petrosino (Beverly, Mass.) and Shane Williams both had hard-hit shots right at Warhawk fielders.

Game Two:
 
Salve Regina University baseball stood tied 2-2 with University of Wisconsin Whitewater into the eighth inning before the Warhawks scored three late runs to clinch the ticket to the championship series, 5-2, and end the Seahawks' season in the national semifinals.
Wisconsin Whitewater (44-10) advances to the best-of-three championship round against Misericordia University. 

In the second, Danny Hopper led off with a ground-rule double down the left field line and moved to third on a ground out to first baseman Tyler Cannoe by Andy Thies. Sam Paden drove in the run with an infield single to shortstop Michael Breen.

In the bottom of the second, Tyler Cannoe homered to deep left field with one out to even the score at 1-1. 

In the fourth, Andy Thies reached second on an error to the right side and Paden had his second RBI with a single through the left side.

In the bottom of the fourth, Evan O'Rourke led off with a single to left field and Christian Homa moved him to third with a single up the middle. Hunter Yaworski lifted a sacrifice fly to left field.

In the top of the eighth, Aaron Holland led off the frame with an opposite-field homer to right. After a Scolan fly out, successive singles by Frank, Cootway, and Hopper produced a two-run lead for the Warhawks. 

In the ninth, Bennett Frazer singled through the right side with one out and moved to second after a walk to Aaron Holland. A groundout moved both runners up a base before Frank had an RBI single to shortstop, to extend the lead to 5-2. 

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.