Fort Pierce, FL, (March 2, 2025) - Alvernia University (4-2) tallied two wins over Norwich University (2-2) Sunday afternoon in a non-conference baseball doubleheader in Fort Pierce, FL. 

The Golden Wolves took down the Cadets 14-2 in the first game and then recorded a 7-4 victory in game two of the double header to secure the series sweep. 

Alvernia head baseball coach Yogi Lutz recorded his 1,000th career victory with the 14-2 win in game one of the doubleheader with Norwich. Lutz becomes the 14th NCAA DIII baseball coach to eclipse 1,000 career wins and is just the 4th active NCAA DIII coach to have 1,000 career victories. 

Lutz joins Johns Hopkins' Bob Babb (1,307-478-16), Methodist's Tom Austin (1,291-621-10) and Carthage's Augie Schmidt IV (1,006-553-5) as the only active NCAA DIII baseball coaches with 1,000 or more career wins. 

Game 1: Norwich: 2, Alvernia 14

How it Happened 

• Norwich grabbed an early lead after a leadoff solo homer and a RBI single gave the Cadets a 2-0 lead after the first half inning. 
• Alvernia responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning after an Evan Thomas RBI single scored Logan Nelson and pulled the Golden Wolves within one, 2-1. 
• The Golden Wolves then put up seven runs in the bottom of the second inning to swing the lead in their favor, 8-2. Alvernia grabbed the lead after a Christopher Babkowski RBI double scored Jack Zabarsky and tied the game at two. Quincy Esannason then followed Babkowski with a two RBI double to center which gave the Golden Wolves a 4-2 advantage. 
• Logan Nelson then tallied his own two RBI double to plate Esannason and Mike Pulcini before Timmy Hitchcock ripped an RBI triple into the left center gap and pushed the Alvernia lead to five, 7-2. The Golden Wolves batted around in the second and Babkowski worked a hit by pitch with the bases loaded to force in a run and capped off the seven run second inning for the Golden Wolves, making it an 8-2 game. 
• Alvernia tacked on another run in the bottom of the third after Jake Chapman scored via a wild pitch which made it a 9-2 ballgame. 
• The Golden Wolves pushed the lead to nine in the fourth inning after a Harold Ivery III RBI double into the left center gap and an Esannason RBI single scored Ivery III to make it an 11-2 game. 
• Alvernia tacked on three more insurance runs in the fifth and the sixth innings to secure the 14-2 victory over the Cadets. Zabarsky tallied an RBI double in the fifth and Nicolas Piermarini tallied a two RBI single up the middle to secure the 14-2 victory in game one. 

Alvernia Pitching: 

• Nick Ferraioli: (W, 1-0) - 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 10 K
• James Mueller: 2 IP, H, 0 R, K

Alvernia Offensive Leaders: 

• Quincy Esannason: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, RS
• Logan Nelson: 3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, RS, BB, SB
• Evan Thomas: 2-3, 2B, RBI, RS, BB
• Jack Zabarsky: 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 RS, BB
• Nicolas Piermarini: 1-1, 2 RBI
• Christopher Babkowski: 1-3, 2 RBI, 2B, RS
• Harold Ivery III: 
• Timmy Hitchcock: 1-5, 3B, RBI, RS

Game 2: Norwich: 4, Alvernia: 7

How it Happened 

• Alvernia opened up the scoring in the second inning when Harold Ivery III ripped a two run homer to center field to put the Golden Wolves up 2-0. 
• Norwich bounced back with two runs in the bottom of the third inning after a two RBI double to center made it a 2-2 game. 
• The Golden Wolves added two more in the fifth inning after Ivery III scored on a throwing error and Luke Jones scored via a wild pitch to give Alvernia the 4-2 lead. 
• Alvernia tallied three more insurance runs in the top of the seventh thanks to a two RBI single by Evan Thomas and a RBI single by Jack Zabarsky made it 7-2 Golden Wolves. 
• Norwich plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning but it was not enough as the Golden Wolves secured the 7-4 victory in game two. 

Alvernia Pitching: 

• Evan Thomas: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K
• Ronald Kopcho: (W, 1-0) - 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 7 K
• Matt Mays: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, K

Alvernia Offensive Leaders: 

• Harold Ivery III: 3-4 - HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 RS
• Evan Thomas: 2-4 - 2 RBI, RS, SB
• Jack Zabarsky: 1-4 - RBI

Up Next 

• The Golden Wolves are back in action tomorrow when they match up with Susquehanna at 1:30 PM in Fort Pierce, Florida.