In typical April Cleveland weather, this past weekend was once again cold and rainy as the Case Western Reserve University baseball team hosted its weekend series against Emory University. The Spartans won their eighth consecutive UAA series after finishing the four-game series 3-1. The Spartans overall stand 17-9 and 6-2 in conference play. In the UAA standings, CWRU is currently in second behind this weekend’s rival, the University of Chicago, by one game. Following this past weekend’s play, the Spartans also re-entered the 2025 D3baseball.com Top 25 ranking at 24.
Game 1: CWRU 10, Emory 2
Despite a late start to scoring, the Spartan offense demonstrated their offensive prowess following their first run in the third inning earned through a wild pitch with a 5-run inning during the bottom of the fourth. The Spartans doubled their advantage to 2 after second-year shortstop Nate Arterburn pulled off a squeeze bunt, bringing fourth-year left fielder
Logan Andreyko home from third. Later in the inning, fourth-year right fielder Nick Harms followed with a 2-run single and graduate student second baseman Franco Alonso recorded an RBI groundout to bring the Spartans to 5 points. The final point of the inning came from graduate student first baseman Dane Camphausen with a double.
The Eagles responded in the top of the fifth inning with an RBI, but was unable to keep up the momentum. CWRU retaliated by adding 2 more runs, extending their lead to 8-1. The sixth inning was scoreless for the Eagles and the Spartans further increased the lead with an additional 2 runs. Emory scored the final point in the top of the seventh inning as the remainder of the game remained scoreless for both teams. The Spartans claimed the first game of the doubleheader 10-2.
In the circle, second-year Tyler Stillson struck out 7 Eagles and walked 2 during the 6.2 inning played while first-year Ayush Shetty shutdown the 2.1 inning played.
Game 2: CWRU 5, Emory 1
Following the Spartans win, Emory sought to split the doubleheader and notched an early run in the first inning. However, the Spartans stifled the Eagles’ offense with pitchers first-year Charlie Griffith and second-year Zach Barnes pitching their best game of the season: Pitching 4 innings, Griffith only allowed 1 run with 3 hits and 1 walk, and also struck out 2 Eagles, and pitching 5 innings, Barnes struck out 7 batters and only allowed a singular walk.
In offensive play, the Spartan scoring began in the third inning after an Eagle defensive error allowed graduate student third baseman Zack Carinci to cross home plate following a single by Arterburn. Stilton followed with a scoring triple later in the inning and double in the fifth inning, making the game 3-1. During the seventh inning, the Spartans capitalized on the Eagle’s defensive failure as graduate student catcher Jack Anderson hit a grounder and reached base on a throwing error and completed the run home after a series of fielding mistakes. The Spartans concluded the double header 5-1 after fourth-year left fielder Jay Smith scored on a single.
During the second game, Anderson officially became the program’s all-time hits leader with 266 career hits. Anderson reflected on the moment he learned he had set the new record.
“I was locked in at the plate, focused on beating their pull-shift by going backside to try and score the run from second,” he said. “That was the plan, and I executed—though I almost got thrown out at second. It wasn’t until the dugout started getting weirdly excited and they called time to collect the ball that I realized that was the record-breaking hit. It felt amazing.”
Game 3: CWRU 13, Emory 3
Due to the anticipated rain, the Spartans moved the weekend’s scheduled afternoon games to be earlier in the morning and the Spartans once again dominated, claiming the series win after eight innings.
Emory started Saturday strong, taking an early 2-0 after the second inning. However, the Spartans responded with runs in the third and fifth inning to tie the score. During the top of the sixth inning the Eagles took the lead once again, but it was short-lasting. The Spartans scored 6 runs, bringing the Spartans up 8-3. The Spartans continued to widen the gap in the seventh and eight innings adding a total of 5 more runs. The Spartans ended the game by the 10-run rule, finishing 13-3.
“I’d say the most memorable game was Saturday’s 13–3 win,” Anderson said. “The score doesn’t show it, but it was a close game until we broke it open with six runs in the bottom of the sixth. Our team is gritty and relentless—I never felt like we lost control. Games like that show what makes this team so special—we stick to our identity. We’re disciplined and relentless, on the mound and at the plate, no matter the score or the situation.”
Game 4: CWRU 2, Emory 5
Following their series win, the Spartans were first on the scoreboard after two walks that allowed Stillson to return home. During the fourth inning, Emory evened the score but the Spartans reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth with a single from Harms. However, this would be the last time the Spartans saw home plate for the rest of the game and Emory took the lead with three Eagles returning home during the sixth inning. Emory would end their losing streak, concluding the final game of the series 5-2.
Sunday’s game saw seven pitches in the circle with four of them—second-year Quinn Saunders (2 innings), third-year Austin McGowan (1 innings), first-year Anton Sabo (1.1 innings) and Shetty (0.1 innings)—recording scoreless outings. Overall the Spartan pitchers had struck out a total of 10 Eagles over the 9 innings played.
This weekend, the Spartans will be travelling to Chicago to face No. 21-ranked University of Chicago, with the first game slated to begin at 4 p.m. EST.