HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 26, 2024) – Senior Christian Kreiser recorded two hits and picked up an RBI as the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team defeated No. 16/21 Misericordia 4-3 Friday afternoon in a MAC Freedom contest.

Sophomore Erik Sibbach (9-2) picked up the win. He leads the conference in wins this season. He pitched seven innings and gave up three runs on four hits. He struck out two batters. Junior Joe Gonzalez (2) earned the save, pitching two innings and giving up no hits.

The Ducks (22-12, 12-7 MAC Freedom) earned a huge conference win with the playoffs fastly approaching. With two wins tomorrow, Stevens can match their MAC Freedom win total from last season. Despite the win, Stevens will be on the road in the MAC Freedom semifinals due to the Arcadia win. The Ducks will be either the #3 or #4 seed and will visit either the Cougars or the Knights.

With the win, Stevens improves to 9-14 all-time against the Cougars. The Ducks have now won the last two meetings after dropping the previous four. Misericordia lost just their second MAC Freedom game of the year, as they now sit at 17-2 in conference and 27-9 overall.

The Rundown

• It was a quick start for the Ducks, as they scored three times in the inning. Stevens loaded the bases with no outs, as graduate student Ben Tobio singled, senior Jack Irby was hit by a pitch, and senior Christian Kreiser drew a walk. In the next at-bat, graduate student Michael Reyes lined a ball into right center, driving in Tobio. Junio Zachary Boykin then grounded into a double play, but Irby came home to score to make it 2-0. Two Misericordia errors prolonged the inning, as the Ducks added another to make it 3-0.
• The Cougars scored one in the top of the fourth to make it a 3-1 game.
• Junior Evan Pravato recorded his first hit of the season in the fifth inning. He was later brought home by an RBI-double from Kreiser as the Ducks went up 4-1.
• Misericordia added two in the sixth to make it a 4-3 game.
• Gonzalez locked down the Cougars in the final two innings. He did not allow a hit as the Ducks handed Misericordia just their second MAC Freedom loss of the year.

Top Performers

• Tobio Pravato, and Irby each had a hit and scored a run.
• Reyes and first-year Chip Krese each tallied a hit and an RBI.
• Krese and first-year Garret Wolf each stole a base.
• Kreiser drew the only walk for Stevens.

For the Opponents

• Joe Valenti (7-2) started and took the loss. He pitched seven and two-thirds innings and allowed four runs on eight hits.
• Brock Bollinger had two hits and an RBI.
• Jack Regenye scored twice and tallied a hit.

Around the MAC Freedom 

• Delaware Valley 7, Alvernia 16 F/WED
• Misericordia 16, Keystone 9 F/WED
• Muhlenberg 6, King's 7 F/WED
• Delaware Valley 5, FDU-Florham 6
• Arcadia 23, Lebanon Valley 6
• DeSales 4, King's 6

Up Next

• Baseball concludes their conference portion of their schedule tomorrow as they visit No. 16/21 Misericordia for games two and three of the series. The first pitches are set for 12 and 2:30 p.m. The Ducks are 8-14 all-time against the Cougars. Links for live stats and video are available on stevensducks.com.