DUDLEY, Mass. (April 25, 2026) – The Nichols College baseball team delivered a dominant all-around performance on Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 10-0 shutout victory over the University of Saint Joseph in seven innings at the Nichols Baseball Field. In the game, sophomore outfielder
Ryan Keating recorded his 100th collegiate hit.
With the win, the Bison improves to 19-16 (8-7 CNE) on the season, while USJ drops to 25-15.
Nichols wasted no time setting the tone, striking for two runs in the bottom of the first inning. After a leadoff walk by
Jack Raymond and a single from
Anthony Hackert, the Bison capitalized on an RBI groundout by
Tyler Ladouceur and a Saint Joseph error to jump ahead 2-0 early. The offense continued to roll in the second, plating three more runs to extend the lead to 5–0. A sacrifice fly from Raymond, an RBI single by
Ryan Keating, and a bases-loaded walk drawn by
Adam Pivacek highlighted the inning, with Nichols taking advantage of defensive miscues by the Blue Jays.
Nichols broke the game open in the third inning with another three-run frame. Keating delivered again with a two-RBI single, which put him at 100 hits in his career. Aggressive baserunning and a throwing error allowed another run to cross the plate, pushing the advantage to 8-0. The Bison added two more runs in the seventh inning to seal the victory, highlighted by an RBI single from Hackert and an RBI groundout from
Ben White.
Offensively, Hackert led the charge with a perfect 3-for-3 performance, scoring three runs and driving in one while adding two stolen bases. Keating also starred, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs, while Raymond reached base three times and scored three runs.
On the mound,
Ashton Hammond was sharp from the start, earning the win after allowing just two hits and striking out four over 3.1 scoreless innings. He combined with
Carter Taillefer and
Abe Anderson to hold Saint Joseph to just three hits on the day while striking out six in the shutout effort.
The Bison will have one day to recover before heading to Curry College on Tuesday, April 28th, for a Conference of New England matchup. The game is set to start at 3:30 PM.
