RINDGE, N.H. (May 15, 2015) – Senior Josh Swirchak (Manassas, Va.) smashed a game-tying single into center field that ultimately lead to a go-ahead score, leading the fifth-seeded Wilmington University WIlcats to a wild, 4-3 win over the second-seeded Stonehill College Skyhawks on day two of the 2015 NCAA Championships East Regional at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field on the campus of Franklin Pierce University on Friday night.

With the win, Wilmington improves to 35-12, while Stonehill drops to 34-14-1 on the season. Stonehill will now play at 3 p.m. tomorrow against St. Thomas Aquinas, while Wilmington will play the 10 p.m. game and will face the winner of the St. Thomas Aquinas/Stonehill matchup.

Wilmington would draw first blood, after it got two baserunners, senior Sam Goines (Wilmington, Del.) would double down the left-field line to score both of them, giving the Wildcats the 2-0 lead. However, Stonehill charged back in the top of the fourth, as after they got two baserunners, junior Brian Campbell (Franklin, Mass.) tripled into the right-center field gap to tie things up at 2-2. The next batter, senior Dan Fratus (Plymouth, Mass.) doubled into the right-center field gap to give Stonehill the lead, 3-2.

Things would stay that way until the eighth inning, as Wilmington would get the ball rolling again with a leadoff walk by Frank Samluk (Middletown, Del.). After advancing on a sac bunt, Samluk would score on Swirchak's hit up the middle off of sophomore Aubrey Solomon (Groton, Mass.).

Stonehill's wheels would come off moments later, as a single by Goines and a controversial catcher's interference call allowed Matt Lopes (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) to take first base, loading the bases and chasing Solomon from the game. Junior Mike Annone (Wilmington, Del.) would then step in, and sky a fly ball to right field that found its way to the ground, allowing the runner from third to score the go-ahead run giving Wilmington a 4-3 lead.

Jake Wersinger (Greenville, Del.) would get the win out of the bullpen for Wilmington in his two innings of work, while Tyler Fries (Kennett Square, Pa.) came in for the ninth inning for his 12th save of the season. The loss would fall on the shoulders of Stonehill's Solomon, moving his record to 2-2.