Tufts cruised to a 14-1 win over Mitchell while Trinity suffered a one-run loss on the opening day of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Both teams will be back in action on Saturday, May 16.

Tufts def. Mitchell, 14-1 | Box Score
Mitchell struck first, but Tufts plated nine runs in the bottom of the first inning and rolled to a 14-1 win over the Mariners in the opening game of the Medford Regional. Jack Kamin's RBI double sparked the nine-run rally. Malcolm Whitfield added a two-run homer in the sixth to extend the margin to 12-1 before the final margin of 14-1. Kamin finished with a 3-for-5 effort with three RBI and two runs scored. Kamin was one of six Jumbos to record multiple hits in the game. Emmet Christian picked up the win, improving to 8-1, with an eight-inning effort and four strikeouts. The Jumbos play Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a winner's bracket game on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The Stags defeated Kean, 8-6, on Friday.
 
Randolph Macon def. Trinity, 6-5 | Box Score
In the Bantams' opening game at the regional hosted by Russell Sage in Schenectady, N.Y., Randolph-Macon posted a 6-5 win. The Yellow Jackets took a 2-0 lead after two innings, but Trinity tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the third. The Yellow Jackets quickly regained the lead in the bottom half of the frame and took a two-run lead on a solo home run in the fourth inning. Trinity retook the lead, 5-4, in the fifth, plating three runs, highlighted by Timothy Domizio's two-RBI single. Zach Wernoski's two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh proved to be the game-winner for Randolph-Macon. Tyler Bernstein led Trinity with a 2-for-5 effort and two runs scored. Trinity will face host Russell Sage in an elimination game on Saturday after the Gators dropped a 9-2 decision to Penn St. Harrisburg.