Spider Baseball Drops Series Finale to Hawks

Sunday, March 15

Richmond, Va.

1:00 PM

University of Richmond

10-10, 0-3

Saint Joseph's

8-9, 3-0

Saint Joseph's

Richmond

Angel Santiago-Cruz looks over his shoulder to throw the pitch towards home

03/15/2026 | Baseball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond baseball team dropped a 5-1 decision to Saint Joseph's Hawks Sunday at Pitt Field in the series finale in Atlantic 10 Conference action.

Richmond, now 10-10 on the year and 0-3 in league action, closes out a 12-game home stand Tuesday hosting Big Ten foe Maryland at Pitt Field. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.

Saint Joseph's, 8-9 on the season and 3-0 in conference action, scored in the first inning on a sacrifice fly, connecting a walk and a double. The Hawks added two more runs in the third on a two-run double, taking advantage of a base hit and a Spider miscue.

Angel Santiago-Cruz (1-1) took the loss, making it into the third inning for the Spiders. Santiago-Cruz allowed three runs, one earned, on two hits, a walk, a hit batter and two strikeouts in two and a third of an inning of work.

In the bottom of the third, Dylan Winebrenner drew a walk before taking third on Michael Elko doubled down the right field line. Ryan Recio pushed in Winebrenner with a sacrifice fly to center for the Spiders only run of the game.

Richmond had two runners reach in the fifth, but the Spiders were stopped with a double play. With two outs in the sixth, Chris Schaller drew a nine-pitch walk before he raced around the bases on Aidan O'Keefe's double to deep left field. Schaller was called out at the home as the Hawks catcher moved into the running lane and blocked the plate.

Chayse Gruber tossed four full innings, scattering four hits, one home run in the seventh, one hit batter and four strikeouts.

Elko led off the eighth inning with a base hit to left then advanced to third on two wild pitches. Grant Kennedy drew a two-out walk but both runners were stranded.
Freshman Aaron Van Tuyle tossed a scoreless inning and two-thirds, allowing one hit. Dom Ruggiero tossed the ninth, allowing one run on one hit and striking out two.