Box Score EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 19, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's baseball hosts the Rider Broncs for a three-game, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series from March 20-22, with first pitch on Friday rescheduled for 11:00 a.m. After a sweep against Canisius and a midweek, non-conference victory against George Mason on Wednesday, the Mountaineers look to carry their momentum into their final conference home series of the month.
MOUNT UPDATE
The Patriots jumped out to an early 4-0 lead through the first inning against the Mount on Wednesday before going down 5-0 after the end of the second inning in Fairfax. The deadlock for the visitors was finally broken in the Mount third as
Mike Toth scored off a
Ryan McKay ground out. George Mason scored one more time in the fourth before the Mountaineer bats returned.
Parker Hildebrand took advantage of a Patriot wild pitch to take home for the second Mount run of the game before a
Christian Bauman single up the middle-scored
Evan Meier to half the lead. Later in the fifth,
Phoenix Williams worked a bases loaded walk to score
Alex Mendes, cutting the score to 6-4.
George Mason doubled in the fifth, scoring a run to make it 7-4. The scores remained the same for the next three innings until the Mount bats once again came to life. Toth started the rally, scoring Williams off a single to left field followed by
Sean Heffernan sacrifice fly to right field which scored Toth to cut the deficit to one. Bauman tied the game up, singling to left field and scoring Hildebrand to the game at 7-7. With scores tied,
Alex Mendes sent a single into right field, sending both Bauman and Meier home to take a 9-7 lead heading into the ninth inning.
After a shutdown bottom of the eight and quiet top half of the ninth, the
JB Manarchuck once again came into relieve from the bullpen. And although a Patriot's sacrifice fly cut the deficit to one run, the Mountaineers held on in the end, earning their first win against George Mason since 2022.
SCOUTING THE BRONCS
Through fourteen games played during the 2026 season, Rider has accrued a record of 9-5 while notching a 5-1 record in the MAAC. Swept by Delaware, while losing 16-6 against Hofstra over eight innings, the only conference loss for the Broncs came on March 8, when the Broncs lost to Sacred Heart by a score of 5-4.
The Broncs recorded a series win against the Pioneers while recording a sweep against Siena last weekend. Rider also recorded a opening weekend sweep against UNC Asheville, outscoring the Bulldogs 26-15.
ALL-TIME RECORD
The Mountaineers hold a 5-16 record against Rider, with their most recent win against the Broncs coming on April 4, 2025 in the form of a 6-4 win in Lawrenceville.
