Baseball & Volleyball Results
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott baseball team opened up its 2016 season on Monday evening with an 8-6 victory over Salem State University at North Field.
JJ Branch (Milford, Mass.) earned the win (1-0) on six innings pitched (83 pitches), four hits, one run (earned), a walk, and a game-high six strikeouts. Nick Quattro (Canton, Conn.) closed out the final three innings, and also tied Branch in the strikeout department, to earn his fourth save of his career.
Salem State starter Will Twiss (Middleton, Mass.) suffered the loss on three innings pitched, four hits, three runs (two earned), one walk, and three punchouts.
In the top of the first inning, the Vikings struck first when Alex Toomey (Beverly, Mass.) roped an RBI double down the left field line to plate Mac Daniel Singleton (Everett, Mass.), but the Gulls responded with six runs over the next four innings to take a 6-1 lead.
Josh Drew (Intervale, N.H.) lined a two-run single to the right-center gap in the second, while Anthony Serina (Portsmouth, R.I.) brought home Michael DeDonato (Chelmsford, Mass.) in the third with a sac fly to right field to grab a 3-1 advantage.
In the fourth, Brad Rebello (Bellingham, Mass.) delivered an RBI single through the right side of the infield for a 4-1 lead before Corbin Hyde (Lewiston, Maine) deposited an opposite field home run over the left-center field fence to make it 6-1.
The Gulls tacked on single runs in the seventh and eighth inning which proved to be the difference as Salem State rallied for two runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth. Despite the late comeback effort from the Vikings, Quattro shut the door on Endicott’s first win of the season in the ninth with a strikeout looking against Dan Connors (Danvers, Mass.), who represented the tying run at the plate.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls are 3-2 in season openers since 2012.
- Despite the loss, Salem State holds a 15-10-2 advantage in the all-time series, which dates back to 1998.
- As a team, Endicott hit for the cycle by compiling eight singles, two doubles, one triple, and one home run for 12 hits total.
- Serina and Mike Kochiss (Fairfield, Conn.) both notched doubles, while Rebello collected a triple to go along with Hyde’s two-run shot.
- Quattro registered his first career three-inning save in today’s game.
- DeDonato finished his night going 3-for-4 with two runs and a walk out of the leadoff spot in the lineup.
- Rebello and Kochiss both had multi-hit games.
FOR THE FOES
- Toomey went 3-for-5 and knocked in a game-high four runs, which included a two-run triple down the right field line in the eighth inning.
- Singleton had the only other multi-hit game for the Vikings as the junior shortstop went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
- Richard Fecteau (Newbury, Mass.) knocked in a pair of runs with a double to right-center in the ninth before Toomey made it an 8-6 contest with his RBI base knock.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (1-0) opens up its spring break trip to Florida with a doubleheader against Franklin & Marshall on Sunday, March 13 at 9:30 a.m. at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida. Salem State (0-1) hosts Suffolk University tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
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BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men’s volleyball team dropped a 3-1 league match to Regis College on Monday night at MacDonald Gymnasium by scores of 25-23, 25-16, 21-25, and 25-18.
Jeremy Doski (Sandy Hook, Conn.) and Daniel Toth (Glenwood, N.J.) both registered seven kills, while Troy Riorden (Fairport, N.Y.) and Dan Seaver (Milford, Mass.) registered six kills apiece to highlight the Endicott offense. Senior setter Cameron Little (San Diego, Calif.) also dished out 26 assists, registered six digs and notched five block assists in the loss.
Regis was led offensively by Marcos Aguirre (Norwalk, Calif.) as the sophomore tallied a career-high 21 kills (.533) to go along with four digs and one assist. Drew Beimel (Redondo Beach, Calif.) contributed 11 kills (.391) and eight digs, while Brett Krahl (Santa Clarita, Calif.) aided the attack with eight kills and seven blocks (one solo, six assists). Zach Sindoni (Haverhil, Mass.) compiled his second double-double of the season on 41 assists and 11 digs to round out the list of highlights for the Pride.
After edging Endicott 25-23 in set one, Regis posted a match-high .462 hitting percentage (13 kills, 1 error, 26 total attempts) in set two to claim a 25-16 victory and grab a commanding 2-0 lead in the match.
The Gulls fought back in set three by breaking open a 15-all tie with a 4-0 run (19-15), which was fueled by one kill and two service aces from Doski, for an eventual 25-21 set three win.
Set four featured seven tied scored and five lead changes before Regis manufactured a 6-2 run at the 14-14 mark of the set to secure a four-point cushion that the Pride never relinquished.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Ryan Healy (Fair Lawn, N.J.) paced the Gulls defensively with a team-high nine digs.
- Endicott is now 1-1 overall against Regis this season (W, 3-0, Feb. 17).
- The Gulls are 4-2 at home this season, 6-2 on the road, and 1-5 in neutral site matches in 2016.
FOR THE FOES
- Regis evened its road record to 4-4 overall with tonight’s win.
- The Pride claimed its first-ever victory against Endicott today (1-15).
- Prior tonight’s win, Regis had only won one set against the Gulls (14 shutouts).
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (11-9, 6-1 NECC) returns to action on Tuesday, March 22 against Lesley at home at 7 p.m. Regis (7-9, 5-2 NECC) travels to John Jay this Wednesday for a non-conference matchup at 6 p.m
Information supplied by Endicott College Sports Information Office
