Endicott Baseball & Softball Teams Advance in League Playoffs – Baseball Plays at Home Today at Noon

Posted on May 12, 2023 by |

Endicott Baseball & Softball Win Thursday – Baseball Back in Action Today at Noon

Baseball Wins 3-2

BEVERLY — Dylan Pacheco (Dartmouth) laced a walk-off double to right field to help the No. 4/6 nationally ranked Gulls complete a 3-2 comeback victory against Nichols in 12 innings on Thursday evening at North Field.

WP (7-1): Chris Jenkins (Mansfield) — 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 KLP (0-2): Nolan Sullivan (Granby) — 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Trailing 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Joseph Millar (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) ripped a game-tying homer down the right field line to spark the Gulls’ comeback.

Both teams then exchanged zeroes on the scoreboard until the bottom of the 12th inning.

Danny MacDougall (Taunton) got Endicott jumpstarted in the frame via a single to center and a swipe of second base, all with one out.

Jake Nardone (Wakefield) was intentionally walked following MacDougall’s stolen base to set up runners at first and second for Pacheco to provide his walk-off heroics.

Prior to the ninth inning comeback, Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.) launched a screamer over the left field fence to cut the Gulls’ deficit in half at 2-1 in the fifth.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Endicott is 3-0 in extra-inning games this season.
  • Nichols is 6-15 on the road.
  • Nicholas Cannata (Marlborough, Conn.) earned a hard-luck no-decision in his sixth start of the season via 7 1/3 innings pitched, five hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, and five strikeouts.

WHAT’S NEXT

First-seeded Endicott (37-5) hosts second-seeded Salve Regina Friday at 12 PM. Nichols sees its season come to a close at 15-25 overall. (Photo Credit - David Le ’10)

Softball Wins 5-0 

BEVERLY –  The top-seeded Endicott softball team blanked fourth-seeded Nichols, 5-0, on Thursday evening to secure its spot in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship Round.

WP (13-3): Maria Hanchuk (South Windsor, Conn.) — 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 KLP (9-6): Chelsea Indyk (Easthampton)   — 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Katie Watts (Swampscott) and Raven Comtois (Milford, N.H.) hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the first inning and the Gulls rode that momentum the rest of the way for the victory.

Chloe Shapleigh (Lynnfield) also scored on a wild pitch later in the first to cap the scoring in the frame (3-0).

From there, Emma DaSilva (Bristol) and Watts drove in runs in the third and fifth innings, respectively, to provide Hanchuk some extra insurance.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 

  • Endicott advances to the CCC Championship for the fifth consecutive season.
  • Comtois leads the team with 10 home runs.
  • The Gulls downed the Bison three times this season.

WHAT’S NEXT 

Endicott (33-7) will host the winner of third-seeded Wentworth and second-seeded Western New England on Saturday, May 13 (time TBD). Nichols’ season comes to an end at 23-20-1. (Photo Credit - Emma Purple ’24)

Share This Post

Related Posts