CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Endicott baseball team earned a 5-4 victory over MIT in non-conference action on Thursday evening at Briggs Field.
Tied 4-4 in the top of the ninth, Anthony Serina (Portsmouth, R.I.) lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to plate pinch-runner Matt Bald (De Pere, Wisc.) from third base for the would-be game-winning run. The Gulls manufactured the run via Evan Lumpinski‘s (Woodbridge, Conn.) leadoff single to center, a sacrifice bunt from Mike Kochiss (Fairfield, Conn.), and a passed ball prior to Bald scoring from third on the deep fly out.
Victor Molle (Peabody, Mass.) preserved the victory in the bottom half of the ninth with a 1-2-3 frame, which was punctuated with a strike out looking to end the contest, while AJ Hendrickson (Meriden, Conn.) earned his first collegiate victory (1-0) on 3 1/3 shutout innings out of the pen. Luke Morse (Westford, Mass.) received the no-decision through 4 2/3 innings of work, five hits, four runs (all earned), two walks, and a strikeout.
MIT reliever Michael Wymer (Flower Mound, Texas) was tagged with the loss (0-2) on one inning, a hit, one run (unearned), zero walks, and a punchout. Zeke Long (Albuquerque, N.M.) took the no-decision on five innings, five hits, two runs (both earned), one free pass, and one strikeout.
Endicott rallied from two separate deficits (1-0 – 2nd | 4-2 5th) before tying the game at 4-4 with a two-run seventh inning. Josh Drew (Intervale, N.H.) cut into MIT’s lead at 4-3 with an RBI single to center, while Michael DeDonato (Chelmsford, Mass.) tied up the game at 4-4 with a two-out run-producing single to left field, which set the stage for Serina and Molle in the ninth.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls are now 9-2 against MIT in the all-time series, which dates back to April 30, 1998.
- Endicott has won its last two games in the ninth inning. Yesterday, the Gulls earned a 4-3 walk-off victory over No. 14/15 nationally ranked Southern Maine at home.
- DeDonato went 3-for-4 with two RBI from the leadoff spot for the Gulls. DeDonato leads the team in multi-hit games with eight on the season (2-hits: 3 | 3-hits: 3 | 4-hits: 2).
- Matthew Paola (Middlebury, Conn.) went 1-for-4 from the three-hole to extend his hitting streak to 11 straight.
- During that span (Mar. 14-31), Paola is hitting .318/.388/.455 to go along with eight runs, 14 hits, one double, a triple, one home run, seven RBI, and four stolen bases.
- Cody Hall (Rutland, Mass.) drove in the Gulls’ first run of the game with a solo homer to left (fourth career) in the third, while DeDonato knocked in the second run with a double to right field, that scored Kochiss, in the fifth.
- Both of today’s starting pitchers exited the game with the same amount of pitches (76).
FOR THE FOES
- Austin Filiere (Chandler, Ariz.) and Alec Kushner (Cooper City, Fla.) both had multi-hit games in the loss.
- Filiere went 2-for-5 with one run, while Kushner was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and one RBI.
- The Engineers took a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single down the left field line from David Heller (Fair Lawn, N.J).
- MIT then went on to take a 4-2 advantage in the fifth with a three-run frame, as Kushner lifted a solo shot to left field and Nate Rodman (Corvallis, Ore.) brought home two more runs with a single to left field.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (9-5) travels to Curry this Saturday for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) doubleheader at 12/2:30 PM. MIT (4-8) visits Clark University for a conference twinbill at 12/3 PM.
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BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott softball team came away with a doubleheader sweep in the Gulls’ home opener (5-2, 5-4) versus Thomas College (Me.) Thursday evening at the Softball Field to push their win streak to eight straight games.
GAME 1 – Endicott 5, Thomas (Me.) 2
Endicott senior RHP Courtney Blake (East Islip, N.Y.) threw a complete-game, six-hitter as she gave up just two runs (both earned), scattered six hits, walked one and sat down five by way of the K en route to her fifth win (5-3) of the season.
Junior RHP Sonja Morse (South China, Maine) suffered the loss on six innings in the circle in which she allowed five runs (four earned) on fix hits and issued six walks in addition to striking out a game-high nine batters.
The Terriers lit up the scoreboard first on freshman designated player Sydney LeBourveau’s (Jericho, Vt.) two-RBI single to left in the top of the third inning with one out to plate freshman shortstop Lexi Colpack (Franklin, N.H.) and junior left fielder Madison Bentz (Ottawa, Ill.) for the guests’ only runs of the game.
Endicott answered in the bottom of the frame with sophomore first baseman Margaret Martzolf‘s (Port Saint Luce, Fla.) two-RBI single to right field with two outs to score junior second baseman Chrissy Gikas (Danvers, Mass.) and freshman designated player Gina DeMilt (Princeton Junction, N.J.) to knot the score at two apiece.
The Gulls added three insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single up the middle off the bat of DeMilt to bring around senior catcher Emily Hoffman (Malden, Mass.).
With runners on second and third and one out, sophomore center fielder Casie Beauchemin‘s (Lincoln, R.I) RBI squeeze bunt wreaked havoc as sophomore shortstop Danielle Stratton (Agawam, Mass.) crossed the plate followed by DeMilt (unearned) on a fielding error by the catcher before Beauchemin was gunned down by the catcher as she was trying to advance to third in the midst of all the chaos.
Endicott held on to win (5-2), good for the Gulls’ seventh straight victory heading into game two.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Blake registered her seventh complete-game of the season and has three wins in her past three appearances (two starts).
- Junior right fielder Julia McNeill (Smithtown, N.Y.) cranked a double to left field for the team’s only extra-base hit in the game.
- DeMilt scored two runs for the first time in her career.
FOR THE FOES
- Colpack tallied two of the team’s six hits in game one with one double, one walk, one stolen base, and one run scored.
- Bentz registered one hit and scored one run.
- LeBourveau drove in two runs with her single to left field in the top of the third inning.
GAME 2 – Endicott 5, Thomas 4
Martzolf’s double to center field in the bottom of the first got the Gulls on the scoreboard early as Gikas and McNeill came around to score.
The Terriers managed to get one back the next inning as Bentz plated freshman center fielder Katie Taylor (Lebanon, Maine) on a ball scorched to center field and tied it up, 2-2, in the top of the third on LeBourveau’s solo shot to center field with one out.
McNeill’s bat helped the Gulls grab the lead back as she sent a pitch looping into center field for an RBI double as freshman center fielder KK Palmerino (Glenmont, N.Y.) crossed the plate in the bottom of the fourth.
Endicott tacked on two more runs in the fifth and sixth innings with senior pinch-hitter Jamie Corda‘s (Higganum, Conn.) RBI single to left field and Hoffman’s RBI single to right field in the sixth to score freshman left fielder Hayley Arduini (Southington, Conn.) and DeMilt, respectively.
The Terriers put together a two-out rally in the top of the seventh sophomore pitcher Mikaela Mallozzi (Shelton, Conn.) retired the first two batters before a walk, single and another walk loaded the bases to end Mallozzi’s day.
Laura Somerville (Suffield, Conn.) then came on in relief and faced three batters (one walk, one hit). She recorded the final out with a strikeout swinging on a 1-2 count with the bases loaded to earn her first career save.
Mallozzi earned the win (2-1) as she tossed 6 2/3 innings and gave up four runs (all earned) on seven hits (one home run), issued two walks and fanned two batters.
Thomas’ senior pitcher Faith Robinson (Auburn, N.H.) was tagged with the loss (0-6) on 6 innings pitched, and allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Somerville earned her first career save as she came into the top of the seventh and recorded the final out by way of the K.
- The Gulls had three student-athletes with a pair of hits (Palmerino, McNeill, Martzolf).
- Palmerino recorded her first career hit in the second inning with a single to center field and finished the day 2-for-4 at the plate with one run scored.
- Martzolf has driven in at least one run in six straight games and has a pair of RBI in the past three games.
- Martzolf extended her hit streak to nine games and has hit safely in 11 of the Gulls’ 14 games this season.
- McNeill extended her hit streak to eight games with a 2-for-4 effort (one double) and one run scored in game two as she has one double in each of the Gulls’ past three games.
- DeMilt and Arduini each swiped one base in the game as DeMilt stole her first career base in the sixth inning.
FOR THE FOES
- Colpack paced the Terriers with three hits in a 3-for-5 effort at the plate and one run scored.Â
- LeBourveau swiped one base in the first inning in addition to her 2-for-3 showing at the plate with two RBI, including a solo shot to center field in the third inning.
- Taylor stroked a double to left field in the second inning and scored one run.
- Bentz recorded one hit and scored one run, while junior first baseman Korrie Laren (Blackstone, Mass.) roped an RBI single to left field in the seventh inning with two outs.
NOTES
- Endicott is 3-0 all-time versus Thomas (Me.) and 2-0 at home, as the Gulls defeated the Terriers, 14-0, in the only previous meeting before today on March 14, 2001.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (9-5, 2-0 CCC) hosts Nichols for a doubleheader on Saturday, April 2 at 12:00/2:00 p.m., while Thomas (Me.) (4-11, 0-0 NAC) welcomes the University of New England to Waterville, Maine for a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 6 at 3:00/5:00 p.m.
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BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men’s volleyball team fell to MIT, 3-0, by scores of 25-16, 25-20, and 25-14, on Thursday night in non-conference action inside MacDonald Gymnasium.
John Osborne (Freehold, N.J.) highlighted the night for the Gulls as the senior outside recorded his 1,000th career kill. Osborne, who entered the contest with 993 career kills, finished with exactly seven putaways to reach the milestone, while also collecting six digs and one block assist.
Osborne is just the fourth student-athlete in program history to reach the 1,000 kill milestone, joining A.J. Witkofsky (2,001), Jeremy Fontaine (1,641), and John Emery (1,045) on the illustrious list.
Endicott also received six kills apiece from Troy Riorden (Fairport, N.Y.) and Daniel Toth (Glenwood, N.J.), and another five putaways via Alex Wasik (Milford, Mass.). Cameron Little (San Diego, Calif.) dished out 29 assists, while Ryan Healy (Fair Lawn, N.J.) tied Osborne for the team-high in digs with six.
MIT was led by Matt Reilly (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Skyler Kaufman (Needham, Mass.) as the duo both tallied 11 kills each in the win. Martin Krasuski (Aurora, Ill.) also contributed nine kills to the attack, and Tavish Smith (Laguna Beach, Calif.) sent home seven to round out the rest of the offensive highlights for the Engineers.
As a team, MIT notched 14 kills or more in each set, hit over .450 twice (sets 2 & 3), and did not trail at any point during the entire match.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Osborne entered his season with 811 kills, which put him seventh on the all-time list.
- This season alone, Osborne surpassed James Silva (853), Mike Coflesky (860), and Zeke Kubisch (888) on the all-time kills list.
- MIT is now 18-12 in the all-time series versus Endicott, which dates back to February 9, 2002.
- The Gulls defeated MIT earlier this season, 3-2, on January 30 to earn a split with the Engineers in 2016.
- Today’s win for MIT marked its 11th 20-win season in program history.
FOR THE FOES
- Yize Dong (Moraga, Calif.) finished with a match-high 35 assists, alongside six digs, and three blocks (one solo).
- Dong has recorded 30 or more assists in 16 matches this season.
- MIT is 6-3 on the road in 2016.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (14-10) closes out its regular season versus Daniel Webster this Saturday, on the road, at 7 PM. MIT plays Penn St.-Behrend and Stevens Institute in a tri-match this Saturday at 1:30 and 4:30 PM, respectively, in Hoboken, N.J.
Information supplied by Endicott College Sports Information Office
