Thursday Sports Now: Hamilton-Wenham Boys’ Tennis Shuts Out Lynnfield – Danvers Baseball Wins Again – Masco Softball Upsets Beverly – College Results

Generals moved to 4-2 (3-2 CAL) with a 5-0 sweep over Lynnfield.

Leading the way for the Generals was #1 Singles Koby Noguchi who found his game in the second set to prevail 5-7, 6-1, 6-1

Other winners #2 Jack Leary 6-0, 6-1, #3 Trevor Jones 6-3, 6-0

#1 Doubles Billy Whelan/Nick McLane 6-1, 6-1

#2 Doubles Max Forsey/ Hunter Ascolillo 6-1, 6-4

Generals play Masco tomorrow in a non-league match

Manchester-Essex 5 Newburyport 0 (Hornets now  6-2)

Manchester-Essex 3, Newburyport 2

North Reading 106, Amesbury 39

North Reading 101, Triton 44

Newburyport 16, Beverly 5

Pentucket 14, Triton 12

Wakefield 16 Malden 0

Manchester-Essex 19 Hamilton-Wenham 9

Manchester-Essex 8 Cambridge 7

Danvers 9 Gloucester 2 (Falcons improve to 7-0 / Dean Borders pitches win and is now 3-0)

Swampscott 16 Lynn English 6

Peabody 8 Marblehead 1

Beverly 10 Salem 0

Lynn Classical 13 Winthrop 2

Saugus 13 Revere 4

Wakefield 6 Melrose 4 (Wakefield now 6-2)

Malden Catholic 7 St. John’s Prep 2

Bishop Fenwick 1 Arch Bishop Williams 0

Melrose 15 Wakefield 14

Danvers 7 Gloucester 6

Marblehead 4 Peabody 2

Masconomet 7 Beverly 1

Saugus 7 Revere 5

Lynn Classical 12 Winthrop 8

Bishop Fenwick 3 Arch Bishop Williams 2

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College Sports Suffolk 8, Endicott 2

BEVERLY – In a baseball matchup between two NEIBA regionally-ranked teams for the second time this season, the Suffolk Rams (28-9) jumped out early scoring four runs over the first three innings en route to defeating Endicott (21-12) 8-2 under the lights of North Field Wednesday evening.

The Gulls saw a strong long-relief appearance from junior righty Eric Nagle (Manchester, Conn.) but were countered by an even better starting performance by Suffolk junior Chuck Gibson (Malden, Mass.). Gibson (4-1) spun his third complete game of the season and allowed two earned runs on seven hits while striking out six in the Rams victory.

Nagle, in the longest outing of his career, came on in the top of the fourth with Endicott in a 4-0 hole and baffled Suffolk hitters with three strikeouts over his first two innings of work.  Endicott was able to cut the Suffolk lead down to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth after back-to-back singles by senior designated hitter Anthony Serina (Portsmouth, R.I.) and junior third baseman Mike Kochiss (Fairfield, Conn.) led off the inning. The next batter, freshman first baseman Chris Seidl (Dracut, Mass.) grounded into a near 4-6-3 double-play ball but the flip to second for the initial out pulled the shortstop off the bag while Serina raced around third to score. Seidl was thrown out at first on the play. Two batters later with two outs, senior Matthew Paola (Middlebury, Conn.) roped a single to center to score Kochiss to make it a 4-2 game.

Nagle was tagged for a homerun to deep left center off the bat of Rams first baseman Drew Carter (North Attleboro, Mass.), but the junior settled down to keep the Suffolk bats silent through the seventh and eighth innings with five groundouts and a strikeout.

In the top of the ninth, however, Suffolk added some timely insurance by loading the bases with one out after a bunt single down the third base line by Rams senior second baseman BJ Neil (Lynnfield, Mass.) with Carter and junior shortstop Sean Cameron (Milford, Conn.), who homered earlier in the game, already on base. Nagle was relieved by freshman right-hander Will Bryant (Cumberland, Maine) who surrendered a RBI groundout by leadoff man Brady Chant (Warwick, R.I.). Chant then stole second while the throw down deflected off the runner into the outfield allowing Cameron to score. Chant swiped third and later scored on an infield error.

Gibson got the first two outs in the bottom of the ninth before pinch-hitter Evan Lumpinski (Woodbridge, Conn.) singled to reach base but Gibson got the final out on a swinging third strike to secure Suffolk win.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE

• This was the 20^th all-time meeting between Endicott and Suffolk. The Gulls are now 12-8 all-time against Suffolk.
• This is the second loss of the season to Suffolk after previously losing 5-4 back on April 6^th.
• Gulls junior lefty Luke Morse (Westford, Mass.) suffered the loss (0-1) after giving up four earned runs in his three innings of work.
• Endicott had no batter with multiple hits in the game. Seven different players recorded a base hit.
• Kochiss, whose 16-game hit streak came to an end last Sunday in game two against Salve Regina went 1-for-4 with a run scored and is hitting .387 which is third on the team.
• Endicott is now 11-8 in nine-inning contests this season.

FOR THE FOES

• Tonight’s win marked Suffolk’s sixth straight victory which includes doubleheader wins over Johnson & Wales (R.I.) and Anna Maria as well as a single-game win over Salve Regina.
• Senior left fielder Rob Marks (Revere, Mass.) led the Rams with three hits in five trips to the plate. He had a RBI and a run scored.
• Chant had three runs scored without recording a hit for Suffolk. He walked twice and reached on a fielder’s choice, RBI groundout in the ninth.
• Carter and Cameron each had two runs scored and a solo homerun.

WHAT’S NEXT

Endicott now turns its attention to their final two CCC regular season doubleheaders starting with Friday’s games at Eastern Nazarene. Game one starts at 2:30 p.m. in Quincy, Mass. The Gulls are in a three-way tie with Western New England and Salve Regina for the top spot in the league standings.

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Salem State Baseball Wins

SALEM — Andrew Deloury‘s (Peabody, MA) three-run seventh inning double pushed the Vikings of Salem State past the Beavers of Babson College 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon at the Central Campus Baseball Field. Salem State evens their record at 16-16-1 while the Beavers fall to 21-13-1.  

Adam Ayala (Franklin Lakes, NJ) tallied the first run for Babson in the first inning as he reached base with a bunt single. After reaching third with a steal and a passed ball, Ayala scored when Mark Webber (Norwell, MA) attempted to steal second to allow Ayala to take home. Salem State shortstopMac Daniel Singleton (Everett, MA) cut off the throw from home to try and gun out Ayala at home, but he was too late as Ayala slide under the tag. Salem State starter Cato LaCroix (Holliston, MA) settled in after that to strike out four Beavers over the first two innings.

In the top of the fifth, Ayala found himself at the plate with a man on first and third with no outs. Ayala hit a soft grounder to the right side of the field that allowed Jake Weiss (Irvine, Calif.) to score for a 2-0 lead.

However, the Vikings’ bats found life in the bottom of the sixth as Singleton hit a bases clearing triple that almost brought in two runs, but Deloury was thrown out at the plate trying to score from second. With the next at bat, Mike Davis (Peabody, MA) tied the game at 2-2 by bringing in Singleton with a base hit. Salem State remained hot in the bottom of the seventh when Deloury nearly hit a grand slam, but was denied by the left field wall. Deloury’s double brought in three runs to give Salem State a 5-2 lead.  

An Edward Lehr (Byram Township, N.J.) sacrifice fly brought the Beavers to within 5-3 in the eighth, but Davis added another run  in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double and he later scored on a passed ball for a 7-3 lead.

Both teams used six pitchers as Babson starter John Floegel (Summit, N.J.) lasted 5.2 innings allowing five hits and two runs (one earned) with four walks and three strikeouts. Ken Rotunno (East Islip, N.Y.) took the loss surrendering three runs on one hit with two walks.

LaCroix went just two innings and allowed a run on two hits with four strikeouts. Stephen Keskindis(Stoneham, Mass.) earned the win going 2.2 innings and giving up six hits and one run.

Singleton went 3-for-4 with two runs for the Vikings while Davis finished 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two walks. Jack Halpin (Glasotnbury, Conn.) and George Crowley (Watretown, Mass.) each went 2-for-4 for the Beavers.

The Vikings’ will host the Rams of Framingham State tomorrow, April 28th, for a day-time doubleheader starting at 2:00 p.m. The Beavers begin their postseason journey tomorrow when they host the Coast Guard at 3:30 p.m.

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