BRIDGEWATER — The No. 4/6 nationally ranked Endicott baseball team defeated Bridgewater State, 6-0, in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening at Alumni Field.
WP (6-1): Rian Schwede (Whitman) — 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 KLP (4-4): David Kerns (East Cambridge) — 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
The Gulls were efficient on offense scoring three runs via sac flies (2nd, 5th, 8th), two on singles (6th, 8th), and one on a double in the fifth.
John Mulready (Peabody) highlighted the lineup with two RBI, while Joseph Millar (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.), Nicolas Notarangelo (Taunton), and Jake Nardone (Wakefield) all drove in one run apiece.
Kyan Bagshaw (Amherst, N.H.) also played a pivotal role in the victory by tossing 1 1/3 scoreless frames out of the pen.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Bagshaw stymied a potential Bridgewater State rally when he stranded runners at first and second via a lineout to third base.
The Gulls’ pen, including Will Fox (West Hartford, Conn.) in the ninth, only allowed one runner to reach scoring position the rest of the way.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott earned its 41st victory of the season, a new program record (2022: 40-10).
- Schwede recorded his second straight scoreless outing (6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K vs. Salve Regina in CCC Championship game on 5/13).
- Shpur made a sliding catch at the warning track in the left-center gap to rob an extra-base hit and a potential run from the Bears in the bottom of the sixth inning (EC 4-0).
WHAT’S NEXT
No. 4/6 Endicott (41-7) will play Johnson & Wales in the NCAA Tournament — Bridgewater Regional Championship Round on Monday, May 22 at 12 PM.
The Gulls will need to beat Johnson & Wales twice tomorrow in order to advance to Super Regionals.
The if necessary game will be played 50 minutes after the conclusion of game one.
Host Bridgewater State sees its 2023 season come to a close at 33-13 overall
(Photo Credit – Leanna Puccio ’24)
Earlier this weekend
BRIDGEWATER — The No. 4/6 nationally ranked Endicott baseball team defeated Middlebury, 6-1, in the NCAA Tournament — Bridgewater Regional on Saturday morning at Alumni Field.
WP (3-0): Nicholas Cannata (Marlborough, Conn.) — 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 KLP (4-4): Spencer Dessart (Ponte Verde Beach, Fla.) — 8 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 9 KSV (1): Jordan Gottesman (Acton) — 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
The Gulls pounced for three runs in the first inning and let the combo of Cannata and Gottesman lead them the rest of the way to the victory.
Nicolas Notarangelo (Taunton) opened the scoring with an RBI double to right field.
Kyle Grabowski (Westfield) followed with a fielder’s choice RBI, before he purposely got caught in a rundown later in the frame allowing Robbie Wladkowski (Norwood) to score from third on the backend of the play to make it 3-0.
From there, Endicott scored solo tallies in the third, fourth, and sixth innings — highlighted by a run-producing single from TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine) and a sac fly via John Mulready (Peabody) in the last two frames mentioned.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott tied its program record for wins (40, 2022: 40-10 overall)
- Gottesman registered his first career save.
- Today’s game was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
WHAT’S NEXT
No. 4/6 Endicott (40-7) will play the loser of Bridgewater State/Johnson & Wales on Sunday, May 21.
That game will take place 50 minutes after the conclusion of the Bears and Wildcats’ matchup which is scheduled for 12 PM.
Middlebury sees its 2023 season come to a close at 27-13.
(Photo Credit – Bridgewater State Athletics)
