NCAA College World Series Elimination Game: Endicott College Falls to Misericordia (13-6) – Season Ends, Game Notes, Press Conference

Posted on June 3, 2023 by |

Saturday afternoon update: <Misericordia 13, Endicott 6 – Great 2023 season for Endicott Baseball 

ENDICOTT PRESS CONFERENCE

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The No. 4/8 nationally ranked Endicott baseball team fell to No. 25 Misericordia, 13-6, on day two of the NCAA Division III College World Series (CWS) at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

WP (7-4): Steve Rinda (Stowe, Pa.) — 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 KLP (5-2): Kyan Bagshaw (Amherst, N.H.) — 2/3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

HISTORIC SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

  • Most wins in program history (45)
  • The highest-ever national ranking at No. 4 via D3baseball.com
  • A program-best No. 6 national ranking via the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  • First-ever Super Regional Championship
  • First-ever CWS appearance

BOX SCORE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Danny MacDougall (Taunton) went 2-for-4 with three RBI
  • Nicolas Notarangelo (Taunton) compiled his 19th multi-hit game of the year a 3-for-4 performance (one run, one walk)
  • Joseph Millar (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) was 2-for-4 with two runs scored
  • John Mulready (Peabody) collected a multi-hit game (2-for-4, one run)
  • TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine) hit the Gulls’ second-ever CWS home run

ENDICOTT SCORING

  • Top 1st (lead 1-0): MacDougall notched a one-out infield RBI single to short following a leadoff triple down the right field line by Millar; the RBI for MacDougall was his sixth of the tournament, while Millar connected for his third triple of the year (first-ever in CWS)
  • Top 3rd (lead 2-0): MacDougall lifted a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Millar, who led off the frame with a single to center and advanced to third on a Notarangelo single through the right side
  • Top 4th (lead 4-3): Liponis laced a 2-2 offering over the left field fence, about 318 feet, for a two-run homer to reclaim the lead for the Gulls; the longball was the fourth of the season for Liponis
  • Top 6th (trailing 7-5): Notarangelo swatted a leadoff double to left center and eventually came around to score on back-to-back wild pitches; the Gulls left the bases loaded with two outs in the frame
  • Top 8th (trailing 9-6): MacDougall registered yet another RBI, this time with a single through the left side to score Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.); Shpur notched a one-out single down the left field line and advanced to second on a groundout before touching home

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Today’s game was the first-ever meeting between the two programs
  • Notarangelo’s leadoff double in the sixth was his 20th of the year; it also broke a tie with MacDougall for the single-season program record
  • MacDougall paced the Gulls in the NCAA Tournament (6-3 overall) with a .500 batting average, 17 hits, 11 runs (tied), and 10 RBI
  • His final stat line through nine games played was .500/.568/.735, 11 runs, five doubles, one homer, 10 RBI, six walks, and four stolen bases on five attempts

WHAT’S NEXT

No. 4/8 Endicott sees its historic 2023 season come to a close at 45-9 overall.

No. 25 Misericordia (40-14) will play the loser of No. 10/12 Baldwin Wallace / No. 1/1 Johns Hopkins tomorrow at 12 PM (EST).

(Photo Credit – Jimmy Naprstek)

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The No. 4/8 Endicott baseball team (45-8) is scheduled to play No. 25 Misericordia University (39-14) on day two of the NCAA Division III College World Series (CWS) on Saturday, June 3 at 11 AM (EST). Here’s a preview of Saturday’s elimination game matchup.

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Saturday’s contest will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs
  • Common opponents for both teams include Baldwin Wallace (MU: W 15-9 | EC: L 13-9), MIT (MU: W 12-5 | EC: W 13-3 & 10-5), and Salve Regina (MU: L 11-4, W 12-9, W 19-6 | EC: W 11-3, W 4-1, W 8-7; L 5-2; W 1-0)
  • Misericordia leads the country in hit-by-pitches with 155 total on the season; the Cougars were recently featured on foxsports.com for their record-breaking HBP numbers
  • Misericordia fell to unanimous No. 1 Johns Hopkins, 10-5, on Friday despite witnessing the Blue Jays commit a CWS record-tying eight errors
  • The Cougars entered the CWS ranked No. 35 in earned run average (4.25) and No. 40 in scoring (8.7)

TEAM INFO

Endicott: Roster | Stats | ScheduleMisericordia: Roster | Stats | Schedule

WHAT’S NEXT

The winner between No. 4/8 Endicott / No. 25 Misericordia (39-14) the loser of No. 1 Johns Hopkins / No. 10/12 Baldwin Wallace on Sunday, June 4 at 12 PM (EST).

The loser between the Gulls and Cougars will see their 2023 season come to a close.

(Photo Credit – David Le ’10)

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