NORTH SHORE – The Marblehead baseball team traveled this afternoon to play at Boston English, Jamaica Plain. The game did start but was called due to rain in the first inning, Marblehead was leading 1-0. With heavy rain and wind chills around 40, the Magicians got back on the bus to return to Marblehead.
College Updates Below – Endicott College & Salem State University
Red Sox close out a series in Chicago tonight against the White Sox, then onto NY for the Yankees tomorrow.
Scores will be updated this evening
Boys Lacrosse
Gloucester 12 Danvers 8
Beverly 11Â Marblehead 6 – Panthers remain undefeated 12-0
Salem 9 Saugus 2
Girls Lacrosse
Ipswich 18 Triton 11
Peabody 15 Gloucester 4
Baseball
Pentucket 7 Ipswich 2
Lynnfield 6 Georgetown 3
Most baseball and softball games were postponed today.
BEVERLY – The Endicott baseball team broke school records for at-bats (53), runs scored, hits (27), RBIs (24), and total bases (41) in tonight’s 28-4 victory over Gordon College in the opening round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament at North Field.
Anthony Serina (Portsmouth, R.I.) also put together an historic night at the plate for the Gulls by establishing program records for runs scored (six), hits (five), and RBIs (eight). The senior designated hitter finished with a 5-for-6 line at the plate, which included one single, two doubles, a pair of opposite field homers, two walks, and three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Endicott had 13 other student-athletes notch at least one hit in the matchup to break the previous program record of 23 set on April 14, 2003. Classmate Josh Drew (Intervale, N.H.) highlighted that group with a 2-for-4 showing at the dish, to go along with two runs scored and a career-high four RBI.
Junior right-hander Eric Nagle (Manchester, Conn.) earned the win (2-0) on two scoreless innings out of the pen (1 H, 0 BB, 1 K), while JJ Branch (Milford, Mass.) was dealt the no-decision in his 11th start of the season (4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 4 K).
Gordon’s Matt Amore (Pequannock, N.J.) took the loss over 1 1/3 innings pitched (4 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K).
The Gulls scored at least one run in every inning, and also produced runs of four or more in the second (6), third, fifth (5), sixth, and eighth (5) innings, respectively.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls are now 33-8 in the all-time series versus Gordon.
- Endicott tied the single-game walks (12) and doubles (8) records tonight.
- Cody Hall (Rutland, Mass.) led all student-athletes on the squad with a career-high three walks (1-for-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI).
- Chris Seidl (Dracut, Mass.) was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI out of the fifth spot in the lineup.
- The Gulls are now 13-7 at home this season with tonight’s win.
- Cam Farnham (Andover, Mass.) tied his career-high for hits (4-for-4), scored three runs, and walked once.
FOR THE FOES
- Addison Tarr (Oxnard, Calif.) gave Gordon a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with an RBI double to left center before the Gulls poured it on offensively.
- Dean Demers (Sandy Hook, Conn.) collected the only multi-hit game for the Fighting Scots (2-for-4, 1 run) from the leadoff spot in the order.
- Travis Benoit (Worcester, Mass.) drove in a team-high two runs in the loss.
WHAT’S NEXT
Second-seeded Endicott (27-13) hosts fourth-seeded Salve Regina (22-15-1) in game six of the CCC Tournament at 3 p.m. Fifth-seeded Gordon (19-18) welcomes sixth-seeded Curry (12-23) to its campus tomorrow in an elimination game at 3 p.m. The Fighting Scots will be in search of their single-season program record 20th win tomorrow versus the Colonels.
SPRINGFIELD – The No. 2 seed Endicott softball team saw its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament run come to an end in Game 10 at the hands of No. 5 Roger Williams, 6-5, after holding a three-run lead heading into the seventh inning of an elimination-game Thursday afternoon at Judy Groff Field.
The Gulls eliminated fourth-seeded UNE earlier in the day, 6-1, while Roger Williams downed sixth-seeded Eastern Nazarene, 7-2, to make it to Game 10 in the tournament.
GAME 1 – Endicott 6, University of New England 1 | @ WNE: Golden Bear Softball Park
The second-seeded Gulls led 5-0 after two innings as they picked up two runs in the first and three in the second, highlighted by senior catcher Emily Hoffman‘s (Malden, Mass.one-out RBI double to left center field to plate sophomore center fielder Casie Beauchemin (Lincoln, R.I.) with the game’s first run.
Endicott’s next four runs all scored with two outs as junior right fielder Julia McNeill‘s (Smithtown, N.Y.) single to center brought in Hoffman (first inning).
The Gulls’ three-run second inning came courtesy of five hits, including RBI singles from junior second baseman Chrissy Gikas (Danvers, Mass.) via a bunt, Hoffman, and senior left fielder Jamie Corda (Higganum, Conn.) to drive home senior third baseman Samantha DiBella (Danvers, Mass.), Beauchmein, and Gikas, respectively.
The fourth-seeded Nor’easters managed to erase the zero on the scoreboard as junior right fielder Sydney Helmbrecht (Grand Rapids, Minn.) came around to score from second base as senior Abby Lambert (Brockton, Mass.) reached base on a throwing error in the third inning.
Endicott added an insurance run in the sixth (two outs) when sophomore shortstop Kayla Sheldon (Burlington, Mass.) crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Senior pitcher Courtney Blake (East Islip, N.Y.) improved to 12-8 on the season in the circle as she tossed a complete-game, three-hitter with one walk and four strikeouts and allowed one run.
- Beauchemin’s four hits set a new career-high for hits in a single game, as her previous mark of three also came this season against UNE on April 9th.
- Hoffman extended her team-leading extra-base hits total to 14 on the season as she smacked two doubles and drove in two runs in her 3-for-3 effort at the dish, in addition to scoring one run.
- Seven of the nine batters in Endicott’s lineup registered at least one hit.
FOR THE FOES
- Junior pitcher Katelyn Austin (Bethlehem, N.H.) was charged with the loss (9-5) as she went two innings and surrendered five runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out one, before being replaced by freshman Melissa Sprague (Londonderry, N.H).
- Sprague pitched four innings of relief in which she gave up one run on four hits, issued two walks and recorded one strikeout.
- Sophomore shortstop Lauren Jones (Barrington, N.H.) paced the squad with two of the team’s three hits.
GAME 2 – Roger Williams 6, Endicott 5 | @ American International College: Judy Groff Field
The fifth-seeded Hawks struck first with an RBI single from freshman catcher Micaela Pohl (hometown) to plate junior second baseman Meredith Moise (North Reading, Mass.), before second-seeded Endicott got an RBI single off the bat of Corda to score Hoffman.
McNeill’s two-run blast gave the Gulls a 3-1 lead at the end of the first inning as Endicott scored all of its runs with two outs in the frame.
Endicott added another run with two outs in the third inning as sophomore shortstop Danielle Stratton (Agawam, Mass.) dashed home on a wild pitch.
Moise led off the fourth with a solo shot to left field to cut the Hawks’ deficit to 4-2 in favor of the Gulls.
Endicott tacked on one more run in the fifth when sophomore first baseman Margaret Martzolf‘s (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.) single found its way through the left side, allowing McNeill to score from third base to round out the scoring for the Gulls.
Endicott took a 5-2 lead into the seventh to what the Gulls hoped would be needing just three outs to move on to the next round, but junior designated player Julianne Vesce (Mahwah, N.J.) reached on an error to begin the inning and was pinch-ran for by freshman Sarah Doe (East Berkshire, Vt.).
Sophomore right fielder Valerie Moran (Syosset, N.Y.) doubled to left center which moved Doe to third to incite a pitching change.
With a runners on second and third and no outs in the top of the seventh, freshman pitcher Laura Somerville (Suffield, Conn.) was lifted for Blake.
Sophomore pinch-hitter Mary Adametz (Higganum, Conn.) reached first on a dropped infield pop-up that scored Vesce, before an infield single by senior center fielder Taylor Messier (Cranston, R.I.) loaded the bases, still with nobody out and the Hawks now trailing 5-3.
Moise’s groundout to the shortstop was good enough to bring home Moran, followed by sophomore shortstop Haley Ledbetter’s (Westerly, R.I.) RBI single to left field scoring junior left fielder Alicia McCauley (North Reading, Mass.) with the tying run.
With runners on first and third and one out, Pohl grounded out to the pitcher, but Messier was able to score the eventual winning run as Ledbetter was also out at third on the play to end the inning.
Endicott went down in order with 5-6-7 at the plate to end the Gulls’ 2016 campaign and Roger Williams lives to see another day in what has already been a wild 2016 CCC Tournament.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Somerville was handed a no decision through six plus innings pitched (7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K).
- Blake suffered the loss (12-9) in relief as she allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in the defeat.
- McNeill homered for the second time this season (second career HR) and paced the Gulls with a three-hit showing (two extra-base hits: double, HR) to go with two RBIs and two runs scored.
- The Gulls had back-to-back games with at least 12 hits for the second time this season (12/13 at Curry on April 19th).
FOR THE FOES
- Senior captain Meghan Maliga (Suffield, Conn.) improved to 13-9 on the season as she came on in relief of freshman Juliet Hulme (Duxbury, Mass.) and pitched five innings in which she surrendered just one run on eight hits.
- Hulme lasted two innings in the circle as she was tagged with four runs (three earned) on four hits.
- Moise led the Hawks with a 2-for-4 day (one homer) with two RBIs and scored two runs.
- Pohl went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as she drove in the Hawks’ first and final runs of the day.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (22-16) and UNE (25-15) saw their seasons come to a close, while Roger Williams (23-18) moves on to face top-seeded Western New England (23-17) in an elimination-game Saturday, May 7th at a time to be determined. The winner of that game will face No. 3 Salve Regina (23-16) in the CCC Championship later that day.
FITCHBURG – Sophomore IIeish Burney allowed two runs on four hits and notched three K’s as the fifth seeded Vikings of Salem State defeated fourth seeded Fitchburg State 5-2 in opening round action of the 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Tournament at the Donna-Lee Withington Memorial Softball Field this afternoon.
Salem State took the lead in the top of the second inning as freshman Chloe Manousos reached on a fielding miscue, moved to second and third on a sacrifice bunt and throwing miscue, and scored on a single from sophomore Marissa Peri for a 1-0 margin.
The Vikings upped its advantage in the top of the fourth when junior Jess Raymond singled to put runners on first and second before sophomore Marisa Snachez doubled down the left field line to bring in Raymond and senior Rebecca Krigman to make the score 4-0.
After the visitors added an insurance run in the fifth for a 5-0 lead, the Falcons broke its scoring silence in the bottom of the seventh when sophomore Katie Gildea singled, and pinch runner Kelsea LeBlanc moved to second after a walk by senior Brianna Uga. Junior Galen Kerr plated K. LeBlanc on run scoring single and Uga crossed the plate on a wild pitch, resulting in the 5-2 final.
Sanchez paced the Vikings offense, going 2-for-4, including a double and two RBI, while sophomore Jen Crovo and Peri added one hit and one run batted in each. For Fitchburg State, Gildea, Kerr, junior Jessalynne Brown and senior Marissa Gemma collected one hit each for the Falcons.
In the circle, Kerr took the loss for the Green and Gold, allowing five runs (one earned) on six hits with nine strikeouts.
Salem State (12-21, 6-8 MASCAC) advances to the double elimination round on Friday and will travel to face top seeded Worcester State tomorrow at 5:00 PM. Fitchburg State (19-18, 7-7 MASCAC) concludes its 2016 season this afternoon with the setback.
POMFRET, Conn. – The Endicott men’s tennis team fell to Nichols College, 5-3, on Thursday night in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament semifinals at the Pomfret School.
Nichols held a 2-1 advantage after doubles as the Bison’s No. 1 and No. 2 pairings claimed identical 8-4 wins at their respective positions. Nicholas Eherts (New Milford, Conn.) and Sean McAndrews (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) helped the Gulls avoid the sweep by picking up a 9-8 (10-8) victory in the No. 3 spot.
In singles, Nichols raced out to a 4-1 lead via wins at the No. 4 (6-1, 6-1) and No. 1 (6-1, 6-2) positions before Endicott mounted a comeback attempt with victories at No. 3 and No. 6.
Eric Pierce (Barrington, R.I.) cut into the Gulls’ 4-1 deficit with a 7-5, 6-4 triumph at No. 3, while Keaton McCleary (Newtown, Conn.) followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6.
Igor Markowski (Paris, France) clinched the match for Nichols moments later, however, as the freshman registered a 6-0, 6-3 victory in the No. 5 slot.
TOP QUOTE
“It’s always tough to end a season with a loss, but the coaching staff couldn’t be prouder of the heart these guys showed on the court tonight,” said Endicott men’s tennis head coach Jeremy Howard. “This year’s squad set a new bar for Endicott men’s tennis.”
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott tied its single-season high for wins in 2015-16 with its 12-8 record overall.
- Eherts and McAndrews will enter the 2016-17 campaign on a 10-match winning streak in doubles.
- Pierce extended his winning streak in singles play to seven straight (10-1 at No. 3).
WHAT’S NEXT
Second-seeded Nichols (18-4) will play first-seeded Roger Williams in the CCC Tournament title game this Saturday in Bristol, Rhode Island at a time to be determined later. The Bison are the four-time defending CCC champions.
