CCC Baseball Tournament Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Endicott's quest for back-to-back and the program's sixth Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship begins on Thursday, May 1st at 4:00 pm as the Gulls host Wentworth in first round action at North Field. The Gulls (26-12, 13-3) earned the top seed in the CCC Tournament and have home-field advantage throughout the double-elimination playoff.
The Leopards (15-16, 7-9) are the #6 seed in the tournament as they lost a tiebreaker situation with #5 Gordon (18-14, 7-9) who held the same conference record. Endicott and Wentworth met in this exact situation last spring with the Leopards using a nine-inning, complete-game from then senior Alex Wong (Lewiston, Maine) to upset the second-seeded Gulls 5-1. Endicott then proceeded to win their next seven games, not only winning their first CCC title since 2006 but also reaching the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship.
During the regular season in 2014, Endicott and Wentworth split a doubleheader in Beverly with sophomore JJ Branch (Milford, Mass.) throwing a complete-game, three-hitter for the 5-0 win in game one before Leopards junior catcher Jake Mailman (Medway, Mass.) recorded two RBI including a solo homerun to help the visitors earn a 2-1 victory.
Roger Williams will be the #2 seed in the tournament after going 22-14 (12-4) this spring while #3 Western New England (16-18-1, 11-5) will host #4 Salve Regina (24-12, 11-5) instead of traveling to them because of a tiebreaker.
2014 CCC Baseball Tournament Seeding and Schedule
Thursday, May 1 -- Games 1, 2 and 3 (3:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.)
Friday, May 2 -- Games 4, 5 and 6 (3:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 3 -- Games 7 (11:00 a.m.), 8 (11:00 a.m.) and 9 (3:30 p.m.)
Sunday, May 5 -- Games 10 (12:00 p.m.) and 11 (3:00 p.m., if necessary)
Schedule Notes
Games 1 through 6
- Games 1-6 will be hosted by the higher seed.
After Game 6
- If four teams remain, the highest remaining seed will host Games 7, 8 and 9.
- If five teams remain, the highest remaining seed (after Game 6) will host the early game on Saturday in which it plays, plus Game 9,
and the other early game will be hosted by the higher seed playing in that game.
After Game 9
- Highest Remaining Seed Hosts Games 10 and 11.
Thursday, May 1
Game 1 - #6 Wentworth at #1 Endicott, 4:00 p.m.
Game 2 - #5 Gordon at #2 Roger Williams, 3:00 p.m.
Game 3 - #4 Salve Regina at #3 Western New England, 3:00 p.m.
Friday, May 2
Game 4 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:00 p.m.*
Game 5 - Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 3:00 p.m. *
Game 6 - Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 3:00 p.m.
*4:00 p.m. start at Endicott
Saturday, May 3
If four teams remain after Game 6:
Game 7 - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11:00 a.m.
Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:00 a.m.
Game 9 - Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:30 p.m.
Note: The 11:00 a.m. game involving the host team will be played on the host team's field, while the other game will be played at an alternate site.
If five teams remain after Game 6:
Game 7 - Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:00 a.m.
Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 11:00 a.m.
Game 9 - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 4
If four teams remain after Game 6:
Game 10 - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11 - If necessary, same teams as in Game 10, 3:00 p.m.
If two teams remain after Game 9:
Game 10 - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11 - If necessary, same teams as in Game 10, 3:00 p.m.
If three teams remain after Game 9:
Game 10 - Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11 - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3:00 p.m.