BEVERLY, Mass. — The No. 7/10 nationally ranked Endicott baseball team produced a four-run eighth inning to rally past No. 33 La Verne, 5-3, in non-conference action on Thursday night at Ben Hines Field.
WP (3-0): Chris Jenkins (Mansfield, Mass.) — 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
LP (0-2): Benny Vogel (Villa Park, Calif.) — 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
SV (4): Max Tarlin (Sharon, Mass.) — 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Robbie Wladkowski (Norwood, Mass.) jumpstarted the Gulls' comeback in the eighth inning with a leadoff homer to left field.
TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine) followed with a walk before a Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.) double down the left field line and a miscue in the corner by La Verne allowed the game-tying run to score.
From there, Endicott seized all momentum in the contest as Nicolas Notarangelo (Taunton, Mass.) and John Mulready (Peabody, Mass.) knocked in back-to-back runs with a double and single, respectively.
Jake Nardone (Wakefield, Mass.) also homered in the contest with one out in the fifth inning.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is 3-0 all-time against La Verne (3/11/18; W, 6-4; W, 11-8).
- Wladkowski belted his fifth career homer (first this season) in the eighth.
- Nardone notched his 12th career home run (first of the year).
- Jenkins fell one inning shy of tying his career high for innings pitched.
- The win was the fourth of his career.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 7/10 Endicott (6-1) visits Occidental at 6 PM (EST) tomorrow. No. 33 La Verne (9-8) hosts Webster tomorrow at 3 PM (PDT).
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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)
