BEVERLY, Mass. — Dylan Pacheco (Dartmouth, Mass.) laced a walk-off double to right field to help the No. 4/6 nationally ranked Gulls complete a 3-2 comeback victory against Nichols in 12 innings on Thursday evening at North Field.
WP (7-1): Chris Jenkins (Mansfield, Mass.) — 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LP (0-2): Nolan Sullivan (Granby, Mass.) — 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Trailing 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Joseph Millar (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) ripped a game-tying homer down the right field line to spark the Gulls' comeback.
Both teams then exchanged zeroes on the scoreboard until the bottom of the 12th inning.
Danny MacDougall (Taunton, Mass.) got Endicott jumpstarted in the frame via a single to center and a swipe of second base, all with one out.
Jake Nardone (Wakefield, Mass.) was intentionally walked following MacDougall's stolen base to set up runners at first and second for Pacheco to provide his walk-off heroics.
Prior to the ninth inning comeback, Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.) launched a screamer over the left field fence to cut the Gulls' deficit in half at 2-1 in the fifth.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is 3-0 in extra-inning games this season.
- Nichols is 6-15 on the road.
- Nicholas Cannata (Marlborough, Conn.) earned a hard-luck no-decision in his sixth start of the season via 7 1/3 innings pitched, five hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, and five strikeouts.
WHAT'S NEXT
First-seeded Endicott (37-5) hosts second-seeded Salve Regina tomorrow at 12 PM. Nichols sees its season come to a close at 15-25 overall.
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