BOSTON, Mass. — The No. 3 nationally ranked Endicott baseball team defeated UMass Boston, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon at Monan Park.
WP (1-0): Jordan Gottesman (Acton, Mass.) — 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 11 K
LP (0-1): Ross Dexter (Milton, Mass.) — 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
SV (1): John Connolly (Attleboro, Mass.) — 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
The Gulls used a four-run fifth inning and let their pitching take care of the rest to secure the season-opening victory.
Dylan Pacheco (Dartmouth, Mass.) started the scoring with an RBI double to center before Danny MacDougall (Taunton, Mass.) followed with a two-run double of his own on the next at-bat to make it 3-0.
Nicolas Notarangelo (Taunton, Mass.) capped the four-run outburst with a deep triple to center.
Notarangelo also added an RBI double in the top of the ninth for some late insurance.
From there, Connolly closed out the final three frames to notch his first career save.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is 11-8 in the all-time series against UMass Boston.
- The Gulls have won their last three season openers (two victories against Salem State).
- Gottesman notched a new career-high with his 11 strikeouts.
- Notarangelo is 11 doubles away from tying Endicott Hall of Famer Bryan Caruso's '02 (Northfield, N.H.) record of 48.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 3 Endicott (1-0) hosts Salem State tomorrow for a non-conference doubleheader at 12/3 PM. UMass Boston (1-1) welcomes MIT to Monan Park on Tuesday, March 5 at 3 PM.
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(Photo Credit - Leanna Puccio '24)
