BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott baseball team hit a program record five home runs to defeat Suffolk, 13-7, in conference action on Friday evening at North Field.
WP (2-1): Rian Schwede (Whitman, Mass.) — 6 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
LP: (3-1): Shawn Nosky (Dedham, Mass.) — 4 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
SV: (3): Max Tarlin (Sharon, Mass.) — 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Trailing 4-0 after the first half inning of play, the Gulls rallied past Suffolk via the long ball to improve to 8-1 at North Field this season.
Kyle Grabowski (Westfield, Mass.) sparked Endicott in the bottom of the first inning with a three-run homer to left center.
From there, Nicolas Notarangelo (Taunton, Mass.) ripped a three-run homer to right field in the third for a 6-4 advantage.
The Gulls later scored on a rundown to close out the third (8-4) before John Mulready (Peabody, Mass.) smashed a solo shot in the fourth (8-5).
Mulready followed up with a three-run bomb to left field in the eighth, while Caleb Shpur (East Canaan, Conn.) capped the scoring for the Gulls in the same frame with a two-run no-doubter down the left field line.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Tarlin registered his second save of three or more innings in today's victory.
- Endicott is 23-14 all-time against Suffolk.
- The previous single-game home run record was four, which has occurred five separate times in program history.
- Endicott has scored 10 or more runs in its last six games (5-1 overall).
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (13-4, 1-0 CCC) hosts Western New England tomorrow for a twin bill starting at 12 PM. Suffolk (10-6, 1-2 CCC) takes on Roger Williams for a pair of games tomorrow at 12 PM.
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(Photo Credit - Chris Lyons '22)
