BEVERLY, Mass. — The No. 1 nationally ranked and top-seeded Endicott baseball team opened up its Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament with a 9-5 win over fifth-seeded Western New England on Thursday afternoon at North Field.
WP (7-0): Charlie Hale (Brookline, N.H.) — 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
LP (2-1): Troy Donohue (Wilbraham, Mass.) — 6.2 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
The Gulls jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third after a John Mulready (Peabody, Mass.) RBI groundout, a Brendan O'Neil (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) RBI double, and a TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine) two-run tape-measure shot to left center.
Jordan Gottesman (Acton, Mass.) got off to a quick start, whiffing seven Western New England batters through the first four innings. However, the Golden Bears touched him up for a five spot in the fifth, taking a 5-4 lead in the contest.
They held that lead until the bottom of the seventh, when the Blue and Green eventually sparked a five-run rally of its own. Robbie Wladkowski (Norwood, Mass.) capitalized on a bases-loaded opportunity with a sac fly to left field, giving the Gulls a 6-5 lead. Later in the inning, Joey Frammartino (North Reading, Mass.) singled up the middle for his third hit of the game and drove in two more runs to give the Gulls a comfortable 9-5 lead through seven.
From there, the bullpen contingent of Hale and Kyan Bagshaw (Amherst, N.H.) combined to shut out the Golden Bears the rest of the way and seal the 9-5 win for the Gulls.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is now 30-24 all-time against WNE, and 3-0 this season.
- The Gulls' pitching staff combined to strike out 14 Golden Bears.
- Mulready recorded his fourth multi-hit performance in his last seven games played.
- Liponis leads the Gulls with 48 RBI (5th in CCC) and is tied for second on the team with his six home runs (T-9th in CCC).
- Gottesman leads the CCC with 91 strikeouts on the season.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 1 Endicott (39-2) takes on second-seeded Roger Williams for a 10 AM contest tomorrow at North Field. Western New England (22-19) defeated Nichols following today's game and will face third-seeded Suffolk tomorrow after the Endicott game (approx. 1 PM).
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(Photo Credit - Kaeli Talora '25)
