Endicott Falls To UMass Boston, 13-4

BOSTON, Mass. – The Endicott baseball team fell, 13-4, to UMass Boston on Monday night at Monan Park. 

The Beacons jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first inning and followed up with three runs in the second and one run in the third to extend that lead to 9-0. 

UMass Boston saw one more run cross home plate in the bottom of the fifth to take the 10-0 advantage before the Gulls responded in the seventh inning. 

Endicott tallied three runs in the top of the seventh, led by an RBI single from Benjamin Schena (Cheshire, Conn.) and a two-run single from Matt Bald (De Pere, Wisc.). 

The Beacons continued to add to their lead with three runs in the eighth inning to make it a 13-3 game. 

In their last at-bat, the Gulls scored one run after capitalizing on a walk, a wild pitch, a passed ball and finally an RBI ground out from Schena but it wasn't enough as UMass Boston ultimately came away with the 13-4 victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Kyle Wollman (East Berlin, Conn.) got the start on the mound for the Gulls and shifted to 2-2 on the season with the loss. 
• Seven other Endicott pitchers saw time out of the bullpen throughout the contest. 
• Ben Gottesman (Acton, Mass.) improved to 4-0 overall with the win for the Beacons (6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO). 
• Leading the way offensively for the Gulls was Schena who went 2-for-5 with two RBI. 
• Endicott leads the all-time series with UMass Boston, 8-6. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (21-16) begins CCC Tournament play with a contest against Gordon on Thursday, May 2 at 3 PM. UMass Boston (23-10) hosts UMass Dartmouth at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, April 30. 

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(Photo Credit - Michael Rotiroti)