Baseball drops a pair to Roger Williams
April 18, 2011
Bristol, R.I. – The Endicott baseball team lost back-to-back games for the first time this season after dropping a pair of The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) games with Roger Williams University on Monday afternoon. The Hawks defeated the Gulls 5-4 in the opener before taking the second game 7-2 to extend their winning streak to nine games.
Game One Recap: Roger Williams 6, Endicott 4
Game One Boxscore
In game one, John Oppenhimer (Westport, Conn.) started things off with a productive RBI groundout in the bottom of the first, bringing in Mike Pascarella (Milford, Conn.) for an early 1-0 lead.
Endicott would be held scoreless until the fourth inning, when Chris Dominguez (Braintree, Mass.) hit a two-run home run to right field that just cleared the fence to make it a 2-1 game.
The Hawks responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, getting RBIs from Oppenhimer, Trevor Manzi (Beverly, Mass.), and Mike Thomas (Plainville, Conn.) to go back on top by a 4-2 score.
An RBI single by Jake Northrup (Holden, Mass.) in the following Endicott at-bat brought the Gulls within one. Eric Lemke (Southington, Conn.) would then complete the Gull comeback, scoring from third on a double-play to tie the game at four.
In the bottom of the sixth, Matt Swensen (Charlton, Mass.) would lead off the frame with a single and advanced to second on a groundout to third. Chris Comeau (Southbury, Conn.) came in to pinch run for Swensen and would eventually score the winning run without a ball leaving the infield. Comeau moved to third on a passed ball and touched home on a wild pitch to the backstop.
Tyler Pogmore (Lebanon, Conn.) would walk the leadoff batter Mike Russo (Natick, Mass.) but would retire the following three Gulls for his fifth save of the year.
PJ Gouthro (Walpole Mass.) picked up the win for RWU, giving up four runs on five hits in six innings with four strikeouts. Oppenhimer finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, with Pascarella going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs.
Brendan Pittsley (Plympton, Mass.) took the loss for Endicott, giving up four runs (two earned) in 4.2 innings. Lemke went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, with Dominguez adding two hits, two RBI, and a run.
Game Two Recap: Roger Williams 7, Endicott 2
Game Two Boxscore
In the second game, Oppenhimer continued his hot hitting with a two-out homer to right in the opening at-bat for the Hawks. Endicott would tie the game in the fourth, with Jake Northrup (Boxborough, Mass.) scoring on an RBI single by Tad Gold (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.).
The Hawks would take the lead for good in the fourth, with Swensen, Chris Ford (Plainville, Mass.), and TJ Oliver (Manchester, Vt.) each picking up RBI singles in the frame to make it a 4-2 game. Thomas would add a two-RBI single in the fifth to put the Hawks up by five.
Northrup brought in Mello from third on a sacrifice fly to left in the sixth, but the Hawks got the run right back in their half of the inning on an RBI single by Pascarella , followed by a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh for the win.
Eric Diffily (N. Reading, Mass.) picked up the win, giving up two runs in three innings of relief for Sam Podbelski (East Greenwich, R.I.), who tossed the first three scoreless innings. Eric Brown (Walpole, Mass.) pitched the final two innings, giving up only one hit. Oliver and Bransfield (Lynn, Mass.) both had two hits for RWU, with Oppenhimer going 1-for-2 with an RBI and three runs scored.
Tyler Hitchcock (Abington, Mass.) allowed six runs in 4.1 innings of work in the loss. Northrup and Mello each had a hit and a run scored for Endicott.
Roger Williams (19-15, 13-5 TCCC) hosts Brandeis University Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. while Endicott (21-11, 12-6) travels to Suffolk University Thursday for a 6:00 p.m. game.
Game One Recap: Roger Williams 6, Endicott 4
Game One Boxscore
In game one, John Oppenhimer (Westport, Conn.) started things off with a productive RBI groundout in the bottom of the first, bringing in Mike Pascarella (Milford, Conn.) for an early 1-0 lead.
Endicott would be held scoreless until the fourth inning, when Chris Dominguez (Braintree, Mass.) hit a two-run home run to right field that just cleared the fence to make it a 2-1 game.
The Hawks responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, getting RBIs from Oppenhimer, Trevor Manzi (Beverly, Mass.), and Mike Thomas (Plainville, Conn.) to go back on top by a 4-2 score.
An RBI single by Jake Northrup (Holden, Mass.) in the following Endicott at-bat brought the Gulls within one. Eric Lemke (Southington, Conn.) would then complete the Gull comeback, scoring from third on a double-play to tie the game at four.
In the bottom of the sixth, Matt Swensen (Charlton, Mass.) would lead off the frame with a single and advanced to second on a groundout to third. Chris Comeau (Southbury, Conn.) came in to pinch run for Swensen and would eventually score the winning run without a ball leaving the infield. Comeau moved to third on a passed ball and touched home on a wild pitch to the backstop.
Tyler Pogmore (Lebanon, Conn.) would walk the leadoff batter Mike Russo (Natick, Mass.) but would retire the following three Gulls for his fifth save of the year.
PJ Gouthro (Walpole Mass.) picked up the win for RWU, giving up four runs on five hits in six innings with four strikeouts. Oppenhimer finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, with Pascarella going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs.
Brendan Pittsley (Plympton, Mass.) took the loss for Endicott, giving up four runs (two earned) in 4.2 innings. Lemke went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, with Dominguez adding two hits, two RBI, and a run.
Game Two Recap: Roger Williams 7, Endicott 2
Game Two Boxscore
In the second game, Oppenhimer continued his hot hitting with a two-out homer to right in the opening at-bat for the Hawks. Endicott would tie the game in the fourth, with Jake Northrup (Boxborough, Mass.) scoring on an RBI single by Tad Gold (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.).
The Hawks would take the lead for good in the fourth, with Swensen, Chris Ford (Plainville, Mass.), and TJ Oliver (Manchester, Vt.) each picking up RBI singles in the frame to make it a 4-2 game. Thomas would add a two-RBI single in the fifth to put the Hawks up by five.
Northrup brought in Mello from third on a sacrifice fly to left in the sixth, but the Hawks got the run right back in their half of the inning on an RBI single by Pascarella , followed by a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh for the win.
Eric Diffily (N. Reading, Mass.) picked up the win, giving up two runs in three innings of relief for Sam Podbelski (East Greenwich, R.I.), who tossed the first three scoreless innings. Eric Brown (Walpole, Mass.) pitched the final two innings, giving up only one hit. Oliver and Bransfield (Lynn, Mass.) both had two hits for RWU, with Oppenhimer going 1-for-2 with an RBI and three runs scored.
Tyler Hitchcock (Abington, Mass.) allowed six runs in 4.1 innings of work in the loss. Northrup and Mello each had a hit and a run scored for Endicott.
Roger Williams (19-15, 13-5 TCCC) hosts Brandeis University Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. while Endicott (21-11, 12-6) travels to Suffolk University Thursday for a 6:00 p.m. game.