No. 4/5 Baseball Takes Care Of MIT, 9-5

BEVERLY, Mass. — The No. 4/5 Endicott baseball team topped MIT, 9-5, on Thursday afternoon at North Field.

WP (3-0): Ben Gill (Sanford, Maine) — 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
LP (3-3): Chase Rubin (Arlington, Va.) — 2.2 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
SV (1): Derek Roberts (Wayland, Mass.) — 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

After MIT jumped ahead 3-0 in the top of the first, the Gulls responded with a three-spot of their own in the bottom half. Zach Stephenson (Mansfield, Mass.) and Danny MacDougall (Taunton, Mass.) kicked things off with back-to-back singles and later came around to score thanks to a sac fly from Cade Bernardo (Glenmont, N.Y.) and an RBI single from John Mulready (Peabody, Mass.). Joey Frammartino (North Reading, Mass.) also scored in the frame after a wild pitch brought him home. 

Then, in the bottom of the third, the Gulls capitalized on the Engineers' sloppy defense for a five-run frame, grabbing a comfortable 8-3 lead.

Bernardo highlighted the action with an RBI base-knock through the left side of the infield. TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine) also drove in a run on a sac fly to center, and AJ Hamm (Shrewsbury, Mass.) drove in a run with his ground ball to short.

With the game in control, the bullpen once again chipped in a great effort for the Gulls.

Endicott relievers Gill, Grady Vanidestine (Brewer, Maine), Colby Correia (Fairhaven, Mass.), Aaron Blinn (Mansfield, Mass.), Pat Hart (Norfolk, Mass.) and Roberts combined to toss six innings, allowing just two earned runs to lock up the victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott moves to 19-6 in the all-time series with the Engineers (six straight wins).
• Roberts went a career-high 2.1 IP to close out the win and record his first career save for the Gulls.
• MacDougall swiped three bags in the win. Frammartino and Brenden Walsh (Reading, Mass.) also picked up thefts in the contest.
• Stephenson, MacDougall, and Mulready logged multi-hit performances in the win.
• Kyan Bagshaw (Amherst, N.H.) made his first career start for Endicott.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 4/5 Endicott (19-3) travels to Curry tomorrow for a Conference of New England (CNE) doubleheader (1/3 PM). MIT (9-12) heads to Springfield tomorrow for a 3 PM matchup with Springfield. 

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(Photo Credit - Catherine Scarantino '26)