UMass Boston Sweeps Endicott

BOSTON, Mass. — The Endicott softball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader to UMass Boston (4-2, 4-0) on Thursday evening. 

GAME ONE: UMass Boston 4, Endicott 2 

WP (6-2): Bri Melchionda (Marshfield, Mass.) — 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
LP (4-3): Analise Grady (Reading, Mass.) — 0.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning, the Beacons struck for four runs on back-to-back RBI doubles and consecutive run-producing singles to come away with the game one victory.

Endicott pushed across solo runs in the first (4-3 RBI GO) and fourth (throwing error).

Paige Berdos (Plainville, Mass.) highlighted the offense with a 2-for-3 effort at the plate and one run scored (fourth inning). 

Jaylin Couto (Taunton, Mass.) also brought a no-hitter into the fifth inning before a two-out single up the middle broke up the bid.

GAME TWO: UMass Boston 4, Endicott 0

WP (11-0): Jacqueline Cherry (Franklin, Mass.) — 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
LP (0-1): Hadley Marchand (Andover, Conn.) — 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Cherry notched her fourth shutout of the season to lead UMass Boston to the sweep.

Offensively, the Beacons scored two runs in the fourth (sac fly, two-run single) and another run in the fifth (triple). 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• UMass Boston improved to 2-1 in the all-time series.
• Today's doubleheader was the first meeting between the programs since March 15, 2018 (3-0 Gulls win, Clermont, Florida).
• The Beacons are 10-1-1 at home this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (12-9) hosts Wentworth tomorrow at 2:30 PM. UMass Boston (24-3-1) visits Plymouth State this Saturday at 12 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Bradley Griffin '28)