#6/8 Seahawks maul Mariners at Reynolds Field, 27-2

NEWPORT, R.I. (Wednesday, March 20, 2024) - The #6/8 Salve Regina University baseball team established a program record for runs scored with a 27-2 win against Mitchell College on Wednesday afternoon in non-league action at Reynolds Field. The Seahawks (12-1, 0-0 NEWMAC) won their 11th straight on the season and stay unbeaten at home since a 2022 conference playoff game (24-0 overall since then and 21-0 at Reynolds Field; home streak includes three-game sweep hosting Southern Maine at Bill Beck Field in Kingston, Rhode Island, earlier this month).

Right-handed senior pitcher Brayden Clark (Beverly, Mass.) started and went the first three innings in front of six other relievers who received the most run support in any Seahawk outing in history.

Matthew Neal's (Ashland, Mass.) three-run homer in the 8th made the score 27-2 and broke the previous mark set against Emerson College on March 10, 2010, in Winter Haven, Florida (a 26-10 Seahawk win).

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 27, Mitchell 2
Records: Salve Regina (12-1), Mitchell (8-6)
All-Time History: Seahawks and Mariners matchup on the diamond for the 15th time since 2010. Salve Regina won the first four meetings and now have won the last four meetings to lead the all-time series, 12 to 3.

SUMMARY

• B1 - Christian Homa doubled to left center to score Brandon Grover with the first run. Matt D'Amato reached first on a dropped fly ball in left field, driving in Tyler Cannoe scored with the second run. Hunter Yaworski drove in two with a single down the right field line. A passed ball allowed Wil McCarthy to cross the plate and Yaworski advanced to third. Brady Smolinski singled through the left side to bring home Yaworski and Tyler Petrosino. | Seahawks 7, Mariners 0
• T2 - Cole Lalli homered to center field with two outs and the bases empty. | Seahawks 7, Mariners 1
• B2 - Will McCarthy singled in Christian Homa for the first of another seven-run inning. McCarthy and Matt D'Amato both scored on a failed pickoff attempt to second base. Michael Breen doubled to center field to score Brady Smolinski and Hunter Yaworski. Brandon Grover and Tyler Cannoe followed with RBI on a double and single, respectively. | Seahawks 14, Mariners 1
• B4 - Christian Homa had his second double (and third hit) to drive in his third run with Michael Breen scoring. Matt D'Amato's sacrifice fly to left field brought Tyler Cannoe in for a 16-1 lead. Wil McCarthy singled up the middle and Nate Ruehs came around to score. | Seahawks 17, Mariners 1
• B5 - Shane Williams was hit by pitch with the bases loaded and Tyler Petrosino scored for the first of another seven-run inning. Tyler Cannoe flied out to center field and Elliot Hamilton scored. Kyle Platt raced home on a grounder back to the mound without a force at the plate. Wil McCarthy singled home Williams. Jake Mitchell delivered a pinch-hit double to center field to score McCarthy and Nate Ruehs. Tyler Petrosino singled to right field and Mitchell scored from second. | Seahawks 24, Mariners 1
• T8 - TJ Wolf singled with two outs to score Thai-ler Sestokas from second base. | Seahawks 24, Mariners 2
• B8 - New reliever Ethan Chavez greeted the Seahawks with bases on balls for Shea Donovan and Nate Ruehs before Matthew Neal struck a deep drive to left center field for a home run. | Seahawks 27, Mariners 2

NOTEWORTHY

• Matthew Neal's three-run homer in the 8th made the score 27-2 and broke the previous mark set against Emerson College on March 10, 2010, in Winter Haven, Florida (a 26-10 Seahawk win).
• Christian Homa and Wil McCarthy both collected three hits.
• Two hits apiece for Tyler Cannoe, Matt D'Amato, Michael Breen.
• Wil McCarthy and Nate Ruehs scored three times each.
• McCarthy and Neal drove in a trio of runs in the blowout.
• Staff Day featured Brayden Clark starting and going three frames while six other Seahawks pitched an inning apiece - (in order) Tommy DelVecchio, Luis Ortiz, Joe DeRienzo, Daniel Manente, Brendan Foley, Sean Woodruff.
• The offensive production marked the 22nd time Salve Regina baseball had scored 20 or more runs in a game - and second time this season (21-10 over Wisconsin-Oshkosh in seven-inning shortened contest in Florida last week).

NEXT UP
Salve Regina (12-1) plays a pair against Husson University on Sunday, March 24, at Reynolds Field (1 p.m.).