Burris' early homer can't stop #6/7 Seahawks in 15-5 win

NEWPORT, R.I. (Tuesday, May 2, 2024) -- Salve Regina baseball notched another win in a successful 31-5 season against the UMass Boston Beacons in a 15-5 game. 

Bostyn Burris got the Beacons an early lead with a solo home run as he appeared second in the batting order. Mike Gorman scored on a sacrifice bunt in the top of the second inning to increase UMass Boston's lead to 2-0. 

The Seahawks broke open the contest in the bottom of the second inning. After Tyler Petrosino doubled and advanced to third on the throw, Hunter Yaworski made it home to make it a tied game. The Seahawks made it through the batting order and Brady Smolinski's double allowed Petrosino to score. This inched the Seahawks ahead 3-2 but Salve Regina wasn't done there. Three more athletes made it home to set the Seahawks ahead 6-2 and they never looked back. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Finals: Salve Regina 15, UMass Boston 5
Records: Salve Regina (31-5), UMass Boston (24-13)
All-Time Series: The Beacons fell to the Seahawks in their only doubleheader last year on April 08, 2023. In the first game Salve Regina broke away 9-5 and in game two it was a 10-6 margin. Since the 1987 spring season the Seahawks are 7-7 against the Beacons. 

SCORING SUMMARY

• T1- Bostyn Burris homered to left field. | Beacons 1, Seahawks 0
• T2- Elliot Miles hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield, Mike Gorman scored. | Beacon 2, Seahawks 0
• B2- Tyler Petrosino doubled to left center and advanced to third on the throw; Hunter Yaworski scored. Brady Smolinski doubled, Petrosino scored. Evan O'Rourke singled to left field, Nate Ruehs advanced to second; Smolinski scored. Christian Homa doubled down the right field line; Matt D'Amato scored; O'Rourke scored; Ruehs scored. | Seahawks 6, Beacons 2
• B3- Brandon Grover singled to right field, Ruehs advanced to third; Smolinski scored; Petrosino scored. O'Rourke advanced to second, Grover advanced to third, Ruehs scored all three on a wild pitch. D'Amato singled to right field; O'Rourke scored; Grover scored. | Seahawks 11, Beacons 2
• T5- Mike Meagher homered to left field. | Seahawks 11, Beacons 3
• B5- D'Amato homered to right field and O'Rourke scored. | Seahawks 13, Beacons 3
• B7- O'Rourke scored on a passed ball. Petrosino singled to first base, Matt Stokes advanced to second; D'Amato scored. | Seahawks 15, Beacons 3
• T8- Gorman singled to center field, Reed Burkett-Schneider scored, Max Garner tripled; Gorman scored. | Seahawks 15, Beacons 5

NEXT UP

On Saturday, May 4, baseball will celebrate senior day when the team plays its last doubleheader of the regular season. Worcester Polytechnic Institute will be in town for 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. games on Reynolds Field.