Seahawks sweep nationally ranked Gulls to claim top spot in CCC
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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No. 16/22 Endicott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
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Salve Regina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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No. 16/22 Endicott | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
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Salve Regina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 2 |
SEAHAWK BASEBALL RESULTS
Salve Regina 3, Endicott 2 [1]
Salve Regina 6, Endicott 5 [2]
Newport, R.I. - Reynolds Field
Friday, May 6, 2022
Summary
NEWPORT, R.I. - The Salve Regina University baseball team swept No. 16/22 ranked Endicott College, overcoming early deficits in each game, ending a 17-game win streak for the visitors, while claiming the top spot of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) in the regular season finale Friday afternoon.
Series and Streaks
The Seahawks improve to 35-29 all-time versus the Gulls and have won 12 of the last 14 in the series.
Turning Points
In Game 1 the Gulls carried a 2-0 lead into the eighth inning before a two-run single from Dylan Ketch tied the game. Andrew Roman came on in the ninth and struck out all three batters he faced setting up the Seahawks and Chris Veneruso for a walk-off single and the 3-2 victory, snapping the Gulls' 17-game win streak and dealing them their first loss in CCC play.
In Game 2 the story was rather similar. This time the Gulls led 2-0 through six then tacked on three more in the top of the seventh on a home-run from John Mulready. In the bottom of the frame the Seahawks first two batters failed to reach then the Seahawks found a little two-out magic. The next two batters walked before two doubles, two base hits, and an error aided a 6-0 scoring spree to give the Seahawks the lead. From there Zach Lopez and Graham Jefferies combined to shutout the Gulls and Roman once again closed the door in the top of the ninth to deliver the Seahawks the sweep.
#ICYMI @SalveBaseball clinched @CCC_Sports top seed with two late-inning comebacks against @ECGulls | Chris Veneruso with the walk-off heroics in Game One pic.twitter.com/vjgJTkpR5F
— Salve Regina Sports (@SalveAthletics) May 11, 2022
Quick Hits
- Rian Schwede went four scoreless inning in game one for the Gulls then Gabe Van Emon threw 3.1 inning and surrendered the tying runs before Max Tarlin took the loss in the ninth to fall to 4-2 on the year.
- Dominic Perachi struck out 11 in eight innings of work in game one surrendering two runs, just one earned, before Andrew Roman collected his first win of the year.
- Nicholas Cannata started game two for the Gulls going 6.2 innings striking out nine and allowing one run. Ian Parent and Chris Jenkins failed to record outs with Jenkins allowing four runs and suffering the loss to fall to 2-1 on the season. Foch Lovejoy and Will Fox pitched the remaining inning and a third for the Gulls.
- Patrick Maybach got the starting nod in game two for Salve Regina and went four innings, striking out nine, and allowing two runs. Brayden Clark surrendered the three-run homer but does pick up the win in his three innings of work to improve to 6-1 and Andrew Roman grabbed his fourth save of the year.
- The Seahawks have won 10 straight games.
Next up
Salve Regina (26-9-2, 14-0-2) earns the top seed in the CCC tournament and will await their opponent for Wednesday, May 11, while Endicott (32-7, 14-2) falls to the second seed and will host the fifth seed that same day.