Endicott Closes Out 2016 Regular Season With 19-3 Win Over St. Joseph’s (Me.)

STANDISH, Maine – The Endicott baseball team closed out its 2016 regular season with a 19-3 win over St. Joseph's (Me.) on Tuesday evening at Larry Mahaney Diamond.

Kevin Gould (Rollinsford, N.H.) earned his first career win out of the pen for the Gulls on two scoreless innings of work (fifth and sixth innings). AJ Hendrickson (Meriden, Conn.) was dealt the no-decision (1-1) in his third career start (1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K).

Nick Malatesta (Wrentham, Mass.) suffered the loss (4-3) on one third of an inning pitched, three hits, five runs (four earned), one walk, and a strikeout.

The Gulls put up a five-spot on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning and never looked back.

Matthew Paola (Middlebury, Conn.) started the scoring in the frame for Endicott with a bases clearing double to right center to jump out to an early 3-0 lead. Chris Seidl (Dracut, Mass.) eventually followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield to plate Paola, while Michael Amato (Simsbury, Conn.) capped the scoring with a fielder's choice RBI.

The Monks responded with a pair of runs in the second (sac fly, fielder's choice RBI), but Endicott answered with three more in third via a two-run shot by Seidl and a sacrifice fly from Brad Rebello (Bellingham, Mass.) for an 8-2 advantage.

Endicott then went on to add five more runs in the sixth after St. Joseph's (Me.) got one run back in the fourth to help lock up the eventual 19-3 victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• With today's win, Endicott split the regular season series (1-1) with St. Joseph's (Me.).
• The Monks lead the all-time series against the Gulls, 13-7-2.
• Seidl's home run in the third inning was the third of his freshman campaign (tied seventh in the conference).
• Endicott's 19 runs scored in today's game is the most in a single-game this season.

FOR THE FOES

• Anthony DiPrizio (Rochester, N.H.) notched the sacrifice fly for the Monks in the second, while Joey Murphy (Derry, N.H.) had the fielder's choice RBI.
• Nic Lops (South Portland, Maine) drove in St. Joseph's (Me.) only other run in the contest with an RBI single to right center in the fourth.

WHAT'S NEXT

Second-seeded Endicott (26-13, 13-3 CCC) will host fifth-seeded Gordon in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament opening round this Thursday at 4 p.m. For more information on the CCC Baseball Tournament Bracket click here: CCC Baseball Tournament.

The Monks (22-12) will open up GNAC tournament play on Thursday (opponent and time to be determined later). 

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