Baseball Tops Southern Maine, 7-2

GORHAM, Maine – The Endicott baseball team defeated Southern Maine, 7-2, in non-conference action on Wednesday evening at Ed Flaherty Field.

WP (2-0) Chris Jenkins (Mansfield, Mass.) – 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
LP (1-4): Clay Robbins (Auburn, Maine) – 5 2/3 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Endicott launched two homers in the fourth inning to take a 4-2 advantage on the scoreboard and never looked back.

Jake Nardone (Wakefield, Mass.) put the Gulls ahead 3-2 with a three-run blast to center field, while Robbie Wladkowski (Norwood, Mass.) belted a solo shot to left field to cap the scoring in the frame.

Matthew McKinley (Hudson, N.H.) also added a two-run double to left in the sixth and Liam Crovo (Melrose, Mass.) plated the game's final run with a grounder to short in the eighth.

On the bump, Jenkins completed the longest outing of his collegiate career behind three 1-2-3 innings (4th, 7th, 9th).

He only allowed one runner to reach scoring position, in the sixth inning, while the four hits he yielded were all singles.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 7-1 on the road this season.
• The Gulls have won eight in a row.
• Endicott is ranked No. 2 in the latest New England Baseball Journal Top-10 poll and the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) poll.
• The Gulls are also receiving votes in the latest D3baseball.com Top-25 poll.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (23-5, 9-0 CCC) hosts Curry on Saturday, April 23 at 12/3 PM. Southern Maine (12-15) visits UMass Boston this Saturday at 12/3 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Chris Lyons '22)