Baseball Walks Off Against No. 23 Tufts, 4-3

BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott sophomore catcher John Mulready (Peabody, Mass.) hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to lift the Gulls past No. 23 nationally ranked Tufts, 4-3, in non-conference action on Monday evening at North Field.

WP (3-1): Max Tarlin (Sharon, Mass.) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
LP (0-1): Jack Chapleski (Dubai, UAE) – 3 2/3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Jake Nardone (Wakefield, Mass.) jumpstarted Endicott's walk-off win with a leadoff single up the middle in the ninth.

From there, the Gulls took advantage of a fielding error and a Dylan Pacheco (Dartmouth, Mass.) infield single deep in the 5.5 hole to set the stage for Mulready's sac fly to center.

Mulready finished the contest going 2-for-3 with one run scored and two RBI.

Joseph Millar (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) also tied the score at 2-2 in the third with an RBI single to center, while Kyle Grabowski (Westfield, Mass.) knocked a sac fly to center in the sixth to give Endicott a 3-2 lead, at the time.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Gulls are ranked No. 2 in the latest New England Baseball Journal (NEBJ) Top-10 poll and No. 9 in the NCAA New England Regional rankings.
• Tufts is positioned No. 23 in the latest D3baseball.com Top-25 poll, No. 4 by the NEBJ, and No. 10 on the NCAA New England Regional rankings list.
• Endicott is receiving votes on the D3baseball.com Top-25 poll.
• The Gulls are 5-1 in the all-time series against the Jumbos (2-0 at home).
• Endicott has won 12 in a row dating back to April 5.
• The Blue and Green are 16-1 at North Field this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (27-5) hosts WPI on Wednesday, April 27 at 4 PM. No. 23 Tufts (20-9) visits Bates tomorrow at 3:30 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)