No. 1 Baseball Tops Gordon, 10-3

WENHAM, Mass. — The No. 1 Endicott baseball team defeated Gordon, 10-3, in conference action on Tuesday evening at J. Tec White Field.

WP (3-0): Charlie Hale (Brookline, N.H.) — 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
LP (0-2): Colby Galipeau (Charlotte, Vt.) — 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

Endicott scored six runs in the middle innings to pull away from Gordon and push its winning streak to eight straight games.

The Gulls' four-run fourth featured a pair of two-run singles by TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine) and Zach Stephenson (Mansfield, Mass.). 

Stephenson also added a bases loaded walk in the sixth, while James Benestad (Northborough, Mass.) made it 6-1 with a sacrifice fly to right field. 

In the seventh, Robbie Wladkowski (Norwood, Mass.) struck for an RBI double to left center before Liponis and Benestad tacked onto the lead at 9-1 with run-producing singles later in the frame.

Stephenson capped the scoring in the ninth with a sacrifice fly to center, giving him a career-high four RBI on the day.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 45-12 all-time against Gordon.
• The Gulls have won eight in a row in the series.
• Stephenson's previous career high for RBI was three against Webster on March 16, 2024.
• Kyan Bagshaw (Amherst, N.H.) tossed two scoreless innings (1 H, 0 BB, 4 K), marking the fifth time this season the sophomore lefty reliever has thrown multiple frames out of the pen.
• Liponis finished the contest 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI (eighth multi-hit game this season).

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 1 Endicott (18-1, 6-0 CCC) is scheduled to host Nichols this Saturday for a doubleheader matchup at 12/3 PM. Gordon (5-17, 1-4 CCC) visits Dean on Thursday, April 4 at 3:30 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)