SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Freshman pitcher Evan Michaud (Windsor locks, CT) had his second straight complete victory and senior designated hitter Travis Schwamb (West Springfield, MA) slugged his first homer of the season as the Western New England College baseball team defeated Endicott 5-1 in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon (April 16) at Trelease Park.
Endicott took the opener 8-4 in the battle between two of the top teams in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC).
Michaud (3-0) limited the Gulls to only five hits while striking out eight and walking only one in winning his third consecutive start. He threw a four-hit shutout at Eastern Nazarene in his last appearance on April 8.
Schwamb belted a two-run homer to right to highlight a three-run first inning and had two hits with two RBI in the opener for a 3-for-6 afternoon.
Sophomore catcher Jon Dominik (West Springfield, MA) had a two-run double in the third while freshman third baseman Tony Trupia (Tolland, CT) had a pair of singles and a run.
Junior center-fielder Chris Newell (Wallingford, CT) had a single, triple, run, and RBI in the first game, but saw his 21-game hitting streak ended after going 0-for-3 with a walk and run in the second contest.
In the first game, freshman right-fielder Luis Uribe (Boston, MA) delivered a key two-run single in the third inning as the Gulls scored four times. He also had three of the team's seven stolen bases and contributed a double in the nightcap.
Freshman second baseman Mike Barbati (Melrose, MA) added two hits, two RBI, and a stolen base while graduate student designated hitter Erik Fields (Swampscott, MA) had two hits with a pair of runs.
Sophomore centerfielder Aaron Santos (Cambridge, MA) had two hits, a run, and a RBI in the twinbill, along with two stolen bases (one in each game) that upped his total to 21 for the season.
Sophomore pitcher Colin McGinn (Tolland, CT) went 6 1/3 innings to gain his fourth win in five decisions. He and Trupia were former teammates at Tolland High School in Connecticut.
The Golden Bears are now 19-8 overall and 12-2 in the conference while the Gulls are 15-11 and 9-2 in the league.
