QUINCY, Mass. – Sophomore Doug Papuga’s (Branford, Conn.) single to center in the fourth inning snapped a 1-all tie and classmate Anthony Carbone (Goshen, Conn.) laced a two-run double to right an inning later to give Wentworth a 4-1 lead. Despite leading 5-1 entering the ninth inning, the Leopards got out of a bases loaded, no-out jam, holing on to take a 5-1 victory from the Gulls in an opening Round game of The Commonwealth Coast Conference Baseball Tournament played at Adams Field in Quincy, Mass.
The fourth-seeded Leopards got on the board first, tallying a run in the home half of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Anthony Carbone. Junior Mike Roberts (Chelmsford, Mass.) delivered a one-out single and went to third on a double by classmate Nick Cunningham (Pembroke, Mass.). Anthony Carbone lifted a fly ball toward first base that Endicott senior Adam Labbe (Litchfield, Maine) had to turn his back to the play to make the catch, enabling Roberts to score and Cunningham to move to third, where he would be stranded.
Endicott, seeded fifth, tied the game in the top of the fourth inning after loading the bases. Freshman Luis Uribe (Boston, Mass.) drew a leadoff walk and went to second on a single through the left side from senior Dan Gomez (East Longmeadow, Mass.). Freshman Mike Barbati (Melrose, Mass.) loaded the bases with a single to center before senior Tom Warner (Contoock, N.H.) grounded into a fielder’s choice, which plated Uribe and moved Gomez to third. Warner stole second to put two runners in scoring position, but Leopard sophomore starter Chris Sandini (Upton, Mass.) got a strikeout to end the threat and the inning.
Cunningham led off the home half of the fourth with his second double of the game, which was followed by Anthony Carbone being hit by a pitch. Freshman Ben Danker (Branford, Conn.) laid down a bunt to attempt to move the runners over, but Cunningham was thrown out on the force play at third. Papuga then delivered the go-ahead run that scored Anthony Carbone and on the throw to the plate, Danker went to third and Papuga to second. After junior Phil Costello (Medford, Mass.) was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Endicott starter Erik Fields (Swampscott, Mass.) induced an inning-ending double play.
Wentworth’s two, fifth inning insurance runs came with two outs. After Roberts doubled to left, Cunningham was intentionally walked. Carbone would then drive in his second and third runs of the day by clearing the bases. He was left in scoring position when a groundout ended the inning.
The Leopards increased their lead to 5-1 in the seventh inning when sophomore Pete Oggeri (Sandy Hook, Conn.) led off with a double to left center. Roberts would foul out deep in foul territory, allowing Oggeri to tag up and take third. Cunningham brought Oggeri home with an RBI single, however, a double play ended the inning.
Endicott mounted a threat in the ninth inning as Warner drew a leadoff walk and went to second when junior Andy Skelton (Sudbury, Mass.) drew a pinch-hit walk. That ended the day for Sandini who was lifted after eight-plus innings. Sophomore Chris Carbone (Goshen, Conn.) entered the game with the potential tying run on deck and proceeded to hit freshman Christopher Carillo (Bethel, Conn.) to load the bases, still with no outs. However, Chris Carbone got sophomore Aaron Santos (Cambridge, Mass.) to ground into a 1-2-3 double play and would get a ground out a batter later to end the game.
In eight-plus innings Sandini allowed one run on five hits. He walked seven batters and struck out four to pick up his fifth victory (5-0) of the season. Chris Carbone picks up his first career save, pitching one inning and hitting a batter. Cunningham and Papuga each had three hits for the Leopards, with Roberts adding a pair and Anthony Carbone driving in three runs.
Fields falls to 3-4 with the loss, allowing five run son eight hits, walking one and striking out two in 6.1 innings. Sophomore Nick Kelley (Malden, Mass.) pitched the final 1.2 innings, allowing a pair of hits and striking out one batter. At the plate, Gomez has two of Endicott’s five hits, as the Gulls were outhit, 10-5.
With the win Wentworth improves to 28-11 and travels to top-seeded Roger Williams (30-10), a 3-2 winner over Gordon, tomorrow at 3:00 for a winner’s bracket game. Endicott (19-19) will be looking to stave off elimination tomorrow at 3:00 as the Gulls host Gordon (11-21).
2008 Wentworth Leopards
#5 Endicott at #4 Wentworth
04/30/08 at Quincy, Mass. (Adams Field)
Endicott 1 (19-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg.
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Aaron Santos cf.......... 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 .338
John Skutnik dh.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Andrew Betts pr/dh...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .342
Luis Uribe rf............ 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 .354
Dan Gomez c.............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .355
Brian Andersen 3b........ 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 .256
Mike Barbati 2b.......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 .286
Tom Warner lf............ 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .266
Adam Labbe 1b............ 2 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 2 .225
Andy Skelton ph......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -
Alex Judge pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Christopher Carillo ss... 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 .267
Erik Fields p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222
Nick Kelley p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Totals................... 30 1 5 1 7 4 24 13 10
Wentworth 5 (28-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg.
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Pete Oggeri c............ 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 .252
Mike Roberts cf.......... 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .328
Nick Cunningham lf....... 3 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 .368
Anthony Carbone 2b....... 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 .361
Ben Danker 1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 2 .264
Doug Papuga rf........... 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .346
Phil Costello dh......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .263
Jarrett Ament ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 .265
Jake McManus 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 .262
Chris Sandini p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -
Chris Carbone p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
Totals................... 30 5 10 5 1 3 27 12 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Endicott............ 000 100 000 - 1 5 0
Wentworth........... 100 120 10X - 5 10 1
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E - Sandini(4). DP - Gulls 3; Leopards 1. LOB - Gulls 10; Leopards 5. 2B -
Oggeri(7); Roberts(3); Cunningham 2(12); Carbone, A.(7). HBP - Carillo;
Carbone, A.; Costello. SF - Carbone, A.(2). SB - Gomez(10); Warner(11);
Papuga(7).
Endicott IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA
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Erik Fields......... 6.1 8 5 5 1 2 25 29 5.16
Nick Kelley......... 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 5 5 4.62
Wentworth IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA
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Chris Sandini....... 8.0 5 1 1 7 4 28 35 2.04
Chris Carbone....... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4.20
Win - Sandini (5-0). Loss - Fields (3-4). Save - Carbone, C. (1).
WP - Sandini(6). HBP - by Fields (Carbone, A.); by Fields (Costello); by
Carbone, C. (Carillo). Inherited runners/scored: Kelley 1/1; Carbone, C. 2/0.
Umpires - HP: Joe Cacciatore 1B: Rich Cacciatore
Start: 2:58 pm Time: 2:15 Attendance: 115
Weather: MSunny, 52 degrees; Wind WNW15
Game notes:
2008 The Commonwealth Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
First Round, Game #4
Sandini faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: WIT39
2008 Wentworth Leopards
#5 Endicott at #4 Wentworth - Play-by-Play
04/30/08 at Quincy, Mass. (Adams Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Endicott............ 000 100 000 - 1 5 0
Wentworth........... 100 120 10X - 5 10 1
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Endicott starters: 8/cf Santos; 28/dh Skutnik; 7/rf Uribe; 14/c Gomez; 22/3b
Andersen; 16/2b Barbati; 5/lf Warner; 23/1b Labbe; 12/ss Carillo; 21/p Fields;
Wentworth starters: 30/c Oggeri; 20/cf Roberts; 8/lf Cunningham; 17/2b Carbone,
A.; 13/1b Danker; 10/rf Papuga; 45/dh Costello; 14/ss Ament; 11/3b McManus;
16/p Sandini;
Endicott 1st - Santos walked. Skutnik lined out to 3b. Santos out at
first p to 1b, picked off. Uribe flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Wentworth 1st - Oggeri flied out to cf. Roberts singled to center field.
Cunningham doubled to center field; Roberts advanced to third. Carbone, A.
flied out to 1b, SF, RBI; Cunningham advanced to third; Roberts scored. Danker
flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Endicott 2nd - Gomez grounded out to 2b. Andersen grounded out to 3b.
Barbati struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wentworth 2nd - Papuga flied out to rf. Costello grounded out to p.
Ament grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Endicott 3rd - Warner grounded out to 2b. Labbe walked. Carillo flied
out to cf. Santos singled to center field; Labbe advanced to second. Skutnik
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Wentworth 3rd - McManus grounded out to 2b. Oggeri grounded out to 3b.
Roberts struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Endicott 4th - Uribe walked. Gomez singled through the left side; Uribe
advanced to second. Andersen flied out to lf. Barbati singled to left center;
Gomez advanced to second; Uribe advanced to third. Warner reached on a
fielder's choice, RBI; Barbati out at second ss to 2b; Gomez advanced to third;
Uribe scored. Warner stole second. Labbe struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Wentworth 4th - Cunningham doubled to center field. Carbone, A. hit by
pitch. Danker reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Carbone, A. advanced to
second; Cunningham out at third p to 3b. Papuga singled to center field,
advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Danker advanced to second, advanced to
third on the throw; Carbone, A. scored. Costello hit by pitch. Ament grounded
into double play ss to 1b; Costello out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Endicott 5th - Carillo struck out swinging. Santos struck out looking.
Skutnik singled to left center. Betts pinch ran for Skutnik. Uribe flied out to
rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wentworth 5th - McManus grounded out to 3b. Oggeri flied out to cf.
Roberts doubled to left field. Cunningham intentionally walked. Carbone, A.
doubled to right field, 2 RBI; Cunningham scored; Roberts scored. Danker
grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Endicott 6th - Gomez grounded out to 3b. Andersen walked. Andersen
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Barbati grounded out to 3b. Warner fouled
out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wentworth 6th - Papuga singled to left center. Costello struck out
swinging. Ament flied out to rf. Papuga stole second. McManus flied out to cf.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Endicott 7th - Labbe grounded out to ss. Carillo walked. Santos popped
up to ss. Betts to dh. Carillo advanced to second on a throwing error by p,
failed pickoff attempt. Betts lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
Wentworth 7th - Oggeri doubled to center field. Roberts fouled out to
1b; Oggeri advanced to third. Kelley to p for Fields. Cunningham singled to
left field, RBI; Oggeri scored. Carbone, A. grounded into double play 3b to 2b
to 1b; Cunningham out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Endicott 8th - Uribe grounded out to ss. Gomez singled up the middle.
Andersen flied out to rf. Gomez stole second. Barbati fouled out to p. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wentworth 8th - Danker struck out swinging. Papuga singled to shortstop.
Costello grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Papuga out on the play. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Endicott 9th - Warner walked. Skelton pinch hit for Labbe. Skelton
walked; Warner advanced to second. Carbone, C. to p for Sandini. Judge pinch
ran for Skelton. Carillo hit by pitch; Judge advanced to second; Warner
advanced to third. Santos grounded into double play p to c to 1b; Carillo
advanced to second; Judge advanced to third; Warner out on the play. Betts
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.