Box Score AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Senior Aaron Chouinard (Swansea, Mass.) dazzled Endicott hitters all afternoon to pick up the complete game victory over the Gulls with a score of 7-2. The Corsairs earn their first victory in Florida, improving their record to 2-2. The Gulls fall to 2-2 this year.
Chouinard went the distance for the Corsairs, throwing 72 percent of his pitches for strikes to fan six, walking one and giving up only two earned runs.
UMass Dartmouth's bats came alive for the contest against their Commonwealth Coast Conference opponent; seven of the starting nine collected a hit, while three had two or more hits. Sophomore Josh O'Neill (Halifax, Mass.) paced the Corsairs offense by going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a walk on the day.
The Corsairs started the game putting up runs early and often. In the third inning, sophomore Jose Vazquez (Roxbury, Mass.) sent a double down the left field line. Freshman Ryan Ainslie (Weymouth, Mass.) beat out an infield single to score O'Neill, who was off on the pitch. Ainslie would then proceed to steal second and advance to third on a throwing error by senior catcher Josh Drew (Intervale, N.H.). O'Neill drove in the second run of the inning, when he bunted for a base hit that scored Ainslie from third.
Endicott got on the board in the top of the third inning when Drew singled down the left field line. Senior Cody Hall (Rutland, Mass.) singled to right center, advancing Drew to third on the play, as he then scored on a sacrifice fly.
UMass Dartmouth increased it lead when freshman Erick Ramirez (Boston, Mass.) drew a one-out walk, and would score when junior Taylor Cacciola (West Greenwich, R.I.) drove a double into deep right field. Cacciola stole second on the first pitch and then proceed to third base on the errant throw by the Endicott catcher. Sophomore Jack Harrington (Barnstable, Mass.) drove in the fourth Corsair run with a ground out to the shortstop.
Ainslie would come up in the bottom of the fourth and double to the left field corner, then stealing third and eventually on a wild pitch.
Freshman Chris Seidl (Dracut, Mass.) sent a double down the left field line for the Gulls, advancing to third when sophomore Nick Berno (St. Albans, V.T.) grounded out to Ramirez at short. Seidl would score when sophomore Hunter Boyce (Bangor, Me.) singled to right field.
Freshman DeVon King (Carver, Mass.) drew a one out walk to open up the bottom of the eighth. King proceed to steal second and Ainslie drew a walk. O'Neill doubled to left field to score King and send Ainslie to third. Sophomore Ervin Kantardzic (Roslindale, Mass.) then singled up the middle to drive in the score
Boyce ended the game by hitting into a double play, sealing Chouinard's complete game.
The Swansea native picked up his first victory on the year. He struck out six Gulls, while only allowing eight hits and giving up one walk. Sophomore Owen Bautze (Sudbury, Mass.) took his first loss of the season going five innings giving up seven hits and four walks, striking out three and allowing five runs with three being earned.
The Corsairs return to action when they take on The College of New Jersey on Tuesday for a 3:15 p.m. start at Lake Myrtle in Auburndale, Fla.
