McManus Homers in Baseball's Season Finale
Nolan McManus goes 3-for-4 with two RBI as the Leopards wrap up the 2021 campaign
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BEVERLY, Mass. – The Wentworth Institute of Technology baseball team wrapped up its 2021 campaign with a 10-3 loss to Endicott.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Wentworth Batting Leaders: Nolan McManus (3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI); Kyle Desjardins (1-for-2, RBI)
Wentworth Pitching Leaders: Hunter Thornton (1 IP, 0R, 0H); Matt Perconti (1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 K); Orin Mahikoa (0.2 IP, 6 R); Jon Campbell (1.1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 3 K); Zach Gagnon (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K); Brodi Farinas (1.0 IP, 0R, 0 H); Clayton Harper (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K), Christian Alcantara (1 IP, 1 R, 2 H)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Endicott took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a two-run home run and added seven more runs in the third, using a two-runs home run, a bases loaded walk, and a grand slam.
- Wentworth got on the board in the top of the sixth as senior Aidan French (Chicago, Ill.) hit a one-out double, and moved to third on a groundout by graduate student Dillon Koster (Woburn, Mass.). French scored on an RBI single from junior Kyle Desjardins (North Granby, Conn.)
- After the Gulls scored a run when a double play was turned in the eighth, the Leopards put two up in the top of the ninth. Sophomore Aaron Lundgren (Portsmouth, N.H.) drew a one-out walk and scored when junior Nolan McManus (Milton, Mass.) hit a two-run home run to left.
- McManus paced the Leopard offense by going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
ALL-TIME SERIES:
- Today marked the 51st all-time meeting between the two programs, Endicott leads, 42-9.
NEXT UP:
- Wentworth ends its season with a 6-11 record.
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