WORCESTER, Mass. (Tuesday, April 9, 2024) - The #6/7 Salve Regina University baseball team scored six runs in the third inning en route to a 13-5 final against Clark University in NEWMAC action at Granger Athletic Complex on Tuesday afternoon.

Five Seahawks had multiple hits led by graduate student Matt D'Amato (Midland Park, N.J.) who went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored. Wil McCarthy (Pembroke, Mass.) and Hunter Yaworski (Brooklyn, Conn.) drove in four and three runs, respectively. Sophomore pitcher Joe DeRienzo (Trumbull, Conn.) went five innings as the starter to pick up his third win of the season. Tommy DelVecchio (Westfield, N.J.) added another 2.2 scoreless innings to his ledger.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 13, Clark 5
Record: Salve Regina (19-3, 6-1 NEWMAC), Clark (17-8, 2-5 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: Salve Regina improves to 9-3-1 in the all-time series that began in 1985. The Seahawks and Cougars met for the first time as NEWMAC members.

SUMMARY

• T2 - Hunter Yaworski's double got the scoring started with Matt D'Amato coming home. Wil McCarthy drove in Brandon Grover and D'Amato with a double. | Seahawks 3, Cougars 0
• T3 - Yaworski got it started again with a two-run single to left field to score D'Amato and Christian Homa. McCarthy had a sac fly to score Tyler Cannoe. Brady Smolinski singled to center field for a 7-0 score and Evan O'Rourke tripled in two more. | Seahawks 9, Cougars 0
• T4 - McCarthy singled through the left side to score Grover for his fourth RBI. | Seahawks 10, Cougars 0
• T5 - D'Amato had a sacrifice fly that scored Smolinski. | Seahawks 11, Cougars 0
• B5 - Ryan Bonja drilled a two-out grand slam. | Seahawks 11, Cougars 4
• B7 - Ryan Caulfield tripled and Dom Mariani followed with a run-scoring single. | Seahawks 11, Cougars 5
• T8 - Shea Donovan had a line out sacrifice to right field that scored McCarthy. | Seahawks 12, Cougars 5
• T9 - Shane Williams singled and D'Amato crossed the plate for the third time. | Seahawks 13, Cougars 5

NOTEWORTHY

• Christian Homa stole two bases and scored a run but was held hitless (0-for-3) for the first time all season and the first time in his last 35 games. He has 14 multi-hit games in 22 played.
• Multi-hit games today for: Matt D'Amato (3), Evan O'Rourke (2), Hunter Yaworski (2), Wil McCarthy (2), Michael Breen (2).
• Joe DeRienzo struck out seven Cougars.
• Seahawks swiped eight bases - Tyler Petrosino, Christian Homa (2), Shane Williams, Brandon Grover (3), Michael Breen.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina (19-3, 6-1 NEWMAC) hosts Trinity College (8-11, 3-3 NESCAC) at Reynolds Field on Wednesday afternoon.