BOSTON, Mass. (Thursday, May 1, 2025) -- #11 Salve Regina University baseball banged out 13 hits but it took extra innings for the Seahawks to finish with a 5-3 victory against UMass Boston at Monan Park on the Beacon campus. Christian Homa singled in two runs in the top of the tenth for the winning margin. Seahawk pitchers held the Beacons hitless over the final five frames as Andrew Wertz (W, 1-0) worked the ninth for his first pitching triumph and Connor Toriello (S, 1) claimed his first save when right fielder Shane Williams made an ESPN SportsCenter #SCTop10 worthy catch to end the game.

For the 11th-ranked Seahawks (27-7), it was their 12th straight victory.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 5, UMass Boston 3 (10 innings)
Records: Salve Regina (27-7, 11-3 NEWMAC), UMass Boston (24-14, 12-4 LEC)
History: Salve Regina takes a 9-8 lead in the all-time series after winning its fourth straight meeting with UMass Boston.

SUMMARY

• T1 - Hunter Yaworski grounded out to 2b, RBI; Evan O'Rourke advanced to third; Brandon Grover scored. Wil McCarthy singled to right field, RBI; E. O'Rourke scored. | SEAHAWKS 2, BEACONS 0
• B2 - R. Williams advanced to third on a wild pitch; R. Burkett-S scored on a wild pitch. | SEAHAWKS 2, BEACONS 1
• B4 - R. Burkett-S grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; M. Meagher advanced to second; E. Miles scored. J. Levine singled to left field, RBI; M. Meagher scored. | BEACONS 3, SEAHAWKS 2
• T5 - Shea Donovan popped up to 2b, sacrifice fly, RBI; Evan O'Rourke scored. | SEAHAWKS 3, BEACONS 3
• T10 - Christian Homa singled to center field, out at second cf to c to ss, 2 RBI; Brandon Grover advanced to third; Nate Ruehs scored; S. Donovan scored. | SEAHAWKS 5, BEACONS 3

NOTEWORTHY

• Salve Regina extends its season-best win streak to a dozen games.
• Wil McCarthy paced the Seahawk offense with three base hits, including an RBI single in the first inning.
• Four other Seahawks had multiple hits -- Brandon Grover (2), Christian Homa (2), Shane Williams (2), Shea Donovan (2).
• Four Seahawks got a painful free pass to first base (hit by pitch) -- McCarthy, Wil (1); Petrosino, Tyler (1); Schopps, Grady (1); Neal, Matthew (1).
• James Tobin started and worked the first five innings; four teammates followed for the final five frames and held the Beacons hitless -- Nick Callano, Nolan Romanowski, Andrew Wertz, Connor Toriello.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina heads to Worcester, Massachusetts, tomorrow for the final regular season NEWMAC doubleheader against WPI on the turf of Granger Field on the Clark University campus. First pitch on FloCollege is 3:30 p.m.