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Baseball at UMB for LEC Championship
Deja Driscoll Smith
4
Winner Mass.-Boston MASS.-BO 26-14
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN 18-20
Winner
Mass.-Boston MASS.-BO
26-14
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Final
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Southern Me. SOUTHERN
18-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mass.-Boston MASS.-BO 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 10 1
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0

W: D. Ryan (6-1) L: Sullivan, Owen (2-4) S: T. Cianciolo (5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

2024 Little East Conference Championship Tournament: No. 1 UMass Boston 4, No. 4 Southern Maine 1

BOSTON    –  Aidan Blake was 4-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and an RBI to lead the no. 1 seed UMass Boston Beacons to a 4-1 win over the four-seed University of Southern Maine Huskies in game five of the 2024 Little East Conference Baseball Championship Tournament Thursday night at Monan Park.
 
The loss eliminates Southern Maine from the tournament, concluding their season at 17-21. Southern Maine fell to UMass Dartmouth earlier today 6-0.
 
 
Series History:
Today's game marked the 75th meeting between the University of Southern Maine and the UMass Boston Beacons. Southern Maine leads the overall series 51-24.  The Beacons defeated the Huskies twice during the 2024 regular season (14-3, 5-4), and have won three consecutively with today's win.
 
Records:
No. 1 UMass Boston (25-14)                  001 010 200  4-10-1
No. 4 Southern Maine (17-20)                000 000 100  1-6-0
 
 
Pitching Record:
WP:  Dillion Ryan (6-1), 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
LP:   Owen Sullivan (2-4), 5.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
 
UMass Boston 4, Southern Maine 1
  • After a scoreless first two innings, UMass Boston broke through for a run in the top of the third.  Bostyn Burris led off the inning with an infield single and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch before Blake collected the first of his four hits in the game with an RBI single to left field. UMB added another runner to the bases with a walk, but Husky starter Owen Sullivan (Biddeford, Maine) came back with a double-play ball, and a strikeout to keep it 1-0.
  • UMB threatened for more runs in the top of the fourth on back-to-back one-out singles, but Sullivan countered with back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning. 
  • The Beacons doubled their lead in the fifth as Blake led off with a double to left field, and scored on a Brandon Gaer's triple down the right field line.
  • USM senior Jack LeBlond (Lewiston, Maine/Bridgton Academy) led off the bottom of the sixth with a single to center field, but did not advance as UMB starter Dillion Ryan finished his outing with three consecutive outs after LeBlond's single, including back-to-back strikeouts.
  • Scoring twice in the top of the seventh, the Beacons extended their lead to 4-0.  Luke Leavitt drew an RBI walk in the inning, and the Beacons scored their second run on a wild pitch.
  • Southern Maine got on the scoreboard in the home half of the seventh.  Sophomore Hunter Brissette (Lisbon, Maine/Lisbon Falls) drew a lead off walk and moved up a base on a single from sophomore Kyle Douin (Augusta, Maine/Cony).  Brissette came around to score on a fielder's choice play and an error to make it 4-1.  USM had a runner on second with one out in the inning, but were unable to push another run across.
  • Blake led off the eight with a single for the Beacons to complete his 4-for-4 night, but Husky Bryce Afthim (Windham, Maine), making an appearance in relief, got the next three batters in order to keep it 4-1.
  • Senior Lucas Francis (Lisbon, Maine/Lisbon Falls) gave USM a base runner in the eighth, and Brissette and junior Anthony Poole (South Portland, Maine) reached safely on a walk and a single respectively in the ninth, but the Huskies stranded them all for the 4-1 final.
 
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine concludes its 2024 season.
 
 
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