BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Bucs hosted Salem State on Sunday in a conference doubleheader to round out their three-game MASCAC series. Coming off of a loss to the Vikings in Salem on Friday afternoon, the Buccaneers tied the series at a game apiece with a 6-5 extra-innings win in game one. In game two, the Vikings got the best of the Bucs, 9-0.

Game One

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 6, Vikings 5

Records: Maritime 10-5 (2-1)

               Salem 5-6 (1-1)

On The Mound

Maritime: Will Shanahan (W, 2-0): 1 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 2 K

                 Sean Hallissey: 6 IP | 5 H | 5 R | 4 ER | 7 BB | 8 K

Salem: Nick Krompegal (L, 1-1): 1.1 IP | 2 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 0 K

            Ethan Hill: 3.2 IP | 5 H | 5 R | 5 ER | 6 BB | 4 K

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Freshmen Aidan McCarthy and Kevin Heine, and senior Michael Logiudice each had two hits in the win. Nate Kaczynski, Damon White, and Eduardo Correia all had one hit.
• Kaczynski and McCarthy both had a double in the game.
• McCarthy and White drove in two runs each. Logiudice and Kaczynski had an RBI each.
• Jake Duffy, Logiudice, Kaczynski, McCarthy, Costa Beechin, and David Krise scored the six runs for the Bucs.
• Beechin recorded the only stolen base in the game.

Salem

• Yabdriel Gonzalez had two hits in the loss. Four other Vikings recorded one hit in the game.
• Antonio Belgrove had two RBI in the game, and Aidan Lynch added one. 
• Five different players scored runs in the game.

How It Happened

Salem scored one run in the second, third, and fourth innings to take a 3-0 lead midway through the game.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Maritime struck for five runs, taking a 5-3 lead. Kaczynski walked with the bases loaded to drive in Beechin. McCarthy drove in two runs on a double down the left field line to tie the game at 3-3. Then, White singled in McCarthy and Kaczynski to give the Bucs a two-run advantage.

In the top of the seventh, with their backs against the wall, Salem scored two runs, one on a wild pitch, the other on a Belgrove single, to tie the game at 5-5. The Buccaneers were kept off the board in the bottom of the seventh, and the game went to extra innings.

In the bottom of the eighth, still tied, Logiudice hit a single to center field, allowing pinch runner Krise to come around from second to score the winning run. Maritime took the first game of the doubleheader, second game of the series, 6-5.

Game Two

The Basics

Final: Vikings 9, Buccaneers 0

Records: Maritime 10-6 (2-2)

              Salem 6-6 (2-1)

On The Mound

Maritime: Chase Dright (L, 2-2): 4.1 IP | 7 H | 6 R | 6 ER | 4 BB | 1 K

Salem: Collin Tenney (W, 1-1): 7 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 9 K

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Costa Beechin had two hits in the loss. Nate Kaczynski added one base knock.

Salem

• Ethan Stepputis and Tabdriel Gonzalez each had two hits in the win. Five others added hits for the Vikings. 
• Gonzalez hit a grand slam in the game, and Owen Duggan and Nolan Currier each had a double. 
• Gonzalez drove in five runs in the game. Stepputis knocked in two, and Duggan and Jack Doyle drove in one apiece.
• Stepputis scored three times, and six other Vikings scored once.
• Stepputis stole two bases in the win, and Currier stole one.

How It Happened

Salem scored one run in the top of the first and added a second run in the top of the second. After a scoreless third, they added a third run in the top of the fourth. 

In the fifth inning, the Vikings broke the game open, extending their lead from three runs to nine runs. They scored six in the fifth, including four on Gonzalez's grand slam.

The Bucs were unable to get on the board, and Salem won the game, 9-0, and the conference series, 2-1.

What's Next

The Buccaneers are back at Hendy Field on Tuesday, March 31st, to play Bridgewater State in a MASCAC doubleheader beginning at 4 pm.