Baseball Shuts Out WNE In Saturday Doubleheader

Nathaniel Ford     ::     April 8, 2026

BEVERLY, Mass. - No. 24 Endicott baseball defeated WNE in their first CNE doubleheader, winning 5-0 and 6-0 on Saturday.

Game One: Endicott 5, WNE 0

Endicott defeated the Golden Bears in the first game of the doubleheader behind a stellar outing from pitcher Brady Stuart, who pitched a complete game.

WNE was only able to keep the Gulls scoreless through one inning. In the bottom of the second, Cade Bernardo earned a leadoff walk, AJ Hamm singled, and Brenden Walsh was hit by a pitch, loading the bases for Endicott.

John Fusco hit a single into left field to drive in Bernardo. Two straight groundouts by James Benestad and Trevor Kamudo drove in two more runs, and Endicott led 3-0 early in the contest.

In the third inning, Kyle Grabowski hit a double into left center field. With two outs, AJ Hamm reached on an error and Grabowski scored, extending the lead to 4-0.

Bernardo drove in TJ Liponis on a single in the fifth inning to give the Gulls a 5-0 lead. Despite the offense slowing down in the final three innings, Stuart shut it down and earned the win.

Stuart allowed only 4 hits in his nine inning , 128 pitch shutout. He walked just three batters to go along with a 9 strikeout performance.

Endicott’s offense recorded 7 hits from six different batters. Grabowski was the only Gull with multiple hits in the game, and recorded Endicott’s only two doubles in the game as well.

Game Two: Endicott 6, WNE 0

The stellar pitching did not slow down in the second game of the double header, as Endicott was able to blank WNE on the scoresheet once again in a comfortable victory.

It took the Gulls’ offense longer to get going in this game, as they failed to score any runs in the first three innings. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the tides changed for Endicott.

Cade Bernardo hit a leadoff double to right field to start the inning. Following a strikeout, Brenden Walsh came to the plate, and in an 0-1 count, hit a home run to right-center field, giving Endicott a 2-0 lead.

The Gulls were not done in the fourth inning. James Benested hit a two-out single and stole second base. In a 1-2 count, Trevor Kamuda hit a single through the infield, and Benested scored from second, extending the lead to 3-0.

In the sixth inning, Walsh kickstarted the Gulls offense again with a leadoff single. John Fusco followed in Walsh’s footsteps from earlier in the game, blasting a home run of his own to right field, the first homer of his career. Endicott now led 5-0.

TJ Liponis knocked a double to right field in the 8th inning, driving in pinch runner Anthony Lucibello to add an insurance run to the board. Endicott’s pitching delivered all game, and they cruised to their 6-0 victory.

Starting pitcher Matt Pappalardo carried on the dominance of Stuart from game one, pitching six innings of scoreless baseball. He allowed just 3 hits and struck out 5 batters en route to his second win of the season.

Ben Gill came out of the bullpen for the final three innings and was dominant. He allowed just one baserunner and secured the shutout for Endicott.

The offense recorded 9 hits as a unit. Bernardo and Walsh recorded multiple hits each. Three Gulls recorded a stolen base on the day.

Endicott improved to 14-5 overall on the season and 6-0 in conference. After a 1-4 start, the Gulls have been rolling ever since, going 13-1 in that stretch. They look to keep this momentum going as they face Roger Williams on Tuesday, April 7 at 3:30.

WNE looks to bounce back as they host Salve Regina on Monday, April 6.

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