NEWPORT, R.I. (Tuesday, April 16, 2024) - Salve Regina University senior right hander Brayden Clark (Beverly, Mass.) earned his second win (W, 2-0) of the season in his eighth start as the Seahawks defeated the Cougars of Clark University, 7-5, in NEWMAC action at Reynolds Field in Newport. #7 Salve Regina (22-4, 9-1 NEWMAC) gets the better of Clark (17-12, 2-8 NEWMAC) for the second time in a week; last Tuesday in Worcester, Mass., Salve Regina won 13-5.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Finals: Salve Regina 7, Clark 5
Records: Salve Regina (22-4, 9-1 NEWMAC), Clark (17-12, 2-8 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: Seahawks sweep the season series (first as fellow NEWMAC members) and improve to 10-3-1 all-time against the Cougars. First meeting was in 1985, an 11-10 win for Salve Regina.

SUMMARY

• B1 - First four batters reached against Cougar starter Casey Gorczyca who hit Brandon Grover and walked Evan O'Rourke before Christian Homa singled down the right-field line. Matt D'Amato stepped to the plate and launch an opposite field home run, his second of the season, for the 4-0 lead. Tyler Cannoe singled and stole second and Michael Breen delivered a two-out, RBI single to shortstop. | Seahawks 5, Cougars 0
• T2 - Ryan Bonja led off with a double to left center. Brayden Clark got a pair of swing-and-miss strikeouts before Michael Soares singled to right field. | Seahawks 5, Cougars 1
• B5 - Matt D'Amato led off with a single to center field and one out later stole second before coming home on a misplayed infield grounder. Brady Smolinski's double to left center plated Wil McCarthy. | Seahawks 7, Cougars 1
• T6 - Billy Sullivan singled and later advanced to third when Ryan Caulfield reached on an error. Dom Mariani's single scored Sullivan and Carter Doran's fielder's choice grounder brought in Caulfield. | Seahawks 7, Cougars 3
• T8 - Sullivan started another two-run rally with a single up the middle off Tommy DelVecchio, but he was caught stealing on a Brady Smolinski throw to Michael Breen. Caulfield reached on an error before he was erased on a fielder's choice to Breen. Doran singled through the left side and Bonja doubled in two Cougars to pull within two. | Seahawks 7, Cougars 5
• T9 - Kyle Carozza earned his league-leading seventh save with three strikeouts. | Seahawks 7, Cougars 5

NOTEWORTHY

• Kyle Carozza earned his league-leading seventh save with three strikeouts.
• Matt D'Amato and Christian Homa both collected three hits apiece.
• Tyler Cannoe, Brady Smolinski, and Michael Breen all had two hits apiece.
• D'Amato extends his hit streak to 11 games and now has 194 career hits.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina finished its four-game home stand today and hits the road to face Rhode Island College on Thursday, April 18.