Seventh Inning Surge: Seawolves Power Past Knights

SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) baseball team erupted for 10 runs in the seventh inning to pull away from the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) for a 17-8 victory on Friday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SMCC got on the board early in the first inning, using a pair of sacrifice flies from Quinntin Gillies (Oshawa, Ontario) and Tristan Laplante (Durham, Maine) to take a 2-0 lead.

After CCRI chipped away and eventually tied the game, the Seawolves responded with a three-run third inning, highlighted by RBI singles from Mitchel Violette (Westbrook, Maine) and Connor Boulette (Westbrook, Maine) to regain control at 5-1.

CCRI continued to battle, including a solo home run in the fourth inning, and put together a four-run sixth to even the score at 6-6. The Knights then briefly took the lead in the seventh, making it 7-6.

The Seawolves exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, capitalizing on walks, errors, and timely hitting. Thomas Marcotte (New Bedford, Mass.) delivered a key two-run single in the frame, while Boulette and Laplante each drove in runs as SMCC surged ahead 16-7.

SMCC added another run in the eighth inning to cap the scoring and secure the 17-8 win.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
W: Cole Payne (5.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K)
L: #11 CCRI (4.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K)

LEADING HITTERS
Connor Boulette: 3-for-4, 4 RBI, 2 R
Tristan Laplante: 3-for-5, 4 RBI
Tyler Herkalo: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 3 BB
Mitchel Violette: 3-for-6, RBI, 2 R
Samuel Potié: 2-for-4, 3 R

ON DECK:

The Seawolves take on the York County Community College Hawks on Saturday April 25^th at noon at The Ballpark at Old Orchard Beach to finish up the regular season.