KEENE, N.H. (April 11, 2025) — The UMass Boston baseball team (17-10, 6-3 Little East Conference) dropped both games of an LEC doubleheader on Friday afternoon to Keene State (10-13, 3-2 LEC) at the Owl Athletic Complex.
Game One: UMass Boston 0 – Keene State 10
UMass Boston utilized four pitchers in the opener, beginning with graduate right-hander Max Moss (Manhattan, N.Y.), who went 5.1 innings and struck out a team-high six of the 29 batters he faced. He was followed by Connor Curtis (Mansfield, Mass.), Ethan Nowak (Hampton, N.H.), and Robert Hjort (Plainville, Mass.).
The Beacons managed four hits in game one, while Keene State capitalized on rallies in the third, sixth, and eighth innings to plate 10 runs and shut out one of the LEC's top offenses.
Brandon Gaer (Rocky Hill, Conn.) and Jacob Levine (Easton, Mass.) each doubled, while Mike Meagher (Marston's Mills, Mass.) and Elliot Miles (Portsmouth, N.H.) added singles to round out the offensive effort.
Game Two: UMass Boston 5 – Keene State 9
First-year Jonny Pagano (Attleboro, Mass.) got the start in game two, throwing three innings before senior Tristan Ciampa (Wilmington, Mass.) took over for the next four. Both pitchers tallied three strikeouts apiece. Angelo Centrone (Bethel, Conn.) retired the side in the eighth to close out the Beacons' day on the mound.
The Owls opened the game with nine unanswered runs through the first seven innings. UMass Boston responded late, staging a five-run comeback attempt across the eighth and ninth.
Bostyn Burris (Highland Village, Texas) sparked the rally by scoring on a groundout from Paden Larkins (Shelton, Conn.). Connor Seeley (Malden, Mass.) followed with an RBI single to left, plating Derek Hawley (Cortland Manor, N.Y.).
In the ninth, Burris drove in Ryan Slack (Derby, Conn.) with a single to short, making it 3–9. Reed Burkett-Schneider (Austin, Texas) and Hawley added back-to-back RBI singles, scoring Nicolas Piscioniere (Shelton, Conn.) and Burris to close the gap to four runs.
Piscioniere and Cole Bissaillon (Great Barrington, Mass.) were perfect at the plate as mid-game substitutes. Bissaillon went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run, while Piscioniere added a hit, a walk, and a run scored. Burris, Burkett-Schneider, and Seeley each added a hit in the comeback effort.
Who's Next:
The Beacons return home to Monan Park on Monday, April 14, for the first half of their LEC series against Plymouth State University. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
