AUBURNDALE, Fla. -- Ryan McIntyre went 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs and Ben Smith was 2 for 3 with 4 RBIs as the Amherst College baseball team opened its spring trip with a 13-6 victory over No 2/5-ranked Endicott College at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex. 

The Mammoths improved to 3-3 on the season. They will face Rowan College Monday at Northeast Regional Park in Davenport at 11 a.m.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

* After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first, Amherst responded with three in its half of the inning when Leo Foust was hit by a pitch, Jack Sampedro single and McIntyre crushed a three-run home run to right-center field for a 3-2 lead. 

* The Mammoths added two in the second. Justin Orridge drew a lead-off walk and Smith lined a deep shot to center field that one-hopped the wall and went for an RBI-triple. Smith then scored on a wild pitch for a 5-2 Mammoth lead. 

* Endicott scored two runs in the top of the fourth to tie the game, 5-5. But the Mammoths had the answer, scoring five times in their half of the fourth to take a commanding 10-5 lead. Aiden Dubetsky led off with a single. After an out, Foust doubled to left. Sampedro then lined a two-run single to right center for a 7-5 Amherst lead. After a McIntyre single, Charlie LaFraniere was it by a pitch to load the bases and Tyler McCord followed with another two-run single for a 9-5 lead. An Orridge sacrifice fly capped the uprising and gave the Mammoths 10-5 advantage. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

* Nick Fasset got the start for the Mammoths and went the first four innings, allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out four. He was charged with five runs, three earned. E.J. Nevills earned the win with four strong innings of relief. He gave up only one hit while walking two and striking out six to improve to 1-0. 

* Foust was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. Sampedro was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. McCord was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI and a run scored.