WESTCONN DOWNED BY WNEC, 13-2
DANBURY, CT – The Western Connecticut
State University baseball lost to Western New England College, 13-2,
on Thursday night in a non-conference tilt on Westside Field.
WNEC (32-8) put three runs on the board in the first inning with the
help of three hits, two walks, and a sac fly. The Colonials (11-26)
retaliated quickly with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the
first behind two doubles and two sac-flies. Senior shortstop
Nick Parker (Old Saybrook, CT) and junior second baseman Andy
Powers (Stratford, CT) had the doubles while left fielder
Ryan Gorra (Waterford, CT) and designated hitter James Furino
(Branford, CT) recorded the RBI’s.
The Golden Bears continued to put runs on the board scoring two more
in the second followed by one in each of the next five innings as
WNEC starting pitcher Jason Pizzoferrato retired 14 batters in a row
from the first inning through the sixth. With the score 10-2, the
Colonials threatened in the eighth and ninth putting two runners on
base in each inning but could not get another run across. WNEC
plated three more in the ninth for the 13-2 final.
Pizzoferrato won his ninth game of the year for the visitors as he
had plenty of offensive help from the Golden Bears’ 17 hits. He
allowed just five hits and two runs while walking one and striking
one out. Colonial starter Josh Bertash (Tolland, CT) was
saddled with the loss as he lasted just two and one-third innings
yielding six runs on seven hits.
WestConn finishes up its regular season with a Little East
Conference double-header against UMass Boston on Saturday, May 6.
Game one is slated for noon.
WESTCONN BASEBALL FALLS TO EASTERN
CONNECTICUT,
11-4, IN LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE PLAY
DANBURY, CT – The Western Connecticut
State University baseball team fell to in-state rival Eastern
Connecticut State University, 11-4, in Little East Conference action
on Sunday afternoon at Westside Field in Danbury.
Eastern Conn. (23-13, 8-4) took advantage of three hits and heads up
base running to take a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning;
right fielder Eric O’Toole had a two-out two-RBI single to help the
Warriors jump out to the early lead. In the second inning the
visitors took advantage of two walks and two Colonial errors to make
it a 5-0 game after two.
Eastern scored one more run in the third and fourth innings to make
it a 7-0 game as Warrior starting pitcher Justin Davis faced the
minimum 12 Colonials (10-25, 3-9) despite giving up a hit to senior
catcher Adam Kaplan (Stratford, CT) in the third inning.
Each team went scoreless in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings
before Eastern broke the silence with two more runs in the eighth on
a sac-fly and a hit to put the visitors ahead 9-0. The Colonials
began to make some noise in the eighth as Davis was relieved for
pitcher Trey Bongiovanni. WestConn piled on four runs with the help
of a bases-loaded one out double off the bat of freshman leftfielder
Ryan Gorra (Waterford, CT) which scored three runs followed
by a Matt Gardiner (Terryville, CT) double which plated Gorra
to make it a 9-4 game.
The four runs would be all the Colonials could muster, however, as
the Warriors tacked on two more in the top of the ninth for the 11-4
final.
Davis earned the win for Eastern while freshman Dennis Accomando
(Monroe, CT) took the loss to fall to 1-3 on the season.
Accomando struck out six, surrendering five earned runs in five
innings.
WestConn hosts non-conference Mount St. Vincent at 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, May 1
UMASS DARTMOUTH
SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER
FROM WESTCONN BASEBALL
DANBURY, CT - The
University of Massachusetts swept a doubleheader from Western
Connecticut State University baseball behind back-to-back complete
game gems from Will Mahoney (Mattapoisett, MA) and Lee Marques (Fall
River, MA) at Westside Field Saturday afternoon. The Corsairs took
game one, 10-2 then followed up with a 9-1 victory in the nightcap.
Mahoney squandered seven hits while striking out seven
and walking two in the opener. He improves to 4-3 on the season and
now has 55 strike outs on the year.
UMass Dartmouth scattered eight hits with Dan Mancini (Marlboro, MA)
collecting three hits, one of them a double, and driving in four
runs.
The Corsairs took advantage of four errors and 12 walks
yielded by WestConn in game one.
Colonials' starter and loser Brian Krost (Stamford, CT) drops to 1-4
on the year after allowing six runs, only two of them earned, over 6
1/3 innings. He allowed only two hits while striking out 10. Krost
also walked 10 on the afternoon. He now had 53 strike out in his
final season.
In the nightcap, Marques allowed seven hits and one
earned run while striking out nine and walking four.
Mahoney followed up his complete-game victory by going
3 for 5 with two runs scored in the second game. He had two triples
and a double to lead UMass Dartmouth, now 9-21 and 5-7 in the Little
East Conference.
Mancini continued his hot bat, going 4 for 6 with an
RBI and two runs scored in the victory.
Zane Honious (Wallingford, CT) drops to 2-4 on the year
after allowing eight hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings. He struck
out three and walked four on the day.
Seven different players and hits for the Colonials,
which fall to 10-24 overall and 3-8 in the league.
Ryan Gorra (Waterford, CT) had WestConn's only
extra-base hit, a double in five plate appearances.
The Colonials host arch rival Eastern Connecticut on
Sunday. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
RIC & WESTERN
CONNECTICUT SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER
Providence, RI—Rhode Island College and Western Connecticut split a
doubleheader in a battle of Little East Conference baseball rivals
on Saturday afternoon.
The Colonials scored four runs in the top of third inning in game
one and went on to win, 4-2. The Anchormen sent a message back in
game two, erupting for four runs in the bottom of the first as RIC
went on to win, 7-2.
RIC sophomore
starting pitcher Eric Thibault (Somerset, MA) was solid for the
majority of his eight-inning outing in game one. Western Connecticut
scored four runs, all which came with two out, in the third inning.
Thibault (4-4) kept the Anchormen within striking distance the rest
of the way, striking out three and allowing eight hits on the day.
RIC took an early lead on a sophomore first baseman Jim Connell’s
(North Smithfield, RI) sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second.
The Colonials got an RBI double from freshman left fielder Ryan
Gorra (Waterford, CT), as well as RBI singles from sophomore right
fielder Matt Gardiner (Terryville, CT) and junior designated hitter
James Furino (Branford, CT), as Western Connecticut jumped into the
lead in the third.
RIC threatened in the eighth as sophomore third baseman Pete Olson
(North Providence, RI) tripled and scored on freshman Mike
McDonnell’s (Peabody, MA) RBI double.
The Anchormen loaded the bases, but Colonials’ freshman reliever
Ryan Slootmaker (Pequannock, NJ) got freshman left fielder Chris
O’Connors (North Kingstown, RI) to ground out and end the threat.
Western Connecticut senior starting pitcher Zane Honious
(Wallingford, CT) kept RIC hitters off balance all game and
benefited from three double plays to earn his second win (2-3) of
the season. Slootmaker earned his third save.
RIC junior starting pitcher Caleb Barber (Mystic, CT) came back with
a strong outing in game two, allowing two runs on nine hits, to go
along with two strikeouts, over seven innings to earn his fourth win
(4-2) of the season.
The only damage the Colonials did was on solo home runs by Furino
and Gardiner in the second and third innings, respectively.
Anchorman sophomore reliever Eric Fama (Wappingers Falls, NY)
pitched two innings and struck out the side in the top of the ninth
to seal the win. Junior catcher Tim Henault (East Greenwich, RI)
went 3-for-4 with one run scored and two RBI.
Olson, who went 2-for-3 in the game, hit a two-RBI single in the
bottom of the first to cap the four-run effort.
Western Connecticut senior pitcher Brian Krost (Stamford, CT) took
the loss (2-2), allowing six runs, of which only two were earned, on
nine hits over five and two-thirds innings of work.
(week ending 4/9/06)
Pitcher
of the WeekZane Honious, Senior, Pitcher, Western Connecticut State University
In a 3-1 week for the Colonials, Honious started one game, leading WCSU to a victory over Southern Maine. In his only appearance of the week, Honious pitched nine complete innings, giving up just one run on two hits to lead the Colonials to a 5-1 win. Honious struck out two batters, walked three and hit one to pick up the win.
Rookie
of the Week
Ryan Gorra, Freshman, Outfielder, Western Connecticut State
University
Gorra appeared in four games, starting three of them, last week for
the Colonials. For the week, he batted .667 (8-for-12) with two RBI,
six runs scored and one walk. In a doubleheader split with Southern
Maine, Gorra went 4-for-7 with two runs scored and one run batted
in. In two non-conference victories over Mitchell and Mount St.
Vincent, Gorra went 1-for-1 and 3-for-4, respectively.
DEFEAT MANHATTANVILLE, 14-4
DANBURY, CT - The Western Connecticut State University baseball team won its third straight game following it 14-4 victory over Manhattanville College at Westside Field Thursday night.
The Colonials, 9-19, scattered 13 hits on the night with four players getting two hits apiece.
Nick Parker, Ryan Gorra, Andy Powers and Adam Kaplan each collected a pair of hits against the Valiants.
After falling behind 3-0 after the top half of the first inning, WestConn came back strongly in the bottom half of the inning scoring five runs to give starter and winner Ryan Griffith some room to breathe.
The Colonials never looked back from there, taking a 7-3 lead in the fourth, then seven more runs over the next three innings.
Griffith allowed nine hits and four runs over six innings and improves to 3-2 on the year.
Manhattanville's Brendan Murnane took the loss for the Valiants after allowing five runs and forced to leave the game after the first inning.
WestConn travels to Rhode Island College this Saturday for a crucial Little East Conference doubleheader.
2006 WestConn Baseball Statistics Manhattanville at Western Connecticut Apr 20, 2006 at Danbury, Conn. (Westside Field) Manhattanville 4 (15-14) Western Connecticut 14 (9-19) Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Tom Verrengia ss........... 5 1 2 0 Nick Parker ss.......... 6 1 2 1 Chris Sager rf............. 3 2 2 0 Ryan Gorra lf........... 4 3 2 0 Frank Furbacher Jr. rf.... 2 0 1 0 Patrick Kantor lf....... 1 0 0 0 Mark Barrar dh............. 4 1 2 4 Andy Powers 2b.......... 3 1 2 0 Michael Mooney dh......... 1 0 0 0 Steve Schwartz 2b....... 2 1 0 0 Ted Rydesky 1b............. 4 0 0 0 Matt Gardiner rf........ 3 1 1 2 Stephen Pinto cf........... 3 0 2 0 John Callahan rf........ 0 1 0 0 Chris DelGrosso cf........ 1 0 0 0 Adam Kaplan c........... 4 2 2 1 Dan Needleman 3b........... 3 0 1 0 James Furino dh......... 3 2 1 2 Damon Obijiski 3b......... 1 0 0 0 Alex Crawford dh........ 1 0 0 0 Chris Betro lf............. 1 0 0 0 Matt Perper 1b.......... 5 0 1 1 Anthony Annunziata lf..... 3 0 1 0 Anthony Susi 3b......... 3 1 1 1 Jay Gonzalez c............. 4 0 0 0 Bill Pask ph/3b........ 1 0 1 1 Louis Annunziata 2b........ 4 0 0 0 Ryan Koschmeider cf..... 5 1 0 0 Brendan Murnane p.......... 0 0 0 0 Ryan Griffith p......... 0 0 0 0 Matt Musumeci p........... 0 0 0 0 Dan Baccaro p.......... 0 0 0 0 Robert Mulligan p......... 0 0 0 0 Tim DeJohn p............ 0 0 0 0 Joseph Feichtl p.......... 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 39 4 11 4 Totals..................41 14 13 9 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Manhattanville...... 300 010 000 - 4 11 4 Western Connecticut. 500 241 20X - 14 13 3 ------------------------------------------- E - Verrengia 2; Annunziata; Musumeci; N. Parker 2; A. Susi. LOB - MVILLEBS 8; WestConn 10. 2B - Sager; R. Gorra; M. Gardiner; J. Furino; M. Perper. HR - Barrar. HBP - A. Powers; M. Gardiner; A. Kaplan. SB - Pinto; N. Parker; R. Gorra. Manhattanville IP H R ER BB SO WP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan Murnane L......... 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 0 Matt Musumeci ............. 3.1 5 4 0 1 0 1 Robert Mulligan ........... 2.2 4 5 2 2 2 2 Joseph Feichtl ............ 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Western Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan Griffith W,3-2....... 6.0 9 4 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 27 27 1 8 Dan Baccaro ............... 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 8 3 0 Tim DeJohn ................ 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 WP - Musumeci; Mulligan 2. HBP - by Murnane (A. Powers); by Mulligan (M. Gardiner); by Mulligan (A. Kaplan). PB - Gonzalez 3; A. Kaplan. Strikeouts - Furbacher; Rydesky; DelGrosso; Needleman; Obijiski; Betro; Annunziata; Gonzalez 3; P. Kantor; A. Kaplan; A. Crawford. Walks - R. Gorra; M. Gardiner; J. Furino; A. Susi. Umpires - Start: 5 pm Time: 2:48 Attendance: 43
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Plymouth State University and Western Connecticut State University split a Little East Conference baseball doubleheader Friday afternoon at Panther Park, with PSU taking the opener, 8-3, and WestConn winning the nightcap, 6-2. The twinbill was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was moved up a day to avoid a potential rainout.
Sophomore Jim VanGyzen (Foster, R.I.) allowed only six hits and three runs while striking out 10 to lift the Panthers to victory in the opener. Freshman Patrick Kantor (Southbury, Conn.) reached base all five times to lead Western in the nightcap, collecting three hits and two walks and knocking in three runs. Both teams are now 2-5 in the LEC, while PSU is 9-16 overall and WCSU is 6-18.
PSU hammered out 17 hits to win the opener as VanGyzen picked up his first win of the season. Seven different Panthers had two hits in the contest. Junior Steve Campo (Londonderry, N.H.) and senior C.J. Rousseau (Merrimack, N.H.) led the way, driving in two runs apiece.
Junior Andy Powers (Stratford, Conn.) had three hits and knocked in two to lead the visitors in Game One.
Kantor, Power and sophomore Matt Gardiner (Terryville, Conn.) all collected three hits for Western in the nightcap, with Powers scoring three times. The Colonials took the lead with a pair of runs in the first inning, added two more in the fifth, and put insurance runs on the board in the final two innings.
Freshman Josh Labossiere (Lincoln, R.I.) hit his fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning of the nightcap, but PSU managed only one run the rest of the way. That came in the sixth inning when Rousseau doubled and came around to score on a pair of infield grounders.
Senior Brian Krost (Stamford, Conn.) earned the win for WestConn in the second game, working seven innings and giving up six hits and two runs while striking out nine. Freshman Ryan Slootmaker (Pequannock, N.J.) pitched the last two innings for his second save.
PSU returns to action Monday with a non-conference make-up game against Becker College at Panther Park (3:30 p.m.) WestConn. returns home to host Stevens Tech Monday in a non-conference match-up (7:30 p.m.)
2006 WestConn Baseball Statistics
Stevens Tech at Western Connecticut - Play-by-Play
Apr 17, 2006 at Danbury, Conn. (Westside Field)
Stevens Tech 12 (22-6) Western Connecticut 6 (6-19)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
MORENO, Gerard rf.......... 4 2 2 2 Nick Parker ss............. 3 0 0 0
MEEHAN, Tim cf............. 3 3 1 0 Steve Schwartz ss......... 2 0 0 0
SANDT, Adam ss............. 4 1 1 1 Ryan Gorra lf.............. 4 0 1 0
FRUSTACI, John 1b.......... 5 2 3 4 Andy Powers 2b............. 4 1 1 0
TESORIERO, Andrew 2b....... 4 2 2 0 Matt Gardiner c............ 5 1 2 4
GIRNYS, Matt ph/2b........ 1 0 0 0 Matt Perper 1b............. 5 0 0 0
BIRKENSTOCK, Ryan 3b....... 4 1 1 0 James Furino dh............ 4 1 2 0
McCORMICK, Eric lf......... 4 1 1 2 Anthony Susi 3b............ 4 1 2 0
WATERMAN, Jim ph/lf....... 1 0 0 0 Dan Baccaro rf............. 4 1 1 0
GUNSHOR, Joe dh............ 3 0 1 1 Ryan Koschmeider cf........ 3 1 2 0
PRETTY, Jaraad ph......... 1 0 0 0 Josh Bertash p............. 0 0 0 0
KATUSA, David c............ 4 0 0 0 Ryan Dilts p.............. 0 0 0 0
SILVA, Dan ph/c........... 1 0 0 0 Dennis Accomando p........ 0 0 0 0
PICERNO, Scott p........... 0 0 0 0 Jarret Coleman p.......... 0 0 0 0
JENNINGS, Bill p.......... 0 0 0 0 Tim DeJohn p.............. 0 0 0 0
SOTA, Alex p.............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 39 12 12 10 Totals..................... 38 6 11 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Stevens Tech........ 310 012 140 - 12 12 1
Western Connecticut. 000 000 204 - 6 11 5
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E - SANDT; N. Parker; S. Schwartz; M. Gardiner; M. Perper; R. Dilts. DP - STEVENS 1.
LOB - STEVENS 14; WestConn 8. 2B - MORENO; FRUSTACI; TESORIERO. 3B - SANDT. HR - M.
Gardiner. HBP - MEEHAN. SF - SANDT. SB - MORENO 2; MEEHAN; GUNSHOR. CS - MORENO;
MEEHAN.
Stevens Tech IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PICERNO, Scott W,5-0...... 7.0 6 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 27 29 11 5
JENNINGS, Bill ............ 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 1
SOTA, Alex ................ 1.0 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 1 1
Western Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Josh Bertash L,0-3........ 5.0 6 5 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 20 27 4 5
Ryan Dilts ................ 1.0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 2
Dennis Accomando .......... 1.0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 1 2
Jarret Coleman ............ 1.0 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 10 1 1
Tim DeJohn ................ 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0
WP - D. Accomando 2. HBP - by J. Coleman (MEEHAN). PB - M. Gardiner.
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Stevens Tech........ 310 012 140 - 12 12 1 Western Connecticut. 000 000 204 - 6 11 5 ------------------------------------------- RECAP ON INNING WHERE THERE WAS SCORING ONLY
Stevens Tech 1st - MORENO walked. MORENO stole second. MEEHAN reached on an error by 1b; MORENO advanced to third. SANDT flied out to rf, SF, RBI; MORENO scored, unearned. MEEHAN stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. FRUSTACI singled to center field, RBI; MEEHAN scored, unearned. TESORIERO walked; FRUSTACI advanced to second. BIRKENSTOCK walked; TESORIERO advanced to second; FRUSTACI advanced to third. McCORMICK grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; BIRKENSTOCK advanced to second; TESORIERO advanced to third; FRUSTACI scored, unearned. GUNSHOR walked. KATUSA reached on a fielder's choice; GUNSHOR out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Stevens Tech 2nd - MORENO reached on an error by ss. MORENO stole second. MEEHAN walked. SANDT lined out to lf. MEEHAN advanced to second on a fielder's choice; MORENO out at second p to 3b to ss, caught stealing. . FRUSTACI doubled to right center, RBI; MEEHAN scored, unearned. TESORIERO struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Stevens Tech 5th - TESORIERO doubled down the lf line. BIRKENSTOCK struck out. McCORMICK singled to right field, RBI; TESORIERO scored. GUNSHOR flied out to cf. KATUSA grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Stevens Tech 6th - R. Dilts to p for J. Bertash. MORENO doubled to left center. MORENO advanced to third on a passed ball. MEEHAN walked. MEEHAN advanced to second on an error by p, advanced to third; MORENO scored, unearned. SANDT struck out. FRUSTACI grounded out to 2b, RBI; MEEHAN scored, unearned. TESORIERO singled to right field. BIRKENSTOCK grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Stevens Tech 7th - S. Schwartz to ss for N. Parker. D. Accomando to p for R. Dilts. McCORMICK walked. GUNSHOR grounded out to p; McCORMICK advanced to second. KATUSA lined out to 2b. McCORMICK advanced to third on a wild pitch. McCORMICK scored on a wild pitch. MORENO walked. MEEHAN grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Western Connecticut 7th - M. Perper flied out to cf. J. Furino singled to left field. A. Susi singled to shortstop; J. Furino advanced to second. D. Baccaro grounded out to c; A. Susi advanced to second; J. Furino advanced to third. Koschmeider walked. S. Schwartz reached on an error by ss; Koschmeider advanced to second; A. Susi scored, unearned; J. Furino scored, unearned. R. Gorra out at first 1b to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Stevens Tech 8th - J. Coleman to p for D. Accomando. SANDT tripled to right center. FRUSTACI singled down the rf line, RBI; SANDT scored. TESORIERO reached on an error by ss; FRUSTACI advanced to second. BIRKENSTOCK singled up the middle; TESORIERO advanced to second; FRUSTACI advanced to third. McCORMICK struck out looking. GUNSHOR walked, RBI; BIRKENSTOCK advanced to second; TESORIERO advanced to third; FRUSTACI scored. SILVA pinch hit for KATUSA. SILVA flied out to ss. MORENO singled to shortstop, 2 RBI; GUNSHOR advanced to second; BIRKENSTOCK scored, unearned; TESORIERO scored, unearned. MEEHAN hit by pitch; MORENO advanced to second; GUNSHOR advanced to third. SANDT reached on a fielder's choice; MEEHAN out at second ss to 2b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Western Connecticut 9th - GIRNYS to 2b. WATERMAN to lf. SOTA to p for JENNINGS. D. Baccaro singled to right field. Koschmeider singled to right center; D. Baccaro advanced to second. S. Schwartz struck out. R. Gorra flied out to lf. A. Powers singled to shortstop; Koschmeider advanced to second; D. Baccaro advanced to third. M. Gardiner GRAND SLAM homered, 4 RBI; A. Powers scored; Koschmeider scored; D. Baccaro scored. M. Perper grounded out to p. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
TRINITY BASEBALL TAKES CARE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT
Hartford, Conn. – Sophomore OF Matt Stafford (Plymouth, Mass.) went 2-for-3 knocking in two runs and scoring two others, to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 11-1 win over the visiting Western Connecticut State University Colonials in baseball action this afternoon. Trinity improves to 14-7 while the Colonials drop to 5-16 on the year.
After Western
Connecticut scored in the top half of the first inning, Trinity’s
offense responded with 11 runs in the first four frames. Junior
first baseman Ben Silvanic (Granby, Conn.) had two hits, including
an RBI double in the first inning. Leadoff hitter, Chandler Barnard
(Lubbock, TX) also had two hits in the game and scored twice for the
Bantams. Trinity senior RHP Kyle Cox (Hinsdale, Ill.) threw six
innings, allowing only four hits and one earned run. Junior Andy
Powers (Stratford, Conn.) had a hit and scored the lone run for the
Colonials.
Teams
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Conn. (5-16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 2
Trinity, Conn. (14-7) 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 X
11 10 2
BATTERY
WCSU- Ryan Griffith, Mike Troester (2), Rob Malinowski (4), Tim
DeJohn (7) and Matt Gardiner, Daniel Scotto (8).
TC- Kyle Cox, Eric McGrath (7), Dan Meehan (8), Andrew Rathmann-Noonan
and Sean Killeen.
WP: Cox (2-0)
LP: Griffith (2-2)
OFFENSIVE
HIGHLIGHTS
WC- none.
TC- Chandler Barnard – two hits, two runs; Matt Stafford – two hits,
two runs, two RBI; Ben Silvanic – two hits.
WESTFIELD – Freshman relief pitcher Steve Sullivan (Quincy) rapped a run-scoring single in the 10th inning to lift Westfield State to an 11-10 victory over Western Connecticut State University on April 10.
The victory improved Westfield’s record to 11-10. Western Connecticut is 5-16.
The three hour-plus game featured a total of 30 hits, including four home runs, nine pitchers, and five lead changes.
Westfield held a 6-2 lead thru six innings but Western Connecticut tied the score with a four-run seventh. The big blow was a two-run homer by sophomore catcher Matt Gardiner (Terryville, CT) made it 6-6. Gardiner also had a solo homer in the fourth.
Westfield scored a run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI groundout by Pat Jaehnig. Western Connecticut had an excellent opportunity to turn a double play on the Jaehnig grounder, but the relay throw to first base sailed wide left. It would have been the fifth double play of the game for the Colonials.
Western Connecticut took a 9-7 lead in the eighth when sophomore first baseman Matt Perper (New City, NY) smashed a two-out, three-run homer deep over the leftfield fence.
But the Owls regained the lead with three runs in the home half of the eighth. Freshman P.J. Hoynoski (Westfield) ripped an RBI double down the leftfield line, and Justin Parr pounded an RBI triple to right-centerfield. Parr scored on sacrifice fly by Steve Burndrett.
Sullivan, who has
four pitching saves this season, entered the game for the Owls in
the ninth but was unable to hold the lead. James Furino drew a walk
to lead off the inning and scored on a triple by Ryan Gorra
(Waterford, CT). However, Gorra was stranded at third on two infield
groundouts and a popup to the shortstop.
Westfield state baseball game – page 2-2-2
After Westfield stranded runners at first and third in the ninth, Sullivan threw a scoreless 10th inning then picked up the pitching victory with his game-winning hit.
Ryan Shimmon (Great Barrington) drew a one-out walk and advanced to second on a groundout by Burndrett. Jaehnig was intentionally walked, then Sullivan lined a first-pitch single down the rightfield line to easily plate Shimmon.
Shimmon was 3 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Parr was 2 for 4 with three runs scored and his RBI triple. Freshman designated hitter/catcher Scott Schuster (Westfield) was 2 for 4 with a two-run homer in the Owls’ four-run first inning.
For Western Connecticut, Gardiner was 3 for 6 with three RBI on his two homers. Perper was 2 for 5 with a homer and five RBI.
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Eddie Skeffington’s (Everett, Mass.) RBI single in the eighth inning snapped a 9-9 tie and the University of Southern Maine Huskies went on to defeat the Western Connecticut State University Colonials, 11-9, in the second game to salvage a split of the teams’ Little East Conference doubleheader at the USM Baseball Field Saturday.
In the first game, senior Zane Honious (Wallingford, Conn.) pitched a complete game two-hitter as the Colonials prevailed 5-1.
The split leaves the Huskies with a 9-8 record overall and a 2-2 mark in Little East play. With their first win in conference play, the Colonials are now 5-15 overall and 1-4 in the Little East.
In the nightcap, the Colonials tied the game at 9-9 in the top half of the eighth on an RBI single by sophomore Mike Perper (New York, N.Y.).
The Huskies rallied for a pair of runs in bottom half of the inning to gain the win. Freshman Mike D’Andrea (Portland, Maine/Deering) led off with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. D’Andrea would score the go-ahead run on Skeffington’s single to center field. Junior Ryan Bourque (Sanford, Maine) followed with a single, and, after advancing to second when Skeffington was thrown out trying to steal third, scored on a single by junior Max Arsenault (Boothbay, Maine).
Senior right-hander Andrew Portwine (Gorham, Maine) picked up the win with 4.1 innings of solid relief work. Portwine allowed just four hits, two walks and one run while striking out four to pick up his first win of the season.
Senior MIke Troester (New Milford, Conn.), the third of four Colonials pitchers, was saddled with the loss.
Arsenault paced the Huskies’ attack with three singles and three RBI. Perper led the Colonials’ 14-hit offense with three hits. Junior Andy Powers (Stratford, Conn.), freshmen Ryan Gorra (Waterford, Conn.), Patrick Kantor (Southbury, Conn.) and Ryan Koschmeider (Groton, Conn.) each had two hits for Western.
In the first game, Honious surrendered a first inning run on a leadoff triple by Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) and an RBI groundout by Bourque, then settled in to limit the Huskies to just one hit and three walks the rest of the way. He did not give up a hit after the second inning, and retired the last eight batters he faced.
The Colonials took advantage of a costly, two-out infield error in the second inning to erase the one-run deficit. Gorra’s ground ball was booted for an error allowing senior Adam Kaplan (Stratford, Conn.) to score. Perper and Gorra later scored on senior Nick Parker’s (Old Saybrook, Conn.) single.
Western added a couple of insurance runs in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Parker and an RBI single by Powers.
Gorra and Koschmeider were the only repeat hitters in the game.
USM junior left-hander Peter Bergeron (Keene, N.H.) was tagged with his third loss of the season against one victory.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 789 R H E
Western Connecticut 030 200 000 5 9 1
Southern Maine 100 000 000 1 2 2
Batteries: WC, Zane Honious and Adam Kaplan. SM, Peter Bergeron, Josh Connors (4), Brett Rogers (7) and Jordan Yanni.
Winning Pitcher: Honius (1-2) Losing Pitcher: Bergeron (1-3)
2B: none 3B: SM, Vardaro HR: none
RBI: WC, Parker 3, Powers SM, Bourque
Repeat Hitters: WC, Gorra
Game Two
123 456 789 R H E
Western Connecticut (5-15; 1-4) 030 500 010 9 14 1
Southern Maine (9-8; 2-2)
050 103 02X 11 9 4
Batteries: WC, Brian Krost, Dennis Accomando (6), Mike Troester (6),
Ryan Slootmaker (8) and Adam Kaplan. SM, Chris Burleson, Pat Foley
(4), Josh Connors (4), Andrew Portwine (5) and Max Arsenault, Jordan
Yanni (8).
Winning Pitcher: Portwine (1-2) Losing Pitcher: Troester (0-1)
2B: WC, Gardiner SM, McGhee 3B: none HR: none
RBI: WC, Powers 2, Perper 2, Parker, Kaplan, Gorra, Kantor,
Koschmeider SM, Skeffington 3, Arsenault 3, Ganley 2, McGhee
Repeat Hitters: WC, Perper 3, Powers 2, Gorra 2, Kantor 2,
Koschmeider SM, Arsenault 3
WestConn Baseball Takes Defeats Mitchell College 18-6
DANBURY, CT - The Western Connecticut State University baseball team downed Mitchell College, 18-6, tonight, April 5, in non-conference action tonight on Westside Field. Freshman left handed pitcher Dennis Accomando (Monroe, CT) earned his first win of the season as the Colonials (3-14) took advantage of seven Pequot (11-13) errors. The Pequots jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but the Colonials came back to score three runs in the third to make it a 3-1 game. Mitchell took a 6-5 lead in the top of the fifth but WestConn battled back to score eight in the sixth, followed by one in the seventh, and four in the eighth for an 18-6 final. Designated hitter senior Adam Kaplan (Stratford, CT) and second baseman freshman Steven Siecienski (Danbury, CT) had three RBI each in the Colonial victory. The Colonials play host to Mount St. Vincent tomorrow in a 6:00 p.m. start.
Junior righty stops former team on three hits through seven innings in 6-0 victory
MANSFIELD, Conn. – Junior right-handed pitcher Justin Davis (LISBON) gave up only three singles through seven innings and the Eastern Connecticut State University baseball team benefited from 12 walks, two hit batsmen, three wild pitches and two passed balls in a 6-0 Little East Conference victory over Western Connecticut State University Sunday afternoon at the ECSU Baseball Stadium.
After leaving six runners on base through the first four innings, Eastern (9-8, 2-1 little east) finally broke through in the fifth by scoring three runs on two hits, two walks, two wild pitches and a passed ball, then added two more runs in the sixth on two hits, two walks and a hit batsman. Eastern managed only six hits in the game.
Davis, who pitched the 2002 and 2003 seasons at Western Connecticut, was in command throughout in lowering his earned run average to 0.90 with his longest stint in four appearances at Eastern. Davis gave up a two-out single in the second, a leadoff single in the fifth and a two-out single in the sixth before closing out his seven-inning performance with a 1-2-3 final inning. He fanned seven without a walk and hit one batter.
Senior second baseman Marc Garofalo (SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI) doubled in two runs in the three-run fifth inning and senior third baseman Zach Mehrbach (LYME, NH) doubled in two more in the sixth. Mehrbach reached three times with two doubles and a walk while senior first baseman Chris DeSantis (SHREWSBURY, MA) reached three times on walks and also scored a run. Junior catcher Matt Cooney (ARLINGTON, MA) was aboard three times on a hit, walk and hit-by-pitch.
Trailing 3-0, Western (2-14, 0-3 little east) put two runners on in the sixth via error and Andy Powers’ single but Davis induced a ground ball to Mehrbach at third to end the threat.
Mehrbach had two putouts and five assists in the field but left the game with a hand injury while tagging out Dante Schettino to complete an inning-ending double play in the eighth.
Eastern hosts Montclair State University Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Eastern Conn. 6, Western Conn. 0
Western Conn.
(2-14, 0-3 little east) 000 000 000 -- 0 5 1
Eastern Conn. (9-8, 2-1 little east) 000 032 10x
-- 6 6 2
Brian Krost (0-2),
Mike Troester (7), Tim DeJohn (8) and Adam Kaplan. Justin Davis
(2-1), Brian Wendell (8), Jason LaVorgna (9) and Matt Cooney.
2B-Zach Mehrbach 2, Tristan Hobbes (E).
TO OPEN LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE SLATE
DANBURY, CT - Keene
State College opened the 2006 Little East Conference schedule with a
doubleheader sweep at Western Connecticut State University, 5-2 and
8-5 on Saturday afternoon.
In the opener, Rick Stromgren (Keene, NH) pitched eight
shut out innings, allowing five hits while striking out six and
walking just one. He improves to 2-1 on the season for the Owls.
Both teams scattered nine hits in the first game.
The Owls, 12-4 overall and 2-0 in league play, were led
by Greg Ford (Nashua, NH) and Josh Watkins (Keene, NH) who each
belted home runs in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively.
Andy Powers (Stratford, CT) went 3-for-4 in the opener,
including a home run in the bottom of the ninth off reliever Kevin
Binney (Hopedale, NH). Ford came on to register the save with one
out in the ninth inning.
In the second game, WestConn could not hold on to a 3-0
first-inning as Keene State scored six runs over the next three
inning to take a 6-3 lead in the fourth.
The Owls had 14 hits in the second game with six
players having two knock apiece. Jeremy Schilling (Centerville, MA)
completed the twinbill with four hits in seven at bats
Jon Young (Rindge, NH) earned the victory after
allowing four earned runs and 10 hits while striking out five and
walking two for the Owls.
Josh Bertash (Tolland, CT) took the loss after being
chased after five innings. He allowed seven runs, six of them
earned, while striking out one and walking three.
The Colonials travel to Eastern Connecticut on Sunday, April 2 for a
meeting with the Warriors. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
GAME ONE Score by Innings R H E Keene State......... 101 000 210 - 5 9 0 Western Connecticut. 000 000 002 - 2 9 3
E - R. Gorra; S. Schwartz 2. DP - Keene State 1. LOB - Keene State 11; WestConn 6. 2B - Jones; Watkins; A. Powers; M. Gardiner; A. Susi. HR - Ford; Watkins; A. Powers. HBP - Watkins. SH - Grainger. SF - Grainger. SB - Schilling.
GAME TWO Score by Innings R H E Keene State......... 014 101 010 - 8 14 1 Western Connecticut. 300 100 010 - 5 11 3
E - Schilling; B. Pask 2; M. Troester. DP - WestConn 2. LOB - Keene State 9; WestConn 9. 2B - Schilling; Watkins; M. Gardiner. HBP - Schilling; M. Gardiner. Ford; Arroyo; J. Callahan. SF - Grainger. SB - Howey; Schilling; N. Parker. CS - Howey.
WestConn Falls to Ramapo College, 8-4, In Home Opener Danbury, CT- The Western Connecticut State University baseball team fell to Ramapo College, 8-4, despite giving up just two earned runs and collecting twelve hits. The Colonials (2-11) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning as sophomore third basemen Bill Pask (Hamden, CT) scored on an RBI single by junior shortstop Steve Schwartz (Patterson, NY). After the Roadrunners (11-5) tied the game in the top of the fourth at one run apiece, WestConn regained the lead as senior catcher Adam Kaplan (Stratford, CT) doubled to bring around senior center fielder Nick Parker (Old Saybrook, CT) to make it a 2-1 game after five. The Roadrunners rallied back, however, in the seventh as Ramapo took advantage of a Colonial error and passed ball to score three runs in the inning to take a 4-2 advantage; one more run in the eighth for the Roadrunners made it a 5-2 game. The Colonials continued to fight, tallying two runs in the bottom of the eighth as pinch hitter freshman Patrick Kantor (Southbury, CT) tripled in the second run of the inning to bring the home team within one at 5-4, with one inning to play. In the ninth, Ramapo again took advantage of two Colonial errors as the Roadrunners scored two runs on a bases-loaded error and one more on a passed ball to put the game away and go home with a 8-4 victory. Senior pitcher Ryan Griffith (Dix Hills, NY) pitched well in the loss allowing just one earned run in six and 2/3 innings; he struck out six, walked two, and allowed only five hits. WestConn is home on Saturday, April 1 as they host a double-header against Keene State College in the Little East Conference opener.