Worcester State College
Baseball Game Recap
April 14, 2007
Lancers Lose a Pair To Westfield, 6-5 & 9-6
Worcester, MA – The Worcester State College Lancer baseball team was swept in a Massachusetts State Conference Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon by the scores of, 6-5 and 9-6, by the visiting Westfield State College Owls at Assumption College’s Rocheleau Field. The losses drop the Lancers to 9-12 (3-3 MASCAC) on the season, while Westfield State improves to 10-9 and remains undefeated in MASCAC play at 6-0.
In Game 1, Westfield State overcame a, 5-2, deficit posting three runs in the 4th inning and a pair in the top of the 5th frame to take the opener, 6-5. Worcester State opened the game scoring three runs in the bottom of the 1st inning. Junior Chris Gusha (Rutland, MA) drove in the first Lancer run knocking in Tom Huddleston (Braintree, MA) who opened the inning with a walk. After a Kirk Monbleau (Dracut, MA) walk, Chris Logan (Spencer, MA) drove in the second Lancer run on an error by the third baseman. Ryan Hawley (Shrewsbury, MA) then executed a squeeze to knock in the third Lancer run of the inning. Westfield posted a single run in the top of the 2nd inning plating designated hitter Jay Brown (E. Windsor, CT) on a passed ball. The Lancers increased their advantage to, 5-1, in the bottom of the 3rd inning when Logan tripled home Monbleau who reached on a fielder’s choice. Logan would subsequently score on a wild pitch.
Westfield answered right back in the top of the 4th
frame. With the bases, loaded the first Owl run came across when
first baseman Cagney Turner (Carleton Place, Ontario) was hit
by a pitch. Then leadoff hitter Ben Wagner (Cumberland, RI)
singled down the right-field line to push across another pair for
Westfield State as the Owls pulled within a run, 5-4. Westfield
State won the game in the top of the 5th inning when a
sacrifice fly by catcher Adam Franke (Monson, MA) tied the
game and third baseman Garrett Kendziera (Poughquag, NY) who
reached earlier on a fielder’s choice scored on a passed ball.
Westfield State starter Pete Rogan (Middletown, CT) got the
win going 4 innings scattering 5 hits and striking out a batter.
Worcester State’s Steve DiRoberto (Worcester, MA) took the
loss giving up 4 earned runs in 4 innings of work.
In Game 2, Westfield State posted solo runs in the top of the 2nd and 3rd innings before putting 7 up on the board in the 4th inning to take a, 9-0, lead after 3 ½. Worcester State would respond with 6 runs of their own in the bottom of the 4th but would come no closer as the Owls took the, 9-6, victory.
A Franke sacrifice fly and an RBI single by designated hitter Kevin Lyons (Braintree, MA) accounted for the Owls early runs. In the top of the 4th, outfielder Scott McIntyre (Bristol, CT) drove in a pair with an RBI single. Lyons followed with his second RBI of the day. Left fielder Jeff Fields (Pittsfield, MA) then had a 2 RBI single and was followed by a Mike Trachtenberg (Newton, MA) 2 RBI base knock.
All of Worcester State’s runs in the bottom of the inning were unearned as the first two Lancers were retired and an error by the Westfield State pitcher opened the door for Worcester State to climb back into the contest. Freshman Derek Gomes (Easton, MA) drove in a run with a double down the left field line. The Lancers then scored a run on a wild pitch and another on a balk. Eric Grabowski (Auburn, MA) then doubled off the right-centerfield fence knocking in a run and Nate Nelson (Worcester, MA) concluded the scoring with a two run single to left field.
Westfield State’s Dave Glass (Pittsfield, MA) got the win in relief for the Owls, while Lancer starter Mike Borowiec (Spencer, MA) took the loss.
Worcester State returns to action tomorrow with a game at WPI. Westfield will host Bridgewater State on Monday.
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