WPI 8, Worcester State 2
Worcester, MA --- Scott McNee (Falmouth, MA)
banged out four hits and Conor Fahey (Cumberland,
RI) did not allow an earned run over eight innings of work as WPI
defeated Worcester State 8-2 in non-conference baseball action on
Monday afternoon. With the result, WPI snaps a six-game losing
streak to improve to 11-13 while Worcester State slips to 6-13.
Down 1-0 and having gone 24 innings over four games without a run,
the Engineers manufactured a pair of runs in the top of the fifth.
After a walk and a pair of bunt singles loaded the bases, a
Bryan Watkins (Belmont, MA) fielder’s choice
and a Mark Dignum (Albany, NY) sacrifice fly gave
the Crimson and Gray the lead for good.
WPI added a pair of runs an inning later on a Ryan
Rainone (Oakville, CT) two-run double and then added a
single run in the eighth and three more in the ninth, highlighted
by a Cody McGregor (Westfield, MA) two-run single,
to put the game away.
Fahey was solid on the hill, scattering 10 hits but walking just
one to improve to 6-1 on the season. The junior right hander
notched five strikeouts before yielding to Thomas
Whiting (Farmington Hills, MI) in the ninth. Andy
Cunningham (Leicester, MA) took the loss for Worcester
State, despite allowing just two runs in five innings on the
mound.
Worcester State got on the board in the second inning, using a
perfectly executed hit and run from Corey Abbascia
(Shrewsbury, MA) to put runners on first and third. The Lancers
then pulled off a double steal with Nick Caparell
(North Attleboro, MA) taking home. Fahey then got out of a jam by
enduing the first of three double plays on the day.
Abbascia paced the Lancer offensive attack with three hits while
Nick Dortona (Revere, MA) chipped in with a
sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.
Courtesy of WPI Sports Information