Worcester State 19, WPI 3
Worcester, MA --- Worcester State tallied runs in the first six
innings while cruising to a 19-3 road victory over WPI in
non-conference baseball action on Thursday afternoon. With the
result, the Lancers improve to 5-8 while WPI slips to 8-7.
Worcester State opened up the game early with three runs each in
the first, second and fourth innings before exploding with five
runs in the fifth to open up a 15-1 advantage. Nate
Nelson (Worcester, MA) belted homers in the sixth and
eighth innings en route to collecting a game-best four RBI.
Nick Dortona (Revere, MA) slammed a solo home run
for the Lancers while Chris Gusha (Rutland, MA)
and Nick Caparell (North Attleboro, MA) had
exceptional games with three RBI each. Catcher Chris
Logan (Spencer, MA) had a full day despite registering
just two official at-bats. The senior parlayed three walks, a
single and a fielder’s choice into five runs scored.
WPI got two hits from Matt Moreau (Manchester,
NH), including an RBI double. Scott McNee
(Falmouth, MA) added his team-best 21st RBI of the year with a
sacrifice fly and Jameson Kokolis (Manchester, NH)
added a run-producing double.
Pat Good (Hull, MA) picked up the win for the
Lancers, going five solid innings to improve to 1-0. He struck out
three while allowing one hit and an unearned run. Sophomore
Alex Hansen (Burlington, CT) took the loss for WPI
to drop to 0-2 on the season.
Courtesy WPI Sports Information