Worcester, MA --- This year three first-team All-MASCAC players will be playing in three collegiate summer baseball leagues in an attempt to stay in shape, work on their mechanics and get better as the Lancers look to try and compete for the conference championship next season.
Returning captain and last year’s staff ace Joey Lucier (Brockton, MA) will join the Lowell All-Americans for the second straight summer in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). He helped lead the way as the Lancer’s pitching staff dominated the MASCAC last year as they led the conference in earned run average (2.60) strikeouts (76), on base average (.266) and walks (29).
In four conference starts, Lucier posted a 2-0 record with one save while WSC was 4-1 when he was on the hill. He also finished the season with a 3.35 ERA and held opponents to a .250 batting average.Lucier will return as one on the Lancer’s top starters in the rotation for his third straight year.
Recently Lucier was featured in the Brockton Enterprise for his stellear performance against the Bay Sox. Lucier nailed down a save after he hurled four innings of shutout baseball in a 8-0 victory.
Team comeback player of year Mike Borowiec (Spencer, MA) will be pitching for the Rockville Express this summer in Senior Cal Ripken Collegiate League in Rockville, Maryland. Borowiec come off Tommy John surgery to become one of the most consistent pitchers on the mound in the MASCAC.
During the regular season, Borowiec posted quality starts against Amherst, Mass Maritime, Westfield State which included a complete-game five hit shutout of MCLA. In the postseason Bororowiec notched a MASCAC semifinal win over MCLA and another in the ECAC’s against Fitchburg State to help the Lancers reach the championship round. Borowiec ended the season with a 6-1 record with a 2.91 ERA and held opponents to a .212 BA with runners on base.
Rounding out the Lancers is Nick Caparell (N. Attleboro, MA) who will be playing the Anderson Servants out in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. Caparell had a breakout season as he finished the year batting .377 with eight homers and a team-leading 45 RBIs. Caparell also swiped 15 bases in 16 attempts while he scored 51 runs. Caparell should be a threat in the middle of next year’s batting order.
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