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Date	Headline	School
May 20	Western New England Tops Westfield State, 10-3, In NCAA Tournament Opener	Westfield State
MANSFIELD, Conn. – Senior first-baseman Joe Griglun (Southington, Conn.) went 3-for-5 including a three-run homer , his sixth of the year, to pace third-seeded and TCCC champion Western New England College to a 10-3 triumph over sixth-seeded Westfield State College in a first-round NCAA Division III regional tournament game Wednesday, May [ more ]

May 10	Worcester State Edges Westfield, 3-2, To Capture MASCAC Tournament Championship	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Tournament MVP Corey McDonald (Hudson) drove in the game-winning run to lead Worcester State to a 3-2 victory over Westfield State in the MASCAC championship baseball game on Monday, May 10. The Lancers, 31-9-1, clinched their fourth MASCAC tournament championship to earn a berth in the NCAA Division III [ more ]

May 09	Ackerman Leads Westfield By Bridgewater, 3-2,: Owls Advance To MASCAC Finals	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Jeff Ackerman (Beverly) was 3 for 4 with two RBI, including a towering walk off double in the bottom of the ninth inning, to lead Westfield State to a 3-2 victory over Bridgewater State the MASCAC baseball tournament on Sunday evening, May 9. The victory vaulted Westfield State into [ more ]

May 09	Worcester State Outlasts Westfield, 15-14, In MASCAC Winner's Bracket Game	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Junior Nick Fluegge (Ware) was 4 for 5 with a homer, double, three RBI and four runs scored, and Corey Abbascia (Shrewsbury) and Corey McDonald (Hudson) cracked key home runs to power Worcester State to a wild 15-14 victory over Westfield State in the winner’s bracket game of [ more ]

May 06	Homers Power Westfield State To 8-5 Win Over Bridgewater In MASCAC Tournament	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Junior Pete Hogan (Brockton) amd seniors Ben Wagner (Cumberland, R.I.) and Kevin Lyons (Braintree) slugged home runs in a five-run fifth-inning uprising to power Westfield State to an 8-5 victory over Bridgewater State in a first round game of the MASCAC baseball tournament. Westfield, 29-7, advances to the semifinals [ more ]

May 03	WestField State Edges Williams College, 8-7, For 12th Straight Victory	Westfield State
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Senior first baseman Ben Campbell was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI and senior pitcher Phil Towne registered a school record eighth save to lead Westfield State to a 8-7 non-conference victory over Williams College on Sunday, May 2. The streaking Owls have now won [ more ]

May 01	Westfield St. Sweeps Mass Maritime; Clinches MASCAC Regular Season Championship	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Westfield State College baseball team captured the 2010 Massachusetts State College Athletics Conference (MASCAC) regular season championship with a 7-1, 8-1 doubleheader sweep of Mass. Maritime Academy on Saturday, May 1. Westfield compiled a 12-2 MASCAC mark to clinch its third conference regular season championship in the past [ more ]

Apr. 29	Westfield Sweeps MCLA; Lyons (RBI Record), Wagner (200 Hits) Surpass Milestones	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior designated hitter Kevin Lyons (Braintree) set a school record for RBI and senior shortstop Ben Wagner (Cumberland, R.I.) surpassed 200 career hits in Westfield’s 21-6, 9-8 doubleheader sweep of MCLA on Thursday, April 29. The Owls – ranked No. 3 in this week’s NCAA New England Region poll [ more ]

Apr. 24	Westfield State Blasts 27 Hits In Doubleheader Sweep Of Salem State	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior shortstop Ben Wagner had five hits, three runs scored and three RBI and senior first baseman Ben Campbell had five hits and four RBI to power Westfield State to a 10-1, 10-3 doubleheader sweep of Salem State on Saturday, April 24. The Owls improved to 23-7 overall and [ more ]

Apr. 22	Westfield State Scores 18 Unanswered Runs To Rout Western New England, 19-5	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Junior second baseman Pete Grillo (Shrewsbury) was 3 for 6 with a double, four RBI and three runs scored and freshman reserve catcher Andrew Medeiros (Acushnet) was 3 for 4 with a triple and three RBI to power Westfield State to a 19-5 victory over Western New England [ more ]

Apr. 22	Lyons Slugs Three Home Runs In Westfield's Doubleheader Sweep of Bridgewater	Westfield State
BRIDGEWATER - Kevin Lyons (Braintree) slugged three home runs and drove in five runs to power Westfield State to a 4-3, 7-6 doubleheader sweep of Bridgewater State on Tuesday, April 20. Westfield improves to 20-7 on the season with the win and 6-2 in the MASCAC. Bridgewater falls to 14-13 overall and [ more ]

Apr. 19	Westfield State Sweeps Framingham State In MASCAC Doubleheader	Westfield State
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Jeff Fields (Pittsfield, Mass.) racked up five hits, four runs scored and two RBI and Pete Grillo (Shrewsbury, Mass.) had four hits and four RBI as the Westfield State College baseball team swept Framingham State in a Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) doubleheader Monday, April 19, at [ more ]

Apr. 15	Keene State Owls Edge Westfield State Owls, 5-4	Westfield State
KEENE, N.H. - Jesse Cahill was 3 for 5 and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Keene State to a 5-4 baseball non-conference victory over Westfield State on Thursday, April 15. The Owls of Keene State improved to 13-11-1 overall; the Owls of Westfield [ more ]

Apr. 10	Worcester State Sweeps Westfield State In Early Season MASCAC Showdown	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Leadoff batter Ryan LaPrade drove in five runs, including a grandslam home run, and cleanup hitter Nick Fluegge homered and drove in four runs to lead Worcester State to a 7-5, 9-2 doubleheader sweep over Westfield State in MASCAC baseball action on Saturday, April 10. Worcester improves to 16-5-1 [ more ]

Apr. 05	Western Connecticut Outlasts Westfield, 9-8, To Snap Owls' 10-Game Win Streak	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Freshman designated hitter John Conlon (Watertown, CT) had five RBI and senior shortstop Sam McNeil (Gales Ferry, CT) was 3 for 5 with a double, RBI and three runs scored as Western Connecticut State University outlasted Westfield State, 9-8, in a non-conference baseball game on Monday, April 5. Western [ more ]

Apr. 02	Pitching, Defense Power Westfield State In Doubleheader Sweep Of Fitchburg State	Westfield State
WESTFIELD – Westfield State received stellar pitching performances in a baseball doubleheader shutout sweep (3-0, 5-0) of Fitchburg State to in the Massachusetts State College Athletics Conference (MASCAC) opening day April 2. The streaking Owls (13-3 overall, 2-0) have won 10 straight games. Fitchburg is 5-7 overall and 0-2. Westfield used five pitchers [ more ]

Mar. 28	Westfield Wins Eighth Straight With 5-0 Victory Over Elms College	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. - Sophomore third baseman Matt Kelly was 3 for 5 with two doubles and an RBI and three pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout to lead the streaking Westfield State baseball team to a 5-0 victory over Elms Colllege on Sunday, March 28. Westfield, which defeated Castleton State, 5-3, earlier [ more ]

Mar. 28	Freshman Bret Siflinger Pitches Westfield State Past Castleton State, 5-3	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. - Freshman Bret Siflinger pitched seven strong innings of four-hit ball to lead Westfield State to its seventh straight victory, a 5-3 decision over Castleton (Vt.) State on Sunday afternoon, March 28. The Owls improved to 10-3 overall heading into another non-conference home game on Sunday, March 28, vs. Elms [ more ]

Mar. 25	Westfield Stops Springfield, 5-2; Wins Sixth Straight	Westfield State
WESTFIELD - Senior first baseman Ben Campbell was 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI and senior designated hitter Kevin Lyons was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI to lead Westfield State to a 5-2 baseball victory over Springfield College on Thursday, March 25. The Owls improved [ more ]

Mar. 20	Westfield Rallies To Complete Doubleheader Sweep Of Plymouth State	Westfield State
AUBURNDALE, Fla. - The Westfield State baseball team rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a dramatic 9-8 victory to complete a doubleheader sweep of Plymouth State on Saturday evening, March 20. Westfield rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to win the opener, 7-3. The Owls concluded [ more ]

Mar. 18	Westfiled State Coach Ray Arra Wins 100th Game In Doubleheader Sweep Of Suffolk	Westfield State
BABSON PARK, Fla. - Westfield State received strong pitching performances from Bret Siflinger and Jesse Vermeersch in a 5-0, 5-2 doubleheader sweep of Suffolk University on Thursday, March 18. Siflinger's complete-game shutout in the opener gave Ray Arra is 100th victory as Westfield State head coach. Now in his sixth year as [ more ]

Mar. 17	Westfield State's Wagner Sets School Career Hits Record In RIC Losses	Westfield State
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Ben Wagner rewrote the Westfield State history books in Rhode Island College’s double header sweep (9-6, 6-2) of the Owls on Wednesday, March 17. Wagner became Westfield’s all-time hits leader when he lined a double in the right-center field gap in the final inning of the Owls’ 9-6 [ more ]

Mar. 16	19-Hit Attack Powers Westfield State To 14-8 Victory Over William Paterson	Westfield State
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 19-hit onslaught and an eight-run outburst in the seventh inning powered Westfield State to a wild 14-8 baseball victory over William Paterson (N.J.) in Tuesday, March 16. Westfield improved its record to 3-1 heading into Wednesday’s double header vs. Rhode Island College. William Paterson, which defeated and [ more ]

Mar. 15	Westfield State Routs Endicott, 12-2	Westfield State
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Kevin Lyons and Jeff Ackerman both drove in four runs and Aaron Messier threw six innings of one-hit relief to lead Westfield State to a 12-2 rout of Endicott College on Monday, March 15. The Owls improved to 2-1. Endicott also is 2-1 after sweeping a double header [ more ]

Mar. 10	Veteran Westfield Team Shares MASCAC Pre-Season Poll Top Spot With Worcester	Westfield State
Westfield State College and Worcester State College are the pre-season picks to win the 2010 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) baseball championship in a vote of the league’s coaches. Westfield State, last season’s MASCAC tournament champions, and Worcester State, the 2009 conference regular season champion, each captured three first place votes [ more ]

Feb. 13	Westfield State Hits Home Run In Classroom	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. - The Westfield State (Mass.) College baseball team is achieving success on the playing field and in the classroom, as Owl baseball head coach Ray Arra proudly announces that his squad earned an aggregate grade point of 3.08 during the 2009 fall semester. The team’s cumulative grade point average was [ more ]

Oct. 05, 2009	Westfield State Selects Captains	Westfield State
Westfield State (Mass.) College seniors Ben Wagner, Jeff Fields, Mike Trachtenberg, Andrew Poliferno, and Jesse Vermeersch have been named baseball team captains for the 2010 season. "All five student-athletes are what Westfield baseball represents," said veteran head coach Ray Arra. "Each has contributed the last three years to the success of [ more ]

Apr. 30, 2009	Westfield State Scores Four In Ninth To Stun Worcester State, 9-7	Westfield State
WORCESTER, Mass. - Fourth seeded Westfield State took advantage of a pair of miscues and scored four runs in the top of the ninth to advance to the winners bracket of the semifinal round of the MASCAC Tournament with a 9-7 victory over No. 1 seed Worcester State Thursday, April 30, [ more ]

Apr. 08, 2009	Westfield State Routs Albertus Magnus, 20-5	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Ben Campbell (Easthampton) celebrated his 22nd birthday by going 4-for-5 with a triple, double and three RBI, and Mike Trachtenberg (Newton) was 2 for 3 with five RBI in Westfield State’s 20-5 rout of Albertus Magnus College on Wednesday, April 8. Westfield (14-7) trailed 5-1 after an inning [ more ]

Apr. 02, 2009	Westfield State Wins Ninth Straight; Blanks Nichols, 1-0	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Freshman Jacob Rand (Pittsfield/Taconic) pitched eight shutout innings to lead Westfield State College to its ninth straight victory, a 1-0 decision over Nichols College on Thursday, April 2. The streaking Owls improved to 13-5 heading into Saturday’s key conference doubleheader vs. Worcester State; the games will be played [ more ]

Apr. 01, 2009	Westfield State Wins Eighth Straight With 14-8 Victory Over WPI	Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore third baseman Jeff Ackerman (Beverly) was 3-for-5 with a home run, double and five RBI, and junior first baseman Ben Campbell (Easthampton) was 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBI and three runs scored to power Westfield State to a 14-8 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on [ more ]

Apr. 01, 2009	Westfield State Wins Seventh Straight; Hosts WPI Wednesday	Westfield State
DANBURY, Conn. – The Westfield State College baseball team raced out to a 6-0 lead in the opening inning and never looked back on its way to a 10-2 victory over Western Connecticut State University at Westside Field Tuesday afternoon. It was the seventh straight victory for the Owls, who improved [ more ]

Mar. 28, 2009	Fields, Campbell Both Have Six RBI In Westfield State's Sweep Of Fitchburg	Westfield State
WESTFIELD – Junior Jeff Fields (Pittsfield) was 4-for-6 with two doubles and six RBI, and junior Ben Campbell (Easthampton) had three hits and six RBI to power Westfield State to a double header sweep of Fitchburg State, 11-1, 8-1, on Saturday, March 28. Westfield, winner of six straight, improves to 10-5 [ more ]

Nov. 03, 2008	DOUG KIMBLER NAMED ASSISTANT HEAD COACH AT WESTFIELD STATE	Westfield State
Doug Kimbler has been named the assistant head baseball coach at Westfield(Mass.) State College. Kimbler previously had been the head coach at Hartwick (N.Y.) College and an assistant coach at RPI and Castleton (Vt.)State. [ more ]

Nov. 03, 2008	Westfield State College (Massachusetts) Announces 2009 Baseball Captains	Westfield State
Westfield State head baseball coach Ray Arra has announced that seniors Josh Perches, Steve Sullivan and Cagney Turner have been named captains for the 2009 Owl baseball squad. "These are three deserving captains," said Arra. "We hope they can lead us to another successful season." Perches, Sullivan and Turner have played key roles in the Owls' [ more ]