The Westfield State baseball team will begin the first round of the MASCAC Tournament on Thursday as the fourth-seeded Owls will face fifth-seeded Mass. Maritime at 11:00 A.M. from Salem State University.
Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average.
For fans planning to attend Saturday's baseball and softball doubleheaders at Westfield State, please be advised that the University has issued the following travel advisory, please plan your arrival for the games accordingly.
Owls' athletics recognized its major award winners, including the Senior Scholar Athlete Awards, the Peter Mazza Athletic Award, the Senior Male and Female Athletes of the Year, and the John Kurty Award, the department's highest award for four-year contributions to athletics, and inducted 33 new members of Chi Alpha Sigma, the national honor society for college athletes.
Justin Neidel sparked a third-inning rally to push Westfield State ahead in game two, as the Owls held off another late-inning Fitchburg rally to preserve a doubleheader split of the Falcons on Saturday afternoon.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State’s Sam Palmer and Nolan Florence each homered to power Westfield State to a 12-5 MASCAC baseball win over Fitchburg State on Friday afternoon.
Westfield State baseball totaled 28 runs in a doubleheader sweep of MCLA, defeating the Trailblazers 15-11 in game one before completing the sweep with a 13-3 win in game two.
Westfield State first-year pitcher Sean McNamara received conference honors this past week after being named the MASCAC Rookie of the Week for the first time this season.
Please be advised that Westfield State baseball's doubleheader at Framingham State (at Bowditch Field in Framingham), originally scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 2024, will be pushed back a day to ensure better field conditions and will now be played on Sunday, April 21, with a 2:00 p.m. start at Bowditch.
Westfield State senior Ryan Lapierre struck out 11 Rams hitters and allowed one run over 7.1 innings as the Owls defeated Framingham State 2-1 on Friday afternoon from Hagan Field.
Dominic Novio fronted a group of six Owls pitchers that allowed a total of six hits and zero earned runs as Westfield State held off the University of Saint Joseph, 4-2 on Tuesday afternoon from Dunkin’ Park in Hartford, Conn.
Nolan Florence and Robison Guerrero Baez combined for seven hits and six RBI as Westfield State tacked on a season-high 20 runs in a 20-1 thrashing of MCLA on Monday afternoon.
Ryan Donahue tossed 6.1 innings of one-run baseball to lead Westfield State to a 3-1 game one victory over Salem State as the two teams split the doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
Chase Racine (Pittsfield, Mass.) drove in three runs and Tommy LaSpada (West Hartford, Conn./Hall) rapped out three hits and drove in a pair as Westfield State outdistanced Salem State in a MASCAC baseball game at Central Campus Field in Salem, Mass. on Friday afternoon.
Sam Palmer connected for a two-run home run in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to a program-record twenty straight games, but Worcester State rallied back for a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.
A six run second inning capped by a Justin Neidel three-run home run powered Westfield State to an 11-2 game two victory, splitting a doubleheader set with Worcester State on Sunday afternoon.
Be advised the the Westfield State baseball game vs. Worcester State, originally scheduled for Friday, April 5 in Westfield has been postponed due to field conditions from Thursday's storm.
Sam Palmer clubbed a two-run home run and scored twice but Westfield State dropped a non-conference game against Amherst College, 10-5 on a soggy Tuesday afternoon on the road.
Westfield State outfielder Sam Palmer (Medfield, Mass.) and pitcher Ryan Lapierre (Pittsfield, Mass.) both received conference honors this week with Palmer claiming the MASCAC Player of the Week while Lapierre received the MASCAC Pitcher of the Week.
Sam Palmer delivered the game-tying two-run home run to force extra innings and eventually give the Owls a doubleheader sweep of Mass. Maritime on Saturday afternoon.
Trey Faulkner and Nolan Florence each launched a two-run home run in the fifth as Westfield State scored eight runs in the frame to defeat Mass. Maritime 11-4 in MASCAC action on Friday afternoon.